Keegan: we'll help Gazza

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has vowed to help troubled England legend Paul Gascoigne. Gazza was arrested in the week nder the mental health act, and Newcastle have offered their full support to the former England international.

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

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

"This is a good thing for him and, although in the short term it doesn't look that way, in the long term I think it'll 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've talked with them, and we can help a lot."