Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[placeforparks]

footage here: https://vine.co/v/OiVXTb9bAA0

[mr underhill]

could have sworn I saw that footage ages ago

[Dave]

I must say I am surprised at anyone jumping to the defense of Roy Keane and yet others hoping he had decked MON, a perfect gentleman.

Shurely shome mishtake?

[Ron Manager]

You can be sure the hotel footage will make its way onto the internet. I personally would not be as crass to view it.

Yes I would!!!

[mr underhill]

Roy's next gig is going to be as the front half of Craig Revel Horwood's pantomime cow in Jack and the Beanstalk.

[Ron Manager]

I was reading an Irish newspaper in Sainsburys this morning. It appears this fellow is well known in Irish circles. His name is Frank Gillespie.
Apparently Roy refused to sign his book(which of course is his right) and an arguement devolved over a sporting book he had ghost written
about Irish football.Anyway it ended with this wannabe ripping a few pages out of Keane's book which Roy did not like at all and shoved the guy who lost his balance and fell over a table.

Nothing much to it it would appear. Guy gets his picture in the papers and Roy carries on as normal.

[Clampy]

On WM last night, they played the Rocky theme tune as a piss take. It was all very typical juvenille.

[silhillvilla]

It's a shame Roy wasn't around for Champneys or Gatecrasher incidents.

[dcdavecollett]

Of course, if Gillespie had just thrust his head into Keane's face, he would have been absolved of all blame...

[CorkVilla]

Keane having a go at at Jack Grealish's dad in a press conference today...

[Dave]

Reporter: "I expect to get the stare but I'm going to ask it anyway. Martin was asked before the match about the incident, and he said it was a distraction, but he'd moved on. In the last six months - I'd like your thoughts on this - between the Celtic link, Villa link, the book being published and the incident last week."

Keane interrupts: "'I'm not giving you any comment. Why would you think I have to give you an opinion on everything? Do you think you've a right to sit there and ask me anything you want and get an answer? I think I've been more than fair with you."

Reporter: "You have. But my point is Martin has been asked about distractions. Has he had enough of those distractions?"

Keane: "What are you asking me for? What are you talking about? What distractions? Can I do anything about the Celtic stuff?"

Reporter: "Yeah, Celtic and Villa."

Keane: "Can I do anything about them things that come up? If I get approached about a job and I'm up front with the manager and the media, do you want me to... how is that a distraction? What can I do about that? You're making out I'm bringing all these distractions on."

Reporter: "So they just happen, they're just coincidences?"

Keane: "Well, if a club approaches me, these things just happen, yeah. How is the book....you think the book's a distraction to a group of professional people? Do me a favour.

"And then people all writing about the incident the other night, lies... and people have got pals and talking to them. You think I've got to justify that to everyone? You all sit there and think I've got to answer to everything?

"Who in the hell do you think you are? I've got to answer to you? I answer to the FAI and Martin. And if we don't get the right results, I'll be gone and you won't lose a minute's sleep,so don't worry about distractions. The things you write about are distractions."

Reporter: "It was an obvious thing to write about. There was an incident, so we had to write about it."

Keane: "Exactly. But you're on about Celtic and Aston Villa. What do you want me to do about them? If Celtic approached me, what did you want me to say? You couldn't get enough of it. So what can I do about the Celtic situation?"

Reporter: "I don't know. It was extraordinary that Martin brought it into our attention."

Keane: "And what other incidents? The book? Do you think the book was a distraction? An agreement was made six months before it was out."

Press officer attempts to intervene: "Leave it there, thanks."

Keane: "Ask Martin. What's he said?"

Reporter: "I think he's had enough of these (distractions)."

Keane: "Go and ask him. Go and see him in the lobby. You're not brave enough to ask him?"

Reporter: "I am brave enough to ask him."

Keane: "Go and ask him. You're asking me what Martin O'Neill might be thinking? Why don't you ask Martin?"

Press officer: "All right."

Keane: "What if we qualified? Do you think it will be a distraction? Are you thinking it's all a distraction from the result the other night?"

Reporter: "It was the build-up to the game for 24 hours. Everyone was talking about it."

Keane: "What was the problem?"

Reporter: "We were all talking about it."

Keane: "Talking about what? Talking about something you don't have a clue about, and everyone writing lies. The usual nonsense. 'This happened, that happened..."'

Second reporter: "You said you wouldn't talk about Frank [Gillespie] and what happened the other night. Have you anything to say about it?"

Keane: "Frank? You know him?"

Second reporter: "Yes."

Keane: "Of course you do. You know him well. You know Mick McCarthy well, don't you? You know Frank well, don't you?"

Second reporter: "Do you want to say anything about the other night?"

Keane doesn't respond. He gets up and leaves the room. As he does, the two reporters thank him. He pauses briefly and says: "For what?"

First reporter: "For your time."

[saunders_heroes]

Keane having a go at at Jack Grealish's dad in a press conference today...

It's hardly a big deal though. He was asked a question and he answered it honestly.

[Legion]

He's turning into quite the little rent-a-gob.

[Clampy]

I don't understand why the reporter brought up Celtic and Us. I'm not surprised Keane got arsey with him.

[Nastylee]

It's a nice distraction