Adams relishing reunion with ‘charming’ old rival Keane

TONY ADAMS and Roy Keane renew their old rivalry this weekend but the Portsmouth boss believes management has turned his old sparring partner soft.

Adams and Keane were opposing captains during the clashes between the two Premier League giants in the mid-to-late 1990s but struck up a rapport when they studied for their UEFA B Licence five years ago.

Sunderland manager Keane sent Adams a congratulatory fax when he was appointed at Fratton Park following the departure of Harry Redknapp nearly two weeks ago and the Pompey boss confesses the Irishman off the pitch is a totally different animal.