‘I feel sick when I look at him,’ says fan who Roy Keane ‘offered out’ after Man Utd clash as he opens up on row
THE man who was allegedly “offered out” by Roy Keane has shed further light on the incident, according to reports.
Keane, 53, was involved in a confrontation while working as a pundit at yesterday’s clash between Ipswich Town and Manchester United.
The Irishman managed the Tractor Boys between 2009 and 2011.
Following the full-time whistle, things got heated between Keane and a supporter.
Video footage showed Keane walking round the Sky Sports desk to confront the fan by the sideline.
He could be seen leaning in and gesturing with his hands as he spoke to the supporter.
At one point, Keane could be heard telling the animated supporter “I’ll wait for you in the car park.”
According to the Mail, the supporter in question is named Neil Finbow – and took to Facebook after the incident.
He is claimed to have posted: “New claim to fame. Just been offered out into the car park by Roy Keane after a few choice words.”
Finbow is later said to have added: “Even Jamie Redknapp had to come over to get him away. Just your average Sunday evening out.”
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Responding to a comment, he then allegedly wrote: “I was reminding him that he set us back five years and ruined our football club. I also mentioned how he wasn’t fit to step foot anywhere near our ground [Portman Road].
“Oh, and I mentioned about him walking out on a World Cup and breaking Haaland’s leg and putting it in his autobiography.
“I hate the bloke, and that’s been boiling up since he got sacked all those years ago.”
Sky Sports‘ live broadcast had been in an ad break when the incident unfolded.
Keane was appearing on Super Sunday alongside Jamie Redknapp, Izzy Christiansen and presenter Kelly Cates.
Finbow went on to write in a further comment: “The truth hurts, mate. I feel sick when I look at him.”
He is later said to have added: “Few home truths thrown at him, he decided to bite. Very unprofessional. I’m sure he had worse when he was playing.”
Finbow was not the only supporter to crowd around Keane during the incident.
Another could be heard shouting: “F*** you Keane!”
Amorim needs A LOT of time on training pitch to fix Man Utd... unfortunately he won't get it, writes Charlie Wyett
IN theory at least, the only way is up for Manchester United, writes Charlie Wyett.
We are nearly a third of the way through this Premier League season and it is still staggering to see United lurking in 12th place.
They have managed just four wins with a goal difference of 0. Only Everton, Crystal Palace and Southampton have scored less.
It is certainly not a false position and a point at Ipswich illustrated the massive job that Ruben Amorim faces.
United’s fans sang the name of their new manager throughout the game.
They also gave the players rapturous applause on the final whistle and although this was an improvement on some of the performances this season, the bar has been set pretty low.
The club’s optimistic supporters will see that their team is only six points off the top four. Ultimately, though, it is difficult to see United even reaching last season’s final position of eighth as they look worse.
United’s patched-up defence will improve – and a three-man formation at the back will help them – but you have to wonder where the goals are going to come from. Marcus Rashford struck after 81 seconds and then went missing for the rest of his 68 minutes on the pitch.
Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee were also introduced in that double change midway inside the second half but added absolutely nothing. What a terrible couple of signings they have proved to be and United’s fans would swap both of them for Ipswich’s Liam Delap.
Amorim did not celebrate the Rashford goal and paced around his technical area throughout looking uneasy.
Each time there was a break in play, he called over players for instructions.
Alejandro Garnacho headed over to the touchline on a couple of occasions while there were also words for Diogo Dalot, Casemiro and Jonny Evans.
Amorim, a manager with infectious enthusiasm, will be hopeful he can get his message across to all of the players in the next few weeks.
But the problem for the Portuguese coach is that this was the first of 10 games in the space of 33 days.
What he really needs are spells on the training ground without a midweek game but he does not have that luxury.
Keane took charge of 81 games as Ipswich boss, winning 28 of them.
He was sacked in January 2011 and replaced by Paul Jewell.
The Man Utd legend has not managed again, but has since worked as a No2 at Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Yesterday’s incident came after an Arsenal supporter was found guilty of headbutting Keane.
Scott Law was convicted of assaulting Keane at a match in September 2023.
The married dad of two, who claimed he was acting in self-defence, was given a 12-month community order and a three-year match ban.
Law has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence, but a date has yet to be set.
Following the incident with Law, Keane admitted that he was getting tired with life as a pundit.
He said: “I’ll struggle for the next 10 months doing this. I love football, but the hassle of matches, getting to games, and the hassle of fans.
“I was in court a few months ago with somebody headbutting me, do you think I enjoy that side of it? Absolutely not.”
SunSport exclusively revealed at the time that Keane had been left “shaken” by the incident.