Allegedly Woodgate could not agree personal terms with Tottenham, the side Middlesbrough had agreed a deal with, and Newcastle made teir move.
The BBC reported at dinner time that a deal looked to be on the cards, and confirmed by SKY Sports an hour later.
In the mean time Newcastle had an FA Cup tie to play, and whatever happened between the start and finish of that game ... no-one seems to know.
But Keegan left the dressing room ater the match to say the deal was off.
At first he said he "thought" the deal was dead, then said "I know he wil not be coming to Newcastle".