Roy Keane at 50: Age not mellowing the pundit that goes deeper and cruder than most

Harry Arter and Jon Walters learnt all about that in the dying members of his Ireland stint, as did “idiot” Kyle Walker from the studio.

Roy Keane: Age not mellowing the pundit that goes deeper and cruder than most. Picture Dan Linehan

From comparing it to the dentist’s chair, Roy Keane has ended up in pundit’s chair and, on his 50th birthday, there’s little sign of him leaving its comforts anytime soon.

This wasn’t in the script. Keane had only to wait two months from the end of his glittering career for a managerial opportunity to present itself but a decade has passed since his last post as boss at Ipswich Town.