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“AN ABSOLUTE JOKE!” | Roy Keane DESTROYS SFA’s Decision To Appoint Former Man Utd Flop As Scotland Boss & Scottish Fans AGREE!
The former Manchester United captain has fired a broadside at the Scottish FA’s reported pursuit of the Everton boss, insisting the governing body must think bigger in their search for Steve Clarke’s successor
The Scottish Football Association’s pursuit of David Moyes as their next national team manager has ignited one of the most heated debates Scottish football has witnessed in many years.
Roy Keane is leading the charge and he is absolutely not holding back.
The former Manchester United captain has branded the SFA’s reported interest in the Everton boss “an absolute joke,” insisting Scotland deserve a far more ambitious appointment heading into what could be the most defining era in the nation’s entire modern football history.
The Hampden Park hotseat fell vacant after Steve Clarke resigned following Scotland’s painful 2026 FIFA World Cup exit, with the Tartan Army finishing third in Group C and failing to advance to the Round of 32, despite collecting three points from an opening victory over Haiti. TribalFootball
Clarke had been Scotland’s longest-serving national team boss, steering the country to three consecutive major tournaments, including back-to-back UEFA European Championships, TribalFootball before the World Cup heartbreak proved one step too far.
His decision to walk away despite signing a contract extension just weeks before the tournament sent shockwaves through Scottish football and left the nation searching for answers and a new direction forward.
With the vacancy now confirmed, Everton’s David Moyes has rapidly emerged as the early frontrunner to replace Clarke, a situation made more pressing by the fact he is entering the final year of his contract on Merseyside. TribalFootball
That possibility has not sat well with Keane.
Speaking on ITV in the hours following Clarke’s departure, the Irishman pointed directly at Moyes’ disastrous spell at Manchester United as the clearest evidence of his limitations when the pressure is at its greatest.
Moyes succeeded the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson in June 2013.
But with United sitting seventh in the Premier League and unable to qualify for European competition by April 2014, he was dismissed after just ten months in the job. Wikipedia
Critics concluded that Moyes never truly sounded or managed like a United manager.
They argued that the club received an Everton manager, Everton coaches, and ultimately an Everton-level finish in the table. Wikipedia.
For Keane, that humiliating chapter at Old Trafford is impossible to ignore.
It represents, in his view, the ceiling of what Moyes can deliver when placed under genuine elite-level scrutiny.
Supporters of Moyes, however, insist the full picture tells a far more compelling story.
Since returning to Everton in January 2025, the 63-year-old has overseen a stunning transformation, turning a club that spent years fighting relegation into one pushing seriously for European qualification. Goodison News
Before that, he delivered West Ham their first major trophy in decades.
Guiding them to the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League title with a famous victory over Fiorentina in the final. West Ham United FC
That is a CV that demands respect and many within Scottish football believe it more than qualifies him for the national job.
Moyes himself has spoken openly about his personal desire to one day manage his country.
In 2021, while in charge of West Ham, he told BBC Sport:
“Yeah, I do now have ambitions to manage Scotland. I think at the right time, when things are right for me and if it’s right for Scotland, then it might be a consideration.” Goodison News
Yet not everyone believes that moment has arrived.
Former Celtic striker Tony Cascarino was blunt on talkSPORT, saying:
“No chance. Absolutely no chance he joins Scotland now. It might happen down the line, but not now.” Goodison News
Scottish fans remain sharply divided.
Many feel that Moyes a Glasgow-born manager with a European trophy on his CV is the natural and obvious choice for the Tartan Army.
Others stand with Keane, believing the SFA must show far greater ambition and boldness in their thinking.
The stakes could not be higher.
Scotland’s Nations League campaign begins in September, with Euro 2028 qualifying launching in March 2027 a home tournament that an expectant nation will demand genuine competitiveness at. TribalFootball
In the meantime, former assistant Steven Naismith is expected to take interim charge while the SFA deliberate carefully over their permanent appointment. TribalFootball
Roy Keane has made his feelings loud and clear.
Now it is over to the SFA to prove him right or prove him spectacularly wrong.
The Scottish FA has not yet made a formal appointment.
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