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Kevin Keegan died on Monday at the age of 75. He will be remembered by fans of Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton, and Scunthorpe as one of the greatest players in history, but no fans will feel his loss more keenly than those of Newcastle United.
He first joined the club his father supported in 1982, bringing the dynamism and work ethic that helped turn a relegation battle into a promotion campaign. He then did the same almost a decade later when he returned as manager, before assembling the most famous team in Premier League history.
Nobody in the modern era, perhaps in the whole history of Newcastle United, has had a greater impact on the club. Nobody has brought more pride, passion, and joy. RIP King Kev.
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Another week, another transfer target does a u-turn at Scotch Corner and heads off in another direction. This time, Swiss midfielder Yohan Manzambi looks like he's joining Villa.
The early birds in Newcastle reported for pre-season training and, while Bruno wasn't scheduled to be among them, his future is still the source of some speculation. Less speculation about The Lasses' new signings, more reality.
Cheering us up, and doing a helluva job at it, is Big Dan Burn. He put in another super-sub appearance as England beat Norway in their World Cup quarter final... next up, a trembling Messi!

How can you mend a broken podcast? With the show in the can, Bruno fired the starting pistol on 24 hours of headlines, and here we are with a second attempt.
Still digesting Sandro Tonali’s exit, and the destination, we were suddenly having to deal with the potential departure of club captain, star player, and frankly the driving force of the team. Bruno Guimaraes has apparently registered his desire to join Arsenal with club officials, but what does that mean exactly? Will it happen? Can we cope?
Meanwhile, there have been incoming transfers as well. Winger Bazoumana Toure and midfielder Sean Steur have joined the club, and a deal with SC Freiburg for Swiss World Cup star Yohan Manzambi is one step closer after the two clubs thrashed out terms.
The Lasses have recruited, too, strengthening midfield and defence as two members of the squad celebrate impending arrivals of a different kind.

It's an unscheduled transfer podcast as Tottenham Hotspur FC, who have finished seventeenth in the last two editions of the Premier League, agree to pay up to £100m for Sandro Tonali.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United have agreed to pay something like £40m to Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for left-winger Bazoumana Toure.
What do these moves, if and when they go through, mean for Newcastle's summer?Chris joins Ollie at the witching hour to give an instant reaction to an interesting evening.

The summer had been going OK; Newcastle's first two transfers (one in, one out) had been conducted, seemingly with the minimum of fuss and in good time. It couldn't last.
As the Premier League transfers are announced for next season, we get the inevitable opener against a side who has swooped late, once again, to clinch the signing of one of our transfer targets.
If that was bad, a transfer of Sandro Tonali to the basket case that is Tottenham Hotspur would really stick in the craw. We think about why that link has emerged, consider life without the Italian, and review a more certain departure, that of influential recruitment figure Steve Nickson.