Saipan Incident – Table of Contents
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The Saipan incident, involving Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy in May 2002, during the Republic of Ireland 2002 World Cup Finals preparations, cleaved the Irish people like no other sporting issue had ever done before. The following is a detailed analysis of the main characters and significant events that were central to the Saipan affair.
Table of Contents
| 1. Introduction to the Saipan Incident and about the author | |
| 2. Methodology : The methodology used to compile The Saipan Incident | |
| 3. Saipan Backdrop : The football season leading up to the 2002 World Cup as experienced by Roy Keane | |
| 4. Saipan – Roy Keane’s Issues : The issues in Saipan that Keane cited | |
| 5. Roy Keane & Mick McCarthy Relationship : History of the Irish manager & Irish captain together | |
| 6. Countdown to Meltdown in Saipan : The events that led to the Saipan Incident | |
| 7. Roy Keane Version of the Saipan Incident | |
| 8. Mick McCarthy Version of Saipan Incident 1 / Mick McCarthy Saipan 2 | |
| 9. Niall Quinn Version of Saipan Incident | |
| 10. Jason McAteer Saipan Diary | |
| 11. Matt Holland Saipan Column | |
| 12. Saipan Tirade by Roy Keane : Analysis of Keane’s outburst directed at Mick McCarthy | |
| 13. Tom Humphries Interview 1 – Tom Humphries Interview 2 – Tom Humphries Interview 3 | |
| 14. Paul Kimmage Interview 1 – Paul Kimmage Interview 2 – Paul Kimmage Interview 3 | |
| 15. Irish Players Reaction : How the Irish players reacted to the Saipan Incident | |
| 16. FAI Involvement in the Saipan Affair : The role played by the FAI during the Saipan affair | |
| 17. Roy Keane | |
| 17.a | Roy Keane Autobiography : Brief analysis of Keane’s autobiography |
| 17.b | Roy Keane – The Soccer Player : Comments on Keane the footballer |
| 17.c | Cork and Roy Keane : To understand Roy Keane it is necessary to have an appreciation of his relationship with Cork and his family in Cork |
| 17.d | Away from Home : Roy Keane’s deep discomfort with being away from home |
| 17.e | Roy Keane Family Man : Keane’s keen sense of family |
| 17.f | Roy Keane – Republic of Ireland & FAI : Keane’s relationship with the Irish soccer set up |
| 17.g | Roy Keane & Jack Charlton : Keane’s relationship with Mick McCarthy’s predecessor |
| 17.h | Roy Keane – Zenith Data Systems Cup : Roy Keane spurns call up to Irish squad |
| 17.i | Roy Keane – Republic of Ireland Captain : Keane’s role as Irish soccer captain |
| 17.j | Bad Boy Roy 1 : Bad Boy Roy 2 : Bad Boy Roy 3 : Keane’s career low points |
| 17.k | Roy Keane & ‘Faking Injury’ : Keane’s reaction to being accused of faking injury |
| 17.l | Roy Keane’s Integrity : An assessment of Keane’s integrity and character |
| 17.m | Alf-Inge Haaland Incidents : Review of the two infamous incidents involving the Norwegian |
| 17.n | Alan Shearer Red Card : Roy Keane’s red card received in September 2001 |
| 17.o | Gareth Southgate Red Card : Roy Keane’s first red card received in April 1995 |
| 17.p | Cruciate Ligament Injury : Keane’s view of his own and Paul Gascoigne’s cruciate injury |
| 17.q | Roy Keane & Charitable Work : Some of Keane’s charitable works discussed |
| 17.r | Roy Keane & Contradictions / Autobiography Contradictions |
| 17.s | Relationship with Alex Ferguson I : Roy Keane’s relationship with the Manchester United manager |
| 17.t | Relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson 2 : Relationship breakdown between Keane & Ferguson |
| 17.u | Roy Keane – The Walker : Keane’s propensity to walk when conditions don’t suit him |
| 17.v | Flawed Character / Real Character : Two sides of the Roy Keane coin |
| 17.w | Roy Keane and Sandwiches : Most people think of ‘prawn sandwiches’ … but there was another sandwich rant that involved Roy Keane … this time it was cheese. |
| 17.x | Triggs : Roy Keane’s dog, Triggs, gained her own level of notoriety due to the Saipan affair. |
| 17.y | Roy Keane : View of Saipan Seven Years On: Roy Keane talks to Paul Rowan of the Sunday Times and softens his views on Mick McCarthy but turns his guns on FAI CEO John Delaney |
| 18 Tommie Gorman Interview 1 – Tommie Gorman Interview 2 – Tommie Gorman Interview 3 | |
| 19 Iran Match : The match and circumstances behind the alleged ‘faking injury’ accusation | |
| 20 Boston 1992 Row : The row referred to by Roy Keane during his tirade in Saipan | |
| 21 Niall Quinn Testimonial : The issues surrounding Roy Keane’s no-show for the Quinn testimonial | |
| 22 ‘Crap Player – Crap Manager’ : Brief analysis of Mick McCarthy’s playing and managerial career | |
| 23 Eamon Dunphy & Roy Keane : Eamon Dunphy’s influence in the Saipan Incident | |
| 24 Roy Keane Playing Record | |
| 25 Roy Keane International Record | |
| 26 Roy Keane & Mick McCarthy Record : Republic of Ireland record during McCarthy’s reign as manager | |
| 27 Roy Keane Football Manager : Keane’s record as Sunderland manager & Dwight Yorke: Born to Score | |
| 28 Colin Healy : The forgotten man of Saipan | |
| 29 Saipan – The Pacific Island : Brief background information on the island of Saipan | |
| 30 I Keano : The Musical comedy show | |
| 31 Football Quotes : Quotations about the Saipan Incident | |
| 32 Saipan Conclusions | |
| 33 Saipan – Ten Years Later – Keane’s take on Saipan and the FAI in May 2012 | |
| 34 Saipan Bibliography – Reference and resource materials used to research and compose this analysis | |
