Keane not to play for Ireland again

**pete** · 18/06/2002, 11:45 AM

BBC

"This team will go on without him," Menton, general secretary of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) told the Daily Mail newspaper.

"There is a limited life cycle to a player's career and it had to come at some stage. It happened to be sooner than expected but so be it."

**James** · 18/06/2002, 1:04 PM

since when did brendan menton pick the team?
this again is absolute stupidity by the FAI
why the hell announce this the day the team fly home?

have they any ****ing sense at all?

**pete** · 18/06/2002, 2:02 PM

The FAi obvious view as having a choice between Mick McCarthy & *** Keane. They choosing *** Keane as clearly Mick would resign otherwise. Do they really have another choice?

Micks staying for another 2 years & since Keane not goinbg to play while Mick there thats effectively means he 'retiring'.

**dahamsta** · 18/06/2002, 4:11 PM

why the hell announce this the day the team fly home?

PR.

adam

**A face** · 18/06/2002, 6:41 PM

Originally posted by Vetinari
why the hell announce this the day the team fly home?

Tact is everything .... unless you dont have it !!

I'd say there is a bit more going on behind the scenes though.

Micky Mac has now claimed that he'll win the next Euro. Now theres confidents for ya !!

**The Donie Forde** · 19/06/2002, 8:31 AM

Originally posted by A face

Tact is everything .... unless you dont have it !!

I'd say there is a bit more going on behind the scenes though.

Micky Mac has now claimed that he'll win the next Euro. Now theres confidents for ya !!

Menton claims today that he was misquoted by 'English based' journalists....

Donie