Some Newcastle United fans are in agreement with each other that former player and manager Kevin Keegan should be made a Director of Football at the Tyneside club.
An article from ChronicleLive stated that the Magpies should prioritise appointing a DoF and suggested the ideal candiates to go for, which prompted some reaction on Twitter.
Amongst the nominees were: Les Ferdinand, Luis Campos, Fredi Bobic and Ralf Rangnick, but a name that was not included in the piece that some members of the Toon faithful called for was Keegan.
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The 69-year old managed 177 NUFC games, with the team winning 91 of those, drawing 37 and losing 49, scoring 304 goals and conceding 198, according to Transfermarkt. That gives Keegan a winning ratio of around 51%, meaning that he won over half of the matches he was in charge of. The Englishman had two spells as Newcastle coach, from 1993 until 1997 and also in 2008.
These United supporters suggested that ‘King Kev’ should become a Director of Football at the club, with one fan claiming that he would be the ‘ideal choice’:
https://twitter.com/stevecundall/status/1250669428104101894
Keegan would be the ideal choice. Get him back and involved ASAP
— Chris (@brumymag) April 16, 2020
Special K
— Neil Decarteret (@decarterer) April 16, 2020
Keegan. pic.twitter.com/LtfjVo8yhW
— Paul Morphy #TakeItOnTheChin (@PaulMorphy80) April 16, 2020
Only one person suitable for that job is king kev.
— thereal andrew young (@temperamentalan) April 16, 2020
Some absolute gems. Especially at Napoli. My first choice for DoF would be King Kev. No one can sell the club to a player like he can.
— Marty (@floppyquill) April 16, 2020
Kevin Keegan.
— Brendan Kennedy (@brendykennedy29) April 16, 2020
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