Sou long

For some reason it's taken months to actually happen, but Graeme Souness' obvious sacking as Newcastle manager finally became a reality today. Let's face it, if the FA can finally get £5m-a-year Sven out the door, then Newcastle are almost obliged to push out the Scot.

Where did it all go wrong? It's not like Newcastle hired the first idiot who came along - they managed to avoid the disaster Terry Venables would have been, not to mention all those other out-of-work football managers. I mean, they're out of work for a reason.

The one shining light is that perhaps this has been just what the club needed. Martin O'Neill is now tipped to take over. Last time the job came up O'Neill was still out of management for personal reasons I won't go into. If Souness' holding role has given Newcastle enough time for O'Neill to be ready for a comeback then all the pain has been worth it. I mean, this man made regular cup winners out of an ordinary Leicester side and turned Celtic back into the kind of team they hadn't been for 10 years. Just imagine what he could do with the £50m Souness spunked on players in his short spell!