Kevin Keegan drops in to Telford firm
Former England football captain Kevin Keegan has turned to a Telford business for help organising a series of events to develop ball skills.
The ex-Liverpool and SV Hamburg ace has been working with Ra'alloy Ramps on Stafford Park to develop a new tool to be used in his Soccer Circus
football games.
The midfielder, who also enjoyed high profile management spells at Newcastle and Manchester City as well as the national team, needed a ramp that could help him transport some of the large equipment he needed for the circus, which uses real footballs in a series of interactive games.
After several cups of tea and a lot of football stories, Keegan and the team at Ra'alloy were able to create a new ramp, which would easily slide his equipment from place to place as he tries to get more children involved in football.
Keegan was so grateful for the help in was developing the ramp that he decided to pick it up himself.
Managing director Graham Corfield said he was stunned when the star turned up at the firm's base in Stafford Park 15.
"It was great to see Kevin Keegan turn up," he said. "He left our delivery drivers jaws dropped."
Keegan was so pleased with his purchase he has already ordered another ramp to be delivered this month.