Richard Keogh D Forest Green Rovers b.1986

**CraftyToePoke** · 22/09/2016, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

better teams than Derby are going to be made look foolish by Liverpool this season.

Yeah, but his moment in the lead up to their opener would need several of us on here needing counselling, if it happened in a green shirt.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 24/09/2016, 2:45 PM

Conceded a penalty after a foul on Marvin Emnes, but Sam Gallagher missed it. Remains Derby 0-0 Blackburn.

**DeLorean** · 27/12/2016, 6:48 PM

Played very well today despite himself and Pearce having little to do defensively. He played some really precise, forward passes into the feet of Derby's front players. It was Michael Carrick-like at times, there was often an easier pass available but he was brave enough to try to keep Derby on the front foot, which they were throughout. He also won the all important penalty after being wrestled by Michael Morrison from a corner.

It was his 95th consecutive Championship start and 7th home game in a row where Derby kept a clean sheet. A record for them.

Stephen Gleeson was playing the holding role for Birmingham, can't say he overly impresses me. I suppose he's functional but doesn't offer anything more, or even as good as what we have, granted I haven't seen a whole pile of him so might be a bit harsh. Hourihane got yet another quality assist for Barnsley yesterday, I'd definitely be more interested in his inclusion in our squads I think.

Our hot prospect Jutkiewicz barely got a kick up front, zero supply to be fair to him.

**Stuttgart88** · 27/12/2016, 8:19 PM

Keogh must be playing well if TOWK hasn't posted about him for over 3 months.

**OwlsFan** · 28/12/2016, 9:24 AM

I think TOWK is in High Dudgeon (a nice little village just north of Ballygobackwards) at most of his posts being contradicted and has disappeared for the moment. With Walters scoring, it might take a little longer than usual for him to come back. However, I do like his contributions as it would be a dull world if we all sang from the same hymn sheets.

DeLorean's summary of the game is quite accurate if slightly harsh on Gleeson. He is in a very average Birmingham side and with a lot of deadwood around him, it's hard to excel.

**DeLorean** · 28/12/2016, 10:37 AM

Yeah you're probably right about Gleeson as he seems to be an important player for them. I was only speculating in the context of him making Ireland squads really. Birmingham aren't that bad though are they? They were only three points outside they playoffs before the latest fixtures and have scored as many goals as, say, Sheffield Wednesday.

They were dire yesterday though.

**OwlsFan** · 28/12/2016, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Yeah you're probably right about Gleeson as he seems to be an important player for them. I was only speculating in the context of him making Ireland squads really. Birmingham aren't that bad though are they? They were only three points outside they playoffs before the latest fixtures and have scored as many goals as, say, Sheffield Wednesday.

They were dire yesterday though.

The standard of the Championship wouldn't be that great to be honest having watched the Newcastle v Wednesday game on St. Stephen's Day. Newcastle are by common consensus the best team in it with the most famous manager and they were made to look very average to say the least. Birmingham are well short of that standard so what does that make them ? How much "football" was played in the Derby/Birm game ? Not a huge amount to be honest. It's an exciting league with a lot of big clubs trying to resurrect their former "glory days" but the standard ? Mind you that doesn't say much for the Premier League either with a lot of promoted teams managing to hang on up there except for those from non-football cities such as Hull.

**DeLorean** · 28/12/2016, 10:54 AM

Yeah I wasn't really questioning the level of the Championship, more the potential for Gleeson to excel at a relatively competitive club within it. Hourihane is excelling in a big way at a club on the same number of points as Birmingham, Judge excelled at an average enough side in Brentford, etc. Granted Gleeson seems a more defensive type so won't generate the same kind of recognition.

**DeLorean** · 07/01/2017, 10:03 PM

Bit of a howler for West Brom's goal today when he was closed down by James McClean. Great result for Derby though against a pretty much full strength West Brom side and Keogh had made a brilliant goal line clearance earlier in the game after a poor clearance from Scott Carson, which isn't shown below.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 09/01/2017, 2:57 PM

Look into a mirror and say my name five times and I will appear criticising Richard Keogh.

"He didn't cover himself in glory for the second and third goals when Derby lost 3-0 to Norwich."

They call me Keoghdyman.

**tetsujin1979** · 09/01/2017, 5:01 PM

nobody calls you that

**SkStu** · 09/01/2017, 8:41 PM

Who de man?

Keoghdyman

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 23/01/2017, 4:02 PM

Balls.ie explore Steve McClaren's claim that Keogh is the best defender in the Championship.

https://www.balls.ie/football/richard-keogh-357337

**Stuttgart88** · 23/01/2017, 4:13 PM

Crikey, does that pass for journalism?

**paul_oshea** · 23/01/2017, 4:18 PM

Maybe in Australia.

**SkStu** · 23/01/2017, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Crikey, does that pass for journalism?

journalism is dead.

**DeLorean** · 01/02/2017, 4:07 PM

100th consecutive league start for Keogh last night in a 3-0 win at Ipswich (their 42nd clean sheet in that run of games). The sequence doesn't seem to include the playoff semi finals against Hull last season (102 games - 43 clean sheets otherwise).

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