Roy Keane

**Supreme feet** · 09/02/2022, 11:47 AM

I have the book on the shelf here! Alan Kelly, Staunton and Quinn went up to his room first, they weren't warmly received. McAteer and Harte went in to say goodbye and offer best wishes. Connolly and Breen went up later; they were the ones who apparently said 'We agreed with everything you said, Roy, but we want to play in the World Cup.'

**Fixer82** · 09/02/2022, 2:44 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I think you're right about Connolly, Cunningham might have been another.

Roy has (surprisingly) taken many pot shots at Cunningham in the media over the past few years so doubt it was him.
Not sure what Kenny ever did to him other than being captain when Roy returned

**seanfhear** · 10/02/2022, 3:44 PM

Did Sunderland ‘ play ‘ Roy Keane or did Roy Keane ‘ play ‘ Sunderland or did both of them play the media and the public. If Roy is not good enough for Sunderland at this time then I can’t see there being too much demand for him in the future.

**irishfan86** · 10/02/2022, 11:06 PM

It might have come down to money. You'd expect he's one of the higher paid pundits and as a League 1 club you'd imagine Sunderland won't be necessarily looking to pay top dollar. My theory was they'd pay him a higher fee so he'd be the main attraction in making Sunderland 'Til I Die even more popular than it already is. Every football fan in the world would watch that.

**Fixer82** · 11/02/2022, 7:41 AM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

It might have come down to money. You'd expect he's one of the higher paid pundits and as a League 1 club you'd imagine Sunderland won't be necessarily looking to pay top dollar. My theory was they'd pay him a higher fee so he'd be the main attraction in making Sunderland 'Til I Die even more popular than it already is. Every football fan in the world would watch that.

Good point. That may have been one of the criteria of signing a contract: that the new documentary has ‘access all areas’.
Can’t imagine Roy going for that.

**Diggs246** · 11/02/2022, 1:55 PM

I can. He was promoting the sale of his book while the rest of the management team were preparing for the Germany victory. He happily dressed as a leprechaun for a walkers crisps ad.
He plays the Simon Cowell bad guy pundit every day on tv
I would say Sunderland couldn't get near his salary expectations and that was it

**Fixer82** · 11/02/2022, 5:43 PM

Originally Posted by Diggs246

I can. He was promoting the sale of his book while the rest of the management team were preparing for the Germany victory. He happily dressed as a leprechaun for a walkers crisps ad.
He plays the Simon Cowell bad guy pundit every day on tv
I would say Sunderland couldn't get near his salary expectations and that was it

They were all situations Roy had control over

**Diggs246** · 11/02/2022, 8:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

They were all situations Roy had control over

So? Are u saying he wouldn't take the Manchester Utd job, if there was a documentary team in place?
Because I think he would wear a grass shirt and Dublin Jersey if he was asked.