Keith Griffin

Keith Griffin

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A lover of all things football, Keith is a die-hard Manchester United fan. The love blossomed in the 90's watching the enigmatic and silky Frenchman - Eric Cantona. And although a huge admirer of current Manchester United stars, he still misses the unique striker to the extent that he routinely wears his collar up and kung-fu kicks his friends in rememberance of his hero.

He experienced one of the greatest nights of his life last year when he ventured out for the Champions League final between United and the Blues and what a final it was! What followed that was the consumption of many, many litres of alcohol in a celebration of his team's emphatic victory.

However following this years Champions League final loss to the brilliant Barcelona, Keith's mood dampened somewhat. The dream trophy haul died at the merciless feet of Andreas Iniesta and his death grip upon the football. Still, like any true fan, he chose to drown his sorrows and await next year with renewed hope.

Keith enjoys writing Manchester United based articles but tries his best to stay objective and unbiased. A Sports Journalist hopeful, he has enrolled in college to help him achieve his goal.

Keith is also extremely fond of the sport of his homeland Ireland, with Hurling his preferred activity of the Emerald Isle. Keith was born and raised in the "sunny south-east" of Wexford town and still somehow remains proud to be from a place that basically lied to him, not once has he seen the sun of the "sunny south east" in the last six months.

A proud Irishman, he follows the Ireland national side with pride and hopes that Trapatonni can lead the men in green and restore their former glory.

A happy go lucky guy, he enjoys socialising, the pain of tattoo's, the exhilaration of a Manchester United victory, the simple sarcasm of life and a good pint of Guninness.

Keith welcomes you to enjoy his articles and urges you to comment and rate freely.

Slán go fóill (Bye for now!)
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"The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success."

"We are the middle children of history, with no purpose or place. Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives" --- Tyler Durdon

"No matter how liberated this world becomes, man will always be judged by the amount of alcohol he can consume and women, whether they like to admit it or not, will be impressed."

"I would rather have one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand than an eternity without it" --- City Of Angels

"Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moment that takes your breath away" --- Hitch

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    For Manchester United: Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona, Nemanja Vidic, Gabriel Heinze(even if he did want to commit the ultimate treachery), Anderson, Ryan Giggs, Ruud Van Nistlerooy and Cristiano Ronaldo(if he stays!!) Outside United: Fernando Torres, Kaka, Michael Essien, Cesc Fabregas, Brad Friedel, Guti, Wesley Snejider, Klass Jan Huntelaar and Karim Benzema. But Greatest Player Ive ever watched and hail as my all time favouite, Roy Keane. Manchester United and Irish legend, the like of which will never be seen again.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Manchester United. Im a die-hard red and my only regret is that due to my geographical location I cant get to many games at Old Trafford!!!

  • Favorite Coaches

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    It was 1999, the all famous treble winning year. I still remember where I was when I watched the Champions League final and it will stay with me forever!! A more recent one would be United beating Roma 7-1. A game of pure footballing genius.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Man United 3 Chelsea 0

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Denis Law/Alan Shearer joint record of 46 goals in one season. Ronaldo and Van Nistlerooy have come close but it looks like it will be a long time yet before it is broken.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan of course!

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Nadal

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  • ... posted 629 days ago

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    Lol with our injury list, t'll be a struggle to get out the groups but here's to hoping eh? By the way, if Fergie wants to solve his defensive woes when Rio is missing, he best go all out to sign Simon Kjaer. The lad is pure class...

  • illya mclellan posted 693 days ago

    illya mclellan

    new piece, its a good read,http://bleacherreport.com/articles/368625-championship-brian-mcdermott-and-the-relentless-rise-of-reading

  • Deepak Israni posted 694 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Hola Keith, will you be going and watching the Spain U-19 Vs Northern Ireland match today?


    I hope you are because IF you are I want you to tell me how Pablo Sarabia and Rodrigo played if they play that is, they have been called up, both are 17 (Rodrigo might be 18, he's part Brazilian), just promoted from the Juvenil A to the Castilla, can you do this little scouting for me? It would be AMAZING if you recorded a video or something and uploaded it on Youtube or mediafire. Thanks a lot.


    http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.defensacentral.com/la_fabrica/43625/sarabia-rodrigo-seleccion-espana&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDefensa%2BCentral%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D7Mm%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official&rurl=translate.google.co.in&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhggErGPrqF-VOiNbvbzr_w-bRd74g

  • illya mclellan posted 701 days ago

    illya mclellan

    wrote a new piece, its good, nice and flowery, worth reading

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/364292-epl-manchester-united-must-beat-liverpool-to-have-a-chance-at-trophy#

  • Ann Gry posted 706 days ago

    Ann Gry

    That is true, Pelle will be out. But hey, nothing wrong with having seven coaches over six years, right?

    Manuel is a decent coach, likes rotations a little too much and doesn't play with the wings very often but his portrayal as a scapegoat is unfair. He wasn't the one who blew couple of nice occasions on Wednesday.

    For Florentino a good manager is the last important thing. As long as this guy is the president, 9 CL titles will remain history.

    Considering the location I don't care who will win the final. Although if it will be Barcelona, I'll kill myself.

    If they will be in the final with ManU, I'll cheer for Red Devils. I'll even put my dad's Giggs jersey on.

  • Deepak Israni posted 706 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Pipita has 2 goals in the CL....yeah that's less...who am I kidding, he needs a strong hand on him like that of SAF, and he'll be 100000 times better than Rooney.

    And 23 goals = 4 against Hull + 3 against Portsmouth, am I right? Noob-basher Rooney! I'll not rest until I expose Wayne Nooby to the world!


    PS: You know I'm kidding right? It's just that I don't find him convincing......because he's an Englishman, and you know how the English are overrated by their media.

  • Deepak Israni posted 706 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    23 in the league mate. :) I don't consider the Carling Cup as a competition or the FA Cup!

  • Ann Gry posted 706 days ago

    Ann Gry

    There is no pain. You know why? Because I’m used to it. After all it is sixth time in a row. I know that “money can’t buy...blah blah blah” but I’m not the one who bought Mr.I-belong- to-Jesus, who can’t even admit his mistakes.
    Our midfield is a disaster, Higuain is still nobody in the Champions League and in general it’s one big failure since del Bosque was kicked out. I know that. But what am I supposed to do? All I can do is wait for this glorious day when they win CL. I hope I’ll be still alive.
    You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?


  • Jesper Olsen posted 706 days ago

    Jesper Olsen

    Nice to see you still on here Keith.

    I did indeed say that but don't read too much into it. I'm an eternal optimist. I say they're going to win everything every year!

    How can you bet against Sir Alex.

    He's a living God!!

  • Deepak Israni posted 707 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Wayne Rooney...priceless?? I threw up while laughing when I read that! :D

    FC Barcelona know his "price," they'll pay you around 80 mil pounds, he'll leave, and flop in Spain like every other Englishman! I love how Wayne Rooney has 23 goals this season, right on cue with the FC Barcelona elections!

    And his 23 goals this season are the biggest joke ever! He's still that same Wayne Rooney—15-18 goals a season, he would have never crossed the 20 goal barrier hadn't Ronaldo still been there, take those penalties off (10-12), subtract that for me, he's scored 13 goals this season, Higuain has already done that mate, he's got 16 w/o penalties! Just the facts mate, just the facts, I'm just waiting for Rooney's goal drought to start, you too know it ain't far away.

    Besides you should sing that song for FC Barcelona, they'll be going trophy-less this season.

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