keane on players and sunderland

vincey2 · 28th April 2010, 09:19 AM

“We will see what happens. I had a chat with Brucie on Saturday morning about them.

“We will have a look at it over the next few weeks and I know he will be very keen to get his lads back, (Daryl) Murphy and (Jack) Colback have done very, very well.

“We will not be able to do anything with Jack I don’t think because he is such a promising player but I’ll talk to Steve.

“A lot of this stuff won’t be done until later in the summer, I don’t think – Brucie will probably want to take them back to take a look at them. It will be the same with Waggy (Martyn Waghorn) and other people like that.

“We had David Healy as well, he picked up an injury and that obviously did not help him. All of those players will have good options in the summer. Murphs has scored six goals for us in the short time he has been here and that will create awareness from other clubs.

Murphs has done quite well for us but there are lots of things to consider in the summer – can we agree fees for them, do players want to come and the rest. Then there is the wages to look at as well. So there is a long way to go.”

The Irishman has endured a difficult campaign back in the Championship but remains convinced that he made the right decision in walking out on Sunderland in December 2008.

“Do I have any regrets? How does the song go?” he joked.

“No, no regrets – these things happen. I loved my time there but it was time to move on – I had my reasons and I am still comfortable with the reasons why. The people behind the scenes know why I left.

“I still look out for Sunderland, I had my good times there. I stayed in Durham on Friday night and that brought back good memories for me and the staff.

“Sunderland have had a good season but when you have a goalscorer like (Darren) Bent it gives you a hell of a chance.

“Steve has done a good job, a big signing for them was Darren Bent. I always say you are only as good as your goalscorers and in Darren they’ve got one of the best in the league.”

Mary Hinge · 28th April 2010, 09:23 AM

Mad as a Box of Frogs........but a fookin class act is Mr Keane.....

Frosty Kempes · 28th April 2010, 09:25 AM

Good to see Keano still has a soft spot for us. Hopefully see him back at the Stadium of Light in 2011/12 with Ipswich. Wonder if he had signed Bent instead of getting Cisse on loan he might have still been there.

oothefuknellsleeds · 28th April 2010, 09:38 AM

wish he wouldnt say murphs and stop the digs at short etc

Geronimo · 28th April 2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by vincey2

“We will see what happens. I had a chat with Brucie on Saturday morning about them.

“We will have a look at it over the next few weeks and I know he will be very keen to get his lads back, (Daryl) Murphy and (Jack) Colback have done very, very well.

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You can take Healy & Murphy out of that "lads back" quote. I'm sure SB would be more than happy never to see either of them again.
Oh aye - and NN. Hope Sheff Utd haven't seen enough of him yet to know how crap he actually is and still decide to buy him.

rowdyroddypiper · 28th April 2010, 09:57 AM

Glad to see he is showing some sort of attatchment to the club as apposed to the bitterness from before, respect him a lot more for the maturity and none mentalist attitude he has taken recently

oothefuknellsleeds · 28th April 2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rowdyroddypiper

Glad to see he is showing some sort of attatchment to the club as apposed to the bitterness from before, respect him a lot more for the maturity and none mentalist attitude he has taken recently

this is when hes at his nuttiest. hes being sedated but he'll stop taking it soon and the beard will be down to his knees

Guinness Guzzler · 28th April 2010, 10:01 AM

he can say "no regrets" and all that all he wants, but deep down i think he now realises that he had it very, very good at Sunderland, and that he might never get as good a chance to establish himself as a Premier League manager as he had when he was with us.

rowdyroddypiper · 28th April 2010, 10:05 AM

Well thats his way isnt it, if he isnt happy with something he is going to do something about it, for better or for worse. I think he is a quitter and definately quit on us when the going got tough, even if there were things going on behind the scenes with Short or whoever. Either way, i am delighted the way it has worked out and would take Bruce over him any day

dixonsafc · 28th April 2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Guinness Guzzler

he can say "no regrets" and all that all he wants, but deep down i think he now realises that he had it very, very good at Sunderland, and that he might never get as good a chance to establish himself as a Premier League manager as he had when he was with us.

This.

I think it came as a shock to his system how hard life is going to be managing Ipswich. He wont ever get it as good as he had here.