: Mon May 04, 2009 9:35 pm
OoOGazOoO wrote:
:lol:
I thought your post was actually going to be ok until i read that.
The only real positive for Shearer coming in was PR for Ashley, turning to one of the 2 people that would be able to get that kind of response from Newcastle fans.
Wise stuck his nose in when Keegan was manager, and brought in some overpriced, over-rated individuals.
It's no suprise that Shearer didn't want Wise sticking his nose in, in the same manner it made Keegan's job as manager, impossible.
You want to blame Wise for Keegan going, but it should be Keegan you blame.
Kevin Keegan is a geordie legend. He's managed Newcastle to comparative success. He's managed England, Fulham and Citeh. If he cannot manage to win Ashley's ear to outmaneuver Wise then he's clearly not up to the job anyway. It was the same whine from Keegan over the England job. Sven managed to employ the assistant he wanted. Keegan complained that he wasn't allowed to employ his favoured assistant because he was too old.
Wise may have been a dreadful DoF. He may have stuck his nose in Keegan's business. He may have slept with half the team's wives. But ATEOTD he was only a Director of Football and he was basically only there because Ashley wanted him there.
You only want to blame Wise and Ashley because you cannot accept any blame to your main messiah.
I'm not surprised Shearer didn't want Wise still at the club because most managers don't want DoF's. But him getting Ashley to get rid of Wise doesn't mean all the blame of Keegan going can be placed on Dennis Wise. Keegan's a serial runner, if he didn't have this excuse he'd have found another one soon enough.