Venables in Toon talks
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Terry Venables has confirmed that he has held talks with Newcastle United.
The troubled North East giants are looking for an interim manager to step in and fill the void left by Kevin Keegan, who quit the club at the beginning of this month.
Magpies owner Mike Ashley is in the process of trying to sell the Premier League club, which has meant any permanent appointment of Keegan's successor has not been viable.
Newcastle are in desperate need of guidance on the pitch after suffering their fourth defeat in a row on Wednesday evening as they lost at home to Tottenham in the Carling Cup and Ashley has turned to Venables, whose last job was assistant to Steve McClaren with England.
Venables is now considering returning to the North East to help out Newcastle, after previously coming to the aid of their local rivals Middlesbrough.
"I can confirm I met Newcastle representatives," he told The Sun.
"Those talks will continue in the morning [Thursday] when, hopefully, I can give them a final decision."
In 2002, Venables was called in by Boro chairman Steve Gibson to help under-fire boss Bryan Robson and he succeeded in guiding them from second bottom into mid-table.
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he dun look convincing euff to be able to guide e Magpies out of trouble..
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Venables Reject
Terry Venables has rejected the chance to manage Newcastle United after a second day of talks in London, according to reports.
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Venables: Not happy with Toon offer
It is understood that the former England manager was unhappy with owner Mike Ashley's offer of the manager's role on a match-by-match basis, preferring a fixed-term contract.
The news is expected to be broadly welcomed on Tyneside with scpetical fans viewing 65-year-old Venables as another addition to the 'cockney mafia' running the club.
The popularity of London-based vice-president Tony Jimenez, managing director Derek Llambias and executive director Dennis Wise reached an all-time low with Magpies fans after Kevin Keegan was ousted from the manager's seat earlier this month.
With Ashley courting suitors for a potential £350 million takeover Newcastle's hierarchy are only looking to secure an interim manager, not a long-term appointment.
A crowd of just 20,577 turned up to watch Newcastle slip out of the Carling Cup at home to holders Tottenham on Wednesday night, when defensive errors and a clear lack of confidence amongst the players allowed Spurs to put their own woes behind them.
The Magpies face Blackburn in the Premier League on Saturday when the rebellion against Ashley is likely to increase in volume if they do not end a run of four successive defeats in all competitions.
Other names mentioned in relation to the Magpies hotseat, currently occupied by caretaker Chris Hughton, include Glenn Hoddle and David O'Leary.
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100000 pounds a match and he turned it down!!!
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Nobody in their righ mind would want the Toon job... It would be like Grant taking over Mourinho at Chelsea... No matter what he do, the fans is still going to hate him...
I think they would prefer be the guy after the guy after Keegan... lol
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Newcastle United have shocked the football world by announcing former Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear as their new interim manager.
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Nobody in their righ mind would want the Toon job... It would be like Grant taking over Mourinho at Chelsea... No matter what he do, the fans is still going to hate him...
I think they would prefer be the guy after the guy after Keegan... lol
terry venables is a very rich man. otherwise he wouldnt have turned down the offer regardless of how hot the seat is. 100k pounds a match is no joke.