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Wor Flags have confirmed that the Kevin Keegan show deliberate for Wednesday’s conflict with Liverpool will NOT happen this week.
The fan-led supporter group have confirmed {that a} St James’ Park tribute to King Kev will go forward within the close to future, however they ‘felt the timing referred to as for one thing completely different.’
This implies {that a} message of solidarity and assist could also be despatched to Eddie Howe and/or the gamers as an alternative of their pre-match show earlier than Wednesday’s 7.30pm kick-off, with Wor Flags feeling that the ‘present group’ wants their assist to assist whip up a ‘huge ambiance’ in opposition to the top-of-the-table Purple.
This additionally comes after Sky Sports activities presenter and Newcastle fan Pete Graves has confirmed that Kevin Keegan won’t be in attendance for the Liverpool sport. Maybe this, combined in with Wor Flags’ want to assist the crew after a tricky week, explains the change of plan?
Wor Flags’ message on X
‘Due to your extremely beneficiant donations, we now have all of the makings of a show match for King Kev. We’re excited to share this with you sooner or later. This week nonetheless, we felt the timing referred to as for one thing completely different.’
‘To make clear, we’ll nonetheless be doing a Kevin Keegan show sooner or later and not one of the cash raised for the Keegan show particularly has been used for one more show. We’re simply letting everybody comprehend it gained’t be this week.
‘We all the time attempt our greatest to set the correct tone at matches based mostly on the sensation on the time, from that it’s clear that our message must be for the present group and to attempt assist create an enormous ambiance on Wednesday evening’
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see what Wor Flags have in retailer for us tomorrow evening, with their final show devoted to Alexander Isak earlier than that 2-0 defeat to West Ham on the finish of November.
Whether or not you agree on the change of coronary heart or not following Saturday’s dismal show at Palace, let’s hope the pre-match message hits the spot and we see a much-improved efficiency within the first of two big exams for Eddie Howe this week.
