Keegan has 'mammoth' job at Newcastle - Robson

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

NEWCASTLE, England (AFP) — Former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson has said Kevin Keegan faces a "mammoth job" to turn round the fortunes of the north-east side in his second spell as boss at St James' Park.

Robson said the 57-year-old former Liverpool and Newcastle striker had taken a bold step in returning as United boss after a spell of relative success in the 1990s.

In an interview with the Newcastle Evening Chronicle to mark his 75th birthday on Monday, Robson said: "Kevin has a mammoth job all right, a really difficult job because his squad is not good enough.

"That is the harsh fact of the matter. He has to make do and mend until the summer, when he can put together his own team.

"That will mean retaining some, but definitely getting rid of...