This story of the lethal poacher includes the pressures and pitfalls of being a teenaged football star, his offpitch liaisons including with a former miss ireland, his bustups with teammates, and more. The autobiography by roy keane with eamon dunphy 294pp, michael joseph. Notes from roy keane book i never forget how fine the line between success and failure when youre chasing the greatest prizes in the game. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on robbie keane. We played him at forest and the way he played told me a lot about the lad. The second half by roy keane, roddy doyle nook book. All the latest breaking news, headlines, analysis and articles on roy keane from the evening standard.
Tottenham star robbie keane is one of the most accomplished strikers playing in the premiership. Roy maurice keane born 10 august 1971 in mayfield, cork is a retired irish footballer and the manager of english championship club ipswich town. Jan 18, 2012 keane has been criticized for writing this book because he is blunt in his assesments of people and situations. He received a generally warm reception from the fans despite scoring against them. A publishing phenomenon in hardback, roy keane s autobiography was the biggest selling sports book of the year. Roy keanes book the second half is a masterpiece and. Hes scored 92 goals in both the regular season and mls playoffs and amassed close to,000 total minutes 12,390 in reg. Keane couldnt give a rats ass about grass roots football in this country sure he didnt watch the senior side when they were playing either. Nov 01, 20 a great insight into the great footballer that was roy keane.
What followed were three titles in five and half seasons, for robbie keane. Robbie keane hails exciting time for irish football as he confirms intention to move into management independent. Information in questions, answers, and other posts on this site posts comes from individual users, not justanswer. Keane reveals he didnt sign robbie savage for sunderland because of his voicemail message.
Robbie keane comes up with brave response to roy keanes breastfeeding comments. The second half audiobook by roy keane 9781409154990. Roy keane has admitted he is not sure whether he will ever forgive former manchester united. A long ball was played forward, flicked on by niall quinn into the path of his strike partner bearing down on goal. Positional problems with robbie keane and 4 other things we. A former captain of the republic of ireland national team, keane is the teams alltime leading goal scorer and has the most caps matches of any republic of ireland outfield player i. Roy keane says he regrets his first autobiography and it was a. The best part of his career was twelveyears with manchester united, in which between 1997 and 2005 he was captain. Roy keane s selfdeprecating wit, combined with a takenoprisoners approach, make for an entertaining read i newspaper the 10 best sporting memoirs as an arsenal fan, i was never a lover of roy keane.
This book provides the football fan with a glimpse into the mind of a superstar, and whether you like roy keane. Written by roy keane, roddy doyle, narrated by roy keane, stephen hogan. Roy keanes hitlist here are the best quotes from autobiography. Keane s targets include his club, teammates, fellow pros, the media, the football association of ireland and anyone else he classes as. Robbie keane has responded in kind to roy keanes breastfeeding joke. Tell me, do yous think things back home are getting. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. A publishing phenomenon in hardcover, roy keanes autobiography was the biggest selling sports book of the year. A publishing phenomenon in hardcover, roy keane s autobiography was the biggest selling sports book of the year.
Positional problems with robbie keane and 4 other things we learned from stevie gs book. Oliver kahn rushed out but the dubliner wasnt to be denied as he wrote himself into the history books. Oct 08, 2015 sacha baron cohen relives times he went too far the jonathan ross show duration. However, keane s dream move to italy soon soured when lippi was sacked.
Let him have the team he wants and find a solution with robbie keane on whether theres something else in the fai for him or whether he agrees to go. Nov 24, 2011 keane has been criticized for writing this book because he is blunt in his assesments of people and situations. But i loved his book, the second half, written with roddy doyle. Roy maurice keane born 10 august 1971 is an irish football manager and former professional football player. Oct 06, 2016 what followed were three titles in five and half seasons, for robbie keane. The second half gives a startling account of his colourful career and reveals the hardman midfielders longhidden good points. Jun 11, 2006 what relation is roy keane to robbie keane footballers disclaimer. It does not appear that they are friends because roy keane has criticized robbie keane in the media. The second half audiobook roy keane, roddy doyle audible. Roy keane not surprised by robbie s goal return the hardest part of football is scoring and robbie has done that for the last 12, 15 years.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Roy keane s new biography is published on thursday and he doesnt hold back. Robbie keane has reaffirmed his eagerness to start his management career, after he was left out of stephen kennys newlook ireland coaching. The closer you come to the dream of winning the closer you are to the nightmare blowing a seasons work every time i pull on a red shirt i am conscious of the responsibility of being a united player. Now updated with a new chapter, including roy leaving aston villa and the republic of irelands qualification for euro 2016.
Robbie keane latest news, breaking stories and comment. But thats not the only revelation about robbie to come from a book written by a football legend. He was the manager of english championship club ipswich town. His determination, his energy, his attitude to losing and winning told me something about him before we even got him. Robert david keane born 8 july 1980 is an irish former professional footballer who played as.
In the first half of his book, the second half, he reinforces every prejudice. A publishing phenomenon in hardback, roy keanes autobiography was the biggest selling sports book of the year. Roy keane and robbie keane are both irish soccer players. The book will include a new chapter covering events that followed the books publication.
Alex ferguson savages former manchester united captain roy. The second half by roy keane, roddy doyle waterstones. Soon after keane s return to white hart lane, railway service virgin trains ran an advertisement with the slogan a liverpool to london return faster than robbie keane. In a stunning collaboration with booker prizewinning author roddy doyle, roy keane gives a brutally honest account of his last days as a player, the highs and lows of his managerial career, and his life as an outspoken itv pundit. Roy keane simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nov 28, 2015 roy keane he looked like a manchester united player as soon as i saw him. Roy keane news latest, breaking updates and headlines today. I didnt sign robbie savage for sunderland because his voicemail said hi, its robbie whazzup. Keanes book, ghostwritten by roddy doyle, is an endlessly absorbing piece of work. Robbie keane sparked edgar davids as former teammate.
In october 2014, keane caused controversy after his book was released before crucial. Roy keane has revealed he didnt sign robbie savage when he was sunderland manager because the midfielders voicemail message was hi, its robbie whazzup. Are footballers roy keane and robbie keane related. On 6 november, in his first full match, keane scored in a 31 win over real salt lake to book a place in the 2011 mls cup. Robbie keane academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
No total, roy keane jogou 67 partidas pela irlanda e marcou 9 tentos. Roy keane has complete faith in robbie keane for irelands. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. However, this is the strength of the book, because if keane had watered it down to be pc, then the reader wouldnt hear what keane really thinks. Now in paperback it includes a new chapter covering keane s vindication by the fai report, and the punishment meted out by the fa and mick mccarthys resignation. He is the joint most successful irish footballer of all time, having. At the launch of his new book, roy keane talks to daniel taylor about sir alex ferguson. I think keane may have some great input in terms of grass roots, he himself was a victim of the flaws in the system at youth level.
Roy maurice keane born 10 august 1971 is an irish football pundit, manager and former professional player. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. There was feisty queen maeve and fearless cu chulainn, parnell and the. In a stunning collaboration with booker prizewinning author roddy doyle, roy keane gives a brutally honest account of his last days as a player, the highs and lows of his managerial career, and his life as an outspoken. Robbie keane sparked edgar davids as former teammate reveals ex celtic strikers training ground bustup the ireland legend went toetotoe with the. The inter manager at the time was marcello lippi, who later said. At that time at inter, they had a policy of going for young players and robbie keane was the best one that i saw. Keane s book, ghostwritten by roddy doyle, is an endlessly absorbing piece of work. Roy keane not surprised by robbies goal return the hardest part of football is scoring and robbie has done that for the last 12, 15 years. Robbie keane comes up with brave response to roy keanes. Footie star gary neville writes about robbie too in his book, red. Roy keane is an irish football assistant manager and former professional football player. Find great deals on ebay for robbie keane jersey and ireland soccer jersey.
More from the book of keane the former ireland captain on john hartsons diet, dancing queen, robbie savage and rebel rousing. Robbie keane brought the nation to their feet with a tremendous lastgasp equalizer against germany at the 2002 world cup. Roy keane did little to dispel his perceived malevolent persona. Many of us have heard the story about the time former sunderland manager roy keane attempted to sign blackburn rovers midfielder robbie savage.
Roy maurice keane born 10 august 1971 is an irish football pundit, manager and former. Former irish international and manchester united player roy keane is reported to have cut off all ties and his tenyearold son sean citing utter and complete disgust with the. Robbie savages budweiser booboo, john hartsons diet and jon walters standoff. Keane has the vague thought that savage might give sunderland a lift. He is the jointmost successful irish footballer of all time, having won 19 major trophies, 17 of which came at manchester united, in his club career. He wrote the book with eamon dunphy, bestselling author of only a game. Roy maurice keane born 10 august 1971 in mayfield, cork, republic of ireland is a former irish football player. Roy keane, the republic of ireland assistant manager, is convinced robbie keane will not let the side down if selected for saturdays euro 16 qualifier against scotland. Roy keanes book the second half is a masterpiece and reveals his. Unfollow keane poster to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Robbie keane scores in his final match for ireland robbie keane closed the door on his international career in fine and appropriate fashion on wednesday, scoring a goal in his farewell. Both of keanes books caused a stir and sold a lot of copies. Keane e o capitao e o maior artilheiro da selecao irlandesa. Robbie keane born 8 july 1980 is a retired irish football player.
Robbie keane we have a great sense of togetherness. Roy keane has said that he regrets his first autobiography. Aug 30, 2002 a publishing phenomenon in hardcover, roy keane s autobiography was the biggest selling sports book of the year. Its a mess liam brady calls on fai to sort out robbie. Listen to the second half by roy keane available from rakuten kobo. Robert keane has 436 posts on their instagram profile. The second half download free pdf and ebook by roy keane.