With the transfer window now closed, you'd have thought that that would have been the last of the major moves we'd be seeing... at least until January.

However, it's barely been two days since the window closed, and already we're starting to see the first movements on the managerial merry go round. Firstly, there's Alan Curbishley, whose departure from West Ham could be blamed on Roy Keane's captures of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney. You can only applaud Curbishley for taking such a stand - if his story is true, that is. A manager is brought into the club to pick the team, to coach the players and generally make the decisions as to who he signs, who he sells, and who plays.

We've already seen this in Scotland with Hearts; whenever a chairman (or a Director of Football, or someone above the manager) takes those decisions out of the manager's hands, then what is really the point of having a manager? But while Curbishley has taken a stand and walked, another manager allegedly involved in such a tug of war doesn't seem to be willing to take the same stance. And boy, it's providing us with some comic relief!

When Kevin Keegan returned to Newcastle, it wasn't a question of "if", but rather "when" he would walk away from the club again. If you believe the reports, only the threatened loss of an £8m pay-off is holding him back as a frustrated Keegan is apparently stuck in endless talks over what happens next after the sale of players he wants, and the signings of guys nobody has even heard of.

In the background of all of this, we've got a sprinkling of members from the Newcastle Lonely Brain Cell Club appearing outside St James' Park crying out for Keegan to stay... and for their chairman to go. You can say what you want about them lot up the road, but their lack of intelligence can never be questionned. As crowds dwindle at Sid James' Park (whatever happened to that fabled season ticket waiting list... did they all disappear?), you can only speculate as to what would happen if Mike Ashley did walk away and pull his money out of that club.

You'd probably get another Leeds - and it's not just Newcastle who would be extremely vulnerable, should their chairman/owner get enough stick. If Roman Abramovich walked away from Chelsea, there's every chance that they would disappear from the map overnight... and the same again in a few years, should Manchester City's new owners decide to take their dirhams back to Abu Dhabi.

Then again, if them lot up the road just want to keep their messiah (who's already run away from them...), then maybe he should stay. Go on Mike, walk away, and see how many will turn up when there's nobody there to bankroll their players... or their free pies and pints.