Mighty Mouse from Hamburg

It is an open secret that as a core Manchester United fan, Liverpool comes last on my list of other clubs that i like.

However it is also an open secret though of my great admiration and envy of that team during the late 70s and early 80s.

They practically swept all the silver ware available then.

They felt so invisible that one joke i still remembered goes like this:
"Billy Shankly was asked what are the 4 miracles of the world. He promptly replied that out of 4 ,3 are from Liverpool!! The other odd one out is of course as he said, Jesus Christ So then Bill what are the 3 miracles? Beatles, Liverpool FC and Liverpool Reserves team!!! "

There is though one player wearing that red shirt that was and still a favourite of mine ...KEVIN KEEGAN.
I can still remember how he and that other Leeds great, Billy Bremmer tore their shirts off during an FA cup final.

I did watch him play once when he was a player at Southampton in the early 80s and the game was at the Hawthorns,West Brom. So being within the Birmingham vicinity i took opportunity then to watch this great player.

Such passion, such commitment from Kev the King.

The other enduring image of Kev was of course when he lost his cool on TV when as a Newcastle manager he saw his team slowly losing the league championship battle against Manchester United.
In his typical Yorkshire accent...."i love it, I'd love it if we beat them!!"

Thank you Kev for buying Asprilla then mid way in the season that erupts your team rhythm and practically handed over the championship to United despite at one time having a 12 points lead.

As a player though you were the best in your era, your indomitable energy and high work rate were phenomenal. Your down to earth approach towards the game made you a popular player among opposing fans and yes you even made those Germans eat their words(not easy heh.)

You were named the Bundesliga player of the season and they have an affectionate name for you, "The Mighty Mouse"
So King Kev you still remain my favourite player from that team.