Originally posted by markpud:
<strong>The other allegation was that he published his account of this incident for financial gain. This was a few lines in a book, and hardly the main sales point of the book. It wasn't released as "Keane: I broke Haaland's Leg" and wasn't a major factor in the book being published. It was a few lines in hte book that were pulled up and highlighted by the media. So to find him guilty of trying to profit from the incident is ridiculous. The man earns £70-80,000 per week, he hardly needs to drum up some spare income from defaming his own image.
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Spot on. I wonder how many, if any, people bought the book after they read the quote in the paper. I know plenty of people read just the quote and went "I always knew Keane was a murdering thug who should be put away for life", and then didn't buy the book, just so they could be comfortable saying it. So where did the financial gain come from?
Originally posted by markpud:
<strong>A few words from me....
He will maintain a loyal fanbase with true reds, just as Beckham in 98 and Cantona in 95 did. The boo's will only make us stronger.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well said. <img src="graemlins/keano.gif" border="0" alt="[Keano]" />