Keith Alexander – tragic loss
It was announced this morning that the manager of Macclesfield Town, Keith Alexander, had passed away during the night. One of only two black managers in the football league, he had took charge of his team against high flying Notts County, had apparently been in high spirits despite defeat as he drove one of his players back to their home town of Lincoln.
Mike Rance, the chairman of his club, commented on how he had spoken to Keith on the evening of the match at around 11pm regarding an upcoming FA hearing where the manager would be representing himself against a charge due to a row with an official during the game at Bournemouth earlier in the season.
It seems and rightly so that the tributes pouring in show that Keith Alexander wasn’t just a football manager, but a man that was trying to change perceptions of black players within a profession where racism seems an massive issue. He was a regular speaker on the ‘Kick It Out’ tour which aimed to try and eradicate racism from the game. He was well respected and gave something that little bit different to the many people he spoke to.
He will be greatly missed and will be long remembered for the good he brought to the game.
