‘Really not good’ – Martin O’Neill recalls Roy Keane’s hilarious response to young fans during golfing nightmare

It is truthful to say that Roy Keane doesn’t take pleasure in shedding.

The Manchester United legend loved a embellished profession, which included seven Premier League titles, in addition to Champions League and FA Cup glory, and earned a popularity as considered one of soccer’s fiercest opponents.

And that is clearly no totally different away from the pitch, as former colleague Martin O’Neill hilariously recalled how a livid Keane handled falling behind in a spherical of golf.

Keane served as O’Neill’s assistant throughout his time as Republic of Eire supervisor between 2013 and 2018, a interval which the ex-Crimson Devils captain has since described because the ‘spotlight’ of his profession.

And whereas the Irishman displays fondly on this time, there may be one second which he will not be fairly so eager to recall.

Showing on The Overlap’s ‘Follow Soccer’ alongside Keane, O’Neill recounted the previous midfielder’s struggles throughout a group golf day as a part of the Eire set-up.

He recalled: “So we’re enjoying this explicit night, and Roy’s utilizing a 7-iron.

“And so he is clearly mad – it is a par three, and he is [on his] seventh shot, and he is midway down the golf green.”

Issues then went from dangerous to worse for Keane, as he was noticed by two younger followers who have been eager for an autograph.

O’Neill continued: “And so these two younger lads, it is [the golf course] is in our resort. It is simply close to the golf course connected to it.

“And the 2 lads are simply on the outskirts on bicycles, they’re about 14 or 15.

“You’ll be able to see Roy’s again there, and the 2 lads are simply beside me, they usually say, Hey mister, is that Roy Keane there?’

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“And I stated, ‘Yeah, yeah it’s’. And so they stated, ‘Do you assume we might get his autograph?’”

Conscious of Keane’s hot-tempered nature, O’Neill then suggested the 2 younger supporters to attend for his type to enhance.

He went on: “I stated, ‘Not a great time, actually not good.’

“When you watch him, and if he hits a good shot, perhaps you [should] go on up in direction of the inexperienced, which he’ll not attain! We’re going as much as the inexperienced, and we’ll see how we go from there.’

“So the 2 boys return on the bicycle and as much as the inexperienced, and Roy lastly will get as much as the inexperienced. And the 2 lads [say], ‘Roy, Roy, can we’ve got your autograph?’

O’Neill then left co-hosts Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Jill Scott in stitches as he revealed his former assistant’s hilarious response: “F*** off!”

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A sheepish Keane then tried to protest his innocence, as he stated: “I do not assume I swore.”

However this did not to cease O’Neill from persevering with to joke in regards to the incident.

Laughing, the previous Aston Villa boss quipped: “I met the 2 lads final yr.

“They only received out of a psychiatric ward. Mentally scarred.”