der_hammer10
Well-Known Member
Had this book on the shelf so finally got round to finishing it. Comes across as one of life’s good guys, and what a career he had as a player.
The final couple of chapters talk about his final role in football with Newcastle under Ashley. Absolutely incredible what he was up against with Ashley, Jiminez, Llambias and Wise.
Says they sabotaged deals for Woodgate and Hyypia. Jiminez told Keegan he wasn’t allowed in to the negotiations with Woodgate. Jiminez also told Luka Modric’s agent that he was too small to play in England and wasn’t good enough.
Wise told Keegan that James Milner was being sold because they were at an advanced stage in signing a 23 year old Schweinsteiger. Keegan phoned Rummenigge who pissed himself laughing saying Newcastle had offered €5m.
Tip of the iceberg was Wise telling Keegan they were signing two players, Gonzalez and Xisco at a cost of around £10m in fees and wages, as a favour to agents, and that he didn’t have to play them.
How are chancers like that ever allowed to earn big money in football, running football clubs into the ground and treating people like shite.
It is skin crawling that Llambias and Ashley had anything to do with our club.
The final couple of chapters talk about his final role in football with Newcastle under Ashley. Absolutely incredible what he was up against with Ashley, Jiminez, Llambias and Wise.
Says they sabotaged deals for Woodgate and Hyypia. Jiminez told Keegan he wasn’t allowed in to the negotiations with Woodgate. Jiminez also told Luka Modric’s agent that he was too small to play in England and wasn’t good enough.
Wise told Keegan that James Milner was being sold because they were at an advanced stage in signing a 23 year old Schweinsteiger. Keegan phoned Rummenigge who pissed himself laughing saying Newcastle had offered €5m.
Tip of the iceberg was Wise telling Keegan they were signing two players, Gonzalez and Xisco at a cost of around £10m in fees and wages, as a favour to agents, and that he didn’t have to play them.
How are chancers like that ever allowed to earn big money in football, running football clubs into the ground and treating people like shite.
It is skin crawling that Llambias and Ashley had anything to do with our club.