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Quality beards to hotel lobby rows: How much do you remember about Roy Keane's year?

Fail to prepare for this quiz? Prepare to fail.

Which reality TV show was he in talks to join?
Celebrity Big Brother
Great British Bake Off

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here
Strictly Come Dancing
Where in England was his autobiography available to buy three days before its release?
Waitrose in Oldham
Tesco in Burnage

Sainsbury's in the Trafford Centre
Mark's and Spencer's in the Arndale
Which hungover former Irish international hid in the cereal aisle of their local supermarket to avoid Roy smelling the alcohol on his breath?
Jason McAteer
Tony Cascarino

Steven Reid
Denis Irwin
What did a Cork bookshop do to promote Roy's book?
Bring in a Keane impersonator to criticise passers-by
Sell a special limited bearded addition, complete with razor and can of Gilette

Have brother Johnson do a live reading
Give away a copy of Mick McCarthy's Captain Fantastic with every copy
What musicians did Roy say he dreaded playing with on the legends circuit during his post-retirement unemployment?
JLS
One Direction

Take That
East 17
What club did Keane criticise for acting as though their Irish internationals were 'barely able to walk'?
Hull City
Derby County

Everton
Ipswich Town
What pundit called Roy a "soccer-coaching Kardashian"?
Eamon Dunphy
Marty Morrissey

John Giles
Joe Brolly
Who did Keane criticise for not doing interviews during his career only to take up punditry when there was money on offer?
Gary Neville
Jamie Carragher

Paul Scholes
Jamie Redknapp
Which former United player and member of the 1968 European Cup winning side did he criticise for praising the side uncritically, saying the club was full of 'Mickey Mouses'?
Bobby Charlton
Brian Kidd

Denis Law
Paddy Crerand
When Keane talked about his exit from Manchester United, he implied that it was always going to be unpleasant. Complete the quote with the name of a popular television show: "It was never going to be..."
The Brady Bunch
Happy Days

Mork and Mindy
Little House on the Prairie
How long did Keane stay with Aston Villa
5 months
6 months

7 months
8 months
Who did he predict would be All-Ireland hurling champions in an April interview with Ray D'arcy?
Cork
Tipperary

Kilkenny
Clare
Where did the Corkman have the altercation with an autograph hunter while in Ireland camp
The team hotel
Lillies Bordello

Outside Today FM's offices
Gannon Park after training
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