Roy Keane: I was thrown through the window of a bar – it was like the wild west

Speaking on the latest edition of The Overlap with Sky Bet, Keane reflected on his younger days as he remembered a night out shortly after his move from Nottingham Forest to Manchester United in 1993.

While he suggested some of the tales of his antics in bars in the 1990s were wide of the mark, his night out in a Nottingham wine bar ended in unexpected fashion.

“I got thrown through a bar window at Nottingham! I was in a wine bar, and I just came to United, and I remember I went back to Forest to check on my house,” he recalled.

“The reserves were playing, but I had a sneaky night out, and I used to go drink when I was a Forest player.

“I used to drink the wine from the bottle, I wouldn’t have the glass – it was cheap wine – like £6.

“I was with a few lads and a few words were said, and this guy threw me out the window. I went through the window and a door, I landed out in the street, it was like the wild west!

“I was on the floor, but I still had the bottle of wine in my hand!”

Keane also reflected on his brief flirtation with boxing in his youth, as he confirmed it was a passion that ran through his family.

“I have pictures at home, just me with my gloves on. I would have been 10/11, just a young kid.” added Keane.

“My brother boxed a lot longer – my younger brother had over 50 amateur fights.

“My brother boxed a lot longer – my younger brother had over 50 amateur fights.

” I had four fights, I enjoyed it – I loved the training. The kind of training you have to do, the running and the sparring. I did like a bit of boxing.

“I was playing soccer and hurling, and I had to start dropping one or two sports at that age. I might have dropped it when I was 13 or 14, maybe I was a bit older, but I used to love the boxing.”