Mick McCarthy walked out of Saipan movie after 20 minutes as he reignites Roy Keane feud
Mick McCarthy has revealed that he gave up on the Saipan film after just 20 minutes.The movie, which depicts the infamous fallout between McCarthy and Roy Keane before the 2002 World Cup, was released to positive reviews earlier this year. While the performances of Éanna Hardwicke (Keane) and Steve Coogan (McCarthy) were praised, many - especially those involved in the camp - have taken issue with the artistic license used by the filmmakers in a number of areas.Speaking at an Irish Sun live event, McCarthy was asked about the film, and he was scathing in his criticism."My family and I all went to look at it, and it's a heap of s**t to be fair, and my concern is, he's about 5ft 8in, Steve Coogan, and in the film Roy towers above him for f*** sake."And yes, I did speak to him (Coogan), because I got asked, but then I seen in one of the Irish newspapers that I coached him - no I f*****g didn't coach him."That's that journalist reporting that. I spoke to him about what happened, and if Roy wants to speak to him about that . . . but I don't think he ever did."He continued: "It depicts me as an easy-going, northern numpty who was there for a f*****g good time and not to win, and I wasn't competitive."If anyone wants to come and f*****g tell me that, I'll have a fight with him on the f*****g stage."When asked whether he would take part in a proper documentary of the incident, McCarthy replied "They were supposed to be doing that! A decent job of it! But they didn't."What's it been, 24 years? And I still keep getting asked about it.Finishing off, McCarthy couldn't resist another dig at his nemesis: "I mean, I do these QandAs, the last one I did, I got asked about Keane."I said, 'You know, he's a fabulous player, great captain, captain of his club and everywhere he's been and what he's done is fantastic'."I said 'great goalscorer' - and everybody's looking at me - and I said, 'I'm talking about Robbie, not that other c***'."Excuse that language!"Want to see more of the stories you love from Dublin Live? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Dublin Live as a preferred source, simply click here.
