I've awoken this afternoon to the sensational news that Kevin Keegan may be installed as new Saints manager if this Matt Le Tissier backed takeover is finally completed tomorrow. This would be great news for the club after a dark period. Keegan is a huge name in football, his teams have a reputation for playing attractive, attacking football and older fans will remember his brief, but successful spell has a player on the south coast in the 1980s. Attendances at St Marys have been dwindling recently, but the "Keegan factor" could be just what is needed to get the crowd back watching their team, who this season play third tier football for the first time in 50 years.
One of British football's most decorated players, "King Kev" has had mixed results as a manager. He's fondly remembered at Newcastle, but his time in charge of the England team is probably best forgotten. He has experience at this level of football, having helped Fulham to the old division one championship in 1999, before leaving to takeover the national team.
Keegan's second spell as Newcastle manager last year started poorly, but he was starting to turn things around at St James Park before a disagreement with owner Mike Ashley saw him walk out. I'm confident Newcastle wouldn't have been relegated last month if there had been more stability and Keegan had stayed.
Of course, this is still only speculation, but it could realistically happen. Keegan went to third tier club Fulham in 1998 after managing a Premiership club and he'll be welcomed with open arms by the majority of Saints fans I'm sure. Lets just hope we're not all getting excited for nothing, Saints fans deserve some good news for once after recent events. Tomorrow is judgement day, as the Pinnacle group's 21 day exclusivity period will expire if a deal is not sealed. Talk about leaving things to the very last minute! Lets keep our fingers crossed over this news, I shall most probably update over the weekend.
*Facts in this post were checked on www.soccerbase.com, a great site for football anoraks such as myself!
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