They used to sing his name like no other, they called him King, they even walked in his wonderland, and this is how he repays the club and its fans.

Kevin Keegan has been awarded £2million damages plus interest after winning his case for constructive dismissal against Newcastle.

An independent arbitration panel convened by the Premier League heard the case following a claim from Keegan.

The dispute relates to the circumstances in which the ex-England manager departed St James' Park in 2008.

Keegan left Newcastle after only eight months of his second spell in charge following a row with club owner Mike Ashley regarding transfer policy.

As a result, Keegan claimed that he not only lost a salary and other benefits which he would otherwise have received amounting to a total of more than £8million.

Keegan also claimed 'stigma damages' on the basis that as a further consequence, he has found it, and will continue to find it, difficult to obtain work as a top-flight manager as a result of which he will lose up to a further £16.5m which could have been earned up to the age of 65.

In a report on the hearing published on the Premier League's official website, Keegan is said to have cited the signing of Uruguayan player Ignacio Gonzalez as the reason for his departure at the beginning of September last year.

The publication states that Keegan was advised by former Magpies executive director (football) Dennis Wise to sign the midfielder after only seeing footage on You Tube.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5600670,00.html

Stigma damages :D I have to remember that one, you never know when I might need it.

Yet he's never offered money back to the fans fo the teams that he walked out on!!!

The bloke has gone right down in my estimation.

Yup. Im sure he has no problems with money.

I understand him trying to embarrass the staff that "drove him out" aka upset him enough that he left, but to line your pockets like that too? I wonder how the feel about their messiah now

Never mind Keegen. Wisey doesn't come out of this smelling of roses either.

I'll be surprised if either of them find another job in football TBH.

I don't understand the appeal of Keegan anyway. The Geordies should tell him to never come back into their city

Yet he's never offered money back to the fans fo the teams that he walked out on!!!

The bloke has gone right down in my estimation.

I've never liked Keegan, going right back to when he first signed for the scousescum. One of the best moments of the 70's for me was seeing the permed prat fall off his bike in "Sporting Superstars", or whatever it was called :)

I've never liked Keegan, going right back to when he first signed for the scousescum. One of the best moments of the 70's for me was seeing the permed prat fall off his bike in "Sporting Superstars", or whatever it was called :D

Took his skin off good and proper didn't it?

Took his skin off good and proper didn't it?

Just found this...

Cheered me right up!

Played for Liverpool for six years.

Missed that header against Spain in 82.

Gobbed off abbout being dropped by RObson

I don't think I really need any more reasons to think he is a knob!

Just found this...

Cheered me right up!

Serves him right for nicking the bike in the first place!!

He sites Dennis Wise as telling him to sign a player after only seeing clips of a player on Youtube!!!!! That's hilarious

Serves him right for nicking the bike in the first place!!

True, but in his defence, he was honest as the day he was born until he went to Liverpool

True, but in his defence, he was honest as the day he was born until he went to Liverpool

He was born? I thought he was shat.

He was born? I thought he was shat.

I was being polite - I'm assuming that's the reason Sc**thorpe gets censored

I've never liked Keegan, going right back to when he first signed for the scousescum. One of the best moments of the 70's for me was seeing the permed prat fall off his bike in "Sporting Superstars", or whatever it was called :D

Same here. I've hated him since the little sh*t tried a Maradona and punched the ball in on the blindside against us in a league cup match at Southampton years ago. It must be a short arsed, curly habit.

My Mum hates him too, she cant stands the way he pops his tongue out as he talks, always reminds her of a snake. Good old Mum, spot on as usual.