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Sam Allardyce's departure as Newcastle boss brings to an end yet another
failed tenure at St James' Park - but the former Bolton chief is not the
first man to buckle under the weight of expectation on Tyneside.
Here we look at the other men who have been and gone since the club
regained their top-flight status in 1993.
KEVIN KEEGAN
The former England star's reign is probably the one which the club's fans
look back on with most fondness.
He was the man who led them to the promised land of the Premier League
and the brand of football employed by Keegan - which came to "score more than
the opposition" when distilled to its purest form - saw United become most
fans' second team.
They soon became challengers for English football's biggest prize and at
one stage held a 12-point lead over eventual winners Manchester United in
1995-96.
Keegan resigned his post with the club fourth in the league and his
shadow has loomed large over his successors.
KENNY DALGLISH
Like Keegan, the Scot was a Liverpool legend, but unlike his predecessor
he enjoyed a torrid spell in the north-east.
In his first season Dalglish presided over a 13th-placed finish and lasted
just two matches the following year before his brief - and mutually
unsatisfactory - fling with the club was brought to an end.
RUUD GULLIT
The Dutch master was a high-profile appointment following his time in
charge of Chelsea and his arrival promised to bring a similarly star-studded
cast to St James' Park as he had brought to Stamford Bridge.
But while he fulfilled his promise to bring drama and character back to
the club following the dour Dalglish era, he also attracted acrimony.
He reached the FA Cup final in his first season, but falling-outs with
fan favourites Alan Shearer and Rob Lee angered the supporters.
Defeat in the Tyne-Wear derby - a match for which Shearer was axed - left
him with only three more days at the helm.
SIR BOBBY ROBSON
Former England boss Robson was just as well liked by the Newcastle
faithful as Shearer and Lee and when he reinstated the pair to the first team
it was a return to the days of happy families.
An 8-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in his first home match even revived
hopes that he could provide the title which had evaded Keegan.
He duly made the club genuine challengers once again, bringing European
football and the type of football the fans craved.
But he was controversially dismissed by the board - a move many believe
set the club back years.
GRAEME SOUNESS
Souness was seen by some as a puzzling appointment, with his job at
Blackburn not entirely safe at the time of his move.
But it was felt his no-nonsense approach would add steel to a dressing
room accustomed to Robson's friendly approach.
Souness fell out with a number of players - notably Craig Bellamy - but
the arrival of record- signing Michael Owen seemed to give him some breathing
room.
But expensive signings like Albert Luque and Jean-Alain Boumsong condemned
both manager and team to an uncertain future and he was gone by February
2006.
GLENN ROEDER
Initially installed as caretaker-boss following good work with Newcastle's
academy, Roeder earned his spurs by removing relegation worries and instead
placing seventh.
He was handed the full-time role, despite early protestations that he was
not interested, and although he provided some much-needed silverware - the
much maligned Intertoto Cup - he was not deemed enough of a heavyweight to
take the club forward and parted ways with the club in May 2007.
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