Keane on Haaland
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But there's the point that if FA won't react they give a clear sign that planning in advance and making a tackle that can easily end players career will be punished with only 4 game ban.
So lets assume West Brom player decides to make that kind of tackle against e.g. Beckham. Beckham never plays footie again, opposition player gets 4 match ban. The player tells after the game it was his intention to ´do´ Beckham. That's OK with you?
And forget about the Håland-Keane incident that happened earlier, it was Keanes own fault and doesn't make any difference even if it wasn't. And also, it's not the point that Keane didn't finish Håland's career.That kind of behaviour just can't be tolerated in football games.
So lets assume West Brom player decides to make that kind of tackle against e.g. Beckham. Beckham never plays footie again, opposition player gets 4 match ban. The player tells after the game it was his intention to ´do´ Beckham. That's OK with you?
And forget about the Håland-Keane incident that happened earlier, it was Keanes own fault and doesn't make any difference even if it wasn't. And also, it's not the point that Keane didn't finish Håland's career.That kind of behaviour just can't be tolerated in football games.
Haaland's 'long term' injury is with his other leg and not the one Keane kicked! - check it, children! Keane and his advisors are not idiots so the question is why is Keane now admitting to malicious intent?
Probably because he'll sue Haaland if he sues him.
Don't blame Keane. Most decent fellers would 'ave done the same!
Probably because he'll sue Haaland if he sues him.
Don't blame Keane. Most decent fellers would 'ave done the same!
Dead right.
Roy Keane isn't stupid.
If anything, he's too open and up front. That's what gets him into trouble.
He wasn't right in what he did to Haaland, but I'm sure he isn't the only player to have made a deliberate bad challenge. Just the only one honest enough to admit it.
If anything, he's too open and up front. That's what gets him into trouble.
He wasn't right in what he did to Haaland, but I'm sure he isn't the only player to have made a deliberate bad challenge. Just the only one honest enough to admit it.
I wonder how many of the words used in the biog are Keanes ? How much editorial control did he have ? How much is Dunphys own highly selective agenda .? I believe Keane was badly advised in his choice of biographer. Could Fergie have not introduced him to Hugh Mc Ilvanney , or even Tom Humphries of the Irish Times , but Dunphy who has made a career as a controversalist wrong man entirely and betwen them have put keane and maybe United too beyond he pale for many .......
We did not need such a Biog at this time in his career , frankly he deserved better
The whole style , content, timing ,and serialisation is crass .
He doesnt need the money ,or the publicity, and the image all non head bangers will have of him ...will be of a lout , a drunk , a thoroughly unpleasant man that not even his years of great skills and committment for United and Ireland will expugn .
I am sad and depressed at all I have read so far .....
We did not need such a Biog at this time in his career , frankly he deserved better
The whole style , content, timing ,and serialisation is crass .
He doesnt need the money ,or the publicity, and the image all non head bangers will have of him ...will be of a lout , a drunk , a thoroughly unpleasant man that not even his years of great skills and committment for United and Ireland will expugn .
I am sad and depressed at all I have read so far .....
I am a United fan but I am disappointed about Keane, I dont like the guy, I really dont, for the first time in my life, but I have to accept it; going that bad in a tackle and then admitting that he wanted to get him; thats just not professional and I dont care how much he has given to United but shame on him.
I would not want to know him.
I would not want to know him.
listen dont forget dunphy's part in this, and the man he is. he's a publicity-mongering suckarse for sure. he's not clean and will have put his own 'journalistic' twist to it to make nit sound how he deems fit.
Roy's "honesty" is no defence at all....the text on Haaland is a blatant admission of assault, and I suspect McCarthy could sue for libel as well if he wanted to pursue it. There's a difference between sticking your neck out, and generally acting as though you're such a special case that the normal laws of the land don't apply.
One of the contributing factors to last season's poor start was allegedly Stam's book. Now here we are again...how high on anybody's wish list was another row about another damn book 24 hours before a key European game and four days before the start of the season ?
If it results in action in the form of a suspension from the FA then that will be another unwelcome disruption in a season where we want everyone on the field and focused on the job in hand.
Thanks captain. Loyalty swings both ways, and I cannot see how the club is best served by any of the material that has been published this week. Don't we have lawyers who review this stuff before it is published for christ's sake ?
One of the contributing factors to last season's poor start was allegedly Stam's book. Now here we are again...how high on anybody's wish list was another row about another damn book 24 hours before a key European game and four days before the start of the season ?
If it results in action in the form of a suspension from the FA then that will be another unwelcome disruption in a season where we want everyone on the field and focused on the job in hand.
Thanks captain. Loyalty swings both ways, and I cannot see how the club is best served by any of the material that has been published this week. Don't we have lawyers who review this stuff before it is published for christ's sake ?
Originally posted by Enrique Deschamps:
<strong>I am a United fan but I am disappointed about Keane, I dont like the guy, I really dont, for the first time in my life, but I have to accept it; going that bad in a tackle and then admitting that he wanted to get him; thats just not professional and I dont care how much he has given to United but shame on him.
I would not want to know him.
Totally agree Keane is a nut
What Keane did was wrong. The book is mercenary and ill-advised.
He was banned at the time for violent conduct. What can they ban him for now. Bringing the game into disrepute? Can of worms there, because we all know that players try and get revenge after incidents.
Anybody who feels it is revelation, and that their team doesn't contain players who do such things is talking crap.
Keane seems to be on a mad mission to speak his version of the truth. Prawn sanwiches, the WC fiasco and now this book. This latest incident does him no credit at all, but he will be banned for telling the truth about football.
He was banned at the time for violent conduct. What can they ban him for now. Bringing the game into disrepute? Can of worms there, because we all know that players try and get revenge after incidents.
Anybody who feels it is revelation, and that their team doesn't contain players who do such things is talking crap.
Keane seems to be on a mad mission to speak his version of the truth. Prawn sanwiches, the WC fiasco and now this book. This latest incident does him no credit at all, but he will be banned for telling the truth about football.
Roy Keane made a bad tackle, he admits to taking a man out, he was out of order, but is he the only one who has carried out such action, no. Remember the likes of Chopper Harris, Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter, Jackie Charlton, all players with long memories and evil intent, there are players in todays game, without mentioning names who will in time go down alongside the players mentioned. But they all have two things in common, hero and villian, hero to their club and villian to the rest, so what's changed, or is this just another Manchester United general dig, the latter I suspect.
I'm not objective on this is but nor are many others.
I disagree with what Keano did and accept the punishment. He has now said that it was premeditated. This was suspected but not proven at the time. A rap over the knuckles (a warning, a fine or short ban) is possible. The image of United and of Roy Keane has tarnished. He has gone down in my estimation of him as a person.
When he plays for the club, he will have my backing 100%. If he feels he needs to make statements to the press to get the team hungry, I support him absolutely. If he feels the team miss vocal backing because of some fans hunger for prawn sandwiches, I support him.
I do this because it is in the club's interest. At the end of the day I want us to win trophies. I don't care a great deal about the personal details of the players. I want quality players at the club. And I will support them (almost) beyond reason if they are committed to United.
I disagree with what Keano did and accept the punishment. He has now said that it was premeditated. This was suspected but not proven at the time. A rap over the knuckles (a warning, a fine or short ban) is possible. The image of United and of Roy Keane has tarnished. He has gone down in my estimation of him as a person.
When he plays for the club, he will have my backing 100%. If he feels he needs to make statements to the press to get the team hungry, I support him absolutely. If he feels the team miss vocal backing because of some fans hunger for prawn sandwiches, I support him.
I do this because it is in the club's interest. At the end of the day I want us to win trophies. I don't care a great deal about the personal details of the players. I want quality players at the club. And I will support them (almost) beyond reason if they are committed to United.
He's outright wrong, no two way about it.
Okay Haaland is an idiot, hates United to the bone but he is also a fellow professional. Now his career is totally wrecked by Keane's tackle. Keane of all people should know how it's like to be suffering from long term injuries. He should be best player of his generation but if he did that intentionally he should be punished.
If it's not stupid enough to aim for the leg, it even more stupid of him to blurt everything out while he's still playing for the most glamourous team in the world, just before a new season about to kick off. Bloody stupendous timing.
Now the morale should be sky-high for the Champion League qualifier on Wednesday night.
Okay Haaland is an idiot, hates United to the bone but he is also a fellow professional. Now his career is totally wrecked by Keane's tackle. Keane of all people should know how it's like to be suffering from long term injuries. He should be best player of his generation but if he did that intentionally he should be punished.
If it's not stupid enough to aim for the leg, it even more stupid of him to blurt everything out while he's still playing for the most glamourous team in the world, just before a new season about to kick off. Bloody stupendous timing.
Now the morale should be sky-high for the Champion League qualifier on Wednesday night.
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What he has done is bad. I'm sure he will be fined or banned for some games. That's ok. We should not have any problem in the midfield. I support him because he's a Man Utd player and our captain too. Other than that, I don't like it at all.
from the beeb...
Ferguson also revealed that United officials saw the book before it was published.
"These books are never done with the club's consent but they do peruse it before it goes to the publishers.
"If it had been felt that there was something untoward in it, the club would have brought it up. The lawyers didn't think there were any problems. It's an honest book."
Ferguson also revealed that United officials saw the book before it was published.
"These books are never done with the club's consent but they do peruse it before it goes to the publishers.
"If it had been felt that there was something untoward in it, the club would have brought it up. The lawyers didn't think there were any problems. It's an honest book."
What i find hard to grasp is that he was prepared to be sent off in a game that United wanted to win.
With only ten players on the pitch it makes it a little bit harder.
Keane is always shouting about commitment from his fellow players maybe he should take a look in the mirror.
Good job we didn`t lose that match.
Would Fergie back him up then.
With only ten players on the pitch it makes it a little bit harder.
Keane is always shouting about commitment from his fellow players maybe he should take a look in the mirror.
Good job we didn`t lose that match.
Would Fergie back him up then.
There was even talk of criminal charges for assault in the rag today....