El Toon?

Terry Venables has the option to make a stunning return to top flight management with the glamorous role as manager of Newcastle United.

The North East club who are pretty much dying a death need to do something to alleviate the fears of the fans who saw the club drift to a fourth straight defeat last night. Things haven't been right on the Toon for quite a while and the departure of their King has not helped. In the weeks since Keegan and the club parted company the waters have been stormy to say the least.

Mike Ashley is ready and willing to sell up and is actively looking for an escape from the club. However as a businessman of some repute he knows that he can't leave the ship rudderless for too long otherwise his investment will go down in value. He needs a new manager to steady the club and steer it through these rocky times.

The man who has been chosen is Terry Venables. The former Spurs, England, Australia and Leeds manager has been sounded out about the position and has promised to give the club a response today.

Personally I don't think the Toon fans will be openly receptive to the move but on the other hand they know something has to be done. In an ideal world they would want Keegan back or at the very least Shearer installed but neither of them are coming back whilst Mike Ashley is in charge so they have to look elsewhere for a manager to save their season.

It may just be five games in but things are already looking pretty bad for the Toon. The team looks poor and as traditional for the team, the defence looks shambolic. Whether El Tel is the man to save them is unknown but something has to be done otherwise Newcastle might go back to where they were before Keegan came in first time around.