Keeley leaves the Albion.

[seagulls4ever]

John Keeley is leaving Albion for the Premiership.

The Seagulls' former No. 1 is quitting his role as goalkeeping coach to become the Academy goalkeeping coach at Portsmouth.

Keeley's move along the south coast ends a ten-year association with Albion over two spells.

The 45-year-old East Londoner was first choice between the posts from 1986 to 1990 before joining Oldham.

He returned to the club in 2001, combining coaching duties with the job of kit man. He was then promoted to Albion's full-time goalkeeping coach in July2004.

Keeley is expected to take up his new post at Fratton Park in July.

 

[Woodchip]

Best of luck John.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Good luck Keelo, farewell to a LEGEND.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

 

[ali jenkins]

New role for FDM?

 

[dougdeep]

A big loss to the club, I wonder if Kuipers will get the job.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

interesting one....you could look at it as another one off the payroll!!!


Are we pairing to the bone?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Are we pairing to the bone?

I very much doubt we would have been able to fight off pompey. Very good move for Keeley.

New role for FDM?

That is what I was thinking.



Maybe see you back one day.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

FDM as goalkeeper coach?

what

 

[phil1977]

Definitely an Albion legend

Good luck in you new job John!!

 

[vulture]

Well done John You were a legend in my youth at the stadium pub.

Wait now for hastings town goalkeeper coach to arrive

 

[The Large One]

Bugger.

Good luck Limahl. I really feel you missed your vocation as a striker.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

All the best John, arguably the best result obtained by anyone on leaving the Albion since we lost our physio (Mark Leather?) to Anfield. Shame it had to be to those South Coast wankers! Grrr.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I bloody LOVE John Keeley. I idolised him and Garry Nelson when I was a kid.

I'm actually GUTTED that he's leaving, especially for f***ing portsmouth.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Will the club get compo?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Now we need to find a new goalkeeping coach

 

[Marshy]

good luck john

 

[Napper]

gutted , wont be able to letch over his bird at withdean any more

 

[Biscuit]

Thanks and all the best John!

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

That is terrible news . Good luck JK

Im guessing that he will still be around tho to play in Albion legend games ETC

Maybe now we should poach Eric Steele from Villa