Keegan took a positive view on the situation he said;

"The onus is on us to get people to want to watch Newcastle United.

I'd like to think we're one of the cheapest clubs in the league and I think that's right for the area we live in."

However, there is no doubt it is likely to crop up at Wednesday's meeting between manager and owner. Mike Ashley, Kevin Keegan and executive director of football Dennis Wise will sit down tomorrow and discuss how to move the club forward this season. We can all guess the agenda and much has been speculated already as to where this meeting will take Newcastle United.

Possible Agenda Items:

• Attendance
• Dennis Wise' contribution to transfers current and proposed, both entering and exiting the club.
• Michael Owen's signature being firmly written in ink on a new contract - preferably ASAP.

However, its good to know that the media have taken this meeting on board as a good piece of news rather than turning it into another attention grabbing headline shouting that Keegan is due to be released from his contract, as all the other meetings have produced.

For Keegan he can go into this meeting confident that his summer signings have begun to do the job they have been employed to do and that is to play good football which makes a difference to the club. This should be encouraging for Mike Ashley who has so far been shy on splashing the cash to provide more depth to the squad. With Keegan repeatedly saying that injuries are a problem, and the physio room being fuller than the dressing room, this is the time that Ashley needs to start listening and get his cheque-book out, and fast. But will he? - So far the signings of Coloccini, Gutierrez and Guthrie have all been for an undisclosed fee, Ashley has been very tight lipped in how much he has spent this summer and whilst the media can speculate over the cost of the players, the reality is that they just do not know for sure.

United have been linked with so many players this summer, 24 in August alone, made attempts at a few and have been unsuccessful, but need to start covering the injuries of which we currently have 8 unfit players, meaning that Keegan is having to rely on semi fit players on the bench, not a good sign.

So will Newcastle United have an end of transfer summer rush and get those much needed players through the door before the window shuts, or will Keegan be forced to struggle this season with what he has, injuries and all?

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