He's a bit too much of a Raging Bull in a china shop to be skipper-that's a job Keogh is doing quite brilliantly anyway. But yes, I get the Keane comparison-when he was ripping up the Irish League with Bohemians, he was after all hailed as the next Roy Keane. I'd say he's a bit more attacking than Keane (although he used to get a few goals at Forest), and obviously not as quick or athletic-or quite so tough in the tackle. But he is a gutsy box-to-box midfielder, a bit of a "mad dog" who is a complete bastard to play against. He's always gobbing off in opponents ears, just watch them trot after him to reply, ha ha! He's also the kind of Wise/Savage-type we've missed, someone who you love in your own side but hate in the opposition.
As I've said elsewhere, his defensive positioning is great, but it's his vision, passing (often first time) and movement off the ball that really get me going. Shame that rocket shot didn't go in today-get a full season out of him and I think he could be a double-figures goalscorer from deep. He has been so very badly missed with injuries-if he hadn't kept getting knocks, just how good would he be by now? My favourite CCFC player since Wisey
