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Keane quit by text
ROY KEANE'S shock departure as Sunderland manager caused celebration among the players, it emerged last night.
Don't condemn Roy as quitter, pleads Quinn
ROY KEANE was last night vigorously defended by Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn against suggestions he would be condemned as a 'quitter' -- and predicted he would return to Premier League management.
Keane: Quitter, hypocrite or perfectionist?
"If I can leave here in six, seven months' time, hopefully with the club well established in the Premier League, then we'll all be happy."
Too many sides to Transformer Man
ROY Keane -- a master of reinvention and a man who confounds the expectations of outsiders with each turn and twist of his fascinating career.
James howler signals end for Pompey
David James' howler sent Portsmouth crashing out of Europe as they tumbled to a heart-breaking 3-2 UEFA Cup defeat in Wolfsburg.
Torres not back until New Year
Fernando Torres will not play for Liverpool again this year as he struggles to recover from a recurring injury.
Inside Soccer
- Sunderland get stuck into search for new boss
- Is he really so fearsome or just a harmless, cranky uncle?
- Keane's Sunderland timeline
- 40 days to meltdown
- With the arrival of the first serious question marks against his infant career Keane’s response was ‘No mas, no mas’
- Another double for Bohemians
- Drogs fans dig deep but club still fighting an uphill battle for survival
- Keane quits
- Ronaldo fights the flab and dodgy knees
- Gordon leaps to defence of under-fire boss and insists spirits high in Sunderland dressing room
- Blackburn bear the brunt as Tevez shows true value
- Elano injury adds to City worries
- Bohs cash crisis may spell exit for Fenlon
- Tottenham spring Bent to sting Hornets
- Petrovic the pick as Grant denies Bulgaria link
- Coleman likely to swap Sligo for Birmingham
- Roy's D-Day Keane future at club to be decided today
- Your move, Roy
- Shooting from the lip - Keane in his own words
- Top stopper Murphy in line to sweep boards
- Man City fail in €150m bid to sign Casillas
- Bulgaria manager Markov dismissed
- Benitez backs Robbie to rise out of slump
- Gerrard will not rest until title is won
- History can repeat itself as United are equipped to mount successful title defence after Japan 'break'
Premier League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | Man. Utd. | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Hull | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Everton | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Bolton | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 10 | Fulham | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Wigan | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 13 | West Ham | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 14 | Stoke | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 15 | Man. City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 16 | Tottenham | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 17 | Newcastle | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 20 | W.B.A. | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
Click on team name for full stats
Roy's relationships
Who do you believe the main contributing factor to Keane's Sunderland departure was?
Who do you believe the main contributing factor to Keane's Sunderland departure was?
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The fans 6%
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The players 48%
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The board 6%
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The media 8%
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Other 32%
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Premier League Results
| 01/12/2008 | Liverpool | 0-0 | West Ham |
| 30/11/2008 | Tot'ham | 0-1 | Everton |
| 30/11/2008 | P'mouth | 3-2 | Blackburn |
| 30/11/2008 | Man City | 0-1 | Man Utd |
| 30/11/2008 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Arsenal |
| 29/11/2008 | Stoke | 1-1 | Hull |
| 29/11/2008 | Wigan | 2-1 | WBA |
| 29/11/2008 | S'land | 1-4 | Bolton |
| 29/11/2008 | M'brgh | 0-0 | N'castle |
| 29/11/2008 | Villa | 0-0 | Fulham |
Click on result for full match stats
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