'I would rather stick Sai-pins in my eyes'

FANS have followed former Ireland player Jason McAteer's snub of new movie Saipan by questioning the need to revisit the drama.

- BY SEAN MURPHY

It was 23 years ago that captain Roy Keane accused FAI management of being sloppy with the team's 2002 World Cup preparations on Japanese island Saipan.

It was claimed that hard training pitches risked causing injury to players and complaints were also made about basic equipment such as bibs, balls and cones.

Keane, whose performances got Ireland to the World Cup, left the training camp - sparking a huge rift among fans at home.

One responded to the first trailer of the new movie by posting online: "The civil war is coming back."