‘Swear I saw a smile' – Watch Roy Keane break character in hilarious blooper reel for League of Ireland ad
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Keane has to get creative to take in a Cork City match at Turners Cross
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And producers Rockshore have now released a blooper reel from his day of filming.
In it, the 53-year-old doesn't seem to have found the repetitive process of reading out lines over and over again too tiresome as he cracks up at several moments.
Rockshore captioned the amusing insight: "Swear I saw a smile there once or twice!"
As for the ad itself, Keano shows his comedic chops as he tries his best to attend a City match despite being turned away at the gate.
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The script even includes a joke about his height as he pleads with two other fans to let him get in front for a better view from the adjoining pub since he's short enough that he won't obscure their view.
The advert is suitably aided by the musical accompaniment of The Frank and Walters' hit song "After All" which is a beloved tune on Leeside.
Rockshore are invested in the success of the League of Ireland as the league's official beer sponsor.
So it all adds up that their video implores casual Irish football fans to make the effort to attend a match in person instead of solely consuming the beautiful game through their televisions.
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It was captioned: "Time to show up. League of Ireland is calling."
While it was Cobh Ramblers that the Ireland icon
'League of Ireland is calling' - Watch Roy Keane get in touch with Cork City roots while starring in hilarious ad
In the case of Ger Nash's team in particular, they could do with all of the help they can get.
Despite him
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Amazingly, their last outing was their first clean sheet of the campaign as they dug out a point in
It proved another acrimonious night at Turners Cross, but Bohemians lifted the mood
If it proves to be Tein Troost's final game as City keeper, he at least signed off with a first shut-out and saved from Brandon Kavanagh late on.
City's winless streak extended to 11 games while Saints have not won in their last five as they remain sixth.
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Nash called for unity in his programme notes after the supporter unrest that
But play was paused midway through the first half as objects were thrown from the Shed End amid a plume of black smoke.
Fans chanted in opposition to the club ownership as a banner was unfurled that read, 'Sold the dream, living a nightmare'.
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