Keegan was unable to resist explaining himself once more, though, as he insisted Newcastle can be the fifth biggest club in the country but did not have the financial clout of the top four.
He said: "I was giving an honest answer to a question about how we had fared against Chelsea. I said we were a million miles away.
"We are the fifth biggest team in the country and I need to make sure we achieve that. Sunday against Everton will be a big test for us to see if we can reach that point. I won't say 'we'll win the League' because I'd be carted off to the nuthouse if I said that.
"Only Man United have bigger crowds than us. But they have a bigger global appeal because they have a bigger profile than us."
Meanwhile, striker Mark Viduka, who was due to have an injection on a long-standing Achilles problem today, could be out of action for between three and six months.
