Roy Keane reveals how his summer cruise holiday almost descended into chaos after he confronted four fellow holidaymakers when they ‘manhandled’ female DJ: ‘I had to put a marker down’

Roy Keane has opened up on a chaotic incident that took place on his one of his holidays this summer.

Hard-hitting pundit Keane was discussing his time away from the game over recent months on the latest episode of Stick To Football. 

When he was asked about where he had been, Keane remarkably revealed that he almost came to blows during one of his trips.

‘I’ve had a great summer,’ he said. ‘No tournaments, bit of a break. I went on a cruise and really enjoyed that. 

‘I did (get annoyed on) the first night. I put a marker down on the first night to a few people. They weren’t coming up to me but they were just being rude to other people.’

When pressed on what he meant, Keane added: ‘They were just being rude to other people, rude to the woman playing the music and getting aggro with her and I stepped in. 

Roy Keane has revealed how his summer cruise holiday almost descended into chaos

Keane revealed how he confronted four fellow holidaymakers who were harrassing a female DJ

The Man United legend said he ‘had to put a marker down’ for the remainder of his trip, with the incident happening on the first day (pictured with his daughter on a previous ferry trip)

‘Listen lads calm down, this is a nice boat remember but these lads about four of them who were about the same age as me, maybe a bit older, they were being really rude to this woman DJ and manhandling her. 

‘And I just went over to them and went “lads just calm down” so I sat down and four of them came across ready to… no I didn’t have them, it didn’t kick off but it was pretty close.’

Keane’s story left Gary Neville in hysterics, before he asked how his wife Theresa had reacted.  

‘She wasn’t too bad with it,’ Keane responded. ‘She said they were really rude.’

Neville then joked about Keane’s comments in regards to ‘putting a marker down’, to which Keane quipped: ‘It’s like a pre-season game, Charity Shield, studs down the back of somebody.  

‘They were still annoying the rest of the week but I kept my distance and a few nights later I saw them having a few words with this other guy. 

‘I went over to support him a little bit, but it wasn’t as bad as I’m kind of making out.’

Keane’s hilarious anecdote was well received by his colleagues and it came just a day after it was announced he would become a grandfather for the fourth time. 

“It didn’t kick off, but it was pretty close!”

New season, same Roy… pic.twitter.com/IPzyPkacgC

— The Overlap (@WeAreTheOverlap) August 14, 2025

It was revealed on Wednesday that Keane is set to become a grandfather for the fourth time 

Keane’s daughter, Leah, is in a relationship with England international Taylor Harwood-Bellis 

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On Wednesday, his daughter Leah shared her pregnancy alongside England international Taylor Harwood-Bellis. 

Leah shared black and white photos of her positive tests, baby bump, and scans of the foetus alongside Harwood-Bellis in their car. 

He and Leah are engaged and looked over the moon as they shared their news with the world with a touching video, captioned: ‘Half of me, half of you.’ 

The Manchester United legend already has three grandchildren and welcomed his latest in April with a nod at one of his classic punditry lines: ‘My new grandson, big baby.’

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