Comments on: KK Not So Special To Ashley http://lookupsport.com/blog/196 Thoughts on UK Sport by Lookupsport.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Marcus http://lookupsport.com/blog/196#comment-19941 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:51:43 +0000 http://lookupsport.com/blog/196#comment-19941 Yes it's quite a desperate situation. Like you I highlighted the need for funds if Keegan is to mould the side. Sadly I fear you are right and that Keegan was a knee-jerk reaction to calm the fans following Allardyce. I hope that isn't the case and Keegan travels back up North following his meeting with a budget for the transfer window. In my 'ideal' I still see lines of people piling out of their terraced houses and making their way to the match every weekend.These are the working class. The poorest sector of society if you like. They can't afford the gates but they go and they have passion. For them taking the easy option of watching the game "down the pub" is out of the question. They pay their entrance and scream their praise and objection. Newcastle and Liverpool are perhaps the most obvious example of this scenario in the Premier League. Yet sadly the fan's angst continues to fall on deaf ears. Keegan therefore quite rightly speaks on their behalf and speaks the truth. Gone are the days of the fans being the true owners of the club. We are where we are and money talks. Newcastle aren't alone in this. To survive and compete at the highest level you need colossal amounts of money. An interesting discussion. . Yes it’s quite a desperate situation. Like you I highlighted the need for funds if Keegan is to mould the side. Sadly I fear you are right and that Keegan was a knee-jerk reaction to calm the fans following Allardyce. I hope that isn’t the case and Keegan travels back up North following his meeting with a budget for the transfer window.

In my ‘ideal’ I still see lines of people piling out of their terraced houses and making their way to the match every weekend.These are the working class. The poorest sector of society if you like. They can’t afford the gates but they go and they have passion. For them taking the easy option of watching the game “down the pub” is out of the question. They pay their entrance and scream their praise and objection.
Newcastle and Liverpool are perhaps the most obvious example of this scenario in the Premier League.

Yet sadly the fan’s angst continues to fall on deaf ears. Keegan therefore quite rightly speaks on their behalf and speaks the truth. Gone are the days of the fans being the true owners of the club. We are where we are and money talks. Newcastle aren’t alone in this. To survive and compete at the highest level you need colossal amounts of money.

An interesting discussion. .

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