I would go for brady any day of the week, i will allways pick a skilfull player over a mullocker any day. brady was the type of player that could cut the oposition open with a pass and was probably the most skillfull player to have ever played in the top flight in england and of course was a big hit in italy when the italian league was the best in the world by far, where as keane was very good at what he did,but the type of his player are 10 a penny, david batty and vinny jones come to mind. brady giles and ronnie whelan are my top 3 midfield rep of ireland players over the past 40 years.

millhouse (Meath) - Posts: 892 - 08/12/2009 17:34:21    507453

Roy Keane enough said and this thread i fear will turn in to anti keane one .

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 08/12/2009 17:52:24    507475

ye brady was just a far more naturally gifted player. seen passes others didnt

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4156 - 08/12/2009 17:54:52    507481

I am not old enough to remember seeing Brady play, so I can't comment on him a whole lot. You are, however, massively underrating Keane in your original post millhouse. Keane was way ahead of the Vinnie Jones and Batty. Keane was the best Irish player since Paul McGrath (who I am old enough to remember).

Lorcan, you aren't old enough to remember Brady either, you have to stop making your judgements on players from youtube clips.

I agree with Dell on this one, this thread has the potential for all the anti-Keane brigade to come out and slate him.

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 08/12/2009 18:02:16    507493

Not even a close one Keane was very good but Brady was a far better player

Id rate Best, McGrath, Brady and Whelan ahead of Keane

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4649 - 08/12/2009 18:08:56    507502

millhouse
County: Meath
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I would go for brady any day of the week, i will allways pick a skilfull player over a mullocker any day. brady was the type of player that could cut the oposition open with a pass and was probably the most skillfull player to have ever played in the top flight in england and of course was a big hit in italy when the italian league was the best in the world by far, where as keane was very good at what he did, but the type of his player are 10 a penny, david batty and vinny jones come to mind. brady giles and ronnie whelan are my top 3 midfield rep of ireland players over the past 40 years.

Thought this was gonna be an interesting thread, and was willing to allow the phrase mullocker if there was some context to it but as soon as I read the bold part I saw the thread for what it really is.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12365 - 08/12/2009 18:10:30    507505

ive seen plenty of replays of liam brady nocky and it doesnt take a whole lot to know he was a more gifted and creative player. please point out where i said brady was better. keane was a very effective player. i dunno who was BETTER

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4156 - 08/12/2009 18:27:18    507525

Two terrific players but with drastically different styles. Brady was an artist. He could dribble , pass , shoot and had an impressive scoring record for a midfielder. Keane was a terrific tackler , great distributor but above all a leader. He scored a few in his Forest days but wasn't a regular scorer for Man U. On the basis of skill and pure football I'd have to pick Brady ahead of Keane but not by a lot.

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 08/12/2009 18:28:19    507528

08/12/2009 18:27:18
32_4_1
County: Meath
Posts: 1482

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ive seen plenty of replays of liam brady nocky and it doesnt take a whole lot to know he was a more gifted and creative player. please point out where i said brady was better. keane was a very effective player. i dunno who was BETTER
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It was implied in your original response.

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 08/12/2009 18:39:48    507546

No Contest, Brady by a mile, Keane could never do with a ball what Brady could do with it, Keane was a work horse, Brady made the Ball do all the work with his Skill.

PJ (None) - Posts: 2288 - 08/12/2009 18:49:03    507563

A workhorse or a mullocker as i call it should never be regarded as great, its an insult the real skillfull players who go out and play the game the way it should be played, i never really rated players like keane ,batty; vinny jones or chopper harris in the same league as the likes of brady hoddle or platini.

millhouse (Meath) - Posts: 892 - 08/12/2009 19:21:36    507619

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507546 08/12/2009 18:27:18
32_4_1
County: Meath
Posts: 1482

507525
ive seen plenty of replays of liam brady nocky and it doesnt take a whole lot to know he was a more gifted and creative player. please point out where i said brady was better. keane was a very effective player. i dunno who was BETTER
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It was implied in your original response.


how? i said he was a more naturally gifted player which he is

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4156 - 08/12/2009 20:05:52    507689

08/12/2009 20:05:52
32_4_1
County: Meath
Posts: 1485

how? i said he was a more naturally gifted player which he is
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Your otherwise unnecessary use of the word "just".

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 08/12/2009 21:04:50    507766

Its very difficult to compare players from two different generations as well two completely different players in terms of what they brought to their team .

Both players were incredibly gifted at what they did. When someone poses a question such as 'Brady-v-Keane' you don't always have to jump on one side or another. Just because you'd rather Keane dosen't mean that Brady is automatically bad!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13802 - 08/12/2009 21:27:21    507793

Keano..

Galway11 (Galway) - Posts: 570 - 08/12/2009 21:42:52    507811

and how exactly does the word just imply someones better. i said he's just a more naturally gifted footballer which he is

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4156 - 08/12/2009 22:33:19    507877

Brady was technically brilliant but Keane was FAR more successful as the Captain and Inspiration of the Dominant Force in English Football throughout the 90's and 00's.This thread was Anti-Keane from the off,to try and compare him to Batty and Jones is laughable,and a solid ****take,but just because I would have seen loads of Keane by being fortunate enough to follow a team that has dragged me through a rollercoaster of highs these past 25 years I would'nt dare lower the tone by slatin Brady,one of the best this Country has ever produced.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 08/12/2009 23:53:49    508029

Two greats but it has to be Keane. Brady was silk personified but Roy could grab a game by the scruff of the neck and boss it and no one could or can do it like him.

I will never forget the Juventus game in 99, a superb performance. Can someone give me a Brady performance of the same magnitude and in such an important game???

Roy would have eaten Liam up for breakfast. can you imagine a one on one game like you used to play when you were kids. Keane would just be to strong, his will to win is like nothing i have ever seen and it is this that i think is what is spoiling him as a manager. It is as if he almost cares to much and can not step back and keep his mouth shut, sometimes a cuddle is needed and it is just not in him.

Brady was a class act though. But as has been said a totally different era's and styles of players. But Keane would be the fist name on my team sheet and that is the question you have to ask yourself.

Mancirish (UK) - Posts: 2200 - 09/12/2009 00:08:34    508041

millhouse
County: Meath
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507619 A workhorse or a mullocker as i call it should never be regarded as great, its an insult the real skillfull players who go out and play the game the way it should be played, i never really rated players like keane ,batty; vinny jones or chopper harris in the same league as the likes of brady hoddle or platini.

Im no lover of Keane but putting him even in the same sentence as the likes of Batty and Jones is laughable.

I think we have ourselves a WUM

ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 09/12/2009 14:41:01    508402

08/12/2009 23:53:49
fredrickwood
County: Roscommon
Posts: 1599

try and compare him to Batty and Jones is laughable,
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Agreed there is no way that Keane will ever be as succesful an actor as the great Vinny Jones

madasbutter (Mayo) - Posts: 872 - 09/12/2009 17:25:23    508610