Celebrating the departure of Roy Keane
When someone dies, it's always a more positive exercise to remember the nicer moments of their life. Me, I'd love it if my friends and family rented the local community hall and everyone rocked to House of Pain's "Jump Around".
If Roy Keane ever forms a band with his newfound spare time, it might feature Chopper Harris on drums, Nobby Styles on bass, Johnny Giles on lead and Vinnie Jones on rhythm. "The Shin Kickers" would sell out the dance halls throughout the land.
But his legacy as a player will surely not be overshadowed by what he does in the future. Roy Keane, Ronnie Delaney and Stephen Roche share a very special podium, one that the future generation of Irish sports stars will struggle to mount.
His commitment to the cause, his physical condition and no little amount of skill made Roy Keane a force to be reckoned with when he arrived at Notts Forrest. While at the club, his co-belligerent Brian Clough moulded a player who would go on to inspire and divide.
Roy Keane could have achieved perfection. It's piffle to suggest that had Roy Keane tempered his attitude, he would have lost his edge. It was an aspect to his personality that excluded him from playing in a Champions' League final and that denied him from playing on the greatest stage at the World Cup in 2002.
We'll not settle it here. But whatever your take is on the personality, we must acknowledge and celebrate the good times. And hope that he doesn't pick up the guitar in the coming long evenings at Chez Keane.
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Published by Colm.
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