This is a Shock Eh?

Up there in the headline, I was of course talking about Roy Keane's 12pm departure from Manchester United. I don’t think anyone could claim to have expected that. We all knew he would be leaving at the end of the season, but for him to walk out in November is completely unexpected.

The next question is where does he go now? Celtic are the club being linked with him as they have been for several months. Personally I don’t think Celtic are ready at this point to delve into their pockets and hand Keane the kind of cash he’ll be looking for.

He may be looking for a lot less than he was on at Man United and with a hefty pay off from Old Trafford and a testimonial to come he might even be happy to accept a reduced signing on fee. However Celtic traditionally cock it up when they have the chance to snap up a big name. The biscuit tin mentality is never far away from Parkhead.

Manchester United’s statement is indicating that Keane will be signing for someone else on a long term contract and with Keane stating that he’ll never play for another Premiership team there’s few other candidates.

Personally I think he’ll end up at a continental side, if only until the end of the season. However having already played in the Champions League for United he’ll be cup-tied for that competition so may not be such an attractive proposition to the likes of Inter Milan and Barcelona.

Still with Roy Keane who knows what will happen. That’s the thing with Keano – he’s a total bam.