Newcastle United have released the following statement on the club's website:

Newcastle United can confirm that meetings between members of the board and manager Kevin Keegan were held both yesterday and today.

Kevin has raised a number of issues and those have been discussed with him.

The club wants to keep progressing with its long-term strategy and would like to stress that Kevin is extremely important, both now and in the future.

Newcastle United values the effort and commitment shown by Kevin since his return to St James' Park and wants him to continue to play an instrumental role as manager of the club.

For the avoidance of doubt, the club has not sacked Kevin Keegan.

Assistant Editor, Nigel Burton, talks to Chief Sports Writer, Scott Wilson, following a statement on the official Newcastle United website, confirming that Kevin Keegan has not been sacked by the club.