The tipping point for me was when he said this club had no loyalty and backed Ronaldo to do what he wanted. It was clear at that point that Keane had developed a skewered perspective on all things United. He’s become like one of those old soldiers who was a hero in their time and now they’ve been retired by the Army feels nothing but contempt for the forces for taking away their raison d’etre before they felt they were ready. I dont think Keano will ever get over the fact that United refused to offer him a new deal in that last season. All his career he’s been a man with something to prove and now it seems he’s hellbent on doing so to the powers that be at OT but if he carries on down this road he’ll ailenate even his most partizan supporters at the club and thats sad. Keano should be remembered as more than another mouthpiece against United. He was better than that.

All 3 of them had 2 things in common, ie., 1) at their peaks, they were eroding the team’s spirit thru their comments and/or actions abt the rest of team mates. They thought they were bigger than everyone else even bigger than the club itself! & 2). all 3 were told to leave or for some, sold off at cut price even when they were playin’ their best football!.

Of the 3, Keano’s was the worst off. There was no club to sell him to. His playin career was coming to an end. The one person who had backed him up when it seems the whole world was against him had finally decided not to but instead was the one instrumental in gettin’ him off the team!. So, it’s obvious tt after a few years of building himself up in management, and wz a little success, Keano feels it’s time for some measure of pay back!.

To me, Keano was great!. But Fergie is even greater!. Hwer, THE Greatest is Man Utd the club!, the many Legends tt hv played & given their lives, are still playin’ & wl continue to play for many many more years to come!.

HAIL! . . ., MAN UTD!.

I actually think that this is the worst thing he has said since leaving. He is still obsessed with United – comments on Ronaldo, Berbatov, often critical of Fergie, and Gill too. He still hasn’t recovered from the very sour end to his OT legacy.

I think that the yellow card in the semi-final of ’99 changed him forever, I don’t really know why but I remember reading about his hanger in his autobiography at some of the players saying that after the Treble they didn’t mind if we didn’t win anything and his behaviour. For somebody as ambitious as him missing the final must have had a huge impact.

I think Clough had a bigger impression on Roy Keane as he was younger and the times were different. Looking back at those times in his life must hold a lot of romantic nostalgia.

At United, where he captained and held so much more responsibility, I suppose he never had the opportunity to soak it in as it was always about tomorrow not today or the past. He rates Fergie high I am sure, and everyone knows who is the most successful manager of the two.