Keane admits to vendetta

Keane to face action?

Following on from his sustained attack on ex blue, Mick McCarthy, Roy Keane has now admitted what everyone knew in the first place, namely that the horror tackle that got him sent off in the last Manchester derby was a deliberate attempt to end Alfie Haaland’s career.

Keane cites continued bad blood between the pair as the reason for his career threatening challenge. That bad blood is believed to stem from when Roy Keane tore his cruciate ligament at Leeds whilst attempting a previous hatchet job on Haaland. Keane, with his own warped sense of logic, blamed Haaland for his own mistake and took his revenge in their next meeting, the Manchester derby of April 2001.

For all that saw the game, Keane’s challenge came as no surprise given his attitude throughout the game. Keane himself explains his actions in his autobiography which is currently being serialised.

"I waited until five minutes before the end," the midfielder is reported as saying. " I hit him hard. I think the ball was there. I looked at him and said take that you t**t. I didn't even wait for the referee to show the red card. I turned and walked to the dressing room."

Keane’s comments continue to show his utter contempt for his fellow professionals and the game in general. The FA need to come down hard on self confessed attempts to end somebody’s career. They should begin by forgetting who Keane plays for and show some bottle by banning him for a good length of time. They should then back Alfie Haaland in any legal action taken against Keane and show that there is no place in the game for idiots like Roy Keane.

For the record Alfie Haaland is still suffering the effects of Keane’s challenge to this day. He has made a handful of substitutes appearances and is unlikely to figure again in Keegan’s side this season. Roy Keane has every reason to believe he succeeded in what he set out to do, the FA should show him he hasn’t succeeded. We await their lily livered response with baited breath.

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