ROY KEANE JOKED THAT he would probably be locked up if social media and camera phones had been around during his playing career.
The Ireland assistant manager took part in a wide-ranging interview with Matt Cooper tonight at a fundraising event in aid of Barretstown, which provides therapeutic recreation for children with serious illnesses and their families.
Former Manchester United midfielder Keane was involved in a number of off-the-field incidents over the years and was asked about the increased level of attention players have to deal with these days.
“I’d be in prison now, definitely!” he replied “It’s a nightmare. The worst scenario is people with phones wanting pictures but that’s part of the deal.
If people are polite and nice to me I’ve no problem, but not if they think they can approach you and be rude because you’re in the public eye.
“I bump into a lot of idiots!” he added. “If they are polite it’s no problem, but some come up in a different angle, whether there has been drink involved and maybe because they saw you 10 years ago you owe them something.
“People have hang-ups about you, but I’m ready,” Keane joked. “I spot them a mile away and I can tell by the way they are walking up to me, I’m thinking ‘here we go’. And that’s just the women!”
