Saipan roy keane biography

One thing that is striking about Roy Keane’s autobiography is that it is riddled with some obvious contradictions. Also some things that he writes in his book have been subsequently contradicted by his words and deeds elsewhere. Admittedly Keane’s autobiography was written several years ago and the passage of time can throw up apparent contradictions or anomalies. Notwithstanding the fact that a number of years have elapsed the contradictions listed below reveal, at best, confused thinking, or at worst, attempts to mislead.

Keane and Grudges

In a 1991 FA Cup tie match against Crystal Palace Roy Keane under hit a back pass to the Forest goalkeeper. John Salako of Palace latched on to it before the Forest keeper, Crossley, got to the ball. Salako scored the equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw. Back in the dressing room the Nottingham Forest manager, Brian Clough, punched him in the face, decking him for the sloppy back-pass. Keane says that he was shocked but didn’t react. Surprisingly for a man who detests bullies this was a surprising reaction and his subsequent attitude to the event, “Knowing the pressure he was under, I didn’t hold this incident against him.” [Page 38] was even more surprising.

A year later Roy Keane had a row with Jack Charlton in Boston 1992 when the drunk twenty year old Keane arrived back late for the team bus. Jack Charlton began to take Keane to task for keeping everyone else waiting. Keane says that he faced him down and the “…bully” Charlton “…backed off.” Mick McCarthy, the team captain and senior pro, then became involved. Keane told McCarthy to, “Go and f**k yourself.”[Page 61].

How is it possible that Roy Keane didn’t hold any grudges against a man that punched him, because he made an error on the soccer pitch, yet he held a major grudge against Mick McCarthy for ten years because he justifiably

For the American college sports coach named Roy Keene, see Spec Keene.

Irish footballer (born 1971)

Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish footballpundit, former coach, and former professional player. He is the joint most decorated Irish footballer of all time alongside Denis Irwin and Ronnie Whelan, having won 19 major trophies in his club career, 17 of which came during his time at English club Manchester United. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004.

In his 18-year playing career, Keane played for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United before ending his career at Celtic. He was a dominating box-to-box midfielder noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude that helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005. Keane helped United achieve sustained success during his 12 years at the club, winning seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the UEFA Champions League. He then signed for Celtic, where he won the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup before retiring as a player in 2006.

Keane played at the international level for the Republic of Ireland over 14 years, most of which he spent as captain. At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he played in every Republic of Ireland game. He was sent home from the 2002 FIFA World Cup after a dispute with national coach Mick McCarthy over the team's training facilities.

Keane began his management career at Sunderland shortly after his retirement as a player and took the club from 23rd position in the Football League Championship, in late August, to winning the division title and gaining promotion to the Premier League. He resigned in December 2008, and from April 2009 to January 2011, he was manager of Championship club Ipswich Town.^[8&#

Roy Keane’s autobiography was ghost written by former Irish soccer international, journalist, broadcaster and soccer pundit, Eamon Dunphy. It was first published in 2002 in the wake of the the Saipan affair. It appears to have been written largely as a justification for Roy Keane’s actions while with the Republic of Ireland soccer team on that Pacific Island in May 2002.

It is in large measure a crude emotional reaction to the events in Saipan rather than a thoughtful proportionate insight. Obviously the book does include biographical information about Keane and does provide some valuable insights into what has formed the man that is Roy Keane. However there is an underlying tone and theme within the book that appears to be setting out a defence or justification of Keane’s role in the Saipan incident.

Inaccuracies in Keane’s Autobiography

Other reviewers of Keane: The Autobiography point out that it contains a number of inaccuracies and discrepancies. This should not be a surprise given that many of the events that are recounted in the autobiography were viewed by Keane through a drunken haze or through a rage-fuelled mist.

An example is the cheese sandwiches issue that so infuriated Keane that he says it came to mind during his invective laden Saipan tirade directed at Mick McCarthy. His account, as outlined in the autobiography, of this event is substantially contradicted by others that were present at the time, including former Irish football international Ray Treacy.

Another example was when he recounted details of an Irish team flight between Cyprus and Barcelona during the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. In the book Keane is scathing about the travel arrangements including the fact that the team as consigned to “Economy class: the big lads – Gary Breen, Derek Dunne, Quinny – squeezed up in small seats.”[Page 253]. There are a few things wrong with this single small extract from his

Scandal in Irish Football

The Saipan incident was a public quarrel in May 2002 between Republic of Ireland national football team's captainRoy Keane and managerMick McCarthy when the team was preparing in Saipan for its matches in Japan in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It resulted in Keane, a key player for the national team, being removed from the squad. The incident divided public opinion in Ireland regarding who was to blame.

Background

Keane was the captain of the Irish national team; since his senior debut under Jack Charlton and then-captain McCarthy, Keane had perceived problems with the preparations of the Irish side. He regarded the Football Association of Ireland (FAI)'s preparations as unprofessional and challenged both Charlton and McCarthy in a number of notable incidents.

Among Keane's issues with Irish management were the conditions of the camp, travel arrangements (which seated the players in business class seats on flights, while FAI officials sat in first class), strategy, expectations, diet, and McCarthy's competence as manager. In his autobiography, Keane said that before a World Cup qualifier away versus the Netherlands, the Irish players were eating cheese sandwiches because the more suitable pre-match meal of pasta was not available.

The island of Saipan was selected by an FAI delegation as an initial base. From management's perspective the time was considered a period of relative rest and recreation, at the end of a club season, and a precursor to moving to Japan to prepare for the tournament. Keane, on the other hand, who is reputed to have told Alex Ferguson that he was going to the World Cup "to win it", viewed it as a period of preparation for the World Cup finals. He therefore became dissatisfied when facilities and general preparation did not match his expectations. On 22 May, Keane decided he was going home but subsequently changed his mind and stayed.

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