Kevin Keegan (2 Viewers)

[JSL]

Just been reading that he has been diagnosed with cancer. He was an absolute idol of mine when I was young. Loved him as both a player and manager. So enthusiastic. Wishing him all the best.

 

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[Diogenes]

Too young to see him as a player but loved him as a manager. Never given enough time with England. Hope he makes a quick recovery.

 

[SkyBlueBarmy84]

I would love it, love it, if he beat that…

 

[Major Tom]

Class player - Went to Hamburg won the Ballon d'or and also to back championships with them.

 

[ovduk78]

Great player & good manager for Newcastle, out of his depth as England manager & he knew it which is why he resigned.

 

[Major Tom]

Also .. If I remember correctly rumour is he trialled with Coventry but we didn't progress as we said he was too small.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Seen him play at Highfield road in the 70’s for Liverpool - it was my first ever match - it ended 0 0 - Keegan skyed a free kick in the upper section of the west stand and i caught the ball - it was an evening match

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Seen him play at Highfield road in the 70’s for Liverpool - it was my first ever match - it ended 0 0 - Keegan skyed a free kick in the upper section of the west stand and i caught the ball - it was an evening match

I’ve been going over forty years and never touched the ball in the stands.

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

Also .. If I remember correctly rumour is he trialled with Coventry but we didn't progress as we said he was too small.

we could have had a Clough/Keegan 1970s...

 

[long way home]

Not KK related but watched a quick doc on Graham Paddon, apparently one of the best players not to play for England. Started with us and sold after only 5 qst team games.

He died at 57, supposed to be an absolute gent and top player. Didn't even get a headline on his passing after illness.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

I’ve been going over forty years and never touched the ball in the stands.

Luck of the draw i suppose - i remember it like yesterday

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

Not KK related but watched a quick doc on Graham Paddon, apparently one of the best players not to play for England. Started with us and sold after only 5 qst team games.

He died at 57, supposed to be an absolute gent and top player. Didn't even get a headline on his passing after illness.

don't suppose you have a link to the doc by any chance?

 

[long way home]

don't suppose you have a link to the doc by any chance?

Ill look back and get it

 

[eyesee]

I’ve been going over forty years and never touched the ball in the stands.

haji kicked the ball straight into my hands warming up before a home game last season.
i got a cheer from those around me, but was secretly pissed off that he'd missed the training goal by such a distance.

 

[stevefloyd]

Come on Kev beat that fucking nasty disease

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

 

[alexccfc99]

A legend… Hope he pulls through

His last win as a manager (In what proved to be his penultimate match) was against us, bit of trivia

 

[Major Tom]

we could have had a Clough/Keegan 1970s...

could have been us who won the European Cup twice

 

[SwanLane]

Just read up on it now. Sounds worrying. Hope he pulls through. Always comes across as really top guy.

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

Ill look back and get it

Magic, thank you!

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

KK all the best.

 

[oscillatewildly]

we could have had a Clough/Keegan 1970s...

And Brian Kidd around 1972.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Still remember the moment he resigned as England manager on the TV after losing the last game at the old Wembley…I felt so sorry for him, cared so much about the job that he knew it wasn’t right to carry on.

His Newcastle teams produced some really glorious football and deserved a title.

 

[Paxman II]

I do have a story on this one slightly odd but true. I used to be DJ and manager of a nightclub in Loughborough back in the day. One regular was Seb Coe on soft drinks. But Kevin Keagan has a younger brother who he wanted to set up with a business, and was going to buy the night club for him. The brother hung around for months and Kevin came a couple of times. Kevin and his team were diligent to the extreme. Ultimately Kevin said no. And that was that. Really nice guy and I wish him well and hope he beats it.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

I do have a story on this one slightly odd but true. I used to be DJ and manager of a nightclub in Loughborough back in the day. One regular was Seb Coe on soft drinks. But Kevin Keagan has a younger brother who he wanted to set up with a business, and was going to buy the night club for him. The brother hung around for months and Kevin came a couple of times. Kevin and his team were diligent to the extreme. Ultimately Kevin said no. And that was that. Really nice guy and I wish him well and hope he beats it.

Sammy’s or Junction 23?

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

I do have a story on this one slightly odd but true. I used to be DJ and manager of a nightclub in Loughborough back in the day. One regular was Seb Coe on soft drinks. But Kevin Keagan has a younger brother who he wanted to set up with a business, and was going to buy the night club for him. The brother hung around for months and Kevin came a couple of times. Kevin and his team were diligent to the extreme. Ultimately Kevin said no. And that was that. Really nice guy and I wish him well and hope he beats it.

Keegan a nice guy ( Coe certainly not )Good luck to KK, I found out I had a malignant tumour back in 2024 removed but regularly monitored via CT scans

 

[Paxman II]

Sammy’s or Junction 23?

SAMMY'S

 

[quinn1971]

I’ve been going over forty years and never touched the ball in the stands.

Never watched rosario play then

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Never watched rosario play then

Good one

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

SAMMY'S

I was a Sammy’s indie kid on a Monday night. Could occasionally do the Tuesday student night and the Wednesday party night too. When I was proper hardcore (post exams) even did a couple of Thursday nights are (Local) Ladies nights at Sammy’s.

For the record, I’m sure Doug King was at Junction 23.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Never watched rosario play then

I think at time he played I was sitting in the sky blue stand and although he could get it that wide he didn’t have the power to get it into the upper tier.

 

[Johhny Blue]

I’ve been going over forty years and never touched the ball in the stands.

I took one full in the face from Bobby Gould while I was sitting on one of the metal barriers in the kop

 

[Captain Dart]

Henry Winter knows how to write a tribute.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

SAMMY'S

Is that the one that became a cinema? I watched many films in there when at uni

 

[itsabuzzard]

I took one full in the face from Bobby Gould while I was sitting on one of the metal barriers in the kop

The bruising's taking a while to fade.