Brady says Ireland don't need Roy
Thursday, 7 November 2002 16:21Irish footballing legend Liam Brady has told the FAI not to bother trying to make peace with Roy Keane as they search for a new manager. Mick McCarthy's departure has raised hopes among some Irish fans that the Manchester United captain is set to return from his self-imposed international exile and pull on the green shirt for whoever takes the hot-seat.
Brady, however, believes the new manager should not go out of his way to bring Keane back into the Irish fold. He said: "The media has given Roy Keane totally unacceptable power. What's it going to take the next time? Is it going to be the fact that the pasta is not right? I think it's turned into a bad joke."
He continued: "There's a lot of very, very fine players who have played for Ireland and had to put up with some of the things that Roy Keane has had to put up with. And we did because we wanted to play for our country."
Filed by Shane Murray
