Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan has shed new light on why he originally left the club.

He admitted he was uncomfortable with the way the Magpies, who became embroiled in the infamous 'Save Our Seats' dispute with season ticket holders, were heading.

He said: "When I went to the big house and finished here last time, it was because I would not sign a contract I as already and year and a half into.

"A guy from the City said, 'Don't be silly, he will sign that, he would be mad not to', and I just turned around to them in that room and told them.

"That was Douglas Hall, it was Freddy Shepherd, Freddie Fletcher and a man from the City who I didn't really know.

"I just said to the man from the City, 'These people know what the answer is to that'.

"It was changing, the club, the priorities were changing. We had driven it on and driven it on and driven it on.

"Credit to all those people I just mentioned - apart from the guy from the City who I didn't know. We had all played a part in that.

"But at the end of it, I just didn't like it, it wasn't a football club anymore, so I got out.

"If people are going to blame me for that, fine, but I know I was right."