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Originally Posted by Father Christmas
If he despised them so much surely it would feel wrong to take their money - especially if as so many seem to think Roy Keane is a man of great integrity? But no he was happy to take his £100,000 per week for doing £#%&! all for the club he professed to love - and all this, don't forget, after he had deliberately made his position at the club untenable. Funny that...
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Surely you can't really believe that.
Do you really think he felt he was taking "their" money?
Lie every other professional footballer, he was taking a paycheque from the club he performed for. Nobody traces the paper trail of money. If they're owed it and they've earned it, they take it. Nothing "shameless" about that.
Also, since when was Keano one to go around professing his love for the club? He did his job and took the compensation agreed upon. I struggle to see how anyone can begrudge him that. Like most footballers, he left school early and would be unprepared for making a living outside of the game. He could have torn his knee up while still at Forest and he'd now be working on a building site or some such, like a whole boatload of pros from the 80s. Players absolutely have to look out for themselves if they want the best for them and their family later in life.
You wouldn't have a game to watch if players acted as you would have them do. It's just not reality.