Roy Keane response to Mick McCarthy calling him a disgrace for being late on the team bus 😂

During his first Republic of #Ireland international trip, Roy Keane was late onto the team bus coming back with a number of his Irish team mates. Jack Charlton was manager and left it to captain Mick McCarthy to sort it out. Mick McCarthy called #Roy #Keane a disgrace. Keane responded with an almighty comeback that had the rest of the bus in stitches.
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[@MUSIC4TRUTH....]

The thing is, older keane would've said the same to boy keane.

[@dagnut]

I know its crazy! Imagine having a different attitude in your 30s from when you were a teenager? So weird

[@D3_XT3R]

Keane's first touch wouldn't have been disgraceful though..

[@masters.1000]

I don't get what he meant by "first touch".

[@shanet5604]

@@masters.1000 Controlling the ball…

[@MisterPete3]

Very true but Roy Keane backed it up on the pitch

[@lukemoloney1113]

Keane: Denis Irwin would have had a better come back.

[@deppresedonion6320]

Underrated comment .

[@johnmccarthy1639]

Very underrated conment

[@goodyking6732]

Yah man. Belter of a comment.

[@Bennyboy12]

This guy was great in Rita, sue and Bob too.

[@chrisallen7956]

😂😂😂😂he's the spit of him , I never noticed until now.lol

[@jamesmcgrath578]

Top shout

[@kendogg8498]

🤣🤣🤣

[@williampaterson5664]

🤣

[@stephen4075]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnwalton3253]

Just casually "we went on the beer for a day and a half afterwards" 🙃🤣

[@scott6926]

Said like a true Irishman

[@svenlittlecross]

like richard harris going out for a beer in dublin, he used to live in england, went back 2 weeks later, his wife thought he was kidnapped :D

[@wimbledan]

Surprised Ray Parlour didn't show up and tell some boring Arsenal drinking stories

[@scott6926]

😂😂🤣🤣@@svenlittlecross

[@noeledmonds12]

😂😂

[@charlielad6124]

Not like Keane to hold a grudge after it

[@Liryc83]

@Anonymous Thamizhan You miss the point Keane was a huge player for Ireland. Ireland are not Argentina of course.

[@Liryc83]

@Anonymous Thamizhan Qualifying from a tough Group stage and beating Italy 1-0 in World Cup was hardly doing fuck all but i guess you don't know much about Football. That's a big thing for a small country such as Ireland the expectation is not like a Top Team. You act like Ireland is Brazil or something...

[@juliusschmidt6304]

😂

[@INoticeTooMuch1]

@Anonymous Thamizhan I can’t tell if you’re serious but you sound like a fucking casual. Keane plays centrally so no shit he isn’t gonna score tons of goals; it’s a team game and everyone has a job to do. You wouldn’t knock Kante for not scoring would you?

[@TheAbear53]

‘Niall Quinn gives an account of Roy Keane responding’...**

[@TheSmurf1973]

The seeds of Saipan were sewn on that fateful day....

[@Richard_Straker]

Quinn has incredible hair genetics.

[@dagnut]

Wtf is going on? I watch so many footballl clips from interviews and top comments are nearly always about hair? What is wrong with you?

[@Richard_Straker]

@@dagnut - Hair is life.

[@asadm9522]

@@Richard_Straker your gas-true

[@Richard_Straker]

@M Grant - Stabilise your hair loss with finasteride first.

[@Richard_Straker]

@M Grant - It’s a 1mg tablet you take daily. I’ve been on it four years.

[@jedsithor]

In case anyone was in any doubt reading the comments, people in Ireland are still divided over the Keane vs McCarthy Saipan thing lol It gets people more agitated than the Irish Civil War.

[@arthurballs2754]

@@donnachamcgowan Only semi-literate people say "... your wrong educate yourself..." lol

[@colloquialsoliloquy6391]

"Divided" as in 90% were on Keane's side,and 10% were the upper class Irish who don't know what a corner flag is.

[@deppresedonion6320]

@@donnachamcgowan I dont think he was serious i think it was a joke .A joke is when someone says actully go educate yourself on what a joke is .In all fairness what is it coming to when we cant have a bit of banter anymore .

[@user-yp3oj5se1i]

No they're not, Irish people know all of what Roy said about the bad management/conditions was true. It's not hard to find out that he was right. Your opinion of a civil war making people "agitated" shows very poor words choice. The Saipan incident is too long ago and surpassed by more issues like the covid scam or child abuse/ Garda corruption etc for Irish people to be thinking about. What was so funny you laughed out loudly at?

[@user-yp3oj5se1i]

@@arthurballs2754 Bullshit, i type 'your' for both as everyone knows what is meant and it saves time using a ' . "lol"? again, really? you found that so funny you laughed out loudly??? You and jedsithor would laugh at a joe brand gig.

[@michaelmelro6641]

Roy Keane: First touch, disgrace. Mick McCarthy: And that's when I took it personally. 10 years later and we all know what happened.

[@stephengibbons2260]

Yep the captain of our frontline troops abandoned his army in Saipan. Leaving Mick to pick up the pieces.

[@dan32113]

Roy is from Rebel Country, we don"t take shite of no one!

[@dan32113]

@Puppy 1975 as i said The Peoples republic of Cork, gabh suas ort fein.

[@masters.1000]

@@stephengibbons2260 The manager sacked him, what are you talking about.

[@stephengibbons2260]

@@masters.1000 exactly Alexander

[@cantona57]

Roy changed the whole approach the FAI had to international match's. The players sitting in coach while the officials sitting in first class. It was a joke. Roy told Mick what they needed to do before they left and Mick agreed with him and promised he would get it done. The facilities were a disgrace and Roy said as much. Since then, the FAI had to step up. We were never gonna win the World Cup,with or without Roy, so all thats left is to thank him for improving the conditions current internationals play under.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

Absolutely spot on mate 👍

[@nickmcl1824]

Very well said 😉

[@stevedavis68]

Standards 👍🏼

[@harryrudge8529]

Still a shambles

[@barrymckenna8547]

So why did he get the players onside as well, it was only Roy that complained and left

[@yingyang1008]

Imagine what Keane would say if Pogba refused to play for France cause he was unhappy with the training facilities

[@dondamon4669]

Imagine getting told off by mick macarthy

[@liverpoollegendsteve3270]

Keano legend 🙌

[@andyhello23]

Niall quinn was such an under rated player, in many ways better then englands version, ie peter crouch. I am always amazed people did not appreciate niall more for ireland, he was so important to jacks team, and played for mick later.

[@hackett152332]

Niall is a lying snake

[@KFC_Boneless_Chicken]

Has Nial been snorting some powder before this interview? 🤔

[@mickybrennan3489]

The fire was starting to be stoked ,I'd say.

[@AdamDylanFoley]

Everyone shout "KEANO - - KEANO"

[@Fintanflaherty]

Great response

[@arjunmuralidharan2845]

That's his job 🤣

[@phlhoran12396]

😂

[@Micker375]

So this is why Saipan happened !!🙈🙈

[@AdamDylanFoley]

exactly

[@phlhoran12396]

Well not exactly why, but yes a seed of why it happened for sure.

[@graemeadamson7272]

Has Nial been on the old Daz ? Lots of nose rubbing 😉😉

[@MisterPolitical1]

A lead-up into 2002 saipan

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Mick had a point but that is too funny

[@davidwhite7407]

Didn’t Keane spend his life dissing the professionalism and standards of Mick and Ireland and he turns up like that? Double standards Keano

[@desmonddoyle4470]

Jeez,he was about 19 at the time after an end off season USA tour,he was at the start off his pro playing career,Mick was near the end off his.

[@raleighburner1589]

It's a few year's later when Keane stopped drinking that his attitude became more strict as regards professionalsm...you have to remember this at time when English clubs players were all semi alcoholics ...even Bryan Robson was a functioning alcoholic....fair point though

[@cleehomes]

@@raleighburner1589 Functioning alcoholic my arse!!! Robson loved to go on the piss with the lads but that does not mean he is a Alcoholic! Now Paul McGrath or Jimmy Greaves that's a different story altogether!

[@derl6744]

Quinn is a disgrace. Hanging out his former captain and manager on a sensitive issue just to get a few cheap laughs. Must have been a tough watch for Mick but as always he handled it well.

[@kenkiernan8545]

Touching his nose a lot

[@lucasm3879]

This story actually proves Keane to be a hypocrite - because he’s on ITV ‘Stick to Football’ now with his mate Ian Wright, you can watch the video on here, and Wright recounted a story how they arranged to meet for dinner, and Wright was three minutes late so Keane left and refused to go for the meal. He then said to Wright that standards like punctuality were part of the reason Man United won so many trophies. Anyone that wants the link I’ll direct you.

[@shanet5604]

If Ireland had held on for 7 seconds against Macedonia to qualify for Euro 2000 it never would have happened… And RK wasn’t playing that night…

[@edwardbutler6398]

Nial Quinn’s disco pants are the best

[@david_fitzmaurice]

No wonder Mick hated Keano and the whole Saipan saga happened

[@sj4448]

Keane failed his country in 2002, with him in the team they could have reached the semis or even better. What happened with Mick was mirrored by what happened with Sir Alex a few years later - Roy's ego reigned.

[@hwr2590]

Semis or even better ? What crack you smoking kid?

[@sj4448]

@@hwr2590 They would have played South Korea in the quarter finals and they'd already drew with Germany.

[@jeanst.ledger5086]

@SJ44 so you thought ROI could have reached the final Of the World Cup?? Mate you’re deluded!

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

Mick started it

[@arthurballs2754]

I'm not even Irish, but I remember the hullaballoo well. Ireland went out to Spain in the last 16, losing the worst penalty shoot out in history [never seen such bad pens by both teams]. If one of, if not, the greatest DMF on the planet had been in the team I'm sure Ireland would have won that match, taking them into the quarters. Ireland had drawn with eventual finalists Germany in the group stage. Great stopage time equaliser by the more patriotic R. Keane [remember watching it at work in NW London]

[@markd2473]

Wouldn't expect anything less from roy !!!

[@ynwa73]

Typically selfish Keane....still makes everything about him

[@snipermonkey8777]

Expected too see keane😐😐

[@zakhewitt3112]

The icy white compellingly sparkle because barber putatively curve behind a abrupt cougar. husky, clever tent

[@masters.1000]

¿What did Roy meant by saying "first touch, disgrace"?

[@stoneagepig3768]

Representing you're country and can't even find the respect to turn up on time, it's an honour not a privilege I'm with Mick on this one.

[@michaelmelro6641]

I think everybody who has watched this video and everybody on that bus knew they were out of order, including Keano, it doesn't take away from the fact that was a great comeback lol.

[@phlhoran12396]

@Charles Vane Haha Irish through and through.

[@paulritchie5868]

Trouble is Mick shouldn’t have been on the bus in the first place...he’s English.

[@paulboyle5659]

Should not of went on the piss

[@matthewcrotts3171]

The unequal trick laparoscopically knit because bandana jekely number apud a rapid coke. superficial, nifty permission

[@tomh3675]

Video surmises nicely what a hypocrite Keane is

[@shanet5604]

This was before he gave up the drink…

[@jamesfagan7823]

Alcoholics

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

This is new to me. Didn't know Roy was sent home from the world cup

[@VMSport]

This is from 10 years before that in '92

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

@@VMSport yeah I remember Keane telling big jack to feck off more or less on the bus before but why bring it up again

[@ConnbineHarvester]

@@VMSport I think he's trolling you. I'd heard something about this before, that Roy and Mick weren't on great terms even before Mick was the manager. It was well known by the Irish public that they didn't get on before Saipan. The handshake after the Holland game in Dublin in 2001 was a clear open public sign of disrespect by Keane to McCarthy.

[@stevoc9930]

@@seanpadraigobrien1260 No that was Mick that time too, he called him Captain Marvel or something.

[@dbcooper7326]

Is Elvis dead ?

[@michaelward5273]

Roy keane is a disgrace turned his back on his country how many people can actually say that

[@sj4448]

Ireland only lost by a hairs breadth to Spain in 2002, with Keane in the team they would have been as good a team as any in the competition. Walking his dogs instead of leading his country to possible World Cup glory - it must haunt him every waking hour.

[@ruairiose7335]

@@sj4448 I think the loss of Keane actually inspired that team to overachieve in the tournament. Psychology plays a huge part, they had a huge point to prove and a rallying cause. But we’ll never truly know how it would’ve went with Roy still in the team

[@sj4448]

@@ruairiose7335 Fair comment

[@CoherentChimp]

No. He got totally frustrated and irritated having to work with confident men.

[@markpalmer6802]

Absolutely- and he walked out half way through the tournament. Trying to end haaland’s career and telling the world in his book shows what a scumbag he is as well

[@idrissufi9168]

Keane was nothing more than a bully

[@timbo7762]

Mick's last name used to be Carthy before he got the Ireland call up.

[@Ronocos]

Carthy is still an Irish surname

[@mattc7191]

@@Ronocos I bet he was so proud that he liked his own comment, bless him

[@timbo7762]

@@Ronocos I was just suggesting that a lot of (guessing you're Irish) your players. were (and are) English. Mick was born and bred Barnsley. Shame ireland can't keep hold of their English players. (Grealish, Rice) did they not feel Irish enough? 2002 Mick tried to get an Australian to play for you. (Tim Cahill) and he turned you down. to play for a country who call it soccer?

[@Ronocos]

@@timbo7762 The Tim Cahill situation doesn't bother me at all tbh, at least Australia got to the quarter finals of the 2006 World Cup. Players like Rice and Grealish are another matter having played for Ireland youth sides and when they realise they might have a chance to play for England (who let's be honest, have a greater chance of winning an international cup and ar least playing in the competitions) just up and leave. Rice in particular who got senior caps and belts out our national anthem, he can go fuck himself. At least McCarthy played for us for 8 years or so and got 57 caps.

[@jedsithor]

@@timbo7762 Ireland has a long history of emigration and this has meant that there are people of Irish heritage all over the world. Some descendants of those who emigrated embrace their Irish roots and others don't. Of those, some declare for Ireland because they feel a strong connection to their heritage. Others have declared for Ireland because they felt they had a better chance at being internationals by doing so than by waiting for their birth countries to pick them. As an Irish person, I feel that if someone has Irish roots, genuinely feels Irish and wants to play for Ireland, great. If someone is doing it just because England (or whatever country they hail from) rejected them, I don't have much time for them. Rice and Grealish came through the Irish setup from youth level. It was disappointing when they ultimately chose to represent England at senior level but if they don't feel Irish then there's nothing to be done about that. The truth is, Ireland has a huge problem. We aren't developing players. Yes we have a history of using English and Scottish players with Irish heritage but that was always complimented by players born and raised in Ireland. The likes of two Keanes, Duff, Irwin, Brady etc. There has never been such a lack of talent coming from Ireland as there is now. The problem is, there is no real facility to develop young players in Ireland (I'm talking from kids to Under 16 level). Our best prospects ultimately go to English academies, which is fine, they can train a player much better than we can. But they're competing with the best young talent from around the world at those academies and so the path to high level professional football for any player, never mind Irish player, is much narrower than it's ever been. Our home league is terrible (don't get me wrong, it can be fun to watch but it's a level far below the top tier, like the Conference or League 2 at a stretch and that's being generous) and the clubs here don't have the facilities to train players properly. Ideally, Irish players would stay in Ireland until they're 18 and learn their craft but that's just not an option. Irish football is also competing with the likes of rugby and homegrown GAA sports.

[@matthewcrotts3171]

The melted cartoon univariably injure because neck maternally claim via a unbecoming kiss. hurried, highfalutin caution

[@shanet5604]

You sound like a CT…

[@garystyles4151]

Keane too big for Ireland

[@daireoreilly5593]

Too big for Ireland what the heel does that mean?

[@jimmcferran6213]

Keane let the country down

[@arthercamelot1140]

First touch a discrase

[@eire3261]

The neck of Roy to call Ireland unprofessional when he was showing up hours late drunk and not just once either

[@JamesHussain82]

@2dowde everyone does

[@tomyoda08]

He was a kid in 1992 following the team culture of that time which was a 36hr bender.

[@alexanderson7962]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robertoballa9703]

Roy Keane the disciplinarian , the man who criticised the young generation footballers for earning to much money too soon ,more interested in fame and the good life ___ì m all for that bu R Keane cant deviate from his principals when he don't like them

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

It was '92, he was only just a lad

[@Dsk-zn1yj]

West Brit saying bloke bang out of order

[@thisdrinkinglife]

he lived and worked in England most of his life, dont be silly

[@hillarebelloc6014]

Mother Teresa herself

[@thisdrinkinglife]

lol

[@Pdmc-vu5gj]

Irish players always infighting

[@seamusmeehan6036]

Don't think so only in roy keanes time

[@mickymac6571]

He wouldn't have turned up late with Cloughie or Stuart pierce, and he definitely wouldn't have answered back, he'd be still walking home, after he left the hospital.💪

[@deppresedonion6320]

First thing is he wouldnt have said that to Pierce probably had respect for him as player.But after 1 year to 18 months at the club if Pierce had of tried anything with keane. Roy would of taken his head clean off his shoulders think of Roy Keane when he was that age but also important to the first team can u picture him taking shit off any other player at the club .

[@mickymac6571]

@@deppresedonion6320 can you write that again.

[@deppresedonion6320]

@@mickymac6571 Why are u having a bit of trouble reading it try opening ur eyes pal .

[@mickymac6571]

@@deppresedonion6320 my eyes are fine it's your grammar I'm struggling with, Keane was punched by Cloughie and never said a word back by his own admission.💪

[@deppresedonion6320]

@@mickymac6571 Your tripping balls my grammer is grand .That was his 3rd or 4th game when that happened i said after 1 year to 18months at the club that if Pierce had of tried to put his hands on keane he would have got flattened and thats a fact .Iv heard Teddy Sheringham go on about Keane because people forget they played with each other at forest before United .He was asked was he a leader then and Sheringham said no we had Pierce Walker and another few but he was still afraid of no one and used still go out and go on the beer .Ur right about my comment this morning thought it was all over the shop i was half asleep when i wrote it .

[@Irishrover101]

Haha

[@user-kl8qs6om6t]

Keano there's only one keano

[@ConnbineHarvester]

Nice, I love Robbie Keane too!

[@pilgrim3387]

Mick got him back

[@phlhoran12396]

Ya that aged well.

[@richardsmall7893]

Roy Keane most overrated rubbish player! Even he admits he not talented player. Just a thug in the middle of the pitch who got sent off lots.He would be sent off nearly every game in today's modern football.

[@mrcopes165]

Sorry mate, you're talking rubbish. I'm a Liverpool fan and Keane had a great weight of pass on him, could play all sorts of passes as well as being that enforcer for united. Also that thing about him getting sent off every week if he played today, you could apply that to half the centre mids in the prem of his era.

[@richardsmall7893]

@@mrcopes165 He wasn't a techinally gifted football,he is the first to admit that.He also rougher than any premeirship midfielder in those days,so would be the one getting sent off more than anyone else in todays game.Also fun fact about roy keane I remember he saying that he could have played non league football all his life,as when playing for irish team a scout was looking at someone else in his team,and keane admitted that he just happened to have a good game that day,so got picked up by scout.

[@Iresaoirse]

Your name defines you perfectly as as a man....

[@mindsofmadmen215]

@@Iresaoirse Burrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@lordsummerisle3139]

He was a superb player.

[@ChimpRiot]

Keane would hate someone being late or unprofessional for a team he was managing.

[@Venus_Isle]

Disappointed in Keane there thought Clough had schooled him better...

[@phlhoran12396]

That he stood up for himself and gave a classic response? Dude you're reading far too much into it.

[@phlhoran12396]

@Puppy 1975 No right to stand up for himself? Shove it lad, any wonder society is in trouble.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Keane's a hypocrite, lecturing people about professionalism etc when he's hardly a shining example of how to conduct yourself.

[@edconway8599]

You think every player ever was 100% perfect 100% of the time

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@edconway8599 I'm not talking about perfection, I'm talking about hypocrisy.

[@edconway8599]

@@ppuh6tfrz646 you’re trying to say that because he had one unprofessional moment back when he was a kid he can’t criticize anyone for it now. He can criticize anyone he likes when you look at how his career faired out after and how professional he was

[@phlhoran12396]

@@edconway8599 Exactly.

[@sj4448]

@@edconway8599 He could have won the World Cup for his country, walked his dogs instead. His ego was bigger than Man United and his country.

[@desutd]

wat has mick won??nothing!!average player n lousy manager!!!roy absolutely brilliant player,wat a capt!!!

[@1Jameskelly]

Micks still managing.... Roy does a comedy show for sky?

[@eamonhanley9909]

Ferguson told Keane not to go to the World Cup because he had a bad knee and it wouldn't stand up to competitive matches but Keane decided to go. Once he trained in Saipan he knew he couldnt continue and looked for away out. Thats when he decided to complain about everything. He should have listened to Ferguson. Good player but wanted everything his way.

[@peterliolis5482]

@@eamonhanley9909 I think Alan Hanson went to training with Scotland around 86 ,had a bad knee and he went back to Liverpool no drama he knew you can't play international sport carrying an injury ,even if he wasn''t injured, he walked away without the ego.

[@1Jameskelly]

@@eamonhanley9909 Ferguson the bully that he eventually fell out with?

[@eamonhanley9909]

@@1Jameskelly And you call Ferguson a bully!!

[@deanwatson3498]

Roy is about football violance and Ireland...IN THAT ORDER

[@loungejay8555]

Niall Quin reminds me of Bob from Rita Sue and Bob too.

[@Democracy_Manifest]

Roy knew which side his bread was buttered on. Footballing-wise of course.

[@babstain5504]

Sir Mick to you... Little boy Roy

[@phlhoran12396]

Ya Sir and his Englishness playing for Ireland. Wonderful.

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

@@phlhoran12396 the same shit with Maguire and Grealish

[@phlhoran12396]

@@thedrinkinggamemaker9749 I'm not with you! That they could have declared for Ireland you mean?

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

@@phlhoran12396 they've got Irish surnames

[@phlhoran12396]

@@thedrinkinggamemaker9749 Ohh right they all do. Ha

[@ianlewis8086]

Keane always thought he could do whatever he wanted.

[@cerberus1321]

Probably the most professional footballer Ireland ever had. McCarthy couldn't lace his boots.

[@leejamiemellor]

He could, and did 👍🏻

[@frankford1115]

Not true but he is out of order here. Keane was manager by a illiterate fool, but is wrong here. Like all of us, we must temper our disdain of superiors whom we do not respect. Keane carried Ireland any number of times. United too. Doing what you want is Pogba. Or a young Gerrard.

[@phlhoran12396]

That he could stand up for himself? Ya thats so terrible. Sure if the granny rule was never there Mccarthy would never have been around Ireland. Good player, terrible man manager.

[@josephwoolford3800]

What an uninteresting story.

[@nigefal]

At least Keane did not say and you are not even Irish! He bided his time instead.