4. He Publicly Slagged Off Man Utds Home Support
Whilst pundits and rival fans regularly poke fun at the atmosphere at the Etihad and the Emirates, Roy Keane thought nothing of openly criticising his own clubs fans. After a December 2000 Champions League win over Dynamo Kyiv at Old Trafford, Keane decided to remark about how poor the home fans were during periods of the game where Utd were under the cosh. And in typical Keano fashion, subtle was not the approach that he took. Not even sandwich filling preferences were safe! Keanes exact words on the Old Trafford support were:
Away from home our fans are fantastic. Id call them the hardcore fans. But at home they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches, and they dont realise whats going on out on the pitch. I dont think some of the people who come to Old Trafford can spell football, never mind understand it.
In fairness, Keane did actually have a point to an extent, but its never great when your captain comes out and bashes your own fans, causing a split between the casual United fans and the so-called hardcore fans.
