Kevin Keegan was my first football hero. My first hand football memories begin as an eight year old in 1979 and he was the England captain then. If he'd been playing in England at the time I would probably now be a supporter of whichever team he was at then. As it was his almost telepathic understanding with Trevor Brooking in the England team (the only real bright spot for England back then) led me towards West Ham.
His rapport with Newcastle was genuine, although not a geordie, and loved the club. The team he built there was, despite winning nothing, a breath of fresh air to the game. His passion shone through and the "I'll love it if we beat them!" rant still gives me goosebumps.
RIP Kevin.
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The Hammer ·
If Lennon's appointment is about bringing back the thunder at Celtic Park, we should pull out all the stops at the Caledonian Stadium.
Remember this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t..._ct/3588898.stm
Juanjo wins red card appeal
Juanjo was involved in an incident with Celtic's Neil Lennon.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle winger Juanjo has won his appeal against the red card he received against Celtic last weekend.
Juanjo had been accused of a head butt against Celtic's Neil Lennon, who was previously cleared of any wrongdoing.
But the Scottish FA video review panel decided that the Spaniard was wrongly dismissed by referee Dougie McDonald.
Juanjo is now free of suspension and will be available to face Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday.
He had been shown the red card after fourth official Alan Freeland drew the incident to McDonald's attention.
No action against Lennon
Caley Thistle manager John Robertson had been bemused as to why Juanjo was sent off while Lennon escaped punishment after the pair clashed.
"The fourth official has seen something, but the referee has only sent our guy off," he said.
"Neil Lennon raised his hand and Juanjo's done something back.
"The fourth official says he saw a movement of Juanjo's head towards Lennon, but that is clearly not what happened in this incident."