Kevin Keegan Classics

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Can we expect more of these from the Newcastle Messiah?

"They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different."

"Despite his white boots, he has real pace... "

"You can't do better than go away from home and get a draw... "

"He can't speak Turkey, but you can tell he's delighted. "

"There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight. "

"...using his strength. And that is his strength, his strength. "

"Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice. "

"I'm not disappointed - just disappointed. "

"The tide is very much in our court now. "

"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose. "

"That would have been a goal if it wasn't saved. "

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's totally different. "

"A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off. "

"The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game."

"The substitute is about to come on - he's a player who was left out of the starting line-up today. "

"That decision, for me, was almost certainly definitely wrong. "

"I know what is around the corner - I just don't know where the corner is. But the onus is on us to perform and we must control the bandwagon. "

"Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries... "

"In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg. "

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful. "

"England have the best fans in the world and Scotland's fans are second-to-none. "

"It's understandable that people are keeping one eye on the pot and another up the chimney. "

"I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half-time. "

"It could be far worse for me if it was easy for me. "

"Discipline is not only very important, it's crucial. "

"Young Gareth Barry - he's young. "

"Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America. "

"They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that."

"You don't get two chances at this level, or at any other level for that matter."

"You're not just getting international football, you're getting world football."

"Kanu, a guy with a heart as big as he is."

"Luis Figo is totally different to David Beckham, and vice versa."

"Football's always easier when you've got the ball."

"They don't come every three days, like they come after this one."

"I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection."

"There's a slight doubt about only one player, and that's Tony Adams, who definitely won't be playing tomorrow."

"We have spent three matches chasing a football."

"It's no longer an 11 man game."

"The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23."

"For some it's the ultimate job, for the others it's the last job."

"I've had an interest in racing all my life, or longer really."

"We managed to wrong a few rights."

"We are three games without defeat is another way of looking at it. But if we are honest we have taken two points from nine."

"He'll also be very dangerous from set-pieces. That means he'll be a threat from free-kicks and corners in the final third of the field."

"Danny Tiatto is not going to make a mistake on purpose."

"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."

"You need 88 points for the title and we've got 61 at present with 16 games to go, but if you set targets you limit yourself."

"We deserved to win this game after hammering them 0-0 in the first half."

"He's got a heart as big as his size, which isn't big, but his heart's bigger than that'

"Well, if that's true then it would be a big surprise, but then nothing surprises me in football these days."

"You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison."

"Not many teams will come to Arsenal and get anything, home or away."

"Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal for £23million and they built a training ground on him."

"As far as I'm concerned, Danny Tiatto doesn't exist."

"One team with destiny already decided..."

"Maine Road was a great football stadium but as time moved on it stayed where it is...."
 
Very good

For sheer surrealism I especially like:

"He's got a heart as big as his size, which isn't big, but his heart's bigger than that'

...could imagine Alan Partridge saying that.:D
 
I think its great that he's back again - its certainly going to be entertaining watching him try to sort out that mess.
 
Genuinely hope he can do something for Newcastle. Would be good to have them competitive again, a football mad place by all accounts and seems they like a bit of style in their play.

Any views on why Given has stayed there all this time?, a couple of years back he was one of the best around and surely could have engineered a move to a club with some prospect of winning something or playing in Europe. I'm not sure his star is now as bright as it was.

& go on the Duffer, first goal recently, another man in serious need of a serious revival !!
 
Any views on why Given has stayed there all this time?, a couple of years back he was one of the best around and surely could have engineered a move to a club with some prospect of winning something or playing in Europe. I'm not sure his star is now as bright as it was.

I would assume he is on the above average salary of £60,000 sterling a week at Newcastle.

Why would he move? A lot of Premiership 'stars' are quite content to pocket there salary without the prospect of winning trophies. Why should the Irish contingent playing there be any different??
 
Genuinely hope he can do something for Newcastle. Would be good to have them competitive again, a football mad place by all accounts and seems they like a bit of style in their play.

Any views on why Given has stayed there all this time?, a couple of years back he was one of the best around and surely could have engineered a move to a club with some prospect of winning something or playing in Europe. I'm not sure his star is now as bright as it was.

& go on the Duffer, first goal recently, another man in serious need of a serious revival !!
I'd like to see Keegan do well. An honest fella ...... maybe too much of the heart on sleeve but nevertheless one of the greatest players of all time. As regards Givens staying put? A touch of the Matthew Le Tissiers I think.
 
don't forget "I would love it, absolutely love it, if we beat them"

What's rarely explained when that quote is referred to is that it was in response to Alex Ferguson's comment that Stuart Pearce might take it easy against Newcastle in a forthcoming league match because they were also providing the opposition for his testimonial.

Granted, Keegan is easily wound up and not so good at the mind games. But at least he was human enough to react to what was a despicable slur by Ferguson.
 
Granted, Keegan is easily wound up and not so good at the mind games. But at least he was human enough to react to what was a despicable slur by Ferguson.

Ya, the scoundrel
 
Any views on why Given has stayed there all this time?,

Possibly because we think he is better than he is. I agree that he is a good keeper, but I don't recall any of the top teams coming in for him and some of them have had some real clowns in goal.
 
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