McClean’s memoirs plan bemuses O’Neill

Just as Martin O’Neill seemed to be accepting questions on Roy Keane’s book being a matter of routine, along comes James McClean to trouble his Ireland manager with plans to pen his own memoirs.

That the 25-year-old — who placed O’Neill in enough predicaments during their time together at Sunderland through his frequent outbursts on social media — would be considering such a venture perplexes O’Neill.

“You’re talking about James McClean?” was the manager’s retort to the media relaying the player’s intentions from his own interview minutes earlier after training at Gannon Park.