"His sojourn in Spain, where he brought his golf handicap down to four, lasted seven years before he and his wife decided to return to England for the sake of their two daughters’ education. But after leaving Dover docks in a car laden with family possessions on the way to join his family in Southampton, he felt drowsy and stopped for a nap in a pub car park. While he dozed, the car was attacked by thugs with baseball bats and intent on ransacking the vehicle. After taking a beating, Keegan counted himself lucky to need only eight stitches in his scalp".