I thought it was a tribute to 80's Souness.Good on Roy for embracing his inner Tom Selleck.
I thought it was a tribute to 80's Souness.Good on Roy for embracing his inner Tom Selleck.
Seems to be still struggling with the Ronaldo fallout. Can't give us any praise in case Ronnie is watching.Very reserved about giving any praise to ETH.
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Wasn’t he talking about this 7 game winning run we’re on? If so then he’s got a point. If not then we’ve played basically all the top sides and come out very favourably apart from at the etihad.If I remember correctly he was dismissive and said something like we haven’t played anyone yet.
Wasn’t he talking about this 7 game winning run we’re on? If so then he’s got a point. If not then we’ve played basically all the top sides and come out very favourably apart from at the etihad.
I don't remember seeing Roy Keane on the TV saying things about the club that he shouldn't have said?Colour me surprised that a man who got sacked for saying things about the club he shouldn’t have said on TV is in the corner of another man who got sacked for saying things about the club he shouldn’t have said on TV.
He had an interview on MUTV and if I remember correctly he went in on the club and it's lack of ambition in bringing in big players etc. But it was so long ago i can't remember the specifics. I think United buried it as well and it's near impossible to get it online nowI don't remember seeing Roy Keane on the TV saying things about the club that he shouldn't have said?
Please enlighten everyone.
He slated his teammates, it was nothing to do with ambition. He slagged off Ferdinand, Fletcher, Van De Sar and a number of the younger players at the time. Basically said they weren’t good enough and Ferdinand thought he was better than he was.He had an interview on MUTV and if I remember correctly he went in on the club and it's lack of ambition in bringing in big players etc. But it was so long ago i can't remember the specifics. I think United buried it as well and it's near impossible to get it online now
It was never broadcast so was never on TV, that's your first correction.He had an interview on MUTV and if I remember correctly he went in on the club and it's lack of ambition in bringing in big players etc. But it was so long ago i can't remember the specifics. I think United buried it as well and it's near impossible to get it online now
https://www.sportbible.com/football...ant-that-led-to-him-leaving-20220625.amp.htmlI don't remember seeing Roy Keane on the TV saying things about the club that he shouldn't have said?
Please enlighten everyone.
That whole thing was blown out of all proportion just to get him out. Fergie knew his time was up, he just needed something to use as a catalyst for his departure. There was a lot of little things leading up to it, Keane felt he was being marginalised within the group, being put in out of the way places in training games etc. That interview on MUTV gave Fergie the excuse he was looking for and he took it with both hands. Keane's grudge is because he felt there were underhand tactics behind it all and they weren't being straight up and honest with him.He had an interview on MUTV and if I remember correctly he went in on the club and it's lack of ambition in bringing in big players etc. But it was so long ago i can't remember the specifics. I think United buried it as well and it's near impossible to get it online now
Funny how time changes the story. It's not something I thought about in well over a decadeHe slated his teammates, it was nothing to do with ambition. He slagged off Ferdinand, Fletcher, Van De Sar and a number of the younger players at the time. Basically said they weren’t good enough and Ferdinand thought he was better than he was.
That's a myth.He had an interview on MUTV and if I remember correctly he went in on the club and it's lack of ambition in bringing in big players etc.
Pretty much spot on. Both about him not being suitable for the newer generation of players and his ability to continue playing. Don’t forget he had to retire just over 6 months later on doctors advice.That whole thing was blown out of all proportion just to get him out. Fergie knew his time was up, he just needed something to use as a catalyst for his departure. There was a lot of little things leading up to it, Keane felt he was being marginalised within the group, being put in out of the way places in training games etc. That interview on MUTV gave Fergie the excuse he was looking for and he took it with both hands. Keane's grudge is because he felt there were underhand tactics behind it all and they weren't being straight up and honest with him.
Personally, I think Fergie knew the team was heading in a different direction, he knew Keane wasn't compatible with it anynore, didn't want him round as a player and certainly didn't want him around in a coaching capacity. So he just did it in a way that meant he'd never have to deal with Keane again.
Not exactly. Without saying to much, he wasn't happy with some of players performances. It was nothing shocking.He had an interview on MUTV and if I remember correctly he went in on the club and it's lack of ambition in bringing in big players etc. But it was so long ago i can't remember the specifics. I think United buried it as well and it's near impossible to get it online now
Why then did Fergie not just tell him the truth and put him on the transfer list. If its true that Fergie underhandedly managed him out with petty decisions against his best ever captain then he goes down in my estimation.Pretty much spot on. Both about him not being suitable for the newer generation of players and his ability to continue playing. Don’t forget he had to retire just over 6 months later on doctors advice.
Fergie knew he didn’t need to keep him round, he had the likes of Neville, Giggs, Scholes for the dressing room.
Why then did Keane not realize that his time was up and take it easy? These are existential questions that can't be answered.Why then did Fergie not just tell him the truth and put him on the transfer list. If its true that Fergie underhandedly managed him out with petty decisions against his best ever captain then he goes down in my estimation.
Yeah, he even admitted as much not long after. I think Keane's grudge comes from him feeling his exit was engineered from within and that just they weren't straight with him. I'm sure if they were upfront and honest he might have viewed the whole situation differently.Pretty much spot on. Both about him not being suitable for the newer generation of players and his ability to continue playing. Don’t forget he had to retire just over 6 months later on doctors advice.
Fergie knew he didn’t need to keep him round, he had the likes of Neville, Giggs, Scholes for the dressing room.
Where's part two that explains how he won her back?!
Had Fergie just released him at the end of the year, fans might have been completely up in arms about it not realising what was happening in the dressing room, and also remember the team wasn’t doing well at the time. To lose a legend out of choice might have seemed crazy.Why then did Fergie not just tell him the truth and put him on the transfer list. If its true that Fergie underhandedly managed him out with petty decisions against his best ever captain then he goes down in my estimation.
Yup, I absolutely adore Keane to this day - but Ferguson was right. He usually was.Had Fergie just released him at the end of the year, fans might have been completely up in arms about it not realising what was happening in the dressing room, and also remember the team wasn’t doing well at the time. To lose a legend out of choice might have seemed crazy.
It also allowed him to enact total power once again, which he may have been looking to do seen as it was a young impressionable squad.
Maybe Fergie regretted not letting him see out the final months, given how quickly he retired. But that’s easy to say in hindsight.
It wasn't an interview as such.Funny how he can't seem to separate his own exit with Ronaldo's. Different times, different managers, totally different circumstances. I don't believe Keane's interview with MUTV was a self preservation attempt by a narcissist like Ronaldo's with Piers Morgan was.
For the record, I believe Fergie did feck Keane over. Like some have mentioned, the interview was used as an excuse to get rid a declining player. When Eric Cantona retired, I recall Ferguson himself saying how Eric had made things "easier for him", implying that Cantona walking away when he did saved Ferguson the drama and hassle of discarding a player that had once been huge for the club but was now on the wane. Keane, like Cantona (though in a totally different way) had made things easier for Ferguson.
Suppose we'll never know but he deserved the truth even behind the scenes.Had Fergie just released him at the end of the year, fans might have been completely up in arms about it not realising what was happening in the dressing room, and also remember the team wasn’t doing well at the time. To lose a legend out of choice might have seemed crazy.
It also allowed him to enact total power once again, which he may have been looking to do seen as it was a young impressionable squad.
Maybe Fergie regretted not letting him see out the final months, given how quickly he retired. But that’s easy to say in hindsight.
I think that's where Fergie missed a trick. If he had of said to Roy, thanks, you've been a great servant but no longer part of my plans . That would have had shown who had the power, using an interview he give as the reason for terminating his contract was a bit of a kop out in my opinion. Hindsight proves Fergie was right, as Keane hardly played for Celtic, but the way Fergie went about it never sat right with me.Had Fergie just released him at the end of the year, fans might have been completely up in arms about it not realising what was happening in the dressing room, and also remember the team wasn’t doing well at the time. To lose a legend out of choice might have seemed crazy.
It also allowed him to enact total power once again, which he may have been looking to do seen as it was a young impressionable squad.
Maybe Fergie regretted not letting him see out the final months, given how quickly he retired. But that’s easy to say in hindsight.
Nor me. And same with StamI think that's where Fergie missed a trick. If he had of said to Roy, thanks, you've been a great servant but no longer part of my plans . That would have had shown who had the power, using an interview he give as the reason for terminating his contract was a bit of a kop out in my opinion. Hindsight proves Fergie was right, as Keane hardly played for Celtic, but the way Fergie went about it never sat right with me.
Interview wasn't on TV it was never broadcast and their is nothing in the transcript that he should't have said.