McCarthy: Keane can come back
Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has left the door open for Roy Keane to return to international football if the pair can resolve their personal differences.
McCarthy insists he has “no regrets” over his handling of the Roy Keane affair – in which the Republic of Ireland captain was sent home from the Far East on the eve of the World Cup for publicly insulting McCarthy – despite press criticism of his actions.
“The fact is he has said he will not play again as long as I am manager or coach,” said McCarthy.
“He is entitled to change his mind, just as I can, but if he is not prepared to play there is berlin film festival ends canada goose jacket sponsorship amid nothing I can do.”
However, more about canadagoosesalesus McCarthy said that Keane had intended to end his career with Ireland this summer anyway.
“Roy has said he has retired from international football, which is something he was always going to best place buy canada goose jacket toronto do after the World Cup,” he said.
The anti-McCarthy sentiments which Keane voiced so dramatically in the Far East have been chronicled again in his soon-to-be-released autobiography.
“I’m sure he means well,” smiled McCarthy, whose team take on Finland in Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
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“I can’t change what people think of me. I just want to get on with my job and I think we have done pretty well to best canada goose jacket review be honest.
“Once again I find myself talking about things other than football. As far as I am best price for canada anyone has got canada goose coat goose jacket concerned the matter is closed but it is going to be raked up continuously.
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“Now it has turned I am being judged on things other than results, which is a little bit unfair.”
There is also the little matter of McCarthy’s own World Cup diary, which is due to come out in the autumn.
“That is a separate issue,” he said. “They are my reflections on the World Cup. That is for me to do and you will see it when it comes out. I addressed the issue at the time and whatever people want to say afterwards, I can do nothing about.”