Roy Keane
Manchester United legend and current Sunderland manager, Roy Keane is the devil incarnate, or just a bloody single-minded brute, or a genius, depending on your point of view. A great player and has all the trappings of a great manager, dragging Sunderland from the bottom of the Championship to title winners and automatic promotion to the Premiership, all in the space of one season.
Roy Keane pays Gary Neville a compliment
Roy Keane was a team-mate and captain to Gary Neville for many years at Manchester United – at the same time that Ferguson brought Keane to Old Trafford, the young crop of players that included Gary Neville were making their mark in the youth team. So when Keane was asked to comment on Neville’s appointment…
The Top Footballing Feuds
It seems that footballers have been at each other throats for the past 10 days. We have had handbags, abusive comments, slaps and theatrics up and down the country. These tête à têtes however will have to go some way to match: Roy Keane v Patrick Viera Very few feuds can match the rivalry between…
Soccerlens Top 10 Fighting Footballers
There’s a particular line of thinking which suggests that ‘everybody likes a dust-up’ once in a while, no more so than this decuplet of scrappers, snarlers, biters, scratchers and degenerate ne’er-do-wells. Soccerlens presents: The top 10 fighting footballers (in no particular order…) 1. Luis Suarez: In late November, Ajax forward Suarez was handed a weighty…
A Defining Fortnight Ahead for Ipswich Boss Keane
Ipswich Town boss Roy Keane is again under fire from supporters following Saturday’s embarassing defeat at home to Barnsley. Blues faithful are growing increasingly tired of turgid displays on home soil, and many believe that poor performances as well as results at Hull and bitter rivals Norwich in the next fortnight could prompt reclusive owner…
Luciano Civelli – Does His Face Fit at Portman Road Anymore?
Ipswich Town’s forgotten man Luciano Civelli has declared to the regional press in recent weeks that his knee feels “perfect” after his 18-month injury nightmare that has seen the Argentine wide man play just eight times for the Tractor Boys since a £1 million switch from Banfield in the 2009 January transfer window. So why…
How Wayne Rooney Shed £12m In One Easy Step
Given his recent extra-marital misdemeanours, it should come as little surprise that Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney‘s intrinsic commercial value has – if you’ll excuse the unavoidable pun – waned of late. His recurring inability to regulate which orifices he crams his junk into has already cost Rooney one of his high-profile sponsors, after Coca-Cola…
United Win…Nothing, Fabregas Held Hostage by Arsenal and, is the Homegrown Rule Legal?
Manchester United Get Off to a Flying Start Last season’s domestic double winners, Chelsea, took on Manchester United in their annual pre-season friendly. Some call it “The Community Shield.” I prefer to call it “the gigantic piece of metal that Roy Keane once raised over his head without cracking a smile.” Then again, aren’t many…
Tottenham to beat out Arsenal for Ipswich wonderkid Wickham?
Arsenal and Tottenham are set to be a part of the battle at the top of the Premier League this coming season, but right now, they’re facing off for one of England’s top prospects. According to the Daily Mail, the two North London rivals are at the front of the queue for young Ipswich striker…
Neville, Scholes and Giggs: Death By A Thousand Cuts
It is with some distain, if not total consternation, that I observe the clichéd comments of the media, rival fans, and (most of all) my fellow Manchester United fans in relation to the ‘old guard’ at Old Trafford! I could paraphrase an endless list of comments across an endless list of articles and blog contributions…
Real Madrid Rejects poised for Champions League Glory
Like so many of you out there I’ve long since lost all respect for Real Madrid and how they conduct their affairs. The malaise born out of the ‘presidential’ system seems to me to tarnish the clubs image rather than enhance it and the side effect that it channels through the media is, frankly, an…
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