SHEFFIELD owner Neil Machin was one of the first to pay tribute to Scunthorpe boss Kenny Smith after his sad passing.

He said: “One of the conditions of Scunthorpe moving into the Premier League was that they had a good man in charge as team manager. I recommended Kenny.

“He was dedicated to the sport and it was a mark of his courage that he was at Scunthorpe on Saturday.”

Sheffield will hold a minute's silence as a mark of respect to 'King Kenny' at this Thursday's meeting.