Keane: The Autobiography

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Something new I learned from this book, or something I thought about more deeply about this book is: After the defeat, Keane blamed United's loss of form on some of his teammates' fixation with wealth, claiming that they had "forgot about the game, lost the hunger that got you the Rolex, the cars, the mansion". [12] Earlier in the season, Keane had publicly advocated the breakup of the treble-winning team [53] as he believed the team-mates who had played in United's victorious 1999 Champions League final no longer had the motivation to work as hard. [54]

Malone, Emmet (23 September 2015). "Roy Keane and Alex Ferguson: the grudge that keeps on giving". The Irish Times . Retrieved 15 January 2020. Jonathan Wilson (22 April 2009). "The Question: is the box-to-box midfielder dead?". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 January 2018. Maybe ‘self-destruct’ is too strong a phrase. Maybe I play games with myself. I have great stability in my life. But then, that worries me. I like home comforts, but then I want to be this hell-raiser – but I want my porridge in the morning. I want my wife and kids around me. I’ve dipped into this madness, and I don’t like it that much. Maybe I’m like every man on the planet – I don’t know; I want a bit more than what’s on offer. My second book, strangely enough, I met Roddy Doyle and I had the offer to work with him. As soon as I met Roddy, I thought, 'great guy, brilliant guy and it'll be enjoyable because I wasn't playing at the time'. And it certainly was. Matt Pomroy. "IS VIEIRA THE WORLD'S BEST DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER?". Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 January 2018.

Soon attention focused heavily on a passage about Keane seeking revenge on Alfie Inge Haaland which ultimately got Keane a suspension – reading the offending passage now it would be fairly easy to overlook it, had Haaland’s career not been cut short due to the injury he suffered. By the time the second edition was published in 2003, Keane had agreed to rewrite the passage in later editions as part of his punishment from the FA. Keane has revealed that former United man John O’Shea had a huge part to play in the signing of the two-time Ballon d'Or winner. I thoroughly enjoyed this enthralling, frank and hilarious book. Readers not familiar with British colloquialisms and English football culture may find this story difficult to follow. But readers interested in what constitutes the heart of a champion will find Keane The Autobiography both rewarding and indispensable. Redmond, Robert. "One of Roy Keane's best qualities as a player is criminally overlooked and underrated". sportsjoe.ie . Retrieved 15 January 2020. Hodgson, Guy (26 August 1995). "Kanchelskis to make debut for Everton". The Independent . Retrieved 20 January 2011.

Croke, Ruaidhri (25 January 2015). "Fancy taking a look around Roy Keane's 7 bedroom house? We have you covered". The42 . Retrieved 22 December 2018. I'm a big fan of Roy Keane but he says some stupid things' – Everton chairman". The Score.ie. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. A character I found interesting was Ryan Giggs because I know of him playing soccer it was interesting to find out how much of a dagg he was like Roy with his good sence of homour.Despite the then-record transfer fee, there was no guarantee that Keane would go straight into the first team. Paul Ince and Bryan Robson had established a formidable partnership in the center of midfield, having just inspired Manchester United to their first league title since 1967. Robson, however, was 36 years old and in the final stages of his playing career, and a series of injuries kept him out of action for most of the 1992–93 season and into the 1993–94 season. As a result Keane had an extended run in the team, scoring twice on his home debut in a 3–0 win against Sheffield United, [22] and grabbing the winner in the Manchester derby three months later when United overturned a 2–0 deficit at Maine Road to beat Manchester City 3–2. [23] In an interview with The Irish Times on 21 February 2009, Keane cited differences with Sunderland 30% shareholder Ellis Short and strains with club chairman Niall Quinn as the factors in his decision to resign as Sunderland manager. [105]

The honesty is enjoyable – no more so than the farcical scene when he tells his children there'll soon be less money in the house – but actually the account of the days and months at Sunderland and Ipswich is too conventional to be truly compelling. Now and then a sports autobiography comes along and breaks the mould (Paul Kimmage's book with Tony Cascarino, for instance) but this isn't one of them. Perhaps it would be unfair to expect even this all-star line-up to do so, and besides, anything further would not fit with Keane's desire for a life more ordinary.

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Keane can be next manager says Nicholas". sport.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Roy Keane's book: A Roy of two halves?". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2014 . Retrieved 10 October 2014. This autobiography tells the story of how Roy Keane relentlessly drove himself towards a simple goal (to be a professional soccer player) and how his uncompromising single mindedness propelled him to the pinnacle of his objective -- captaincy of Manchester United, the 1999 treble season capturing the FA Cup, Premiership and Champions League and countless other team and individual trophies. He was up against John O’Shea. Sheasy ended up seeing the doctor at half time because he was actually having dizzy spells. After watching him train for a few days I thought: “This lad is going to be one of the best players in the world.”