IT’S so wrong it’s right.. Hardman Roy Keane was told to “F*** off!” in his acting debut in a hit TV comedy series.
The Manchester United legend got battered when he asked The Young Offenders’ loveable rogues: “If you’re not going anywhere, any chance of a fish supper?”
Wearing a Cork City scarf to show his support for the local team, Keane must have found the role easy as he kept up an intense look, merely staring back when cocky characters Conor MacSweeney and Jock O’Keefe rebuked him in the cult BBC 3 show.
Keane’s playing reputation with Nottingham Forest and United. plus his managerial career with Sunderland and Ipswich, were built around his uncompromising attitude.
But for once he was on the end of the aggression as he peered into a car window, asking for a meal.
The Young Offenders movie was a 2016 success before being praised by fans and critics as a comedy series last year.
Niow it is back for a second run.
And Keane himself might be looking for another go – in management – having turned to TV punditry following spells as assistant boss with the Republic of Ireland, Aston Villa and then Forest.
But Keane’s image and achievement were based on exacting standards and ferocious competitiveness, with United flop Fred the latest victim of his jibes since he swapped the dug-out for the studio.
So some might think, although the language was as over the top as a few of Keane’s challenges, he deserved the fulsome response he got from The Young Offenders.
