Ever since Mike Ashley bought the club in 2007 they have been unsettled both on and off the pitch. Kevin Keegan was employed in January 2008 but he left in September under a cloud of controversy while Chris Hughton was sacked to the dismay of the fans despite leading the team back to the Premier League and into mid-table. The current Manager is Alan Pardew who is under pressure to take the team forward over the next couple of years but while the current owners are in charge he will know that a top half finish is the minimum expectation in the top flight.

It looked as though the off-field trouble had calmed down with Chris Houghton doing a good job but the owner decided to rock the boat and it will be a make-or-break period on Tyneside with Pardew in charge over the next few years, everything is in place at the club with an amazing set of fans but they will hoping for some stability as soon as possible.

Newcastle United have become renowned in recent years as a club in turmoil with several Managers coming in and out of the door in recent years so from a betting point of view they are an interesting club that is never far from the news.

Recent Manager History

• Alan Pardew – 09/12/2010 to Present
• Chris Hughton – 01/06/2009 to 06/12/2010
• Alan Shearer – 02/04/2009 to 31/05/2009
• Joe Kinnear – 29/09/2008 to 02/04/2009
• Chris Hughton – 08/09/2008 to 29/09/2008
• Kevin Keegan – 16/01/2008 to 04/09/2008
• Nigel Pearson – 09/01/2008 to 16/01/2008
• Sam Allardyce – 15/05/2007 to 09/01/2008
• Nigel Pearson – 06/05/2007 to 15/05/2007
• Glenn Roeder – 02/02/2006 to 06/05/2007
• Graeme Souness – 13/09/2004 to 02/02/2006
• John Carver – 30/08/2004 to 13/09/2004
• Bobby Robson – 02/09/1999 to 30/08/2004

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