FOOTBALL Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney has described Roy Keane’s outburst against Ireland on Friday as “sad” and urged the former Republic of Ireland captain to “move on”.
Ipswich manager Keane had little sympathy for the FAI’s campaign to have their controversial World Cup play-off against France replayed.
His antipathy towards the FAI stems back to the Pacific island of Saipan seven years ago, when he left the team’s pre-World Cup training camp, complaining that the facilities were sub-standard.
However, Delaney said: “I really thought the images shown around the world on Friday were very sad – it’s sad to see a great former player reflected in the manner as he did.
“It’s time to forget about Saipan and move on – because everyone else has.”
