Ashley Facing Transfer Mutiny!

Last updated : 08 September 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

Mirror: Toon players are ready to bombard the club with a mass transfer request in protest at Kevin Keegan's departure.

Some hard-liners in the devastated Magpies dressing room even contemplated strike action for Saturday's match with Hull City.

The immediate feeling among some Toon stars was to never play for the club again.

A Toon insider revealed: "The mood in the dressing room was ugly. Some of the players felt totally betrayed and talked about refusing to play.

"Just about everyone - apart from the new lads who had signed in the summer - was furious with the way Kevin had been treated and the fact the entire squad had been put up for sale.

"Calmer influences prevailed and the feeling now is they will hit the club with transfer requests in January. They are disgusted with the way the club is being run and don't want any part of it."