The Chants of Keano

[StuttgartVet]

Keane should have won player of the year every year between 1997 and 2001. I think Ginola won it one year which was a disgrace.

I think Ginola won it in 1999 - the year United won the treble!!

[Stuttgart88]

"Keepy Uppy"????

You're in England too long Stutty..

Heads and Volley's my friend....

As in "How many heads and volleys can you do?"

or

"Fancy a game of Heads and Volleys". (A knock out game due lives lost based on heads and volley's conceded by the keeper. Some regional variations on rules but generaly two lives lost for a head, one for a volley. Any wides, overs or un-volleyed scores resulted in that person taking his place in goal.)

Keepy uppy indeed! I'd have had my sexuality brought into question. if I called it "keepy uppy" where i grew up.

My heads & volleys record wasn't impressive Peeps. But no problems on the keepy uppy front yet.

We used to play "corners". Attackers got points for a headed or volleyed goal, goalie got a point for a wide.

Did you ever play Curb? Where you threw a ball at the curb at the far side of the road, throw-in style, and if the ball hit the curb and came back to you you scored a point. We were playing it outside my mate's flat in Ranelagh aged about 25 when John Coady, ex-Rovers & Chelsea walked past with his post bag and said "Jaysus lads, isn't it time you grew up?"

In the context of my original quote (keepy uppy, heads & volleys or whatever) there was a letter to The Observer at the w/e asking how Keane could be considered "great" when he had virtually no skill. I was tempted to respond but hardly knew where to start. I think it's the difference between those who understand football and those who think greatness is all about fancy tricks.