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'SEARINGLY HONEST' The Sun
The No.1 bestselling memoir of Roy Keane, former captain of Manchester United and Ireland
In a stunning collaboration with Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle, Roy Keane gives a brutally honest account of his days as a player, the highs and lows of his managerial career and his life as an outspoken ITV pundit.
As part of a tiny elite of football players, Roy Keane has had a life like no other. His status as one of football's greatest stars is undisputed, but what of the challenges beyond the pitch? How did he succeed in coming to terms with life as a former Manchester United and Ireland leader and champion, reinventing himself as a manager and then a broadcaster, and cope with the psychological struggles this entailed?
THE SECOND HALF blends anecdote and reflection in Roy Keane's inimitable voice. The result is an unforgettable personal odyssey which fearlessly challenges the meaning of success.
'MASTERPIECE' The Times
'RUTHLESS' Daily Telegraph
'INCOMPARABLE' Sunday Mirror
'SEARINGLY HONEST' The Sun
The No.1 bestselling memoir of Roy Keane, former captain of Manchester United and Ireland
In a stunning collaboration with Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle, Roy Keane gives a brutally honest account of his days as a player, the highs and lows of his managerial career and his life as an outspoken ITV pundit.
As part of a tiny elite of football players, Roy Keane has had a life like no other. His status as one of football's greatest stars is undisputed, but what of the challenges beyond the pitch? How did he succeed in coming to terms with life as a former Manchester United and Ireland leader and champion, reinventing himself as a manager and then a broadcaster, and cope with the psychological struggles this entailed?
THE SECOND HALF blends anecdote and reflection in Roy Keane's inimitable voice. The result is an unforgettable personal odyssey which fearlessly challenges the meaning of success.
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4.3
343 reviews
Adi Lewis
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December 20, 2022
Good insight into his club managerial career, but the back end of the book, after the Ipswich job, waffles on a bit. Still a good read, though, insightful, frank, and very honest.
Michael Stainthorpe
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February 28, 2015
Roy Keane's story following on from his last book. Insight into retirement, management, TV career and becoming assistants at Villa and Ireland
3 people found this review helpful
Paul Yaxley
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February 23, 2015
Brutally honest account of the latter stages of Keane's career, revealing the ruthless and sometimes bullying nature of the man. A captivating read!
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About the author
ROY KEANE was born in Cork in 1971, and is now a television pundit for Sky Sports and ITV after an astonishingly successful football career as captain of Manchester United and Ireland. He is also currently a co-host on Gary Neville's The Overlap: Stick to Football Podcast.
RODDY DOYLE was born in Dublin in 1958 and still lives there today. He is the author of thirteen acclaimed novels including THE COMMITMENTS, THE SNAPPER, THE GUTS, and most recently LOVE. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA and his 1991 novel THE VAN was a Booker Prize finalist.
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