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A waste of money? How Roy Keane has spent £80m at Sunderland | Sunderland
What a waste of 80m? Keane's track record of transfers Hits Kenwyne Jones (Southampton, 6m) Roy Keane s best signing to date. Arrived unheralded, but has been hailed by John Terry, the Chelsea captain, as his toughest aerial opponent and has been sorely missed through injury this season. The one ...
Match Recap:  MANCHESTER UNITED v SUNDERLAND
Match Recap: MANCHESTER UNITED v SUNDERLAND
mlsnet.com — December 6 --- MLSNet.com: Nemanja Vidic broke Sunderland hearts with a last-gasp winner for Manchester United at... Old Trafford. --- 3 days after Roy Keane's shock exit as manager, it seemed Black Cats would record a suitable epitaph for his time in charge as they mounted a brave rearguard action... (more) Match Recap: MANCHESTER UNITED v SUNDERLAND
Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland
Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland
epltalk.com — In breaking news, Roy Keane has announced that he has quit Sunderland . Keane walked out of... Sunderland AFC after having won only one game since his side’s win over Newcastle in October. The defeats for Sunderland that secured ... (more) Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland
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youtube.com — This week on i'm on Setanta Sports we have an exclusive interview with Roy Keane as he... talks to us about his ever so predictable departure from Sunderland - ... (more) Roy Keane exclusive!! (video)
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Debate: Why has it gone wrong for Roy Keane at Sunderland?
TheGame - Times Online - WBLG — ... One of the problems, of course, is that the former Manchester United midfielder has made some pretty average signings. Check out this article, also from Russell Brand's favourite national newspaper, and you will see what we mean. Having read and digested, please then come back and give us your views. ...

Paul Ince & Roy Keane are both on the brink of unemployment
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more — ... looks at Roy Keane’s future at the club - “If Keane agrees to soften his sharper edges, rapprochement is possible, but no Sunderland fan should doubt the severity of the present position. Should Keane request it, he will be given time.” In a supplementary article, George Caulkin analysed how Roy Keane has spent £80 million at the Black Cats, claiming Craig Gordon, Michael Chopra, Pascal Chimbonda and Greg Halford have all been failures. The news is no better in the Independent where ...

Keane To Replace Fergie? You’re Not So Sure NOW Are You…
Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog — Roy Keane has left Sunderland but it is unclear as yet whether he has been sacked or left on his own accord. He faced criticism following poor results and wasted money, with Eamon Dunphy laying in to Keano during the week. “He doesn’t appear to be cut out for management like a lot of great players,” said Dunphy. “He’s very intelligent, a great player but look at the likes of Bobby Charlton and Bryan Robson - great United players who didn’t make it as managers. He wants to win and he is in ...

Roy Keane Quits Sunderland, Grimly
The Run of Play — ... . It's probably only because of Keane that Sunderland won promotion and were able to spend the £80 million he used on new signings. It's just that he spent it badly and, once the spell of his presence had worn off, he didn't have any other way to coax wins out of overmatched players. ...

Keano: Bruce And Hughes Aren’t Successful
Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog — ... Keano is obviously feeling as though he is lacking, particularly given he spent £80m on players at Sunderland with the vast majority proving to be a load of shite. It’s very early days in his career and getting Sunderland promoted was achievement enough, given their situation when he first took over. But really, is there any need to play down the careers of his former team mates? ...

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Roy Keane Says Buh-Bye to Sunderland
theoffside.com 12/4/2008 — Roy Keane is out, and the HABs blog has one less pretty manager to ogle. Not that I…um…read that blog. Or anything. As many had predicted, Keane has waved goodbye to Sunderland in the middle of a less-than-great season that currently has ...
Eamon Dunphy: Roy Keane has lost the plot
timesonline.typepad.com 12/4/2008 — Criticism of Roy Keane could have hardly have come from a more damaging source. In the past, Eamon Dunphy, the Sunderland manager's biographer, has repeatedly declared his admiration for Keane and staunchly defended him in the face of criticism. Yet ...
Sunderland Vs Bolton Highlights
eplmatches.com 11/28/2008 — Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon has resumed training after recovering from a cracked ankle but will not feature. Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Saturday, 29 November Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Stunning departure-Roy Keane leaves Sunderland! Read what he had to say here.Soccer Globe
It seems that Roy Keane has left Sunderland. He had recently spoken about a three year plan which would run out at the end of the season, but it had been assumed that due to his popularity with fans and successes since taking over in 2006 that it was an empty threat designed to give him a ...
Roy Keane Resigns From SunderlandSoccerlens.com
Roy Keane has resigned as the manager of the Premier League club Sunderland. It has been confirmed that the former Manchester United captain has resigned from his managerial position at the club. Sunderland’s form this season so far has been woeful as they have now dropped down to 18th ...
Roy Keane Leaves SunderlandManchester United
So, I went to the Sunderland section of TheOffside.com to read about this, but it doesn’t look like anything is going to be up there any time soon. Anyway, the Sunderland AFC website is confirming that Roy Keane has left the club today. Sunderland released a brief statement on their ...
Roy Keane Walks Away From SunderlandTheOriginalWinger.com
Former Manchester United and Ireland midfielder Roy Keane has resigned from Sunderland after three days of negotiations following their losing the last 5 out of 6 and slipping into the Relegation zone in the Barclay’s Premiership standings. (more…)
Who should replace Roy Keane at Sunderland?TheGame - Times Online - WBLG
Latest betting: Allardyce favourite for Sunderland job Ben Smith And so the Roy Keane era has come to a typically volatile end but, as the dust settles, the question on everyone's lips is what now for Sunderland? Who can pick up the pieces of his broken club and instil the kind of ...
Who do Sunderland fans want next as Keane walks out!CaughtOffside.com
Well it was on the cards and now its official! Claim your FREE bet right now! Roy Keane has left his position as manager of Sunderland. Sunderland confirmed the exit of Keane on Thursday, with players and staff at the Stadium of Light also informed after a morning of speculation. The Black ...
Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits SunderlandEPL Talk
In breaking news, Roy Keane has announced that he has quit Sunderland . Keane walked out of Sunderland AFC after having won only one game since his side’s win over Newcastle in October. The defeats for Sunderland that secured Keane’s departure were Stoke 1-0 Sunderland , ...
Roy Keane quits - again.BOSTON IRISH
It is not easy being a Sunderland supporter. It took five minutes for the 'joke' emails to start rolling in, here Keane is seen leaving Sunderland with...his wagon?! My father first came to Ireland in 1973, the year Sunderland won the FA Cup in one of the biggest upsets ever in English ...
The Fire Burns at Sunderland.4sportsake
Five defeats in six games and Sunderland fall into the bottom three. The season started with such promise but the Cats are now up against it. Roy Keane was one of the young breed of managers who were making name for themselves and now is it going all pear shaped? Does Chairman Niall Quinn ...
Keane decides to call it a day at Sunderland?Soccer Globe
Sunderland manager Roy Keane has sparked rumours by suggesting to journalists that he may leave the Stadium of Light at the end of the current season, when his present contract with the club will expire:“I’m fairly confident that come the end of my time at the club, whether that’ll be six or ...
Keane Is LeavingUnprofessional Foul
Nope, sorry Liverpool fans, as the above picture suggests, it is not Robbie Keane that has picked up his ineffective arse and skipped town. He's still at Anfield, enjoying Siesta with his injury-prone strike partner. Instead, it is the king prawn himself, Roy Keane, who stepped down as ...
Morning Ticker: Keane quits Sunderland, Sudamericana champ crowned and Torres out a monthSoccer By Ives
In the end, Roy Keane just couldn't handle the job anymore. The former Manchester United star's first managerial job has ended as Keane stepped down from his post as Sunderland's manager after 100 games in charge. Somewhere, Jack Warner is laughing. Keane took over the Sunderland ...
The lights go out at Sunderland. Will Blackburn Rovers be next?4sportsake
Darkness falls on the Stadium of Light. After two years and three months in the job Roy Keane has resigned as Sunderland manager. Chairman Niall Quinn has always given his support to the Sunderland manager but lost patience when self doubt began to consume Roy Keane. In an interview after the ...
Keane walked before he was pushed.....Manchester United blog..
Roy Keane has without doubt done the right thing in resigning as Sunderland manager, because if he hadn't gone soon, then the Black Cats would in all probability have fired him. Keane's ghost-writer Eamon Dunphy came out earlier in the week and said that the Sunderland manager had 'lost the ...
Next stop, Newcastle.catoptric
I'm joking with that subject line, obviously. Keane resigns as Sunderland boss Roy Keane has resigned as manager of Sunderland after 27 months in charge. Keane, 37, took over in 2006 but chose to step down with the club lying 18th in the Premier League following five defeats in six ...
Keano Out At SunderlandSoccer Tickets Online
Sunderland announced this morning that Roy Keane has left his position as manager of the club. Keane had held crisis talks with the club’s board on Thursday morning after which it was decided the two parties would go their separate ways. Keane’s position has become under a great ...
Over/Under 2.5 Goals Betting: United to take advantage against managerless Sunderland?betfair.com
How will Sunderland respond to the departure of Roy Keane and will Manchester United pile on the goals at Old Trafford? Manchester United v Sunderland Manchester United have won six of their last seven Old Trafford fixtures against Sunderland - but recent games have been rather dull ...
Keane Leaves Sunderland….There Is Only One Sinnacle
Keane Resigns From Sunderland Post - Reports According to reports in the Independent, Roy Keane has parted company with Sunderland AFC. The Black Cats’ squad are understood to have been briefed on the situation this morning…. Article Quitter is all that comes to mind over ...
Black Cats not Keane anymoreFootball News Blog
Reports are coming from Sunderland that manager Roy Keane has left the club. The club and Irish boss have been locked in talks for the last 3 days about the future, including a new contract for Keane. But Keane has not appeared happy recently, and threw up doubts about his future last week ...
Roy Keane: another big let down?TheGame - Times Online - WBLG
The Sunderland manager has left the club . The circumstances of the Irishman's departure have not been confirmed, but it is known that the board were prepared to offer Keane more time to get the side out of a difficult position. Has he, then, left the club down by parting company with them ...
Roy Keane leaves SunderlandFOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Roy Keane resigned as Sunderland manager on Thursday despite the Premier League club's best efforts to keep him.
Keano Leaves Sunderland Ahead of Man United Return: The Shock of Shocks!Bleacher Report - EPL
Roy Keane or "Keano" as all Manchester United supporters know him, has parted company with Sunderland after both parties reached a "mutual" agreement. The Irish legend had been in charge at Sunderland since 2006, when he guided the Black Cats ...
Former Sunderland manager Roy Keane (Reuters)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Factbox on Roy Keane, who quit as Sunderland manager on Thursday.
Roy Keane resigns as Sunderland coach (PA SportsTicker)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Roy Keane has resigned as Sunderland's coach, the team confirmed Thursday.
Roy Keane quits as Sunderland manager (AP)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Roy Keane resigned Thursday after two years as Sunderland manager following weeks of speculation about his future. Keane had been in talks with chairman Niall Quinn since suggesting publicly that Saturday's 4-1 Premier League home defeat to Bolton ...
Roy Keane Steps Down: No One Safe As Premiership Clubs Wield the Axe AgainBleacher Report - EPL
Sunderland fans have woken up to the news this morning that their manager, Roy Keane, has left his managerial position at the club. Keane had been in charge for exactly 100 games, the last of which was a 4-1 defeat at home to Bolton Wanderers.  ...
Roy Keane leaves SunderlandFOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Roy Keane has finally left Sunderland following weeks of rumors over his future as manager of the Premier League club.
Keane resigns as Sunderland manager (Reuters)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Roy Keane resigned as manager of Sunderland on Thursday, the Premier League club said.
Sunderland call news conference over Keane future (Reuters)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Premier League strugglers Sunderland are holding a news conference later on Thursday after media reports said manager Roy Keane had left the club.
Reports: Manager Roy Keane leaves SunderlandFOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Roy Keane has reportedly left as Sunderland manager following weeks of rumors that he had lost interest and motivation.
"Keane and Scholes Were Toughest Opponents When I Was at Arsenal"Bleacher Report - EPL
Former Arsenal captain, Patrick Vieira, has today confessed that Manchester United midfielders Roy Keane, and Paul Scholes, were the best he came across during his nine years in the Premiership. When asked about his most difficult opponents, Keane, ...
Roy Keane Praised by Patrick VieiraBleacher Report - EPL
In recent weeks, Roy Keane’s management at Sunderland has come under scrutiny. One of his fiercest rivals, however, has backed him, saying Keane is "tough but fair." Patrick Vieira is a France international now with Italian giants Inter ...
Keane may exit Sunderland after poor 100th matchFOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Sunderland manager Roy Keane suggested that his 100th match in charge could be his last after seeing his team crushed 4-1 by Bolton in the Premier League on Saturday. Djibril Cisse put Sunderland into an 11th-minute lead, but the team capitulated and ...
English Premier League Roundup, Nov. 29FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
PL Roundup: Bolton rallied to beat Sunderland 4-1 Saturday and heap more pressure on Black Cats manager Roy Keane.
Premier League Roundup, Nov. 29FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
PL Roundup: Bolton rallied to beat Sunderland 4-1 Saturday and heap more pressure on Black Cats manager Roy Keane.