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I'm pleased Mau you got Keegan-
catherine
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Hope 'special K' is still the brand we know and love!!!

Howway Thelads!!!
Ootyer pit sharpthemorrer!

Mau :O))

ur welcome

Thanks Tinky
c
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taken from the bbc news site

Keegan in shock Newcastle return

Keegan came close to winning the Premier League in 1995-96
Newcastle have confirmed that Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manage the club.
The 56-year-old former Manchester City boss managed the Magpies from 1992 to 1997 and will return to St James' Park as Sam Allardyce's successor.

Gerard Houllier and Didier Deschamps were strongly linked with the position in the last two days but the club unexpectedly turned to Keegan.

He was initially linked only with a partnership role with Alan Shearer.

The ex-England coach was running his "Soccer Circus" in Glasgow after quitting his job at City in March 2005.

He was also linked with a return to the club last summer as director of football following Mike Ashley's takeover.

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Give your reaction to Keegan's return

However, Keegan told BBC Sport in October that he was unlikely to manage a team again.

He returns to Newcastle, having said on Monday: "I'm not ruling myself out or in. It's a club I love, everyone knows that."

Keegan took Newcastle to promotion back to the top flight in 1993 and came close to winning the league title in the 1995-96 season when they led Manchester United by 12 points before finishing as runners up.

He went on to manage Fulham, England and Manchester City but has not managed again since leaving City.

A sign of how highly regarded Keegan is on Tyneside was reflected in a statement on the Newcastle website: "Geordie messiah to be unveiled as new United manager."

Harry Redknapp had been first choice for Ashley and chairman Chris Mort but he last week opted to stay at Portsmouth.

Kevin did something special, he's a special person with special charisma

Alan Shearer

Shearer was also touted as a possible replacement for Allardyce, but the former captain said earlier on Wednesday that Newcastle did not want him as their next manager because he lacks experience.

Shearer said he had yet to speak to Keegan about a possible return to St James' Park, but praised his managerial record during his five-year spell.

"He is highly thought of in Newcastle and rightly so because of what he did for the club," Shearer said.

"Kevin did something special, he's a special person with special charisma."

Saturday 19th January
Barclays Premier League

15:00 Birmingham vs Chelsea
15:00 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough
15:00 Fulham vs Arsenal
15:00 Portsmouth vs Derby
15:00 Reading vs Man Utd
15:00 Tottenham vs Sunderland
17:15 Newcastle vs Bolton

Sunday 20th January
Barclays Premier League
13:30 Wigan vs Everton
16:00 Man City vs West Ham

Monday 21st January
Barclays Premier League
20:00 Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Saturday 26th January
Barclays Premier League

15:00 Aston Villa vs Blackburn

Tuesday 29th January
Barclays Premier League

19:45 Arsenal vs Newcastle
19:45 Bolton vs Fulham
19:45 Derby vs Man City
19:45 Middlesbrough vs Wigan
20:00 Sunderland vs Birmingham

Wednesday 30th January
Barclays Premier League
19:45 Chelsea vs Reading
19:45 Everton vs Tottenham
19:45 West Ham vs Liverpool
20:00 Man Utd vs Portsmouth

nudged ready for tonight match (boo hoo have to go out to dinners so will miss it)

pmsl pmsl
very good
c
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Topical one for tonight:

West Ham fan dies on match day and goes to heaven in his Hammers shirt. He knocks on the old pearly gates and out walks St. Peter in a Man City scarf.

"Hello mate" says St. Peter, "I'm sorry, no West Ham fans in heaven."
"What ?" exclaims the man, astonished.
"You heard, no West Ham fans."
"But, but, but, I've been a good man", replies the West Ham supporter.
"Oh really", says St. Peter. "What have you done, then ?"
"Well" said the guy, "Three weeks before I died, I gave 10 pounds to the homeless".
"Oh" says St. Peter. "anything else?"
"Well, 2 weeks before I died I also gave 10 pounds to the animal shelter."
"Hmmm. Anything else?"
"Yeah. A week before I died I gave 10 pounds to the save the whale appeal''"
"Okay", said St. Peter, "You wait here a minute while I have a word with the governor."
Ten minutes pass before St. Peter returns. He looks the bloke in the eye and says, "I've had a word with God and he agrees with me. Here's your thirty quid back, now **** ***".

Catherine .......:O(P

Kat you should be able to beat Newcastle with their form at the mo.
good luck Stoke City.

Colin I would postpone the friends bit-
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Whats it on BBC1 ?- their schedule mentions a match might be shown, cant see anything on any of the satelitie channels. Wont see it we have football hating friends coming over and if we try watching it will get comments like ''who is the little man in black?''..Enjoy anyway Col

Good Luck for tonight Stoke City at Newcastle United in cup replay. Come on you Potters! We could do with a cup run. Arsenal in next round if we make it. Here's hoping.......
Kath x

That's what sky sports said Colin
hope your well.
c
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Gretna v Rangers?

Morning sports fans

big match tonight-Will I be watching it-er like is the pope catholic.

COME ON CITY
COME ON CITY

c
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Just before I retire for the night will bypass the
Liverpool v luton score of 5-0-no offence but why can't the scousers do that in the premiership-make you think eh?

a great result though for Peterborough who scored 8-2 against Ackrington Stanley (who are they I hear you shout???)


I can't hear you-I've gone to bed

goodnight

catherine
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Hi...It was so funny as you heard him get quieter and quieter with his travel girl giggling in the background...evening by the way. col

yeah lol bet you could-
evening colin
c
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This is a true story...

BBC Local Radio has this evening been collating what celebrities support which midland clubs (bit like my trivia thread the other day)

Lots came up for most of the clubs then the presenter read a message out regarding 'supporters' for Wolves, the sender had suggested:

Ray Charles
David Blunkett
Stevie Wonder

lol you could hear his voice tail off into a murmour as her realised he'd been ad!