Roy Keane to New Zealand!

Roy Keane to New Zealand!

Sunderland boss Roy Keane will travel to New Zealand to work with the All Blacks rugby union side in June as part of his football pro licence. (Mail on Sunday)

if it happens it would be bloody good oportunity for NZ football to gain a bit of media (shame, he's not here for coaching involvement with football)

He'd certinly show all the players what a proifessional attitude is. Despite me thinking he was a psycho prick as a player, as a manager he has shown that he's a quick learner and very "old school" with things like team discipline (irony in that too).

I agree.  I wonder if NZ Football will be able to get hold of him for a few hours.

As a Sunderland fan I am rather excited about this.  As the AB's are playing Ireland in Wellington I wonder if he will be here for any of his time.

The ABs wouldn't know what hit them if Keano was allowed to give them a bollocking!
I doubt Ted Henry is familiar with "The Hairdryer" lol

I think if he's allowed to do more than "just watch" them train the ABs will benefit more than Roy Keane will - NZRU have done pretty well to let this happen.

I can see him steaming mad at Richie McCaw givin away to many penalties already!

Ha yeah hopfully the media can get in on this and spin it, mkaing NZ football look even better.

Lets just hope theu dont give him a haka, cause im afraid hell give them a headbutt.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4470080a1823.html

he's all about the haka uncle steve, he'll probably wanna learn it and Blunderland will do it before each game!

Ha thats awsome!

I think it would be cool if NZF or the Nix could get in on his visit and get some of his time.

A guest coaching session with the Nix or some coaching clinics with young up-and-coming players would be some great PR for football.

Would beat a line to meet him!

I will meet him.

just heard on Nat radio that Ricki played a role in setting up the all blacks connection for Keano

Yeah both Ricki and Roy were both on the same Uefa course and know each other personally. Thats were the connection is

kinda like me and smithy from our days working at Ole? brilliant!

Roy Keane - best ever player to wear the Red of the ONLY UNITED in the world.

Roy Keane is flying all the way out to NZ to learn how to choke!!!!

Apart from the rugby it would be good if he took the Phoenix boys for a training run.

Who knows maybe even a Sunderland Phoenix partnership...

Interview on this subject with Ricki on radio sport at 5:20pm.

Did i miss it?

[edit] dw found it ty for telling us
valeo2008-04-08 17:38:38

Ha so what did ricki have to say on matter?

Such a waste - Henry's a muppet. Hopefully he'll be the one doing most of the learning, not Keane!

(That's coming from both of my passports!)

I know Telfer's a complete pain in the arse, but he talked about Keano also:

http://www.radiosport.co.nz/ThisWeek/30945.wma

Thanks heaps for the escort agency ad on my speakers while I'm physically unable to talk and explain it away 

Stevo2008-04-08 20:19:30

After Keane's recent tirade at Alex Fergusson for blaming Man Utds FA Cup defeat on a refereeing decision, I'm a little surprised that he's so keen on learning from Graham Henry...

Here's a tirade: get thee to the punnery!

If**king hate Roy Keane, and I reckon they shouldn't give him any coaching licence. He'd have to finish primary school first...

No good can come out of a guy like that. Can you imagine him in the changing room before an important match, giving advice to his center backs on how to cripple the opponents??

I like my football to be physical, but there's a limit to everything. I really hope he does bad at Sunderland and doesn't score a contract..ever..so that he'll have to find another job, possibily a very degrading one, such as cleaning toilets or something!

...and David Buust ? Jason MacAteer ?
Hard News2008-04-09 12:44:00

I remember Fergsuon saying after the treble win in 1999, that it was built on two players - Keane and Schmeichel.

High praise given that team also contained Beckham, Yorke, Cole, Neville, Scholes, Giggs and Irwin.

Buust wasn't Keane it was McClair - and MacTeer is just a gobby half wit who deserved it - that's the way it looked through my one good eye anyway

He was a good player, I just don't like seeing history re-written now he's stopped playing.  He was at times an objectionable f**kwit. Hard News2008-04-09 13:00:48

Have you read his book HN - Brilliant read and certainly sheds some light on a few things that happened during his career - btw send me a post with an address to send the football stuff to we were talking about

For the Backbencher ?

PM UberGunner.

Need to talk to you about your slot on B-Sport as well.  I'd forgotten about that.

that is pure genius Stevo