Roy Keane has come out on top ahead of Rangers legend Graeme Souness and former Arsenal captain Tony Adams to a rather fitting award.
Keane ended his professional career at Celtic following a decorated spell at Manchester United, where he was a part of the Treble-winning side in 1999.
Although the Republic of Ireland hero’s time in Glasgow was short but sweet, seeing someone who had played at the highest level in the green and white was never lost on fans.
He was used to winning throughout his career, and he has just come out on top again.
Roy Keane asks for the ball during Celtic vs Kilmarnock
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Throughout his career, Keane was always labelled as the tough guy, the one that you wouldn’t want to get involved in a midfield battle with.
His scary reputation meant he was feared by everyone due to that tough guy persona.
As a result, he was crowned as the most no-nonsense footballer of all time in a poll held by Leyland Trade Paints, via Glasgow World.
2,000 fans were asked for their toughest footballer of all time and it was the ex-Hoops man who came out on top, receiving 24 per cent of the votes.
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The likes of Adams, Souness and Vinnie Jones were all mentioned, but none came close to dislodging Keane from top spot.
Although having a reputation of being someone you shouldn’t mess around with is good, it does take away from the fact that Keane was a brilliant player.
Asked about fans’ memories of him when he took the Sunderland job in 2006, the Irishman stated that it was just his passion for the beautiful game.
He said: “I haven’t helped myself over the years with my image and that was part of the scene I had with Manchester United and Ireland.
“Maybe I was football mad. Maybe psycho is probably too strong a word, but football means a lot to me. It was like an acting job. I would drive up to Old Trafford for any game and I would turn into this mean machine.
“That’s the way I felt – it was like going to war. That’s the only way I could describe it, but then you go home to your family and try to switch off. My reputation didn’t help with one or two sendings-off.”