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Him having done nothing in managerial terms would be good enough reason. An FA Cup and signing a bunch of overpaid foreigners coming to the end of their careers isn't a good track record. Chelsea were in such terrible fucking shape before Abramovich bailed them out because of a succession of regimes relying on signing highly-paid, formerly world class players who could turn it on now and then but who were never going to win a Premiership.
You argue for the sake of arguing: fact is, Gullitt had done little as a manager and never once showed he was capable of building a side which could perform consistently and sustain a level of performance. Newcastle need a coach who can do that. They haven't had one, even including Kevin Keegan, for as long as I have been watching football.
If you look at the top managers in the Premiership today, they are there because they get the best out of players, even average ones, and they build TEAMS. It's worth a gamble on a lower division or foreign manager who shows an aptitude for team building and tactical knowledge, rather than going for yet another big name living off a very old and tarnished reputation who will demand money and ultimately fail.
They were wrong to even give Bobby Robson so much time and money to play with. His club record wasn't that fantastic since leaving the England job. It's a little-mentioned fact that the PSV fans hated him.
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