Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > As said before keane was is, and will always be > a > > coont that nobody likes. Oh and by the way > Viera > > didn't ever break a players leg or maim another > > player on purpose, unlike the coont Keane. An > > accomplishemnt of which I'm sure Keane is very > > proud. Tw@t. > > > > > Atila - by "maim"ing I take it you mean alf-inge > Haaland - Roy Keane did not end Haalands career > with THAT tackle - Haalands career was ended by an > injury to his other leg. So while Keane was guilty > of many bad tackles, just to be clear, he did not > end Haaland's career. If you checked your facts > before making these statements you would know > that. > > H?land is often remembered for Roy Keane's feud > with him. In 1997, when Manchester United were > losing to Haaland's Leeds United team, Keane > attempted to tackle H?land late in the game. In > the process, Keane injured his anterior cruciate > ligament. As Keane lay prone on the ground, H?land > criticised Keane for the tackle and suggested that > he was feigning injury to avoid punishment. Keane > was booked as he was stretchered off the field. > Three and a half years later, in 2001, Keane > fouled H?land, high up on his right knee. > Initially, Keane was simply fined ?5000 and > received a 3-match ban. However, in his biography > he admitted that he wanted to "hurt" H?land as > revenge for the taunting he received years > previously. After this revelation, Keane received > an additional 5 game ban, and ?150,000 fine. > H?land retired through injury, co-incidentally to > the other knee, in 2002.[1] You miss the point old son, he injured a player on purpose, that to me is unforgiveable. I stand by what I said about him.