Newcastle To Help Gazza?

Last updated : 22 February 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

Gazza has to face detention under the Mental Health Act after a situation with a knife in a Gateshead hotel.

Keegan: "It's sad, but maybe what has happened now will be a turning point for him, and instead of looking on it as something that is really bad, this might be the best thing.

"I have talked with his Dad and one of his sisters and I know it looks negative, but I think it is a massive positive for Paul Gascoigne from all the information I have had.

"This is a good thing for him and although in the short term, it does not look that way, in the long term, I think it will prove to be really important in the life of Paul Gascoigne.

"He was my boot boy when I was a player here back in 1983-84 - and not a very good boot boy.

"He lost one of my boots, and I was scoring quite a lot of goals that season, so I can remember giving him a bit of a run-over for that.

"He wanted to prove to his mates that he was my boot boy.

"We as a club will do everything we can to help. His family know that, we have talked with them, and we can help a lot."