Roy Keane in his own words

"We have to start giving ourselves a bit more credit. We have good players and you get a bit sick and tired of the whole, 'well, the Irish have a good time no matter what the result' stuff. We haven't qualified for a major finals since 1994 and if we're going to this time we have to start winning matches. Tonight we should have shut up shop."

- After Ireland lost a 2-0 lead and drew 2-2 with Holland in Amsterdam in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers.

"The only thing that goes with the flow are dead fish."

- A tribute to his 2002 Irish team-mates.

"I said to Mick that I didn't respect him as a player, as a manager or as a person. To be fair, I used the expletive against him as well, I'm no angel, but these things hurt me to be accused in such a way. The language was strong, but that's always the case in football, it's not a debating society."

- His version of the "debate" he had with Mick McCarthy in Saipan.

"Niall Quinn? Who is he? - Mother Teresa?"

- On, well, Niall Quinn.

"I hope I don't come across as bitter and twisted but that man can rot in hell for all I care. I don't feel any guilt about saying that at all because he deserves it. He deserves it . . . he'll be found out. Mark my words. People like that always get their come-uppance. He'll be found out for what he really is - a yes man and a bluffer."

- A year after Saipan . .

still some work to do on his relationship with McCarthy.

"There are people who placed bets on Roy Keane never playing for Ireland again. If I were the bookies, I wouldn't pay out just yet."

- Not long before returning to international football.

"Regret? No. But I don't think there's any need to be jumping around the streets either, hugging and crying - which seemed to happen before when we got a half-decent result."

- His verdict on the 0-0 draw in Paris.