Parker completed his £7million switch from Newcastle on Wednesday after agreeing a five-year deal with the Hammers. But as the Hammers manager says Parker is desperate to join the East London side, we all know Parker made a final desperate plea to Sam Allardyce on Tuesday to keep him at Newcastle.Peter Beardsley made the same plea when Everton sold him to Newcastle when Keegan brought him back to Tyneside for £1m. A deal, if the truth was told, neither Pedro nor Sir John Hall wanted.
Beardley left with statement in the Liverpool newspaper: "I want Everton fans to know I do not want to leave the club. The deal has been done by the two clubs."
Sir John said the ex-England international was "too old" and "£1m is ridiculous for a player of that age". The only way KK convinced Hall to buy was by saying Sunderland were going to buy him. Something Keegan later admitted was far from the truth.