Moment of truth for Roy of the Rages

We should really be thankful Martin O’Neill is a smart, media-savvy man who seems happy to let other people bask in the attention.

Since reports first circulated last weekend of his appointment as Ireland’s football kingpin, you could be forgiven for thinking the ex-Celtic boss’s assistant, Roy Keane, and not the Derry native, is the man in the hot seat.

Love him or loathe him, Leeside’s finest is still box-office gold when it comes to Irish football, with his heroic exploits on the field and unnerving presence off it still captivating both fans and foes.