Kevin Keegan

[Tooj]

What a great night that was, the standing ovation at the start was something else.

[midds]

That was a brilliant night and it was an honour to speak to him. He's a gentleman with time for everybody, and a fantastic storyteller. You could've listened to him tell stories all night (and I think he wanted to!), and you feel like he's got a special anecdote for literally every player or person he's come across in the game. He was waffling-on to my Dad about Darren Huckerby ffs.

 

Beardsley and Terry Mac were sat right behind us too, which was funny. So too George Caulkin, who I decided to approach and gush over before the show had started. He was unsurprisingly humble, like - get the feeling he's just a top, top man.

 

But yeah, ace. Love the Sage too, first time I've been in there. Few forum faces, too - Rich & bro, LFEE to name a couple; pretty sure I clocked Midds on the stairs n'all.

 

Top night.

 

Was that on the way out? It was probably me, really good night like. Bloke is still a legend.

[Mr Logic]

Did HTT go? Looking forward to an in depth summation of the event.

[Guest firetotheworks]

Did HTT go? Looking forward to an in depth summation of the event.

 

He's almost finished the post he started after it.

[Hughesy]

Just met KK in London for a book signing.  What a man - had so much time for everyone and he'd been there for 2 hours already when I spoke to him.  Just a great person.

[ScottishMagpie]

Just read the free sample of the book on Amazon.  Literally welling up just at those few pages.  :'(

[bealios]

I was at the same book signing. What a guy. By the time I met him it was already 90 minutes after he was supposed to leave. Delay was all down to the fact he was talking about football and doing photos with every single person in the queue.

 

If you could sum up everything that Is wrong about this club, and football in general to

be honest, it’s that someone like that is not suited to it.

[Sima]

It’s a shame he hasn’t currently put his weight behind ‘Ashley Out’.  Maybe he has a caveat in the successful court case that he won’t get involved in Newcastle matters?

 

His involvement would be a massive lightning rod to the currently apathetic.

[LFEE]

He's on Talksport this morning

 

Now

[Paully]

Brilliant as always KK

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I love listening to Keegan talk. Hearing him say he would never drop Salah and would let him play through a bad patch, argh wish he'd have been manager of Ben Arfa

 

Ah man, don't

[UncleBingo]

Did he say anything about Ashley?

[Paully]

Did he say anything about Ashley?

 

Loads mate - well worth a listen!

 

He nearly bought Leeds instead of us 

 

[NG32]

Did he say anything about Ashley?

 

Loads mate - well worth a listen!

 

He nearly bought Leeds instead of us 

 

 

:'(

[pedro111]

Sorry if I have missed it but is there any recordings of the Sage talk in?

[Altamullan]

Talksport audio:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/talksport.com/football/430049/mike-ashley-newcastle-united-kevin-keegan/amp/

[Robster]

 

[Jackie Broon]

Being interviewed on Radio 4 right now.

[2Ameobis]

My wife wanted to buy me Sage tickets as a little present but I didn't go to because to be honest, I was worried the the sadness from back then is not too far from the surface, still, after all these years. Mad isn't it. It may sound cheesy, but that man gave me the most incredible sense of being alive I have ever felt. The 'nearly' season was ridiculous and was at a dozen or so away games including that one at Anfield but the game that sticks with me the most is against Portsmouth when we were close to being relegated to the old Division 3 and David Kelly scored in the 87th minute or whenever it was. The most intense atmosphere I have ever been in. People around me worn out through the constant noise and singing from minute one. I close my eyes and I'm back in the corner Gallowgate, being chucked about. The most unbelievable ridiculous joy any man could ever feel and the most pure unity I have felt being a Newcastle fan, 26,000 odd who knew what it meant and loved the club, pre Sky, pre -premier league.  I'm sure there are a few on here who are the same but the lads I still see now who went through the whole journey from the dark days don't talk about it.  When he left the first time as a manager, a little bit of me died that day and I'm not sure I'll ever be over it. I know when you're young and daft you love your idols and it is crazy to think now that I am grown up so to speak but the biggest compliment I could pay him is if it was possible for a heterosexual man to love another man outside your partner or wife or children, then Kevin Keegan was it.

[TK-421]

There's a piece with KK on Football Focus today.

[magorific]

My wife wanted to buy me Sage tickets as a little present but I didn't go to because to be honest, I was worried the the sadness from back then is not too far from the surface, still, after all these years. Mad isn't it. It may sound cheesy, but that man gave me the most incredible sense of being alive I have ever felt. The 'nearly' season was ridiculous and was at a dozen or so away games including that one at Anfield but the game that sticks with me the most is against Portsmouth when we were close to being relegated to the old Division 3 and David Kelly scored in the 87th minute or whenever it was. The most intense atmosphere I have ever been in. People around me worn out through the constant noise and singing from minute one. I close my eyes and I'm back in the corner Gallowgate, being chucked about. The most unbelievable ridiculous joy any man could ever feel and the most pure unity I have felt being a Newcastle fan, 26,000 odd who knew what it meant and loved the club, pre Sky, pre -premier league.  I'm sure there are a few on here who are the same but the lads I still see now who went through the whole journey from the dark days don't talk about it.  When he left the first time as a manager, a little bit of me died that day and I'm not sure I'll ever be over it. I know when you're young and daft you love your idols and it is crazy to think now that I am grown up so to speak but the biggest compliment I could pay him is if it was possible for a heterosexual man to love another man outside your partner or wife or children, then Kevin Keegan was it.

 

Well said. That Portsmouth game was unforgettable in terms of atmosphere and tension. Everyone knew the price of not winning. Get goosebumps just thinking about it - any fan above a certain age has to have Ned Kelly among their top 10 NUFC players of all time.

We were a division lower and it was a desperate struggle, but it felt a world - and more - away from the utter emptiness of today.

[magorific]

My wife wanted to buy me Sage tickets as a little present but I didn't go to because to be honest, I was worried the the sadness from back then is not too far from the surface, still, after all these years. Mad isn't it. It may sound cheesy, but that man gave me the most incredible sense of being alive I have ever felt. The 'nearly' season was ridiculous and was at a dozen or so away games including that one at Anfield but the game that sticks with me the most is against Portsmouth when we were close to being relegated to the old Division 3 and David Kelly scored in the 87th minute or whenever it was. The most intense atmosphere I have ever been in. People around me worn out through the constant noise and singing from minute one. I close my eyes and I'm back in the corner Gallowgate, being chucked about. The most unbelievable ridiculous joy any man could ever feel and the most pure unity I have felt being a Newcastle fan, 26,000 odd who knew what it meant and loved the club, pre Sky, pre -premier league.  I'm sure there are a few on here who are the same but the lads I still see now who went through the whole journey from the dark days don't talk about it.  When he left the first time as a manager, a little bit of me died that day and I'm not sure I'll ever be over it. I know when you're young and daft you love your idols and it is crazy to think now that I am grown up so to speak but the biggest compliment I could pay him is if it was possible for a heterosexual man to love another man outside your partner or wife or children, then Kevin Keegan was it.

 

From True Faith: The atmosphere and reaction to Kelly’s goal still lives with Mark from Portsmouth to this day as he reflected: “I remember the atmosphere building and building for a good 20 minutes before the goal and the atmosphere was, by light years, the noisiest crowd I’d ever experienced. All 3 & ½ sides of the ground were up, baying, sucking the ball towards the goal. It was phenomenal. Something I will never forget - the two Pompey lads I travelled with and I still talk about it now and again.

"I love being a Pompey fan and on our day, we can kick out some atmosphere in my opinion. But this was the first time I’d seen a whole ground - well, a whole city really as most of the city seemed to be lining the roads when we finally got out in the coaches - up for it. The noise that day will never leave me, it was one of those classic moments to be at a football ground and I’m glad I was there."

[TRon]

It was a cracking goal as well. Thumping half volley from just inside the area five minutes from the end and possible oblivion. Kelly is still an NUFC legend to this day on the back of that, and no one deserves it more.

[geordie john]

My wife wanted to buy me Sage tickets as a little present but I didn't go to because to be honest, I was worried the the sadness from back then is not too far from the surface, still, after all these years. Mad isn't it. It may sound cheesy, but that man gave me the most incredible sense of being alive I have ever felt. The 'nearly' season was ridiculous and was at a dozen or so away games including that one at Anfield but the game that sticks with me the most is against Portsmouth when we were close to being relegated to the old Division 3 and David Kelly scored in the 87th minute or whenever it was. The most intense atmosphere I have ever been in. People around me worn out through the constant noise and singing from minute one. I close my eyes and I'm back in the corner Gallowgate, being chucked about. The most unbelievable ridiculous joy any man could ever feel and the most pure unity I have felt being a Newcastle fan, 26,000 odd who knew what it meant and loved the club, pre Sky, pre -premier league.  I'm sure there are a few on here who are the same but the lads I still see now who went through the whole journey from the dark days don't talk about it.  When he left the first time as a manager, a little bit of me died that day and I'm not sure I'll ever be over it. I know when you're young and daft you love your idols and it is crazy to think now that I am grown up so to speak but the biggest compliment I could pay him is if it was possible for a heterosexual man to love another man outside your partner or wife or children, then Kevin Keegan was it.

I share your feelings and am with you 100%. I am 66 now and seen and done much in my life, both football and other stuff, but nothing, repeat nothing will ever take away the utter and complete sense of total joy - an almost euphoric inner feeling - of watching KK's teams play football. I lived in Manchester in '95, '96 and worked with lots of Man U 'fans'. I was heartbroken when we blew it, but immediately realised that they - the reds - were in as much awe of our team as I was. I would die an incredibly happy man if he couldever come back (chairman?) with the financial backing to give Rafa. Oh heady days!!!

 

[Robster]

Jesus, I'm getting emotional reading those recounts of that Portsmouth goal. Especially that Portsmouth fans story.

It will never leave me either. Neither before or after it, have I felt such euphoria at a goal.