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He and Alan Pardew will be 1 and 2 at Newcastle with Lennon as Director of Football

Happens when you are carrying others......

' Inspired' by paper cleared from a jammed colour printer.

I was nearly persuaded until the last bit.

Setting aside the issue of whether or not Gerrard is in contention for the NUFC job, unless directors have good reason for thinking Gerrard is still going to be at Ibrox in 5 years time then they already need to be compiling a list of possible successors. We can't afford this to be only an issue of Gerrard's ambitions with Rangers waiting passively for him to decide his priorities.

What are your thoughts, folks?

Initially I thought that Newcastle would want a big name Manager befitting of their new status a mega rich club with big ambitions and that talk of Gerrard was misplaced. Having watched their performance yesterday, the reality is that they are struggling and their ambitions must be longer term. In that scenario, Gerrard is not an unreasonable suggestion. They can sell it to their fans as a national icon to lead them on their journey to the top. Having an English manager also helps deflect the attention from foreign ownership. It may also temp Gerrard - Lots of money to build a team. Gain a managerial reputation in England over the next couple of years. Then well placed to take the Liverpool job that many expect him to do eventually. Assuming he can to stop them being relegated this year, he'll be hailed on Tyneside as the new messiah. It's a bit risky as it may not work out for him and then his reputation is damaged but most managers never seem to take this into account as they think that they have the special touch. I hope he stays with us,. I hope Newcastle are deluded into thinking there will be instant turn round and that they deserve a big name. I also hope they crash and burn, but that's only me being bitter - the memory of the 1969 fairs cup semi has left a deep scar.

It is said that The Great Man played in every outfield position for Rangers, and that sometimes he did this in the same match.

Must have been smokin' the same weed as Napoli's guy

He doesn’t have the fitness levels of a Kamara or Jack and Davis should be coming on for him when he tires.

I doubt it very much if Gerrard will become the next Newcastle manager but I do think Newcastle will struggle to get a Gardiola type appointment

Spurs deserves a sound thrashing for sporting that rig out.