Keegan returns to Newcastle United
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Keegan returns to Newcastle United
Newcastle have confirmed that Kevin Keegan will return to the club as manager.The 56-year-old was a hugely popular figure during his first spell as Magpies boss from 1992-1997.When Keegan was asked if he would go back when Sam Allardyce was sacked, he said: "I'm not ruling myself in or out, or anything."It's a club I love and that's all I'm prepared to say. Everybody knows that. It's a club I've managed before."But he was ranked as an outside candidate to replace Allardyce, who left St James' Park last week after an unsuccessful short stint in charge.Gerard Houllier and Didier Deschamps have been strongly linked with the position in the last two days but the club unexpectedly announced Keegan as the club's new manager on their website this afternoon.Keegan took Newcastle to promotion back to the top flight in 1993 and came close to winning the league title in the 1995-96 season when they famously led Manchester United by 12 points before finishing as runners up.He went on to manage Fulham, England and Manchester City but has been out of the game since leaving City in 2005 after a largely unsuccessful spell.© Independent Television News Limited 2008. All rights reserved.
ITN | January 16, 2008
