The One About Kevin Keegan (Part 1)

Luigi's Cafe.  A different angle on The One About Crystal's Memory. We focus on HARRY (late 30s) and his supervisor KENNY (early 40s). Hard hats at the side, papers in front of them as they eat.  KENNY is playing Sudoku in the London Paper while HARRY is reading the sport.  In the background, we see CRYSTAL and JOSEPH - as ROSALINDA takes JOSEPH's order - and elsewhere, LENA and her friend SARAH, both in their 20s. The TV on in the corner.

HARRY

(Reading)  "Sister Josephine Matthews

said there's nothing wrong calling him a

Messiah.  'I don't think Jesus would mind,'

she said."  (A moment.  He looks up at

KENNY)  I beg to differ.  Jesus will mind,

in my opinion, if our Kev isn't any good.  (He

looks down again to read the paper)  

King Kev, it says here, hasn't watched a

single game in three years.  (After a moment,

he looks up at KENNY again) He went in and

talked to the team at half-time, told them

not to worry about that. (A moment) Call

me old-fashioned, but doesn't that mean

you know fuck all?

KENNY

Don't knock Special K.  Jimmy put a

bet on him becoming manager.  Just

over a week ago.  Which no one saw

coming.  (A moment)  Not even Shearer.

Won four and a half fucking grand.

HARRY

You're shitting me?

KENNY

He put some money on Shearer as well ..

HARRY

He hit the jackpot there.

HARRY goes back to reading the sports news, and KENNY goes back to his Sudoku.  Commentary from the TV wafts in:

NEWS PRESENTER

"The Home Secretary said that an

effective response to terrorism could

never depend only on government

and the police .."

HARRY

(To KENNY, but his head down reading

again)  Havant are the only non-League

club left in the FA Cup. They're 100-1 to

beat Liverpool.  And 10,000-1 to win the

Cup.  (He looks up at KENNY again)

What do you think?

KENNY

Haven't a hope.

HARRY

(A moment.  Deadpan)  That's

good.  'Haven't a hope.'