Keano wasn’t in the mood
Ex-football star Oisin McConville has revealed he was turned down by Roy Keane when he asked for a photo with the Republic of Ireland legend.
An Armagh legend, McConville has dished out his fair share of signatures over the years but even our stars have heroes of their own.
Keane was back in the homeland to watch his beloved Cork in the All-Ireland hurling final against Clare, which they narrowly lost in extra time.
McConville speaks about Keane encounter.
It takes a brave man at the best of times to go up and ask Keane for a photo but when he’s tense and nervous, then isn’t one of those moments.
Unfortunately for McConville, it didn’t go to plan, as he revealed on the BBC GAA Social Podcast.
Thomas Niblock brought up the incident, saying: “Rumour has it that you asked Roy Keane for a photograph?”
McConville then replied: “He told me no.
“I actually didn’t ask him for a photograph for me, I had my brother-in-law with me, and I wouldn’t mind but he was a Liverpool fan.
“He said ‘Would you ask him’ so I said no bother, but sure when I asked him he said no and just walked on. That’s the second time that has happened to me with Roy Keane.
“I met him before at a Champions League game one time over in Manchester – I have given him two opportunities, so I will get the hat-trick someday.
“I remember being on a Talk Show one night and the subject of Roy Keane came up so I told that story and Conor McManus said ‘I like him even more now.'”
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The former Manchester United man didn’t look overly happy before the game either as his face was plastered onto the big screen around Croke Park – much to everyone else’s delight.
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