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Fri 12 Dec 2008Irish investors wanted their man to stay
DRUMAVILLE CONSORTIUM member Charlie Chawke insisted last night that Roy Keane's departure from Sunderland had not been prompted in any way by the club's Irish owners. The Dublin publican observed that the manager had retained their full support and expressed the hope the 37-year-old might some day take charge of the club again.
"We're absolutely gutted at the moment," he said on RTÉ radio. "We were delighted when he joined the club and it (his resignation) was absolutely his decision, one hundred per cent.
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