Keane leaves Man Utd
Roy Keane has sensationally left Manchester United by mutual consent, the club announced today.PhilCole/GettyImages
Sir Alex Ferguson with his former skipper.
A statement released by the Old Trafford outfit confirmed that their long-serving captain has departed with immediate effect after it became clear that his future at the club was untenable.
The 34-year-old's representative Michael Kennedy met United chief executive David Gill at Old Trafford to thrash out details of Keane's severance, completing one of the most dramatic departures Manchester United has ever known.
The announcement comes less than three weeks after Keane's amazing outburst at his team-mates during an MUTV interview so damning that it was deemed 'unbroadcastable'.
Sir Alex Ferguson was known to be furious at the timing and verocity of the personal attacks contained within the interview and publicly rebuked his skipper prior to the win over Chelsea on November 6.
Once the depth of Ferguson's feeling was known it became clear that Keane had no future at the club.
A previous offer for a testimonial in recognition of the Irishman's 12-and-a-half years at Old Trafford has been confirmed in writing but Keane will not be at the club in an official capacity if he decides to take the offer up.
'It has been a great honour and privilege to play for Manchester United for 12 years,' said Keane.
'Whilst it is a sad day for me to leave such a great club and manager I believe that the time has now come for me to move on.
'After so many years I will miss everyone at the club.'
Keane had already cast doubt over his long-term future at United earlier this season when, in a live phone-in, he said he believed that his current contract, which was due to expire at the end of this season, would be his last.
The statement astounded Ferguson and Gill who believed they had a verbal agreement in place to filter-004 the Cork-born star's future later in the year.
Almost immediately speculation surfaced that he would join Celtic in the summer, and in their official statement United have today made it clear that Keane is now free to sign 'a long-term deal with another club to enable him to secure his playing career beyond what would have been the end of his contract at United in the summer'.
While the relationship between Ferguson and Keane, which has proved to be such a bedrock of United's success down the years, has now been broken apparently beyond repair but the United manager, who breezed through this morning's media sessions without mentioning the dramatic developments about to unfold, was quick to pay tribute to Keane's contribution.
'Roy Keane has been a fantastic servant for Manchester United,' said Ferguson.
'The best midfield player in the world of his generation, he is already one of the great figures in our club's illustrious history.
'Roy has been central to the success of the club in the last 12 and a half years and everyone at Old Trafford wishes him well in the rest of his career and beyond.'
what above means is roy keane is gone now! He is not playing any more games in man u uniform ever!! i feel very sad personally
tell us how yo ufeel! 冇佢教路,smith唔知會打成點 very shocking>.<
tell me why..? [quote]Originally posted by [i]harvey22[/i] at 2005-11-18 12:36 PM:
Roy Keane has sensationally left Ma... [/quote]
俾你搶先報導左添！
堅尼突離曼聯
曼聯隊長堅尼在球會雙方達成共識下，決定離開球會。曼聯周五發表聲明表示三十四歲的堅尼已離隊，終止了效力十二年半的生涯。
堅尼於上月球隊一比四負於米杜士堡後，在官方電視台的錄影節目中批評隊友，節目其後被抽起。
堅尼表示：「能夠在曼聯效力超過十二年是我的榮幸，期間我與不少世界級球星合作過，也能在最好的球迷面前演出。」
「不過現在是離開的時候，我會掛念球會的每一個人，在此也為領隊、球員、職員及球迷們送上祝福。」
領隊費格遜則發表聲明表示：「堅尼是那個世代最佳的中場，也是球會史上最佳球員之一。他是曼聯光輝時代的主力，我們祝福他在未來會繼續取得成功。」 唔捨得keane>< [quote]Originally posted by [i]kakeidevil[/i] at 2005-11-18 12:59 PM:
唔捨得keane>< [/quote]
唉！無晒曼聯皇朝既代表人物咁滯！
碧咸、畢特、尼維里、蘇斯克查（當佢冇左架啦！）、而家到堅尼！
傑斯又冇得成日出，剩番一個尼維里同史高斯！
唉！覺得自己好老呀！ [quote]Originally posted by [i]kakeidevil[/i] at 05 11 09 08:59 PM:
唔捨得keane>< [/quote]
他會退休還是去其他球會??我難己想像他穿上其他球會的戰衣~~~
anyway~~祝福Roy~~偉大的隊長~~!!! [quote]Originally posted by [i]kakeidevil[/i] at 2005-11-18 08:59 PM:
唔捨得keane>< [/quote]
:(
永遠既曼聯隊長 [quote]Originally posted by [i]pyliu[/i] at 05 11 09 09:03 PM:
唉！無晒曼聯皇朝既代表人物咁滯！
... [/quote]
傑斯~~I miss him~~ [quote]Originally posted by [i]pyliu[/i] at 2005-11-18 09:03 PM:
唉！無晒曼聯皇朝既代表人物咁滯！
... [/quote]
係-_-
睇曼聯都睇左10年=__=
真係見住佢由高跌番落來..
曼聯有排重建... 我當時個三冠王丫:(,走下又一個,走下又一個:(:(
我而家想我最鐘意既傑斯都退埋休啦,而家既曼聯唔係由佢地救嫁啦
算吧啦:o:o
傑斯,如果你都離開,我就會同曼聯一刀兩斷嫁喇:(:( [quote]Originally posted by [i]babo[/i] at 05 11 09 09:05 PM:
係-_-
睇曼聯都睇左10年=__=
真係見住佢由高跌番落來..
曼聯有排重建... [/quote]
很快又站起來~~我相信 [quote]Originally posted by [i]瑞比[/i] at 2005-11-18 09:04 PM:
:(
永遠既曼聯隊長 [/quote]
接費sir班教mu la [quote]Originally posted by [i]funnygay[/i] at 2005-11-18 09:07 PM:
我當時個三冠王丫:(,走下又一個,走下... [/quote]
咁你係鍾意giggs,唔係鍾意mu [quote]Originally posted by [i]funnygay[/i] at 05 11 09 09:07 PM:
我當時個三冠王丫:(,走下又一個,走下... [/quote]
so easy?????:mad::mad::mad: [quote]Originally posted by [i]funnygay[/i] at 2005-11-18 09:07 PM:
我當時個三冠王丫:(,走下又一個,走下... [/quote]
once a red,always a red..../_\ [quote]Originally posted by [i]路路[/i] at 2005-11-18 09:08 PM:
很快又站起來~~我相信 [/quote]
冇錯,mu大把係手
好似費查,朗尼,c7,羅c,比基,巴士利,李察遜等等
假以時日mu一定可以好似以前咁風光 唉~對佢未嘗唔係一件好事~
佢好愛mu,要佢睇住mu一日差過一日(最衰個美國佬),佢都好痛苦...
但係,大家話下個隊長會係who呀? [quote]Originally posted by [i]kakeidevil[/i] at 2005-11-18 09:08 PM:
接費sir班教mu la [/quote]
celtic??