The bringing together of the grumpy and mean Roy Keane and the bumbling nice-guy Gareth Southgate has been one of ITV Sports greatest achievements. On foot of Southgate’s departure, we take a look at just some of the memories Southgate is sure to cherish forever.
The Nani red-card disagreement:
When Keano took a not-unusual anti-United stance, Gareth actually disagreed with his counterpart. It marked a landmark in their relationship, with the latter in fact stopping Keane from speaking at one point. Look closely…
On one occasion the gang lost their feed from the Maracana and we came back to studio a little earlier than expected. Someone didn’t have time to grab their backpack from Adrian Chiles’ couch. He managed to hide it off camera, but Gareth wasn’t about to let it go.
After years of hiding his underlying, but obvious fear of Keane, the moment finally came. It took a similar incident from Sergio Aguero on David Luiz for him to break his silence, but it was time to bring up that stamp:
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The bringing together of the grumpy and mean Roy Keane and the bumbling nice-guy Gareth Southgate has been one of ITV Sports greatest achievements. On foot of Southgate’s departure, we take a look at just some of the memories Southgate is sure to cherish forever.
The Nani red-card disagreement:
When Keano took a not-unusual anti-United stance, Gareth actually disagreed with his counterpart. It marked a landmark in their relationship, with the latter in fact stopping Keane from speaking at one point. Look closely…
YouTube: YMO62
Talking semantics with Adrian and Roy:
When does a heavy rain become a downpour?
YouTube: KeanosMagicHat1
Being on Aprés Match:
YouTube: RTE
Figuring out where Adrian put his sandwiches:
On one occasion the gang lost their feed from the Maracana and we came back to studio a little earlier than expected. Someone didn’t have time to grab their backpack from Adrian Chiles’ couch. He managed to hide it off camera, but Gareth wasn’t about to let it go.
YouTube: leMaitreWolf
Finally bringing up a certain stamping incident:
After years of hiding his underlying, but obvious fear of Keane, the moment finally came. It took a similar incident from Sergio Aguero on David Luiz for him to break his silence, but it was time to bring up that stamp:
YouTube: mcturdster
And one reason he won’t…
That stamp:
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