The Master, You obviously are a Man Utd fan so you can see no wrong in what Keane did. I am not a soccer fan so i can see what he did. He did not achieve soccers highest award i.e. World Cup Winner. He turned his back on that chance and chose to walk his dog. A true sportsman would have stayed and played for his country.

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 19/10/2008 00:05:10    121912

conor mortimer

cesc4 (Mayo) - Posts: 238 - 19/10/2008 00:57:49    121922

As much as the wee dog still tugs at my heart strings I must be serious. Incidentally I was high up in the Cusack stand that day and it must have taken 10 mins to catch him, he was a star and stole the show! The Aussies didn't know whether to kick him or kiss him. Does anyone remember Brush Shiels running around singing that day? Seriously there are only 4 REAL contenders for this, Ronnie Delaney; Michael Carruth; Barry McGuigan and Wayne McCullough. If pushed I would have to say Ronnie Delaney, a Gold medal at an Olympic STAR event against ALL odds.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9816 - 19/10/2008 02:56:58    121934

Right lads this could be Flannerys induced ramblings but would Sean Kelly, and I mean the former president, be better for this? Opening up Croker et al?

3inarow08 (Kerry) - Posts: 2455 - 19/10/2008 04:30:21    121939

Well Dellboy, thats my opinion. McGrath was an absolute legend of a player. He played for his country when he was practically cripled with bad knees. Keane was a was undoubtably a great player but he let himself down too many times. He should have been prepared to put up with anything to play for Ireland in 02 world cup. When it was all over then he could have said his piece about training pitches and barbecues etc.

Down and out (Down) - Posts: 65 - 19/10/2008 10:32:52    121945

You all have me baffled. Who is or was Roy Keane? Did he play in the big time?

I have heard of Brady, Giles, McGrath, Lawrenson, Hurley and such, but not this man. Is it yer man who plays for Liverpool now?

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 19/10/2008 13:08:26    121968

down and out would you see the english , germans,etc train on car parks with no water, footballs, bips, what kinda training is that they might as well took up running and lifford geal look through the posts i mentioned about ten poeple and look at keanes record

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 19/10/2008 15:38:51    121984

bad monkey he was twice the player than both of them look at records then come back rest my case........

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 19/10/2008 15:41:08    121985

Cryff, Maradonna, Pele, BEST. All long past their playing careers and auguments still rage about which of them is/was the worlds greatest soccer player. For an Irishman to get in among the Dutch, Argentinians and Brazilians with our record in soccer -north and south shows the quality of the man as a player. The cause of his death should not take away from the memories he left us doing what he was so good at. No other Irish sportsman/woman is touted as being the best ever in their particular sport.
George (the) BEST

optimist (Louth) - Posts: 188 - 19/10/2008 15:50:38    121991

Dellboy - Keane twice the player than McGrath or Brady? you must be joking. Keane was a very good player and worked very hard but brady, mcgrath and best were much better footballers.

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4649 - 19/10/2008 15:51:49    121992

i dont no why pat spillane is in the list,

redhandtyrone (Tyrone) - Posts: 11 - 19/10/2008 17:38:33    122017

Keith Wood - Not the greatest but a damn fine player who gave all for country and won us some memorable matches

Spuddy (Mayo) - Posts: 345 - 19/10/2008 18:01:25    122021

DELLBOYPOLECAT
County: Tyrone
Posts: 24

121984 down and out would you see the english , germans,etc train on car parks with no water, footballs, bips, what kinda training is that they might as well took up running and lifford geal look through the posts i mentioned about ten poeple and look at keanes record

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Sorry Dellboypolecat but you'll have to run that one by me again.....I haven't a clue what you're saying.....??

Lifford Gael (Donegal) - Posts: 1925 - 19/10/2008 18:32:18    122035

Keiren Fallon has to be mentioned as one of Ireland's sporting greats if you recognise jockeys as sportsmen.

By sporting great, I would take that to mean who was the most talented at what they did. So forgetting all the other stuff, and you are left with the fact that Fallon was a genius in the saddle. He was the greatest jockey anywhere in the world of his generation and arguably the greatest ever.

People mention Murtagh as one of the greats. Well now I would be biased towards any Meathman but Johnny is not a patch on Fallon.

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 19/10/2008 18:48:17    122047

Dellboy Im not getting in to the rights and wrongs of Saipan, but in a nut shell Keane was right to complain if things werent right but his timing was all wrong. I think that as a nation our greatest ever sports people should be those who have reached the pinnacle of thier chosen sport. Eg Roche, Kelly, Delaney, Harrington. As far as Irish soccer goes there have much more important figures in the game in Ireland and better players than Roy Keane.

Down and out (Down) - Posts: 65 - 19/10/2008 19:09:48    122057

Shouldn't really be any debate about this thread. Undoubtedly George Best, whoever says otherwise is an illusionist.

Refill_Pad (Tyrone) - Posts: 78 - 19/10/2008 20:07:13    122081

Refill_Pad
County: Tyrone
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122081 Shouldn't really be any debate about this thread. Undoubtedly George Best, whoever says otherwise is an illusionist.

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Illusionist....!!!!! .... Ha ha........Lol....!!!.........Good one Refill_Pad....!!!

Lifford Gael (Donegal) - Posts: 1925 - 19/10/2008 21:26:38    122113

Paul Brady, Catherina McKiernan and John Joe O'Reilly

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 20/10/2008 10:09:42    122232

You all have me baffled. Who is or was Roy Keane? Did he play in the big time?

I have heard of Brady, Giles, McGrath, Lawrenson, Hurley and such, but not this man. Is it yer man who plays for Liverpool now?

A Man City fan who's never heard of Roy Keane. A soccer fan who believes himself so knowledgeable about it he knows the champions league is fixed, yet has never heard of Champions League winner and stalwart Roy Keane. Tongue in cheek or not, this comment renders your input to the non-GAA thread irrelevant

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 20/10/2008 10:16:11    122246

Paul Brady fulfils every criteria people are putting forward.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 20/10/2008 12:47:01    122407