Ron Ashman scouted Kevin Keegan

Was driving past a game in Doncaster and noticed a little lad playing. Little lad was KK. Signed him up for Scunthorpe and the rest is history.

Posted By: DiscoDale on July 20th 2026 at 16:17:40

Message Thread

RIP Kevin Keegan (n/m) (Other Football) - colincanary, Jul 20, 15:23:45
- I’m genuinely upset - RIP KK x (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jul 20, 20:10:04
  - Yeah this is a bad one 😞 (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 20, 21:56:52
- Very sad. Exceptional player. (n/m) (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jul 20, 19:59:30
- Did he play at Carrow Road in the early eighties? (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jul 20, 17:43:12
  - I’m sure I remember seeing him play late seventies (n/m) (Other Football) - camcan, Jul 20, 19:15:04
  - I googled it earlier but can't find it now! Last played against us in 1976 apparently (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jul 20, 17:50:22
- that's sad - v fine player, and always seemed like a good bloke (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 20, 17:04:52
  - Totally fascinating guy (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jul 20, 17:06:59
- What was worse ? (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 20, 17:01:44
  - Neither are a patch on Lesley Judd getting herself off on a mechanical horse. (Other Football) - norwaay, Jul 20, 17:06:35
    - You go girl (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 20, 18:52:22
    - Oh yes, only just seen this recently. No wonder Dad thought she was “fabulous!” (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 20, 17:29:00
- Incredible player, saw him a number of times live in the 70s (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Jul 20, 16:56:09
- Kevin Keegan and Billy Bremner (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jul 20, 16:55:26
- Apart from seeing him play I managed to get invited to a corporate do a few years back (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Jul 20, 16:39:27
- Can you imagine Kane going hell for leather round a cinder track on a racer (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 20, 16:38:09
- RIP Kev, I never saw him play but the teams he managed were a lot of fun to watch (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 20, 16:22:51
- Ron Ashman scouted Kevin Keegan (Other Football) - DiscoDale, Jul 20, 16:17:40
- I would love it (Other Football) - Charles21, Jul 20, 16:13:29
- Absolute legend. My first hero in football (n/m) (Other Football) - earlydoors, Jul 20, 16:03:36
- Awwww... RIP KK (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Jul 20, 16:01:56
- Gave everything 100%.... (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 20, 15:53:05
- RIP Kevin - He was a big part of my childhood (n/m) (Other Football) - Kev, Jul 20, 15:44:26
  - were you named after him? (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 20, 16:40:04
- RIP KK (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 20, 15:44:00
- An absolute giant of British football (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 20, 15:41:19
- Ah no, absolutely loved KK (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 20, 15:39:28
- Vmt sad times (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Jul 20, 15:37:33
- "I will love it if we beat them. Love it!" (Other Football) - inutero, Jul 20, 15:36:52
- Such a shame. (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jul 20, 15:33:04
- 😢 (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 20, 15:29:57
- one of the greats of his era (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 20, 15:25:07
  - R I.P Kev (n/m) (Other Football) - MORDENCANARY, Jul 20, 15:29:21

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