Roy Keane

[KR's Post]

Promotion on cards?????????

[KR's Post]

16 posts in and nobody has asked for it to be moved to world football? Are you all grown up now?

I don't mind either way about Keane but osme stuff here is hilarious. Especially this



:D

Oh and for those saying they've only read about it here...

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5224139,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8013572.stm


Whats hilarious about that?

[gspain]

I presume they'll take trade-ins on Sunderland shirts for Ipswich shirts for all their loyal fans here.

[Dodge]

Whats hilarious about that?

Only Roy keane makes headlines like this?

[Dodge]

Execellent back tracking there mate.

In fairness read a few of Neil's posts on the subject. Its fairly obvious he was taking the ****

You missed the sarcasm, just admit it and move on. We've all done it

[Boh_So_Good]

No recession for upcoming sales of Ipswich jerseys among Irish halfwits now!

There is one such clown who lives on my street. 2 years back wearing a Sunderland jersey, last week saw him in a Liverpool one, I am sure the salivating moron is already at Boylesports as we speak...

Bless em. Watching a group of typical Ireland soccer supporters walking towards Croker always reminds me of the fishing boat scene in One Flew Over the Cookoo Nest.

[NeilMcD]

Execellent back tracking there mate.

Just like Roy I am good at tracking back.

[danonion]

Don't you all get sick of beating this real fan drum?? yawn.

[rambler14]

I woke up this morning and then I remembered that I support Ipswich Town!:rolleyes:

I'll bet €10 that David Connolly will be his first signing!

[OwlsFan]

9 Ipswich 44 7 9 6 28 25 8 6 8 29 27 5 60

9th place with a reasonable record, good support and lots of money (we hear). I could lead them to promotion. Rent a house in Sheffield, fly over on Thursday, team talk on Friday, take a game in at Hillsboro, fly by helicopter to the post match interview in Ipswich "At the end of the day it's all about preparing to fail and failing to prepare", and jet home to Dublin to write on this Forum.

[Mad Moose]

anyone know if I can fly near ipswich with ryanair. :) Come on the Tractor Boys.

Stansted. Its an awkward aul spot to get to. There's a direct link bus. If I had one problem with Ipswich it was the fact it was in the sticks and everywhere was too far away. Only has one Irish pub though in McGinty's and never came across too many Irish there.

[rambler14]

Ipswich Town football club are pleased a unique opportunity to acquire the 2010 home jersey.

Running until 31 May the club are offering a scrappage scheme for old jersey trade ins. In exchange for Sunderland jersey it entitles the holder to £10 discount off new Town jersey. Only valid in the club shop.

[Drumcondra 69er]

9 Ipswich 44 7 9 6 28 25 8 6 8 29 27 5 60

9th place with a reasonable record, good support and lots of money (we hear). I could lead them to promotion. Rent a house in Sheffield, fly over on Thursday, team talk on Friday, take a game in at Hillsboro, fly by helicopter to the post match interview in Ipswich "At the end of the day it's all about preparing to fail and failing to prepare", and jet home to Dublin to write on this Forum.

18/1 to win the Championship next year, could well be worth a punt......

[Mad Moose]

Mind tell any of those Irish fans that are the new fanatical Ipswich Irish please direct them that a train is the best way. One of the worst journeys ever I made taking you up to Cambridge/Ely and changing for Ipswich/Colchester. Do it once and you'll never go back.

[Mad Moose]

And this thread should be in World Football :)

[Scram]

No recession for upcoming sales of Ipswich jerseys among Irish halfwits now!

There is one such clown who lives on my street. 2 years back wearing a Sunderland jersey, last week saw him in a Liverpool one, I am sure the salivating moron is already at Boylesports as we speak...

Bless em. Watching a group of typical Ireland soccer supporters walking towards Croker always reminds me of the fishing boat scene in One Flew Over the Cookoo Nest.

YES!! But in fairness, the interest is media driven, bunch of Muppets will now have Ipswich results at the fore. Ryan flights Ipswich to Mayfield, the birth place of the English Premiership great.

This "story" is of any interest to anyone other than those titiilated by the constant and ridiculous Roy Keane tabloid "porn", but where/when/why does the OP see the Wolves v Ipswich fixture taking place :confused:?

And, as I said; why this English Division 2 "breaking news" in the "Ireland" forum is beyond me.

When's Roy's Irish testimonial by the way?

[Torn-Ado]

Good luck Roy.

[Hibernian]

I woke up this morning and then I remembered that I support Ipswich Town!:rolleyes:

I'll bet €10 that David Connolly will be his first signing!

Your on :D

[Hibernian]

One taught...

Why do SOME LOI fans talk so much ****???? (not just about Keane but pretty much everything)...bitter is small word for some ye

Ah well

[gustavo]

One taught...



Presumably they didn't teach you though

And I don't know where you get this idea that fans of league of Ireland teams are uniformily against Roy Keane , hasn't been borne out on this thread anywyay

[Dodge]

One taught...

Why do SOME LOI fans talk so much ****???? (not just about Keane but pretty much everything)...bitter is small word for some ye

Ah well

Because LOI fans are representative of society and there are people within all sectors of life that talk ****e on a regular basis. LOI fans do it, fans of British clubs do it, people who hate football do it.

On footballing matters on this forum, there's no doubt that LOI fans speak a lower percentage of ****e than non LOI fans

[Hibernian]

Presumably they didn't teach you though

And I don't know where you get this idea that fans of league of Ireland teams are uniformily against Roy Keane , hasn't been borne out on this thread anywyay

And you either

I said in general read the whole dam thing

[gustavo]

And you either

I said in general read the whole dam thing

Fair enough , I didn't see the SOME bit ,I'd agree with Dodge's reply , Some people are ******* in every subsection of society

[Hibernian]

Because LOI fans are representative of society and there are people within all sectors of life that talk ****e on a regular basis. LOI fans do it, fans of British clubs do it, people who hate football do it.

On footballing matters on this forum, there's no doubt that LOI fans speak a lower percentage of ****e than non LOI fans



Very true on your first point but happens way more in here then others I have seen

Anyway its for another discussion board I suppose wrong thread but had be said and delighted I said it :D

Your second point all I say is some do but SOME without doubt dont

[Dodge]

Yeah, some are fools. But I betcha I could name 2 non LOI fools here, for every similar LOI fan (and no, the boss wouldn't allow it).

[Hibernian]

Yeah, some are fools. But I betcha I could name 2 non LOI fools here, for every similar LOI fan (and no, the boss wouldn't allow it).

Myself think there few more on the LOI side from what I have read in here but your entitled to you opinion

[Greenbod]

I support Ireland and Bohs in that order.

Now that's what I like to hear! (substitute any Irish club for Bohs!)

[DeLorean]

I wouldn't have thought so up to now but the Keane haters seem to be much more passionate in their hate than the pro Keane clan in their love. Maybe this is because the pro Keane clan have finally got sick of defending him. Maybe the Sundeland fiasco was a bridge too far or maybe it was his comments in the recent interview. These debates used be nip and tuck but the Keane haters are definitely the dominant force here. I hope he does well by the way, always liked Ipswich anyway.

By the way in relation to the OP, he acknowledged his mistake a few comments later and we knows the Wolves-Ipswich fixture isn't on the cards just yet, for those that keep bringing it up.

[Greenbod]

anyone know if I can fly near ipswich with ryanair. :) Come on the Tractor Boys.

I believe Ryanair flies within a couple of 1000 ft of Ipswich..............................but it's a long way down.

[lionelhutz]

Despite all the BS that will now surround Ipswich, I wish Keane the best of luck.

I really hope they get promoted next season, especially since they have Garvan and Quinn with them. I always liked Ipswich under George Burley - didn't they come 4th or 5th in the Premiership one year but got relegated the next?

[Drumcondra 69er]

Despite all the BS that will now surround Ipswich, I wish Keane the best of luck.

I really hope they get promoted next season, especially since they have Garvan and Quinn with them. I always liked Ipswich under George Burley - didn't they come 4th or 5th in the Premiership one year but got relegated the next?

Came 5th in 00/01, relegated the next year. Qualified for the UEFA Cup both years funilly enough, once through the league placing and once through the fair play ranking.

[NeilMcD]

Just for info Irish players at Ipswich

Garvan
Quinn
Walters
Supple
Bruce
Clarke

[mayo]

And a couple of lads in the acadmey!
Ronan Murray plus another

[rambler14]

Just for info Irish players at Ipswich

Garvan
Quinn
Walters
Supple
Bruce
Clarke

What about David Norris?

[rambler14]

Setanta Ireland are screening the press conference live at 6pm although the Ipswich website says the conference is at 4pm.

Fcukin hell like!

[John83]

I wouldn't have thought so up to now but the Keane haters seem to be much more passionate in their hate than the pro Keane clan in their love.
I think it's partly because people were fond of him because he was a very good player, and others hated him because he was a bit of a ******. He's no longer a very good player.

[eirebhoy]

I presume they'll take trade-ins on Sunderland shirts for Ipswich shirts for all their loyal fans here.
Imaginary jerseys cost nothing.

I didn't see an increase of Sunderland jerseys in Dublin (can't actually remember seeing 1 actually). This "SundIreland" thing was made up by a paranoid bunch who don't understand the people in this country will be interested in Roy Keane more than anyone else in the world (imho). It doesn't make us all supporters of his teams.

[DeLorean]

Imaginary jerseys cost nothing.

I didn't see an increase of Sunderland jerseys in Dublin (can't actually remember seeing 1 actually). This "SundIreland" thing was made up by a paranoid bunch who don't understand the people in this country will be interested in Roy Keane more than anyone else in the world (imho). It doesn't make us all supporters of his teams.

Agreed. I was working in Cork when Keane got the Sunderland job and although you would notice the odd Sunderland jersey around the place it was nowhere near what people were making it out to be. In fact, the reason there was any increase was probably done the fact that all the sports shop started stocking them, whereas they wouldn't have been as readily available previously. I never had any particular soft spot for Sunderland but after Keane's appointment I was happy to see them do well. I think most Keane fans were the same as opposed to overnight Black Cats supporters.

[geysir]

Yeah, some are fools. But I betcha I could name 2 non LOI fools here, for every similar LOI fan (and no, the boss wouldn't allow it).
Hopefully, for all our sakes, you'll grow out of your sarcastic obsession with (turkey shooting) fools on footie.
´tis an act of pitiful desperation to scour the pits of footie for a few sparks to light up a sense of superiority that lasts 5 seconds :)

[tetsujin1979]

Just for info Irish players at Ipswich

Garvan
Quinn
Walters
Supple
Bruce
ClarkeSupple's out on loan
Clarke is being released at the end of the season

[Dodge]

Hopefully, for all our sakes, you'll grow out of your sarcastic obsession with (turkey shooting) fools on footie.
´tis an act of pitiful desperation to scour the pits of footie for a few sparks to light up a sense of superiority that lasts 5 seconds :)

I dunno, I seem to have caught your gaze anyway. A thread on the 3 most interesting Irish footballers of the past 30 years and 66% of your posts are about me?

Seriously...

[osarusan]

´tis an act of pitiful desperation to scour the pits of footie for a few sparks to light up a sense of superiority that lasts 5 seconds :)
I can't speak for Dodge but my sense of superiority lasts much much longer than that.

[Stuttgart88]

Roy Keane is box office in Ireland, rightly or wrongly. I've no great regard for him as a person but he's one of Irish football's biggest personalities.

What'll interest me is how he evolves as a manager. He's a relatively inexperienced manager still learning his trade. He has a reputation already for being a "hairdryer" style motivator who doesn't like being told what to do. He rotates his side continuously and his record in the transfer market is mixed. I personally think that different players respond to different types of encouragement and I think Keane would do well to take this on board. I think he'll be treated with a lot less reverence than the Irish investors at Sunderland and it'll be interesting to see if he can hold down a good relatiobnship with Evans & the new CEO.

This Marcus Evans chap is an interesting character. Ipswich fans I know over here wonder if that's even his real name the guy is so reclusive. Made his money in conference organising.

[DeLorean]

Clarke is being released at the end of the season

And is also on loan. Doing well too, 4 goals in 5 games for Brentford so who knows and he's a Corkman too!!

[Razors left peg]

Rarely managers are extremely successful in their first job in management. Keane did well at Sunderland before it went a bit pear shaped towards the end, although I still think they would have been midtable if he had stayed this year. I think he will have learned alot from the Sunderland job and will be a better manager for it. Steve Bruce bounced around clubs alot in his early days with only marginal successes and he has become a very good manager now, so those who are writing Keane off as a crap manager are basing that on their own personal feelings on the guy rather than being objective. I cant be totally objective myself either because Keane is still my fav player ever to put on an Ireland shirt and I admire the mans winning drive. Either way, Ipswich is a well run club off the pitch and a good chance for Keane improve himself again as a manager... I would think that he will get them to at least the play off next season if they remain under the kind of transfer budgets of recent seasons

[Drumcondra 69er]

Imaginary jerseys cost nothing.

I didn't see an increase of Sunderland jerseys in Dublin (can't actually remember seeing 1 actually). This "SundIreland" thing was made up by a paranoid bunch who don't understand the people in this country will be interested in Roy Keane more than anyone else in the world (imho). It doesn't make us all supporters of his teams.

Rubbish, there was a huge amount of people travelling over nearly every week ffs. I know one of the tour operators running trips and he made a fortune out of it. Plus a massive casual interest from your average Man U fan who went from despising Sunderland when McCarthy was the manager to having them as their 2nd favourite team,

A "paranoid bunch". :rolleyes:

[Scram]

Roy Keane will put another good Championship side together just like he did with Sunderland.

[osarusan]

I think he will have learned alot from the Sunderland job and will be a better manager for it
I wonder will he though.

I honestly wonder whether he will be able to look back and see the mistakes he made at Sunderland, and see how he should have done some things differently. We imagine all managers do this, and I imagine most will dobut is Keane that kind of reflective character? Will we see a new smarter manager at Ipswich, or will we see the same Keane?

[DeLorean]

Rubbish, there was a huge amount of people travelling over nearly every week ffs. I know one of the tour operators running trips and he made a fortune out of it.

Ya but it's a relatively cheap wkd on the lash, with the excuse of a passing interest in a match involving an Irish owned and managed club. Don't think they'd turned into die hard Sunderland fans. I could be wrong and I'm sure there were some freaks that signed all their loyalties over to the Black Cats, but surely not many.


Plus a massive casual interest from your average Man U fan who went from despising Sunderland when McCarthy was the manager to having them as their 2nd favourite team,

A "paranoid bunch". :rolleyes:

I don't really mind McCarthy but of course in a lot of cases the manager of a club is going to determine whether you want them to do well or not, especially if it's a club you don't otherwise care about.

[tricky_colour]

Not that this "story" is of any interest to anyone other than those titiilated by the constant and ridiculous Roy Keane tabloid "porn", but where/when/why do you see this fixture taking place?

And why this English Division 2 "breaking news" in the "Ireland" forum is beyond me.


Just a light hearted joke really, I would like to make it clear that neither Ipswitch nor Wolves have joined the League of Irealnd , it's seems one or two people on the forum took it seriously......and one newspaper.
So once, again neither Ipswitch nor Wolves will be playinig in the LOI.:)