When it comes to Ireland and England, there remains a healthy rivalry between the two countries. That is very true in a sporting sphere, but people from the two nations also give very little ground when it comes to admitting that the other is better at doing certain things.
There was a prime example on Stick to Football this week, with Roy Keane shooting down Gary Neville’s claims that England were the best in the world in a couple of areas.
It led to a very funny conversation.
Roy Keane names two things Ireland do better than England
On the latest episode of Stick to Football, Gary Neville was still riding high on the euphoria of England’s World Cup triumph over Mexico. Being in a patriotic mood, he opened the show by asking what things the English did better than any other nation in the world.
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When he put the question to Roy Keane, the conversation played out exactly as you would have expected.
Not only did Keane bring up England’s ability to annoy those of other nationalities, but he also suggested that Ireland actually surpassed them in a couple of categories put forward by his fellow pundit. The Cork man also gave a plug to a local business that he was supporting in the process.
Neville: What does England do better than anybody?
Keane: Piss people off?
Neville: I put out there breakfast. We do a better breakfast.
Keane: No, not better than Ireland. Not having breakfasts. What is all this ‘what does England do better?’ Is this because they won?
Neville: It’s just a question this morning. What does England do better than anybody?
Keane: Annoy people.
Neville: Royal celebrations? We do that pretty well.
Keane: You don’t do these (Shandon Sweets) though do ye? Ye don’t make sweets like that do ye?
Neville: Oh chocolate? Dairy milk, you bite that up. Cadbury?
Keane: Ireland has better chocolate than England!
Neville: Yeah but Cadbury was born in England, you can’t claim it. Cadbury isn’t Irish all of a sudden just because they serve it over there.
Keane: England are very good at claiming stuff, you know what I mean? Jesus.
Roy Keane backing Ireland breakfasts and sweets
Fair play to Roy Keane for getting a plug in for a Cork business in there.
Of course, every nation is going to back their own offering when it comes to areas such as breakfast. In our unbiased opinion, a full English could not hold a candle to its Irish equivalent.
As for Neville’s suggestion of royal celebrations, the less said about that the better.