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Post by tezza202 on Aug 6, 2005 14:51:52 GMT -5
Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been voted the hardest football player ever. The Irish star beat Chelsea's legendary defender Ron 'Chopper" Harris - famed for his brutal tackles - into second place and Vinnie Jones into third. Around 2,500 football fans were polled by alcopop WKD and asked to come up with the game's toughest player of all time. Keane has gained a fearsome reputation for his no-nonsense style on the pitch. He also gained notoriety for a verbal assault on former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy which saw the player walk out of the squad before the 2002 World Cup. Keane - who has been involved in famous spats with former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira and Newcastle's Alan Shearer - was condemned for comments in his autobiography. He deliberately went in on Manchester City's Alf Inge Haaland with a particularly vicious tackle in 2001 and wrote in his book: "I'd waited long enough. I hit him hard. The ball was there (I think)." It followed a previous match when Keane was injured and Haaland accused him of play acting. Haaland struggled to recover from a knee injury sustained in the tackle and played his last game in 2002 before being forced into retirement. A WKD spokesman said: "Keane was the clear winner but the rest were all pretty tough. Anyone with the nickname Chopper has to be a contender." 1 Roy Keane (Manchester United - 1993 to present) 2 Ron 'Chopper' Harris (Chelsea - 1961 to 1980) 3 Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon - 1992 to 1998) 4 Dave Mackay (Tottenham - 1958 to 1967) 5 Nobby Stiles (Manchester United - 1960 to 1970) 6 Dennis Wise (Chelsea - 1990 to 2001) 7 Tommy Smith (Liverpool - 1962 to 1977) 8 Neil 'Razor' Ruddock (Liverpool - 1993 to 1998) 9 Kevin Muscat (Wolves - 1997 to 2002) 10 Norman Hunter (Leeds - 1962 to 1976) 11 Graham Souness (Liverpool - 1978 to 1984) 12 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United - 2004 to present) 13 Kenny Burns (Nottingham Forest - 1977 to 1981) 14 Peter Storey (Arsenal - 1965 to 1976) 15 Billy Bremner (Leeds - 1959 to 1976) 16 John Terry (Chelsea - 1997 to present) 17 Julian Dicks (West Ham - 1988 to 1993) 18 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal - 1996 to 2005) 19 Lee Bowyer (Newcastle - 2003 to present) 20 Eric Cantona (Manchester United - 1992 to 1997) ;D WTF is Paddy Vieira doing in there though? I thought he was Mr Nice guy  |
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Post by globe on Aug 6, 2005 16:12:21 GMT -5
Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been voted the hardest football player ever. The Irish star beat Chelsea's legendary defender Ron 'Chopper" Harris - famed for his brutal tackles - into second place and Vinnie Jones into third. Around 2,500 football fans were polled by alcopop WKD and asked to come up with the game's toughest player of all time. Keane has gained a fearsome reputation for his no-nonsense style on the pitch. He also gained notoriety for a verbal assault on former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy which saw the player walk out of the squad before the 2002 World Cup. Keane - who has been involved in famous spats with former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira and Newcastle's Alan Shearer - was condemned for comments in his autobiography. He deliberately went in on Manchester City's Alf Inge Haaland with a particularly vicious tackle in 2001 and wrote in his book: "I'd waited long enough. I hit him hard. The ball was there (I think)." It followed a previous match when Keane was injured and Haaland accused him of play acting. Haaland struggled to recover from a knee injury sustained in the tackle and played his last game in 2002 before being forced into retirement. A WKD spokesman said: "Keane was the clear winner but the rest were all pretty tough. Anyone with the nickname Chopper has to be a contender." 1 Roy Keane (Manchester United - 1993 to present) 2 Ron 'Chopper' Harris (Chelsea - 1961 to 1980) 3 Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon - 1992 to 1998) 4 Dave Mackay (Tottenham - 1958 to 1967) 5 Nobby Stiles (Manchester United - 1960 to 1970) 6 Dennis Wise (Chelsea - 1990 to 2001) 7 Tommy Smith (Liverpool - 1962 to 1977) 8 Neil 'Razor' Ruddock (Liverpool - 1993 to 1998) 9 Kevin Muscat (Wolves - 1997 to 2002) 10 Norman Hunter (Leeds - 1962 to 1976) 11 Graham Souness (Liverpool - 1978 to 1984) 12 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United - 2004 to present) 13 Kenny Burns (Nottingham Forest - 1977 to 1981) 14 Peter Storey (Arsenal - 1965 to 1976) 15 Billy Bremner (Leeds - 1959 to 1976) 16 John Terry (Chelsea - 1997 to present) 17 Julian Dicks (West Ham - 1988 to 1993) 18 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal - 1996 to 2005) 19 Lee Bowyer (Newcastle - 2003 to present) 20 Eric Cantona (Manchester United - 1992 to 1997) ;D WTF is Paddy Vieira doing in there though? I thought he was Mr Nice guy Nobbie Stiles harder than Souness or Bremner? Yeah right then! |
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Post by Dominic on Aug 6, 2005 17:42:45 GMT -5
veria spat iat him and called him out, keane turned and walked away, big man slappin 16 year olds about, shearer also offered him a go, he turned it down aswell. and how in good god in john terry hard, hardest thing ever in football was the 22september 2003, when 14 men held veria back from killing vanistlerooy, i still have the paper in my room, brillance
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Post by tezza202 on Aug 6, 2005 18:50:14 GMT -5
Charges were dropped  Keanes a plenty hard! Vieira is just a bag lanky streak of piss! Keane easily shouted him down in the tunnel and did the biz on the pitch aswell! |
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Post by Kamikazi on Aug 6, 2005 20:35:26 GMT -5
Wayne Rooney??
The kids got an attitude, he's not hard
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Post by feckarse on Aug 6, 2005 20:37:19 GMT -5
keane's proper hard, and as Tezzy noted it was only allegations that he hit the 16yr old, they got dropped cos it didn't happen. (But by the sounds of the story the little f*cker deserved a thumpin'!) Keano's intense stare, he ain't takin' shit from no-one!  |
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Post by tezza202 on Aug 6, 2005 20:38:32 GMT -5
Aren't you a gooner Feckarse?
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Post by feckarse on Aug 6, 2005 20:39:41 GMT -5
irishman first!  |
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Post by tezza202 on Aug 6, 2005 20:40:58 GMT -5
Good man! At least you're the good half thats behind the keane machine ;D
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Post by feckarse on Aug 6, 2005 20:42:51 GMT -5
Good man! At least you're the good half thats behind the keane machine ;D it's a lot more than half behind him, and it's crazy in Cork - try tell a Corkman you don't like Keano and McCarthy may have had a point in Saipan, and he'll literally bite your entire head off!! |
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Post by tezza202 on Aug 6, 2005 20:47:28 GMT -5
Thats good to hear then !! I thought it was about half an half over there. Don't really hear anything bour it except when internationals come around. But its his last season, noooooooooo  |
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Post by Dominic on Aug 7, 2005 5:49:11 GMT -5
Veria asked him out, keane pished his pants, but i always respect the way he stood up for veria after the 22sept thing
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Post by Don1™ on Aug 7, 2005 8:50:58 GMT -5
I dont like him as he's a blue, but Duncan Ferguson would have Keane off.
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Post by Dominic on Aug 7, 2005 9:01:03 GMT -5
I dont like him as he's a blue, but Duncan Ferguson would have Keane off. i wouldnt mess with drunkin dunkin |
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Post by feckarse on Aug 7, 2005 11:17:52 GMT -5
I dont like him as he's a blue, but Duncan Ferguson would have Keane off. that's true, forgot about him - he's a f*ckin wild animal! How the frick did he not make the list, let alone win it?! |
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Post by Dominic on Aug 7, 2005 11:21:40 GMT -5
the living tank Jens Lehmen, he took his top off after a match in eurpe last year and it still scares me just how much of an utter tank he is, chest is far too big for his body
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Post by muzzamuzza on Aug 7, 2005 12:44:09 GMT -5
Were's duncan ferguson in this list?  Surely he's gotta be up there. |
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Post by LDD- Angelic Child on Aug 7, 2005 13:43:08 GMT -5
Wayne Rooney?? The kids got an attitude, he's not hard exactly... how the fuck is he harder than Julian Dicks? |
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Post by globe on Aug 7, 2005 13:43:39 GMT -5
Were's duncan ferguson in this list? Surely he's gotta be up there. big Duncan should be there, he had a spell in Barlinnie prison. Wonder how someone like Vieria would have coped with a wee spell in the Bar L   |
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Post by MG on Aug 7, 2005 16:48:16 GMT -5
Big Dunc is a fuckin nutball and should rightly be up there.
KEANO - Theres only One Keano.....
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Post by Elias on Aug 7, 2005 16:58:35 GMT -5
You lot should learn some history. These two would make Keane and any other modern-day prancing nancy cry like a baby.  |
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Post by jobero on Aug 8, 2005 1:05:40 GMT -5
How on earth is Dennis Wise on that list and Duncan Ferguson not? Wise is a wind-up merchant who pinches and scratches whereas big Dunc is a true hard man. I can't really comment on some of the older players like Ron 'Chopper' Harris as i never saw them play but, out of my era, i think Roy Keane deserves it. Wayne Rooney?  |
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Post by Dominic on Aug 8, 2005 5:20:59 GMT -5
john terry? he aint hard, he dosent even pretend to be
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Post by tezza202 on Aug 8, 2005 9:35:13 GMT -5
Surprised Kevin Muscat isn't there..not really hard but had a killer tackle. Harder then some on that list anyway.
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Post by Dominic on Aug 8, 2005 10:01:26 GMT -5
no martin keown
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