“Thanks for your time,” someone says, as Roy Keane sits down to do his media briefing at Abbotstown.

It takes just two minutes for Paddy Crerand to shoot down what he regards as the biggest myth about Cristiano Ronaldo.

Roy Keane is relishing a return to Celtic Park next month for a Euro qualifier against Scotland which he reckons will be an uncompromising, no-holds-barred battle.

What is most striking about so many of the tales from Roy Keane’s new book is that they straight away come from a completely different and distinctive angle; an unexpected take.

For one seen mainly as an understudy, Darren O’Dea has featured in a few big productions on the international stage.

REGULAR readers will know that, for family reasons, I am appallingly biased towards French players.