Roy Keane - Sky Sports Pundit / Walkers Leprechaun / Adidas Champion

[backinatracksuit]

Funny thread, the pretend Italians rehashing the usual bullshit and a few new disciples running with it

[farmerinthecity]

@Bisto

I also think the context of walters family comment was missed … He basically said everyone has their issues … Probably a reference to his own father passing away a few weeks ago…

I would say that he regrets that comment. His mention of ‘as if no one else has…’ showed his more human side.

[Fran]

The first few goals against Sheffield United and Honved

[Fran]

@farmerinthecity

I don’t necessarily think that Keane was a technically gifted player - in fact, he wasn’t. But he could do the basics very well, he could get on the ball and pass it simply, he had decent control and had a good football brain in terms of calming the game down or injecting pace. He was also a very good tackler.

But probably his best trait was the drive he had inside him, to go the extra yard, to give it his all, to leave everything on the pitch. That is something that not every player possesses, especially technically gifted ones.

Now there were probably many of those types of players out there down the years, but as an Irish man I saw it first hand in numerous matches. The following I can recall off the top of my head where Keane excelled (we may not have always got the result):

• Spain away (WCQ 1993)
• Italy in New York (WC 1994)
• Romania away (WCQ 1998)
• Yugoslavia away (ECQ 2000)
• Cyprus away (WCQ 2001)
• Portugal home (WCQ 2001) - possibly the best performance I have ever seen by anyone in a green shirt.
• Holland home (WCQ 2001)

In short - a hardworking journeyman

[Chavez]

@Bisto

Anyone who saw Keane play in his pomp could see he controlled the whole tempo of games, especially at old Trafford…only Great players can do that.
I also think the context of walters family comment was missed … He basically said everyone has their issues … Probably a reference to his own father passing away a few weeks ago…

that was Triggs he was referring to

[backinatracksuit]

As opposed to a tryhard journeyman?

[Locke]

Uruguay has that accolade, mate

@Sidney

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

Anyway I think my Dutch friends know more about football than a few muldoons where bogball is their first sport

Pound for pound the greatest football nation

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Love the way the Keane fanboys never mention he was destroyed by a trainee joiner in the Scottish cup

[Sidney]

I’ll change it to “pound for pound the greatest European football nation” then mate if it makes you happy

[Locke]

Thanks for your roundabout way of saying you were utterly and completely wrong in your statement

@Sidney

I’ll change it to “pound for pound the greatest European football nation” then mate if it makes you happy

[anon78624367]

I’m not so sure that happened. It’s one of those urban myth thingys.
But let’s assume it did. He’s old, broken down, bad hips and bad knees, playing up the side of a fucking hill in Jockland. He stayed on too long.

That one game has defined his career for you…

You do some amount of mental gymnastics to agree with your master

[Sidney]

Well done on your INTERNET victory m8

[Tank]

What exactly is the story with Keane getting destroyed in the Scottish Cup Final by a butcher? What season was it, what was the final score, what was the plumber’s name? How exactly did the binman destroy him? It seems to have made a greater impact on TFK’s perception of Roy Keane than the general public.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@anon61878697

Keane was a fantastic footballer , had a great engine and inspired players to play at a higher level … no one is saying he is one of the world’s greatest ever … but he was a top, top player. His performances against Portugal and Holland in that qualifying campaign were phenomenal - I was at the home Portugal game and he was head and shoulders above every player on the pitch… He had plenty of faults also, but who hasn’t.

Just had a quick look at the stats for this and the final score vs Portugal was 1-1 . Portugal had 9 attempts,Oireland 4 , Portugal had 60% possession.

Funnily enough the stats away from home were much better

[Cicero_Dandi]

Figo ran the show at Landsdowne Road.

[Fran]

@backinatracksuit

As opposed to a tryhard journeyman?

He could probably be labelled that too, especially his media output

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

@Cicero_Dandi

Figo ran the show at Landsdowne Road.

agreed

[Bandage]

Wasn’t it his debut at Clyde in the cup in the January after he left Manchester Reds? January 2006 or 2007? His contract was cancelled in November or something but he couldn’t play until January.

There was a bit of a media circus about who he’d sign for. Moysie was in for him at the Toffees apparently and Real Madrid were linked too, but he always bottled playing in a big league. Who could forgot how he pulled out of the second leg in Iran but starred for the Devils at home to Bradford three days later?

Anyway he signed for Celtic and there was huge anticipation about his debut given the long wait before he could play. The new year eventually dawned but he was absolutely destroyed by some guy who’d been working as a takeaway delivery driver the night before. Celtic were dumped out by the minnows and I still maintain Roy Keane cost Du Wei his Celtic career.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

yep, id agree with all that

[anon61878697]

Can you throw up the link there to the stats pal.