"In fact, they are a huge club with less money than they need to be as good as their supporters desire."
The only reason mike ashley hasnt been spending huge ammounts already is because he didnt trust Sam Allardyce as a manager....but now he trusts kevin keegan and he'll probably give him much more money than keegan was given the first time.

Jordan , Newcastle Upon Tyne,

Newcastle Fan,

Why should Sam have been given more time?

By your own admission the "tactics were woeful, players were played out of position and his buys were substandard."

It appears Ashley is about to invest serious money in transfers why should he trust Allardyce to spend his hard earned cash when he hasn't shown any ability whatsoever to get his team playing even the functional "winning" football Sam himself constantly alluded to.

If you gave someone £1000 to build you a garden shed and he made a total balls up would you then give the same bloke £10,000 to build your new house extension????

Allardyce is gone because he wasn't good enough. Now hang on to your hat and enjoy the ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Novocastrian, Newcastle,

First class article. Shame you failed to mention that, since the privatisation, Newcastle are now owned by a multi-billionaire.

So, by your logic, we are a huge club with enough money to be as good as us supporters desire. Thanks for that. Cheered me up no end, as if I wasn't already ecstatic.

By the way, 'as good as we desire' means playing great football, not picking up some tin pot playing bland sterile football. So, stats aside, we will all be very happy.

All the best with whatever makes you happy statto.

John Smith, Hebburn,

Sam should have been given more time. This view was not most popular with fans, but then they were split. Trouble is Big Sam put the pressure on himself by playing players out of position. His tactics were woeful-his buys substandard. Sam should have been given more time. This view was not most popular with fans, but then they were split. Trouble is Big Sam put the pressure on himself by playing players out of position. His tactics were woeful-his buys substandard. These things have to be taken into account. However Mourhino including other top managers have done strange things and got away with it. If for instance If I was to point out our new manager flew into rages-throwing a flying football boot-hitting a major star on the head. You would have reservations. As for money, you need it, plain and simple. With the amount of clubs getting new money including our own, there should be more clubs challenging.

Newcastle fan , Durham, Durham

Interesting maybe but the style football is what it is about,

mid-table tactical defensive football or mid-table attacking entertaining football?

No brainer give me KK every time one win equals three draws, three boring draws or KK and two entertaining loses and one win, c’mon what would you rather watch??

Same points total but one is a rollercoaster the other is trying not to fall asleep or wishing you were shopping with the wife, you choose.

I have made my choice, WELCOME HOME KK and lets give it another tilt, Win or loose you will not fall asleep on the way.

By the way I was born in Newcastle and live in Falkirk Scotland, how lucky am I Yogie has the Bairns playing very entertaining football on a budget I get to most home games, and back comes KK to have my other team play football win or loose I just cannot loose, all I need now is my lottery numbers to come up. Heart attack fine but I will go with a smile on my face. Talk about when the boat comes in? Yee hah.

cupiddstunt, Newcastle/Falkirk,

Fascinating and hopefully with ashelys billions we can over achieve again from rish is the toon

rish, newcastle, england