Bring back the Geordie Messiah!

NEWCASTLE UNITED of the Premier League seem to be akin to the Chicago Cubs over here: They play before generation upon generation of rapturous crowds in a hotbed of their sport, but success surprisingly eludes them.
The latest twist in the tale came a short time ago, when the football club sacked manager Sam Allardyce.
Speculation is mounting as to who will take up the position, with former star Alan Shearer, Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp and other prominent names mentioned.
Check the sport blogs on media Web sites, and one sentimental favorite keeps getting mentioned -- former Newcastle manager (and former star player for Liverpool, mostly) KEVIN KEEGAN (pictured).
We were living in Oregon during the 1995-96 football season, and one of our television channels hosted a weekly round-up of Premiership matches. I was able to keep abreast of the entire season by watching the highlights, features and interviews on the station (now I get to watch live matches each Saturday and Sunday).
During that season, Manchester United had chipped away at Newcastle's 12-point lead at the top of the league table (and would eventually secure the title). Famous for waging psychological battles against opposing managers, Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson suggested that clubs tried harder against his club than against Newcastle.
Newcastle United then defeated Leeds, and in a subsequent interview Keegan unleashed a now-famous RANT against Ferguson, which I was fortunate to see on the weekly Premier League show.
Keegan told the interviewer:
"When you do that with footballers like he said about Leeds; and when you do things like that about a man like Stuart Pearce. I'm I, I, I've kept really quiet, but I'll tell you something: he went down in my estimation when he said that - we have not resorted to that. But I'll tell ya - you can tell him now, he'll be watching it - we're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something, and... and I'll tell you honestly, I will love it if we beat them - LOVE IT!."
Sadly, Newcastle United came up short that season, but Keegan and his side's swashbuckling style entered into Toon folklore.
I would love it if he came back to manage Newcastle -- LOVE IT!