Thank you, Mr Keane, for expressing how many football fans feel about Warner in a direct, succinct manner.
Back story: Warner sends a letter to Keane saying:
“Your callous disregard for the rights of ’small’ countries to have their players represent them as enshrined in Fifa regulations reveals a mean streak in your character.
It is one which will not endear you or Sunderland to such countries and it is a dangerous path to tread.
Such insensitivity and disrespect were again most recently displayed by you having summoned Dwight Yorke to England, rendering him unavailable to face the USA.
Your continuing insensitivity and disrespect for countries such as Trinidad and Tobago are hereby noted.”
Roy Keane’s response:
“The man’s a clown. He’s a clown. He’s worried about these international players – Yorkie’s not been match fit for me for a month or two and he expects him to go and play two games.
He’s making known his interest in the players, but he’s not dropped me a line once yet about Kenwyne Jones.
He got injured playing in a friendly game that Yorkie made a guest appearance at as well during the summer break.
Carlos Edwards is over there. He’s been involved in the two games.
This man who claims to be representing the players sent me a letter under Fifa. He’s supposed to be representing Trinidad – he’s obviously more interested in power and making a name for himself.
He’s a clown.”
Keane might not be winning the argument on logic, but clown sits better than any other c-word….
This Jack Warner should never be allowed anywhere near football. It has nothing to do with the size of the country, it has to do with the fact that the man is the most corrupt man in football. Just look at the scandals when he was head of CONCACAF, the man is only in it to fill his pockets while he screwed his own country
He has just responded to Roy in his usual arrogance. The sooner the man is thrown out of football the better. Here is his response which has been published by the Press Association:
Warner hits back at ‘disrespectful’ Keane
21 hours ago
The war of words between Roy Keane and Jack Warner has intensified with the FIFA vice-president making a personal attack on the Sunderland manager, after the Irishman had called him “a clown”.
Warner is special advisor to the Trinidad and Tobago FA and incurred Keane’s wrath for criticising his decision to withdraw Dwight Yorke from international duty.
Now Warner has retaliated with a new letter attacking Keane which has been seen by PA Sport and says: “The disrespectful tone of your reported comments further demonstrates the total disrespect that you and others of your ilk have generally for players and officials from ’small’ countries.”
He added: “It is obviously difficult for you to accept the fact that someone from a ’small’ country could rise to become a vice-president of FIFA.
“I chose to respond on a FIFA letter-head because that is a privilege afforded me owing to my said status and the fact that your callousness showed utter disregard for FIFA’s regulations re the release of players for international duty. Regrettably, but not surprisingly, you did not grasp the message.
“In closing may I remind you that a player’s greatest honour is to represent his country in spite of the fact that you chose to walk away from yours during the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup after publicly abusing your manager… indictment that you will no doubt be proud of up to today. Poor Sunderland.”
What a disgusting man.
Emilio