Roy Carroll has definitely caused a stir
Former
Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll was having no part in the pre-match handshakes between his Linfield side and the Cliftonville players.
Both teams faced off at Solitude on Saturday afternoon and the Irish League derby ended in a 1-1 draw.
The result was not the main talking point, however, was Carroll opted to walk past the entire Cliftonville team and bypass the handshakes.
The rest of his teammates shook hands, but Carroll strode by. This caused some consternation within the Cliftonville squad and elicited a noisy reaction from the crowd.
https://twitter.com/mrcwhite86/status/1033363875553525760
Joe Gormley opened the scoring for Cliftonville but Michael O'Connor grabbed an equaliser with just five minutes to play.
It has been speculated that Carroll did so in response to
Cliftonville's decision to bow their heads during a rendition of God Save The Queen prior to the Irish Cup Final in May.
The decision of Carroll to ignore the pre-match tradition stoked a strong response. We have opted not to show some of the worst of them but this is just a taste:
FOR
https://twitter.com/dp_ni/status/1033399311869140992
https://twitter.com/glenn10k/status/1033397502463094784
https://twitter.com/DryYerEyes86/status/1033370538046107649
https://twitter.com/Trashvilleblue/status/1033373491830173696
AGAINST
https://twitter.com/AllyLamont1984/status/1033372618433474561
https://twitter.com/THEMITCH8/status/1033385378823188480
https://twitter.com/waynelonely41/status/1033372039158149120
It will be interesting to hear the Northern Ireland international's reasoning for the stance.
