Former Wimbledon striker John Fashanu is unapologetic for using intimidating behaviour during his career and insists modern-day football has become too soft.

Joe Kinnear “will not be missed” after resigning as Newcastle director of football, fans’ groups claim.

Gus Poyet and Brian McDermott have both been mentioned as possible contenders to replace Neil Warnock at Leeds and both men are understood to be interested in the vacancy.

Midfield hardman turned Hollywood actor Vinnie Jones today blasted FIFA president Sepp Blatter for setting back the fight against racism and claimed he would have never allowed Carlos Tevez to get away with disobeying his manager.

Alan Pardew is expected to be confirmed as the new Newcastle manager within the next 24 hours.

Sol Campbell tonight condemned Newcastle’s sacking of manager Chris Hughton and claimed the players will be asking: “What the hell is going on?”

Chris Hughton has today been sacked as Newcastle manager with the club saying they need someone with “more managerial expertise” to take them forward.

WHEN Chris Hughton leads his Newcastle United players out at Old Trafford tonight, there be excitement and trepidation in equal measure.

ARSENE WENGER is a rarity in that he is a football manager whose name is sometimes used in the lexicon of another sport, namely golf.

WHEN I got home from Villa Park, I did what I often do, and watched the game again. It wasn’t as bad as I’d initially feared; sometimes when you are watching a game live in the ground, emotion can blinker what you see.

KEVIN KEEGAN felt vindicated after a tribunal awarded him £2 million (€2.18 million) in damages from Newcastle for his constructive dismissal from the club last year.

NEWCASTLE and their former manager, Kevin Keegan, may have to wait until the week after next to learn the outcome of their compensation wrangle.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley could be forced to put the club into administration if former boss Kevin Keegan wins a massive compensation pay-out.

Alan Shearer was today ready to open talks about launching his career as Newcastle manager in earnest.

Frank Lampard has become the first Chelsea star to win the club’s Player of the Year award for the third time.

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has been voted the “hardest footballer of all time”. – despite hanging up his boots almost three years ago.

Newcastle manager Alan Shearer is hoping forgotten man Joey Barton can revitalise his midfield just when he needs it most.

QPR will this morning begin the search for their fifth permanent manager in the past 18 months after insisting they had no option but to sack Paulo Sousa.

Alan Shearer will take his first training session as Newcastle manager this morning knowing he has just eight matches to save their season.

ALAN SHEARER’S expected return to St James’s Park in a temporary managerial role is owner Mike Ashley’s final throw of the dice as he tries to keep his club in the Premier League.

NEWCASTLE’S new manager Alan Shearer has admitted he could not turn down his former club when he got the call to save them from relegation.

Newcastle’s record goalscorer Alan Shearer is to return to the club as manager for the remainder of the season.

Alan Shearer’s expected return to St James’ Park in a temporary managerial role is owner Mike Ashley’s final throw of the dice as he tries to keep his club in the Barclays Premier League.

Chelsea are hoping to appoint their new manager before the weekend with Avram Grant emerging as a leading contender to return on a caretaker basis until the end of the season.

NEWCASTLE boss Joe Kinnear has hit out at fresh speculation that several of his key players are up for grabs during the transfer window.

NEWCASTLE owner Mike Ashley was pressing ahead with his plans for the club last night after taking it off the market due to a lack of interest from potential investors.

Newcastle legend Peter Beardsley has urged fans to forgive and forget following owner Mike Ashley’s decision not to sell the club.

FORMER Ireland manager Steve Staunton has followed Gary McAllister out of Leeds United after the Scot was sacked on Sunday.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley insists he has no regrets about buying the club, despite no longer feeling welcome at St James’ Park.

Joe Kinnear is backing Newcastle skipper Michael Owen to hit the goals trail once again after leaping to his defence.

NEWCASTLE boss Joe Kinnear will have the final say over his January signings after being handed the job until the end of the season.

Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear has told French midfielder Charles N’Zogbia he is going nowhere.

Newcastle are unlikely to be sold until February if a deal is not done inside the next three weeks.

JOE KINNEAR has revealed he expects Newcastle United’s future to become clear after the visit to Chelsea in three weeks’ time.

The departure of Tony Jimenez has left Newcastle owner Mike Ashley with a big decision to make.

Newcastle United have announced that vice-president (player recruitment) Tony Jimenez has left the club “to pursue other interests”.

Prospective bidders for Newcastle have been given until October 17 to register a firm interest.

South African businessman Vivian Imerman has insisted that he has no interest in buying a stake in Newcastle United.

Terry Venables has revealed the reason he turned down the chance to become Newcastle’s interim manager, insisting the club “means too much to too many people” to agree to a match-by-match deal.

Former England boss Terry Venables will decide today whether to become interim manager of troubled Newcastle.

NEWCASTLE captain Michael Owen admits he and his team-mates were devastated to see manager Kevin Keegan leave the club.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has stepped up his efforts to sell the club by appointing an investment bank to handle negotiations.

NEWCASTLE owner Mike Ashley has appointed investment bank Seymour Pierce to handle the sale of the club.