We were a disgrace — but so is the Cup

ROY Keane admitted after Saturday’s FA Cup loss to Wigan that a supporter told him he should be ashamed of the performance his team offered up.
We were a disgrace — but so is the Cup

If that’s all that was said, he wasn’t the most disappointed fan in the ground by a long stretch.

Whilst arguments rumble on about the importance of the FA Cup, the worrying fact is that we played an almost full strength side against a relegation rival. I never thought I’d agreed with a bling Premier League player like Rio Ferdinand, but even he has come out and said he can’t understand how a team could not want to win, saying “It is just a natural winning mentality to want to go out and win every game you play.”

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