FAST DOWNLOAD
- Keane furious at his Cheshire neighbour
- Found him using a noisy leaf blower at 7:15 a.m.
- Labelled the act as “a disgrace”
-
Getty Images SportWHAT KEANE SAID
“I took my dog out this morning at 7:15 and where I live and someone is on the blower with the leaves at quarter past seven in the morning,” Keane narrated.
Scott, quipped back: “Do you think they should just leave them?”
Keane, undeterred, insisted: “It’s a disgrace. I think it should be banned. I was gonna go over and say ‘people are in bed!’ You’re not allowed to use them. It’s 8 o’clock.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Trafford Council, which oversees the area where Keane resides, advises against starting noisy building work before 7:30 a.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. on weekends. While leaf blowers may not strictly fall under these regulations, gas-powered ones are known to produce sound levels between 80 and 90 decibels, a range considered harmful to human hearing if exposure is prolonged.
DID YOU KNOW?
Keane’s remarks come with a touch of irony, given his history with the term “noisy neighbour.” Sir Alex Ferguson famously coined the phrase in 2009 to describe rivals Manchester City following a derby win over Manchester City.
He said: “Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour. You cannot do anything about that. They will always be noisy. You just have to get on with your life, put your television on and turn it up a bit louder.”
However, Keane seems less inclined to tolerate the noise.
-
AFPWHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?
While Keane wrestles with his local noise issues, his former club Manchester United prepares for a crucial Premier League fixture against Ipswich Town on November 24 under new manager Ruben Amorim.
