Roy Keane’s Signature Slipaway…
In a fantastical twist of legends and greens, Rory McIlroy, the golfing wizard, bagged the Masters to complete his grand slam on Planet Golf. Yet, the most elusive treasure in his glittering trove is the mythical autograph of his childhood hero-turned-football-ogre, Roy Keane. Oh, to capture Keane’s scribble, as rare as a unicorn dribbling past defenders! McIlroy, still basking in the emerald glories, plans to parade in his new green jacket at Old Trafford if it can somehow work its magic and power the Red Devils to victory. Word is out that he might just sashay onto the pitch faster than a winger on energy drinks during United’s Europa League battle against Lyon.
Zooming back to a simpler time when Rory was just a young Red Devil, he crossed paths with the legendary Roy Keane at an Irish hotel. It was like a comic showdown of the ages! McIlroy, with stars in his eyes, approached only to be hit with the infamous ‘Not today, kid!’ from Keane, like an unexpected tackle from behind. The room of pundits, led by the cheeky Gary Neville, erupted in giggles when McIlroy told the tale on ‘Stick to Football’ podcast, shifting the football universe’s laughter meter to max.
Neville, in a more dramatic twist than a penalty in stoppage time, teased how McIlroy might have diverted his hero worship to David Beckham after that cold, signature-less encounter. As Roy Keane pondered the encounter like a noodle lost in a bowl of spaghetti, McIlroy settled. ‘It’s fine,’ he chuckled, ‘you looked busy.’ With a wink and a laugh, the group mused that the heroic ‘zone’ might simply have been Keane’s personal force field against starry-eyed youngsters. Who’d imagine Roy was fighting off autograph-seeking hordes at the Portmarnock Links with his legendary stare alone!
