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Roy Keane's Priceless Reaction After Chris Kamara's Cheeky Elevator Comment

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Updated 16:30 25 Sep 2025 GMT+1Published 16:27 25 Sep 2025 GMT+1

Roy Keane's Priceless Reaction After Chris Kamara's Cheeky Elevator Comment

Chris Kamara poked fun at Roy Keane's Premier League position as Sunderland gaffer.

Nasir Jabbar

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Roy Keane couldn't help but smirk when Chris Kamara delivered a cheeky comment during an interaction in an elevator.

Keane enjoyed a legendary playing career, winning an impressive seven Premier League titles with Manchester United.

The ex-Red Devils captain is now a pundit for Sky Sports and ITV, having tried his hand at management.

He entered management when he was appointed as Sunderland boss in August 2006.

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He led Sunderland to the Premier League after winning the Championship in the 2006/07 season.

But his spell at the Stadium of Light came to an abrupt end when he chose to step down with the club lying 18th in the Premier League following five defeats in six matches.

During his managerial stint at Sunderland, Keane bumped into Kamara in an elevator of a London hotel for an away fixture.

Roy Keane took charge of Sunderland for 27 months. Image: Getty
Roy Keane took charge of Sunderland for 27 months. Image: Getty

At the time, Kamara was working as pundit for Sky Sports, establishing himself as a popular reporter on the iconic Soccer Saturday.

Amid Sunderland's relegation battle in the Premier League, the former Bradford City player poked fun at Keane, who produced a priceless reaction.

"He [Keane] was manager of Sunderland and they were struggling at the bottom of the table, right," Kamara recalled on The Peter Crouch Podcast. "And the Marriott in Kensington, remember? So all the teams stayed there because the Football League had a deal with the Marriott Hotel.

"So me, Jeff [Stelling], Charlie [Nicholas], and Tommo [Phil Thompson] would all be at the bar propping it up and all these teams and their managers would come in, and Sunderland were there that night. I didn't know it."

Chris Kamara managed to get a smirk out of Roy Keane following his remark. Image: Getty
Chris Kamara managed to get a smirk out of Roy Keane following his remark. Image: Getty

Kamara continued: "So I'm in the lift to go down to the bar to meet Jeff and the boys. I get in on the fourth floor and on the third floor, the door opens and it's Roy Keane. So I'm just about to say hello and he's put his head down straight away.

"I thought, ‘Oh God’, you know. The door's closed and the announcer used to be in those lifts. She says, ‘Going down’, and I said, 'I think she's talking to you, Roy'."

Keane is notoriously difficult to amuse given his status as a Premier League hardman, but Kamara's brilliant anecdote is proof that the Irishman loves a bit of banter.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Roy Keane, Football, Chris Kamara

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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