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Mick Mac

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Darren O'Dea with some observations on Roy Keane's management


"He's a very good manager," O'Dea said.


"At a club like Celtic he would be under massive pressure, something he's lived with his whole career."


After moving on-loan to Ipswich in 2010 from Celtic, the Irish defender sampled first-hand how Keane operates.


"I was very impressed with him in my time at Ipswich," O'Dea told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme.


"He's portrayed in the media as a real tough guy which he certainly is, but he's got a very articulate manner about him as well.


"He's a very witty guy, he's funny. He's good company and he's a very good manager. All the sport science in football, he's very clued up. Probably the most knowledgeable guy I've come across in football. He knows football inside-out, watches all types of football.




Darren O'Dea


O'Dea played under Keane during a spell on-loan at Ipswich from Celtic


"Of course there that's streak, he's a guy you wouldn't want to cross. When you're doing your job and you're doing it well he'd be the first to say well done, but likewise if you're not and he feels that you're not giving 100% he'll be the first to tell you."


O'Dea, capped 20 times by his country, feels Keane will have benefitted from a spell working alongside Martin O'Neill as assistant manager in the Republic of Ireland set-up.


"He wouldn't have done it with many other managers and he's probably learned a lot from Martin O'Neill as well," O'Dea continued.

Mick Mac

Mick Mac

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Parkdrive Wrote:

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> To be fair snake Fabregas said the same think when

> he was a pundit on sky last Monday night, and I

> know I'm stating the blindly obvious here but

> apart from Spurs fans, everybody wants Leicester

> to win the title.


Actually I'd rather see Spurs win it - I'm just not sure what the reason is but something feels wrong about Leicester winning it. Can't put my finger on why though.

maxxi

maxxi

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Spurs have been top 5 or 6 in 8 of the last 10 seasons so when the usual 'top 4' conspire to fook it up and Liverpool still a work in progress you'd expect TH to take advantage - them being there or thereabouts is not a surprise.


They're building well and will have another shot next season but I doubt Leicester will. I'm rooting for Melchester.

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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Didn't take our chances tonight. Hit the woodwork three times. As far as the title goes that's it. We won't catch Leicester now. Fair play to the Baggies for not heading to the beach early.

This is a very good young Spurs side that will be all the better for the experience they've had this season and will be hungrier to go one step further next time round.

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> If Leicester lost to United on Sunday might you

> not feel differently? I wouldn't give up on them

> just yet.


I think Utd can win this one. Vardy as expected has got that extra game ban. Spurs have run out of games to catch up. I don't think Leicester will lose more than once out of the remaining games. Hopefully, Spurs will win at Chelsea on Monday night. We've not won there since 1990. Need to change that statistic.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Will the families finally get justice, I doubt it. I wonder if any of the families will take legal action on the back of this decision. Very sad that they've waited this long to have vindication that they were right to carry on in the face of adversity to seek out the truth. Their dignity during the years that have elapsed has been exemplary.
red devil

red devil

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Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Will the families finally get justice, I doubt it.

> I wonder if any of the families will take legal

> action on the back of this decision.


Depends what they see as justice. For some it will be this verdict, nothing more. For others it will be further legal action...

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