I'd like the club to put on an exhibition match at St. James' Park between an England XI and Kevin Keegan's entertainers, managed by the man himself so we can all finally get to thank him and to show him how much we appreciate what he did for us while in doing so making him a welcome figure back at Newcastle which I know the man himself didn't feel he was under FS and co after his leaving and the circumstances that brought about his departure. The man stayed away from Shearer's testimonial because he didn't feel welcomed by the powers that be nor did he want to detract from Big Al's day. The man clearly loves NUFC and we love him, yet I personally don't think I or the fans and club have had any real closure nor KK himself. I'd like to think we're finally over KK so we should all be comfortable about some kind of thankyou and welcome. It would do the new owner and board well to get to know Keegan too, who will let them know just how much responsibility rests on their shoulders. And lets not forget about the players too. Many of them have never really been thanked, I'm talking about the likes of Ginola and Cole, who regardless of your opinion, are Toon heroes of the past, legends in some eyes, the latter a personal boyhood hero of mine and a legend in Black & White as far as I'm concerned. Make the proceeds of this exhibition go to a NUFC charity or maybe even, on the back of it, set up a foundation like Northern Rock did, and make it a regular thing. I'll never tire of seeing former greats and heroes back in Toon or Black & White and it would be nice if the new generation got to see these players too and to learn about them and how much of a part they played in shaping NUFC. My own 8 year old nephew constantly asks me about Cole, Keegan and those days "what were they like".
I like half of that idea, why not use it as part of our pre-season and play them against the team we are getting ready for next season?
