Monday, February 08, 2016

Ah Superbowl Sunday - the annual day when thousands of people around the world pretend to know and care about American football.

Genuine fans grit their teeth while bandwagon-jumpers ask inane questions and wait for the halftime show.

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Martin O'Neill drops into the studio to tell everyone that Roy Keane is knocking around too #random #sb50 #coybig pic.twitter.com/67ZxdXRok7

— Boylesports (@BoyleSports) February 7, 2016

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There’s always a few random appearances of well-known faces from other sports - last night Ireland football manager Martin O’Neill popped up in the BBC studio.

So far, so normal - but then he revealed assistant manager Roy Keane was there with him.

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Reward for qualifying for the Euros?

A trip to the #SuperBowl for @FAIreland's Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane#SB50 pic.twitter.com/q1fuuZo9NL

— NFL UK (@NFLUK) February 8, 2016

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WHAT?

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Roy Keane and Martin O'Neill at the #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/6U5e2PDaFV

— Gowans (@tootsdeville) February 8, 2016

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People struggled, really struggled, with the idea that the managerial pair head off on holiday together.

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Missed about 10 minutes of the game thinking about what Roy Keane & Martin O'Neill's holiday to the SuperBowl would be like.

— David McConnell (@David__McC) February 8, 2016

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There was lots of speculation as to what Keano would make of the glitz and glamour of the halftime show.

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Imagine Roy Keane standing arms crossed saying "what the fuck is this shite?!?" 🙈😂🙈 #SuperBowl

— Peter Mcpartland (@PED7) February 8, 2016

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I'd pay good money to whoever is sitting beside Roy Keane if they snapped a picture of his face during the halftime show #superbowl50

— Jamie Costello (@Sledgejammer) February 8, 2016

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I reckon Roy Keane has seen enough and is outside trying to flag a taxi down to take him for a pint somewhere. #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow

— Lee Hughes (@Mad_Hatter_79) February 8, 2016

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Many feared for the innocents in the stadium who didn’t realise that Roy Keane was walking amongst them.

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Just a word of caution to those in attendance at the #SuperBowl
Roy Keane is out there in that stadium, somewhere#SB50 just got sinister...

— Alan (@hiscoresboards) February 8, 2016

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Martin O'Neill at the half-time show there holding back Roy Keane from knocking out an attendant charging him 20 quid for a hot dog. #SB50

— Gav Murphy (@cymrogav) February 8, 2016

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But most got a warm fuzzy feeling at the thoughts of the Republic of Ireland management team enjoying a good bromance.

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Can't even begin to imagine what goes down on a Martin O'Neil and Roy Keane holiday. mental scenes

— JCooksey180 (@JacobCooksey180) February 8, 2016

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Martin O Neill and Roy Keane on their holliers to #SB50 def Broncos fans @graceyosmiley pic.twitter.com/vKGDYtSjAD

— Monica Duffy (@moduff12) February 8, 2016

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