Whatever people think of him, I find him hilarious and since football is about entertainment, he fulfils the brief.
Mick McCarthy celebration
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LOL. Okay, I can see why the Irish may have a legit reason to dislike McCarthy
Personally I think he is at least a bit of an entertaining character/clown which puts him above many dour cnuts in football.
They way he staged the whole thing. Calling Keane into a room with the squad in there, and some of the cowards in the room. Jesus. How he got away unscathed from that while Keane stomached the blame for what amounted to wanting higher standards than a jolly boys outingLOL. Okay, I can see why the Irish may have a legit reason to dislike McCarthy
Personally I think he is at least a bit of an entertaining character/clown which puts him above many dour cnuts in football.
My little sister thought He was the real Bert from Sesame Street.
Feck yeah! Get in Bert! You tell them.
Feck yeah! Get in Bert! You tell them.
What do you mean, "and some of the cowards in the room"?
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Jaysus. Saipan again. Get over it lads. Both of them made tits of themselves. Mick seems a decent guy who is routinely written off by people who can't know very much about how football works at a level below the exalted stage us United fans are used to. He's highly respected by a lot of people in the game and there's a reason for that.
Yes it could've been handled better certainly.
The good thing is years later Roy Keane learnt the hard way it can be tough to make decisions on the best training camps when you're a manager and having to motivate 22 other men.
In summer 2009 he took them to an army training camp at Colchester Garrison.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...d-given-army-training-to-improve-fitness.html
He admitted years later in his second book majority of the squad hated being there.
Ipswich started 09/10 season with 1 win in first 17 league games.
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McCarthy had some of the more senior players back him up. Steve Staunton, Alan Kelly and Niall Quinn if I remember correctly. So they were prepared for what was going dow. Keane, his captain, was unaware. Ambushed essentially. Others in the room have admitted since that they agreed with Keane but were afraid of missing out on possibly their only world cup. Damien Duff said at one point years later he regrets not backing Keane due to fear.
So the split happened in the country. Half of us backed Keane, the other (incorrect half :-) ) backed McCarthy. Those that did say Keane should have been just happy to be there. Keane himself supposedly told Fergie his aim was to win it. The irony of those fans saying he should have been happy to take part is that now they criticize the current side for not being good enough. Sure aren't the current lot just lucky to be there too.
Keane was and probably never will be a good manager. Perhaps he might have a short term bounce when he comes in through sheer character and drive. The training camp you mention was probably something he would have loved as a professional but those who lack his drive, which is basically everyone haha, would hate it.Yes it could've been handled better certainly.
The good thing is years later Roy Keane learnt the hard way it can be tough to make decisions on the best training camps when you're a manager and having to motivate 22 other men.
He admitted years later in his second book majority of the squad hated being there.
Ipswich started 09/10 season with 1 win in first 17 league games.
That's his issue as a manager. He expects to receive what he was from his players. That's almost impossible. His drive and desire was borderline crazy. He got the very most out of his talent. Gained every last inch he could to become world class. It confuses him that others don't and can't do the same. And eventually a confused Keane becomes an angry Keane and the end becomes inevitable from there.
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Poor Keane. Ambitious and demanding to a fault. I wonder where that superhuman drive came from. Nature or nurture or both?
Hard to know. Comes from a rough part of Cork. Father supposedly a bit of a fool. True or not, I don't know, but when Roy joined United for a British record his father used walk into pubs whip out his penis and say something along the lines of this made the most expensive footballer on these islands
What a bellend. It seems like sometimes children of useless parent(s) have a very strong drive to become the exact opposite.Very possible. Perhaps he knew what awaited him if he was to stay where he grew up. That drove him on to become one hell of a player