England captain Kevin Keegan signed for Second Division Newcastle United on the eve of the 1982/83 campaign and spent two seasons as a player on Tyneside, throwing himself into the crowd after scoring on his debut, waving goodbye to them from a helicopter two years later, having piloted them back to the top flight.

Steven Scragg and Aidan Williams talk us through his time as a player with the Magpies, from the onset of Keeganmania on Tyneside, through to his decision to retire from the game, never to return. Or so he said…

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