Unless Newcastle manage to pull something spectacular out of the bag this year, the 45 years of hurt that have stretched out since Joe Harvey lead the Magpies to Fairs Cup glory in 1969 and tied his name into Tyneside history forever will continue towards the dreaded 50 mark. Since that momentous occasion, the Magpies have made 30 managerial appointments, including caretakers and interim bosses and the results have been very much a mixed bag. Sadly, not even those good enough to be classed as heroes, or even to be knighted by the Queen have managed to return the days of silverware to Tyneside, with only a few near misses. But which manager deserves to be crowned the very best since Joe Harvey hung his managerial suit up for the last time in 1975, and who deserves to be ridiculed as the very worst? Let's start by looking at the managers who almost destroyed our great club...
