Hmmm. Here's a question for you. Who would you less like to see on a football pitch?

(a) Chelsea and Serbia defender Slobodan Rajkovic, banned for one year for spitting at a referee during the Olympic Games

(b) Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton, banned for six matches for violently assualting a team-mate, leaving him with a suspected detached retina, cuts and bruises "looking like the Elephant Man"

Someone at FIFA probably needs to sit down, have a look at these two cases and have a sensible think about their sentencing process for football offences. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham have moved to quash rumours assistant-boss Gus Poyet is going to Newcastle. The Uruguayan has been linked with taking over the managerial post at St James's Park following the dpearture of Kevin Keegan. But a Spurs source is quoted as telling The Sun: "Gus is on a long-term contract having only joined the staff a year [. Click to continue reading...

Mike Ashley is preparing to sell Newcastle United after losing his popularity with the fans, by forcing Kevin Keegan out the door earlier this week. It all looked so promising for the club when Ashley took over just a year ago, with many Magpies fans happy to see the new owner mixing with the supporters on Newcastle's away trips, but now it looks inevitable he will be forced out by the same fans he mingled with every week. Click to continue reading...

Few clubs have supporters quite as adept at knowing who they want to be their next manager as Newcastle United. Then again, few clubs give their supporters quite as much practice as Newcastle United. The hugely unpopular departure of Kevin Keegan has left Mike Ashley in a sticky situation where he needs to make an [. Click to continue reading...

Alan Shearer is a very bright guy, and he's not stupid enough to take the Newcastle job under the current circumstances, when the club is being run by a bunch of Ashley's cronies, who seem to have no clue at all about how to run a football club. Alan Shearer - manager must be allowed to [...] Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United'da Kevin Keegan, futbol direktörü Dennis Wise ve başkan Tony Jimenez'in gelecek / gidecek tüm futbolculara karışmaları sonrası, "ne haliniz varsa görün" diyerek çekti gitti. Ardından, boşalan pozisyon için ismi geçen bir başka efsane Alan Sherear da aynı nedenle "hadi len" dedi siyahbeyazlılara. Click to continue reading...

It infuriates me when people are judged on their appearance. Just because Rafa Benitez is a tubby mess, this does not give opposing supporters the right to abuse him. The Aston Villa supporters went well over the top with their ‘Fat Spanish Waiter' banner. Admittedly, he is carrying a few stone overweight, and he's [. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you get arrested for indecent exposure at a nude beach..... The inevitable has happened: WAGs Offside (WAGs Offside) Reliving King Kev's first Newcastle departure. (Off The Post) One of the many problems with MLS management. (No Short Corner) Dreams do come true. (SoccerLens) Championship paycheck will buy you a Lambo. Click to continue reading...

With the kken interest there has obviously been in buying Newcastle United, over the last year, we wouldn't be at all surprised if there is renewed interest in a consortium negotiating with Mike Ashley to buy the club. Anil Ambani - I've come to save you Newcastle fans! Picture St. James' Park in background And of course that [. Click to continue reading...

Is anyone else at all alarmed by the parallels between Kevin Keegan's resignation from Newcastle and the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? It's not just that they're both perceived as messiahs. When Jesus died on the cross, he was buried in a tomb and remained silent for three days. Click to continue reading...

Joey Barton has been banned for 6 matches and fined £25,000 for his attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo. The Newcastle star been banned for a total of 12 games with six of those suspended until the end of the 2009-2010 season. Barton has already been charged by the police and received a four-month suspended prison sentence [. Click to continue reading...

Spurs may face a battle to hold onto assistant manager Gus Poyet, who has been made the early favourite to succeed Kevin Keegan at Newcastle. The Uruguayan is viewed as a very valuable member of Juande Ramos' staff at White Hart Lane, although the 40-year-old could be tempted to step up to take charge in his [. Click to continue reading...

A 3-0 win against Newcastle seems to have restored the confidence of Arsenal fans in their team. The previous week, the Gunners had lost 1-0 at Fulham, prompting supporters to question why Arsene Wenger hadn't plugged the gaps in midfield that had been left by Alexander Hleb and Mathieu Flamini, ... Click to continue reading...

So football 'bad boy' Joey Barton has received his 'sentence' from the FA for his attack on Ousmane Dabo.

A 12 match ban, 6 of which are suspended until the end of next season. The latter will only be enforced if there are any more violent conduct within the footballing setting.

I have to say when I saw him saw him playing last weekend I did not form the impression I was looking at a changed man. Click to continue reading...

SkyBet are taking bets on the next Newcastle manager amongst the ongoing confusion, but there are better ways to make money. Betting-Tipster.com is a site showing you how to make free money using bet offers provided by bookies. It takes a while to get your head around, but once you do, it shows how you can [. Click to continue reading...

Since Kevin Keegan walked out of St James' Park for the first time in 1997, Newcastle have had six different managers, not including the messiah's return earlier this year. While Sir Bobby Robson had a good four years in charge of the Magpies, it's clear that 'outsiders' such as Kenny ... Click to continue reading...

Before attacking a teenager on the streets of Liverpool, Joey Barton let loose on his then-Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo, and originally protested that he had given the Frenchman a good hiding for his own self-defence. The Newcastle midfielder has now admitted he was guilty and has got away with . Click to continue reading...

At an independent Regulatory Commission hearing today in London, Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was given a 12 match suspension, six matches of which are suspended until the end of the 2009/2010 season, and fined £25K. Barton admitted a charge of violent conduct relating to an assault on his then Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo at [. Click to continue reading...

Warren Barton feels that Newcastle United have been thrust into chaos after the resignation of Kevin Keegan last night. Warren Barton - in sunny Newcastle - and doing very well in USA Warren Barton joined the new look LA Galaxy staff under former US National Team Head Coach Bruce Arena and Warren also serves over here as [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United new boy Xisco has revealed his shock at the Kevin Keegan resignation last night. Xisco - disappointed at Keegan leaving- seems a great lad The Spanish Under-21 international is disappointed that Keegan will not be there when he returns from international duty next week. Xisco says it was actually Keegan who convinced him to sign for [. Click to continue reading...

While Magpies fans are probably still smarting after Kevin Keegan resigned from the club on Thursday night, he's not coming back for a third time (!), so it's time to turn our attention to who might replace him as Newcastle manager. At least the board have over a week before ... Click to continue reading...

One of the most protracted, and painful, farewells in football was confirmed last night when Kevin Keegan finally resigned as the manager of Newcastle United. An increasingly acrimonious three-day stand-off between Keegan and Mike Ashley concluded with the club's billionaire owner refusing to be backed into a corner by the former England coach's demands before forcing him to walk out. Click to continue reading...

It's not as if Newcastle United are short of problems right now. Kevin Keegan has walked away from the manager's post for the second time, the owner seems to be completely clueless when it comes to running a football club and the fans are on the verge of boycotting the ... Click to continue reading...

League Managers' Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan today has called on the Newcastle United Board to sort themselves out to ensure their next manager (4th in 15 months) does not suffer the same fate as Kevin Keegan. Kevin Keegan - resigned after just 8 months in charge Keegan resigned last night from one of the best [. Click to continue reading...

Glenn Roeder was sacked in May of last year, and since then he has been replaced by Sam Allardyce and then Sam was replaced by Kevin Keegan, two big names in football, with the latter already being a legend not only on Tyneside, but in Liverpool and around the world. Mike Ashley - dragging Newcastle United [. Click to continue reading...