IRELAND ASSISTANT MANAGER Roy Keane is not going to Brazil this month.
The former Manchester United midfielder has pulled out of ITV’s coverage of the World Cup, the station have confirmed today.
“Roy has been a tremendous part of our pundit team in recent years, but we fully understand his decision to concentrate wholly on his coaching,” an ITV spokesperson told the Guardian. “We wish him every success for the future.”
Earlier this week, Keane asked Celtic not to consider him for the vacant manager’s job at Parkhead.
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And he has since emerged as a candidate to take up the No 2 role, alongside, Paul Lambert, at Aston Villa.
Great pundit! Gonna miss him at the World Cup..
And no story yet on Frank Lampard, one of the greatest players to grace the Premiership, leaving Chelsea.
Sort it out!
You’re just the 17 hours late, Declan.
http://www.thescore.ie/frank-lampard-leaving-chelsea-1497057-Jun2014/
There’s an article on The Score about it Declan.
Good man Adrian.
Talking about the score, when I get the score app it makes the journal app crash and stop working then the score app crash’s, does this happen anyone else? Or am I doing something wrong?
Hate that Deco. Very handsome man Adrian.
When I saw the headline first I thought it said ‘Roy Keane pulls out of Adrian Chiles arse’
Ah Declan, Scarlet for ya!
It was to do with the state of the practice tv studio. In a car park instead of a real studio and they didn’t even have microphones to train with. Saipan all over again.
Comment of the year right there..
You have read many comments have you Sean? Now be honest
Leave him alone Montys, he untitled to his opinion. :)
He speaks his mind, always does what he thinks is right and doesn’t give a shit about what people think of him, sounds like the ideal manager to be honest
Ya, coz that approach was so successful at Sunderland and Ipswich
It was quite successful at Sunderland actually. From bottom of The championship to league champions and up to prem league, kept them there first season of askin too.
Adrian Chiles doing his best Zombie impression in the pic, quality!
Nice one;) Didn’t even notice that
No, that’s Adrian Chiles just being normal.
Touché Patrick :)
Roy doesn’t do world Cups…
Will miss him during the World Cup , especially his views , like the one to Gerard telling him that England will struggle to get out of their group !Priceless !!! He doesn’t give a Sh!te speaks his mind , great pundit !
Go Roy, gone all patriotic. Good for you. Next you’ll be moving back to Cork. In 5 years time he will be the boss at Man U.
Rte better anyway
You’re right. Except when its Darragh, Ronnie Whelan and Kenny Cunningham.
Up the villa!
Roy is a very complex, ntelligent man and nothing like the tabloid caricature
He is all that, and a very poor judge of a player and manager to boot.
Ok, time-out needed for a recap.
He has two part time jobs. He thinks about a new full time job (Celtic) but he’d have to give up his part time job (Ireland), no mention of his part time job (ITV). So he gives up a part time job (ITV) and keeps a part time job (Ireland), so that he can take up a part time job (Villa).
[Game resumes]
Pity he continues to walk out on his commitments.
He was actually sent home, check out the FAI’s official statement from back in the day. No need to be so bitter about it, it happened 12 years ago! Like!
Paul you’ve never left a job for a better one no ! Your a great man
Walking out before another World Cup?!
Roy keane and public opinion, that old chestnut
I’ll miss his punditry but gain a new team to follow.
He is a great pundit no bullshitting here.
If he is going to villa I presume he’ll give up the Ireland gig too??
No the villa job will allow him to stay on with Ireland.
Who’s going to interpret what lambert is saying for him, the language barrier will be awkward. .
Is he Martin o Neills no.2 or is he going to be attached to every single job vacancy in football.
If only Niall Quinn would do the same, hate listening to him
He still walked out on his team, his country, and Ireland.
What do we do ???? We promote him with a big salary.
He should run for politics as most ministers have the same DNA.
Get over it.
Roy’s behaviour has improved & popular with TV business inspire us……. Next Sir Roy?
We’ll miss you Keano
Roy Keane looks out the window, I mean seriously its time for, as Bertie called them, the meeja to get a grip and publish real news.
Keano pulling out of a world cup 9 days before the kick off! !! Is this not a headline from 2002?
He’s fond of pulling out of things