Viera slams Keane for Ireland walk out

[CollegeTillIDie]

I don't think you can question the Gallaghers Irish credentials. Both Liam and Noel used to be regulars at Landsdowne Rd (Not sure if they still are). Noel also turned down the chance to do the England world cup song on the grounds that it wasn't his country.

Keanos kids? Well I think his wife is 2g so that makes his kids pretty Irish in my view.

Think before you post your ridiculous notions of nationalism

I wasn´t having a go at the Gallaghers for the record in spite of them using Union Jack guitars on stage on one occasion sheesh

[NeilMcD]

Before anybody gets the wrong idea I just wanna clear up something, My main problem is that people have been for ages making allegations on this website and others that Roy keane has a view that only Irish born players should play for Ireland. In addition it has bee thrown about that he made comments about Mick Mc Carthys nationality and his right to play or manage Ireland as he was born in England. This has been done without any evidence. Lopez is the first person that I have seen to provide any sort of evidence that this would happen. Then again his evidence is from an FAI person, the same organisation that Keane was having a pop at. Therefore it would be fair to say that FAI or members of the FAI would not be the most neutral of witness'. I think Keanes commens bout Viera were unfounded and did not stand up to scrutiny and he has now been hit back with an obvious comment. At the end of the day its just petty squabbling but as Karlos said the two players do respect each other and Viera said he would have done the same as Keane did in protecting his player i.e. Gary Neville.


Finally in relation to the fact that Viera and Kleberson both have Wordl Cup Medals and there are many players far inferior to Roy Keane that have world cup winners medals along with many that are far Superior. Does it not trouble anybody that an Ireland fan on this board takes pleasure that Roy keane does not have one and that in his view he will never have one. The obvious way for keane to get a world cup winners medal (other than in an auction) is to win it with ireland.

[davey]

I wasn´t having a go at the Gallaghers for the record in spite of them using Union Jack guitars on stage on one occasion sheesh

Forgot about that

[paul_oshea]

neil, transcripts were all over the shop during the world cup about what happened in saipan and keane did say mccarthy was only an english cnut and shouldnt have played for ireland/nor managed ireland.

Lopez is the first person that I have seen to provide any sort of evidence that this would happen

that what would happen? it did happen.

[NeilMcD]

yes but these were later denied by Keane, Quinn, and reluctantly the FAI. The quotes in the paper were proved to be rubbish.

[Lionel Ritchie]

So has Kleberson but he cant get ahead of Keane in the Utd team. There are some very average players with world Cup winners Medals.

roque junior ffs.

[lopez]

The auld Tube System not running too well today then boss or did the missus forget to put the milk in the cornflakes.

Nice to see you've sobered up, as there seems to be some backtracking on your part. Sad really, as the one thing I did welcome from you was your honesty on the subject of Ius Soli. Hostility? Just helping you out mate. Tell me; Do you think that if a greyhound is born in a stable, you can stick a jockey on it's back and run it in the grand national? Just wondering as it's clearly where you are born that is the main criteria of nationality with you, not what you are. So if that's the case then, why not do a Keano? Because following Ireland means not only do you have to put up with players who were born abroad but you have to put up with supporters born abroad too. I would have thought that might make you a little uncomfortable.

Your statement about 'Vieira's family may well be from Cape Verde Islands but he was born in Dakar and when I last looked it was still in Senegal' suggests that it is this country that Viera should be playing for, not Cape Verde Islands let alone France. If so then you no doubt think that I - along with all other 2G players and supporters - should be wearing the three hyenas, drinking Newky Brown and smashing up foreign cities because that IS WHERE WE WERE BORN. Trouble is that I sometimes find that when the Irish get knocked out of (or don't qualify for) tournaments it is often the people who have the biggest problem with English accents that look around for the remaining side with the largest number of players from their favourite club side's league to support. Is that you?

It's rather ironic that if the story is true about the Cape Verde famine and Senegal had the same citizenship laws then as Ireland now has, chances are Viera would be ineligible to play for Senegal anyway. Still, that's all a bit complicated for the Keanos and WindBeags of this world.

[FarBeag]

Ok Loopeyz...You are obviously a very paraniod old man. I really do not give a toss if you were born on the moon but I know one thing for sure you are certainly wired to it.You are the one with the inferior complex not me. All i said from the start is ,that in my opinion Keane was slagging off Vieira for playing with the French(when he does not have french blood) and not the team of his birth Senegal , I never mentioned that fact that i do not think 2G players should play for Ireland, quite the opposite. For Fcks sakes my Children are born in London( with English Accents) so before you start jumping to conclusions and insulting people just ask a few questions politey,which you are obviously incapable of doing.
One last thing, you may be born in England,support the Ireland team and rightly so but i for one would'nt give a monkey's if you did put on that English shirt you talked about earlier on, wore your hyenas,drank your newky and smashed up foreign cities. Enough said.

[livehead1]

Finally in relation to the fact that Viera and Kleberson both have Wordl Cup Medals and there are many players far inferior to Roy Keane that have world cup winners medals along with many that are far Superior.

ooo i don't agree with that!!! theres not many superior players than roy keane to have graced world football. when hes a retired and people look back in 15, maybe 20 years and see what he achieved after being turned down by numerous clubs, to go on and be one of the worlds outstanding midfielders and probably, in the future, a great manager.

[NeilMcD]

I think he has been a great midfieler however I will admit that there have been many better players to have won world cups


Pele
Maradona
Ronaldo
Zidane
Beckanbaer
Ronaldhinhio

[livehead1]

6....lol