Twitter has been giving us funny and gobsmacked reactions to every major event since the Battle of Clontarf. Well there can hardly have been any bigger events than the current Irish assistant manager's press conference in Malahide earlier this afternoon.
Now both Maurice Setters and Ian Evans were pure box office but this man is on another level. Here's a flavour of Twitter's reaction to Keane in Malahide.
Roy Keane comparing himself to Mother Theresa and using words like "craic". It's a strange world. Strangely brilliant.
— Cian Tracey (@CianTracey1) November 13, 2013
ROY KEANE JUST WALKED OUT OF HIS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE. Granted, the press conference was over. But he JUST WALKED OUT THE DOOR. — Colm Tobin (@colmtobin) November 13, 2013
Our own Michael McMullen just made Roy Keane laugh.... even if it was a 'ridiculous question'! — Tony Fenton (@RealTonyFenton) November 13, 2013
Roy Keane: "The hotel is lovely. No potholes on the training pitch. We've even had bibs and footballs. Major progress." — Paul Dollery (@PaulDollery) November 13, 2013
So happy to have Roy Keane back in my life! Might even go to the Latvia match on Friday now #COYROY
Some classic quotes at today's press conference! #COYBIG #Ireland #Keane pic.twitter.com/StHZv3hKeE — Boylesports (@Boylesports) November 13, 2013
— Tim O'Mahony (@tim_omahony) November 13, 2013
Just listened to the original @kenearlys interview with Roy Keane from 2012. He seemed a slightly more mellow character today. — David Elkin (@ddElkin) November 13, 2013
Roy Keane is a legend — Padraic Joyce (@Padraic14) November 13, 2013
Keane on what constitutes success: "Yeah, let's skip to the chase. Qualification." pic.twitter.com/Iu46YGA3Ih
Roy Keane says there's nothing about him to tame because he's "not some sort of animal" #keane #roykeane
@ballsdotie I reckon he has been getting his 'good cop' ideas from watching Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon #comedygold
Roy Keane is the opposite of those people who say a joke and then laugh more than the recipient. Genuinely hard to be sure if he's joking.
— Josh Statham (@Statham11) November 13, 2013
— Andrew McGarry (@Sporting_Tragic) November 13, 2013
— Fergal O'Brien (@FergalTodayFM) November 13, 2013
— Abbey Travel Sports (@Abbey_Sports) November 13, 2013
