Editing Kenny Dalglish (section)

===Newcastle United===
In January 1997, Dalglish was appointed manager of Premier League side [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on a three-and-a-half-year contract, taking over from Kevin Keegan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-01-12 |title=The big issues at Newcastle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7182286.stm |access-date=2024-10-22 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Dalglish guided the club from fourth position to a runner-up spot in May and a place in the new format of the following season's [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newcastle United - 1996/97 Season |url=https://nufc-history.co.uk/nufc-1996-97-season.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=nufc-history.co.uk}}</ref> He then broke up the team which had finished second two years running, selling popular players like [[Peter Beardsley]], [[Lee Clark (footballer)|Lee Clark]], [[Les Ferdinand]] and [[David Ginola]] and replacing them with ageing stars like [[John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes]] (34), [[Ian Rush]] (36) and [[Stuart Pearce]] (35), as well as virtual unknowns like [[Des Hamilton]] and [[Garry Brady]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2012/03/28/asprilla-how-dalglish-destroyed-the-entertainers-72703-30640337/ |title=Asprilla: How Dalglish destroyed The Entertainers |last=Ryder |first=Lee |website=Chronicle Live |date=10 November 2019 |access-date=4 May 2012 |archive-date=30 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430183739/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2012/03/28/asprilla-how-dalglish-destroyed-the-entertainers-72703-30640337/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also made some good long-term signings like [[Gary Speed]] and [[Shay Given]]. The [[FA Premier League 1997–98|1997–98]] campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season (including a 3–2 [[UEFA Champions League]] win over [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] and an [[1998 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal]]), he was dismissed by [[Freddie Shepherd]] after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent [[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99 season]], and replaced by former Chelsea manager [[Ruud Gullit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newcastle United - 1997/98 Season |url=https://nufc-history.co.uk/nufc-1997-98-season.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=nufc-history.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/159285.stm |title=Sport: Football Gullit named Newcastle boss |date=27 August 1998 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 May 2009 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223547/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/159285.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> One commentator from ''[[The Independent]]'' has since written, "His 20 months at Newcastle United are the only part of Kenny Dalglish's career that came anywhere near failure".<ref name="Rich_Independent">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-chief-problem-for-dalglish-on-tyneside-was-that-he-wasnt-keegan-2277383.html |date=1 May 2011 |title=The chief problem for Dalglish on Tyneside was that he wasn't Keegan |author=Rich, Tim |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=18 October 2011 |archive-date=13 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011218/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-chief-problem-for-dalglish-on-tyneside-was-that-he-wasnt-keegan-2277383.html |url-status=live }}</ref>