KENNY Dalglish has dismissed suggestions the Newcastle United job is a "poisoned chalice".
Dalglish had the hardest of acts to follow when he took over at St James's Park, the former Liverpool boss succeeding Kevin Keegan in January 1997.
And while Dalglish was welcomed by fans reeling from the departure of Keegan, the move ultimately turned sour, and he was sacked early in the 1998/99 campaign.
But the 56-year-old - who this week saw another of his successors, Sam ...