I'm no fan of Ward's writings; but I think you're misreading him. He pointedly doesn't compare Sexton and Keane; Quote: And please spare comparison with Roy Keane at his fiery but equally self-absorbed best. Great leaders inspire, they don't alienate. Unquote. i.e. urges the reader not to compare; and describes Keane as self absorbed- hardly signing his praises - 'self absorbed', álienating''.RoboProp wrote:Wardy's latest piece of detritus posing as a newspaper article, is IMO a thinly veiled attempt to undermine Sexton. As soon as Joey Carbery put pen to ink and said he was off Ward has been needling away with sarky mean girls lite comments about Sexto, and big upping Joey.
Does he see in Joey and Johnny a modern facsimile of himself and Campbell?
Ward and Carbery certainly have their style of play and turn coat ways in common.
I had to laugh at the comparison Ward made to Johnny and Roy Keane, he used this as a chance to sing Keane's praises and have another dig at Johnny. He's right though Johnny never walked out on his national team in their hour or need and Keane never won sh!t worth a damn with Ireland.
While his criticisms of Sexton are a bit over the top; there is an element of truth to them. If he reacted differently to Wycherly's late hit early doors, it could have been a pen for us and a set a different tone for all. Carbery's name isnt mentioned once in the article you refer to.