Roeder named as Newcastle manager

Surprising no-one, Newcastle named Glenn Roeder as manager this morning, after a few week delay to get through the paperwork of his Pro License or something. This was bound to happen when he turned the team around in a couple of months, while still facing exactly the same problems and issues Souness had during his time, culminating in qualifying for Europe through the very dodgy route of the Intertoto Cup.

Anyway, Europe is Europe these days, so if we can use it as a springboard to get into the UEFA Cup, we'll all be happy. I wish him all the best, hope he gets the money he needs in the summer to get the players in he needs, and we give him a fair crack at the whip. The one good thing is that he seems to have the backing of the players, and he likes to play for them. I hope it continues.

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