Mike Ashley is holding a "crisis meeting" today, as rumours are growing that Kevin Keegan is reported to have walked out on Newcastle United..

Local bookies have stopped taking on bets on Keegan resigning, as odds dropped from 15 to 1 to be the first Premiership manager out to 3 to 1 ON!

Rumours persist that Newcastle´s recent signings were conjured up by Dennis Wise ... NOT Keegan ... and KK´s shopping list was shot down in flames.

We hear from St James´Park that yesterday´s transfer activity brought about the supposed "walk out".

One insider suggesting Keegan was nothing more than "Ashley´s puppet on a string".