Glenn Roeder: "All Kevin wanted was to be allowed to manage Newcastle United. Or should I say manage the English way.
"It is the fashion today to use the European way of putting someone between the owner and the manager in some kind of technical director role, but it is always difficult for a manager when someone unknown turns up at the training ground on a Monday morning.
"There's no stability at the club and I don't think there has been for a long time.
"They go from one manager to another and the people who suffer the most are the most important people, the supporters. When they talk about Newcastle being a great club, it's only great for one reason - because it has great supporters."