King Kev in the dock

Come on then, hands up who saw that coming. No-one? Nobody? Me neither. ‘King Kev’ is back on Tyneside.

The Geordies are absolutely delighted that their “messiah” has come home, but is it a good move?

The case for the prosecution (or why Keegan returning to Newcastle is a bad move).

A cynic would call this appointment a PR stunt, a move designed by owner Mike Ashley to appease the fans who never took to Sam Allardyce. Newcastle fans apparently crave the free-flowing football which was a signature of Keegan’s first reign but is that enough?

Football fans (and those of Newcastle United in particular) have very short memories. Not so long ago it wasn’t “sexy football” as Ruud Gullit called it that the Toon wanted. They wanted silverware, they wanted success - 39 years is a long time to not win a trophy.

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Clark to go?

City assistant manager Lee Clark could be about to make a quick-fire return to the north east according to today’s Guardian.

The paper is reporting that his former Fulham colleague Chris Coleman (who resigned as Real Sociedad manager yesterday) will be new Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan’s assistant, with Clark resuming his previous role of first team coach.

It would be a surprise to see him up sticks so soon after arriving in Norfolk, but it would be an interesting test of where Clark sees his immediate future if his former manager (for whom he made more than 100 appearances for Newcastle) does come calling.