Paddingtonwolf
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Kevin Keegan FFS
He retired 7 years before I was born and he's not exactly a household name here...Kevin Keegan FFS
Former Newcastle, Manchester City and England manager too!He retired 7 years before I was born and he's not exactly a household name here...
Learning as I go along, ay?
He retired 7 years before I was born and he's not exactly a household name here...
Learning as I go along, ay?
Ballon d'Or twice.
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From the other thread but I think this one from the same design is a good one. St Etienne.
When I lived in Hamburg in 2001/02 they still loved him. As HSV do, they sacked their manager in September and they were desperate for him to join. But he'd only just started at Man City (in the Championship, but was evident they were going to stick a bit of money behind it) so no chance.
For someone who isn't a natural linguist and who left Germany decades ago, his German isn't bad at all.
Lovely guy, wasn't tactically up to the England job but he admitted as much and bailed when it was obvious that it wouldn't work.
Pretty sure it was known as EFoTY back then?
I never held England against him. He stepped in when there wasn't really anyone else after we dumped Hoddle (for off field stuff, but the football was shit anyway) and never originally wanted to take it permanently. Everyone got carried away when he won a couple early on and he actually tried attacking, unlike his predecessor and so he did take it.Yes, it’s a shame he seems to be judged solely on his failings as an England manager. He was a hell of a player and to do what he did in Germany (on and off the pitch) is amazing, especially in 1977!
European footballer of the year - twice! No English player has come close even once, never mind twice in the intervening 40+ years. I jest about the singing etc of course, but his achievements were amazing and for reasons that much stretch beyond just the England failings he just never seems to get the credit he deserves.
Only if you're a fucking idiotWhen he dies, the only thing they’ll show of him, is the rant from when he was Newcastle manager, all the above stuff will be an aside.
Keegan scored the best goal I've ever seen and it was against us at Anfield!Can't see how anyone can dislike King Kev, top guy!
You sure? Says only goal he scored against us at Anfield was a header here.Keegan scored the best goal I've ever seen and it was against us at Anfield!
I think Clemence bowled the ball out to Heighway on the touch line middle of their half.
He ran about 50 yards into the middle of our half, still on the touchline, stroked a lovely ball diagonally into the heart of our defense where Keegan ran onto it and around the edge of the D on the penalty area Keegan met it and smashed it past Phil Parkes.
From Clemence to the back of out net took about 12 seconds.
I just stood there marvelling and clapped. Wow!