Who was it that said

'Football is not a matter of life or death - its much more important than that'? I have no time for football, or the players,they earn vast amounts of money and whinge becuase they have to play an extra match. And no I don't understand the offside rule either.

But this Newcastle United senario makes my blood boil. They wanted Keegan and they got him, they employed him as a manager but didn't let him manage. Now when he says enough they are panicking. The strenght of feeling in the Toon is huge, I don't think there will be a riot, but I wouldn't want to be on the board at the next match if they don't do what Keegan wants. The traffic and noise at St James last night must show the board how the fans (i.e. the people who buy the tickets and shirts (incidently exactly how many variations of black and white Stripes are possible?) therefore pay the WAGES) feel. Husband (MNPW) tells me its all the fault of Denis Wise but given that MNPW can't bear cockney's and thinks they were all black marketeers during the war (he would know he was there) his opinion is not exactly un biased.

Lets hope a resolution is found sooner rather than later.