- Phil McNulty - Sport Online chief football writer
- 2 Sep 08, 01:15 PM
Kevin Keegan has left Newcastle for the final time - plunging the club's fervent following into mourning once more.
If his first departure in January 1997 sent shockwaves reverberating well beyond Tyneside, this latest parting comes with little more than a minor tremor.
The shock comes in the timing, only three games into the new Premier League season and 24 hours after the signing of striker Deportivo La Coruna striker Xisco and Valencia midfield man Ignacio Gonzalez.
But it could be that the arrival of those relatively unsung players was a catalyst for a split that leaves Newcastle owner Mike Ashley in a hugely vulnerable position.
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- Phil McNulty - Sport Online chief football writer
- 2 Sep 08, 08:53 AM
Manchester City produced a defining moment that changes football's landscape when they stole Robinho from under Chelsea's nose.
Chelsea and Roman Abramovich were suddenly forced to think the unthinkable on a gripping day of deals and counter-deals that kept fans hooked until the last fax had been fired off and the final contract signed.
Abramovich found, like so many others in so many other sports have found before them, that someone bigger and more powerful always comes along eventually.
But did anyone in their right mind think it would be Manchester City - the eternal sideshow of English football?
Continue reading "Robinho deal caps day of drama"
