10 Reasons Why Newcastle Fans Wish It Was The 1990s Again

It would remiss of any Newcastle supporter to enter into a discussion about the 1990's without mentioning Kevin Keegan. Referred to as "the Geordie Messiah" on Tyneside, Keegan's passion for Newcastle, as player and then manager, was unbridled, and his infamous "I will love it" rant is evidence of that. Supporters still crave a leader who wears his heart on the sleeve like King Kev did.

After spending two years at St James' Park towards the end of his playing career, Keegan was parachuted in by Sir John Hall to save Newcastle from almost certain doom in 1992. He duly obliged, inspiring the club to safety when it looked certain they would be relegated to the old Division Three, before changing the face of the club and leading Newcastle into the Premier League a year later.

It could be argued that Keegan is the architect of the club's present infrastructure, given the transformative and uplifting impact he had during five years as manager, where he established the club in the top-flight playing a thrilling brand of attacking football and built a team to worthy enough to challenge the Manchester United monopoly for the title. 

The 52,000 crowds Newcastle have pulled in nearly every week for the past 15 years are testament to his accomplishments during the most exciting era in Newcastle's recent history. They are his legacy.