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http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/billy-keane-tipp-have-sown-seeds-for-a-fairytale-but-mayo-have-waited-so-long-for-their-golden-harvest-34980698.html 'There are tales of players being sent away by fortune tellers who were unable to read worn-out palms.' I could read this man's writing all day long, sports, politics, arts whatever he wants to write about. A fantastic sharp-witted turn of phrase. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 20/08/2016 10:49:01 1903459 Link
BK writes a great article. Very good publican too. skywanderer (Clare) - Posts: 20 - 23/08/2016 17:26:09 1904986 Link
I find Billy Keane the most nauseating writer in the national sports pages. Incessant ramblings about Kerry football and Munster rugby are his food and drink. And of course half the Dublin team are Kerrymen and the Mayo O'Sheas are Kerrymen and Jonny Sexton is a Kerryman............ A decent writer no doubt but not in the sports pages for me. salvador (Roscommon) - Posts: 439 - 24/08/2016 20:27:15 1905521 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "http://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/billy-keane-tipp-have-sown-seeds-for-a-fairytale-but-mayo-have-waited-so-long-for-their-golden-harvest-34980698.html 'There are tales of players being sent away by fortune tellers who were unable to read worn-out palms.' I could read this man's writing all day long, sports, politics, arts whatever he wants to write about. A fantastic sharp-witted turn of phrase." I can't stand his articles. HIs style of writing is a throwback to the 50s and 60s with all his oul shamroguery and forced metaphors. He thinks the world revolves around Kerry and he can be quite biased. Most Dubs I know who read his article cannot stand him. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 24/08/2016 21:42:46 1905549 Link
Replying To avonali: "I can't stand his articles. HIs style of writing is a throwback to the 50s and 60s with all his oul shamroguery and forced metaphors. He thinks the world revolves around Kerry and he can be quite biased. Most Dubs I know who read his article cannot stand him." Question for ya....do you read and like Roy Curtis? yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 24/08/2016 23:05:18 1905576 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Question for ya....do you read and like Roy Curtis?" Hadn't read much of his stuff but checked out his piece on Steven Gerard from 2014 online and I thought he was excellent. I liked his writing style. He cleverly weaves in Liverpudlian cultural references into his piece. Yeah..I'll read more of him. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 24/08/2016 23:44:51 1905590 Link
Replying To avonali: "I can't stand his articles. HIs style of writing is a throwback to the 50s and 60s with all his oul shamroguery and forced metaphors. He thinks the world revolves around Kerry and he can be quite biased. Most Dubs I know who read his article cannot stand him." Each to their own. I think he's a funny guy not taking himself too seriously. So what if he bangs on about Kerry too much. They're quite good at the auld football, I've heard, and he is from Kerry after all. Like a proud man talking about his children, why wouldn't he be biased about them? GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 25/08/2016 08:23:20 1905609 Link
I wouldnt be a fan of him myself, a lot of his articles are nothing but bluster. the last one there was good in fairness. a bit like Darragh's articles once in a while a good one is produced woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 25/08/2016 10:19:11 1905653 Link
Salvador when I was a boy there was a song that went "Who can beat the Kingdom sweet for hits or hound or man " well Billy's Dad was a believer and yes sons and daughters of Kerry have made huge contributions as in the Dubs you have mentioned theO Sheas not to mention Liam Kerins Donie Buckley Tomàs Ó Flaharta John Evans Micko Dwyer Paidí Ò Sè who spread the gospel beyond th boundries of the Kingdom Wish one of them would come our way.! But we did send them Beatrice mother of the O Sè dynasty. What is the secret of Kerry? i wish I knew !! 37sowhat (Sligo) - Posts: 752 - 25/08/2016 11:12:39 1905683 Link
Replying To woops: "I wouldnt be a fan of him myself, a lot of his articles are nothing but bluster. the last one there was good in fairness. a bit like Darragh's articles once in a while a good one is produced" Darragh isn't a great writer, fairly boring and doesn't really tell you anything new. I prefer Tomás in the Indo. I thought Darraghs article 'Tyrone want sympathy - Don't make me laugh' 4 days after Tyrone went out, sounded a bit petty. More than a few had written or spoken on the topic before Darragh got to it. But not all of them have admitted that Tyrone were such a thorn in their playing career. Sounded, to me, that he just wanted to get a dig in. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 25/08/2016 12:53:55 1905756 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Darragh isn't a great writer, fairly boring and doesn't really tell you anything new. I prefer Tomás in the Indo. I thought Darraghs article 'Tyrone want sympathy - Don't make me laugh' 4 days after Tyrone went out, sounded a bit petty. More than a few had written or spoken on the topic before Darragh got to it. But not all of them have admitted that Tyrone were such a thorn in their playing career. Sounded, to me, that he just wanted to get a dig in." I agree, while I don't find Darragh's articles annoying, they're a bit 'run of the mill'. I definitely prefer the articles Tomás writes, they seem less fluffed up. While they do often contain stories and go on tangents, it feels more purposeful than Darragh's regular tendency to fling an anecdote in anywhere, to pad out the article. SecretsOfFatima (Kerry) - Posts: 63 - 25/08/2016 13:13:34 1905775 Link
Replying To skywanderer: "BK writes a great article. Very good publican too." I heard somewhere that he is a cousin of Roy Keane true or false Redhot (Cork) - Posts: 697 - 27/08/2016 11:55:21 1906624 Link
Not a fan of Billy Keanes articles I have to say. Dont like his style. joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 27/08/2016 16:12:05 1906680 Link
Keep on writing Billy!!! You do not have to like his writing, 'tis a shame some of ye get so wrangled about it. Enjoy it for the sport of it and his passion for his home. noelnyc (Kerry) - Posts: 82 - 28/08/2016 10:39:10 1906841 Link
Ah billy is a lovely guy and his articles are written in a lighthearted way, theres a lot worse out there. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 28/08/2016 11:14:18 1906853 Link