Keane headed for somewhere only he knows

SO, FAREWELL then, Roy Keane. Again. The man who twice retired from international football has now parted company with Manchester United, and this time we can say with certainty that there will be no second coming. At least not at Old Trafford.

In truth, the only shock about yesterday’s announcement was its timing - that and perhaps the fact that Tommie Gorman wasn’t the one to deliver the breaking news.

Otherwise, it’s a new version of an old story. Roy leaves, and though it’s all a long way from Saipan and that other Irish civil war, this time the divisive question is: are you a Roy man or are you a Fergie man?