Roy Keane has been labelled a 'bully and hypocrite' by a former Manchester United physio after the ex-captain criticised club staff as 'scavengers in the dressing room'. Rod Thornley, who worked at United for 19 years under Sir Alex Ferguson, hit back at Keane's comments made on the Overlap podcast in June 2024.
Keane had claimed that masseuses and physios 'get a bit cocky', try to buy players' cars cheaply, and 'wear their headphones as if they were players'. Thornley, who left United in 2019, told The Busby Way podcast: 'I witnessed him bully people many a time. He went on about masseuses and buying players' cars. He sold his car to the caretaker at Man United. So like, I can't buy one off a player, but you can sell it to a member of staff.'
Thornley also accused Keane of hypocrisy for allowing his daughter Caragh on to the Overlap to promote her breakfast cereal brand. He said: 'All the things he said were just bulls***, just aimed trying to hurt me. I then got abused online massively and it affected me mentally. It's typical him – bullying someone. That's what Roy Keane's about a lot of the times.'
Keane's original rant included criticisms of staff joining players on the pitch after wins and attending team nights out with friends. He described them as 'scavengers in the dressing room' who hang around for players' boots and trainers.
