Roy Keane: 'I wouldn't watch Manchester City play in my back garden'

[eversince 76]

You can't argue with that, even if it's Woy Keane.

What does strike me is, that in fact he has a back yarden.

 

[mcfcinprague]

Oh yeah & Utd have thrilling to watch.

He's not talking about United, he's talking about us and he's dead right, we are awful to watch

 

[M18CTID]

Somewhere in those comments he's got a point but from my own point of view, as frustrating as some of our recent performances have been, I don't watch City just for the football. It's more than that to me - the camaraderie, meeting up with mates, etc - and if we as fans applied Keane's logic literally many of us would've jacked it in years ago because back then we were utterly shite. Funnily enough, I thought Tuesday night was one of the more enjoyable Champions League home games I've attended even if the display on the pitch wasn't all that. The atmosphere was one of the best we've had at a CL home game with both 114/115/116 and the 110/111 corner going at it most of the match. I think having that buffer of a 3-1 first leg advantage helped the nerves of a lot of fans and most of the people in those 2 sections I mentioned had a party regardless of the display.

I'll also add that despite the performance at home to Kiev, it could well be that it wasn't a case of the players not trying as Keane suggested, but that they simply struggled to get on top of a Kiev side that looked more useful than they did in the first leg. There's a big difference between not trying and not playing well.

 

[franksinatra]

The annoying thing is you know he is taking delight in saying it but depressingly it's tough to argue with sentiment.

Besides hammering a bit of cannon fodder The games which have provided satisfaction are few and far between and the football, when challenged and engaged by the opposition, has been poor.

Thrilling victories, beating decent sides in pulsating matches, energy and enthusiasm, the elements which provide enjoyment have been sadly missing. In the main the season feels like one long testiomonial.

Hopefully the Derby, arsenal, Chelsea away and the Champs league can offer some salvation.

 

[Proelia]

Tbf he's always having a dig at united to

 

[Neville Kneville]

He will 'like' watching us even less when Pep takes over.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Are you fucking serious. He's a dirty red scum!!!

Terrible challenge, but then again, he got a red card, and was later punished further for boasting about it.

My point was that the current City team lack a bit of devil, when things need lifting. Bellamy had it, and so did De Jong (who also did a few nasty challenges)


To a certain extent Keane made the right comment, for the wrong game, as we’d virtually already qualified.

It was the dross against Norwich that might cost us at the end of the season.

 

[ono]

Well it is true. I found it hard to watch on Tuesday.

 

[Yaya_Tony]

Hahaha what a fucking wanker, jog on you prick!!

 

[drthingy]

3 pages and no reference to his dogs. Standards are slipping on this forum