SUNDERLAND head coach Gus Poyet has revealed he won’t be following in Roy Keane’s footsteps and penning a tell-all book on his career in the future.

Former Black Cats boss Keane dedicated two chapters of his new book to his time in charge on Wearside. Several players and managers – including Sir Alex Ferguson, Harry Redknapp and Rio Ferdinand – have all released autobiographies recently, but Poyet insists he won’t be following in their footsteps and instead prefers to keep his stories to family and close friends.

“I am not a fan of people writing books,” Poyet admitted. “I hate books. I think they are going out of what you learn from football. You can’t say one day that what happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room then write a book.

“I don’t like it. It doesn’t matter who you are, I don’t like it. Although mine would make a good one!

“I enjoy telling stories when I am having dinner, or at a barbeque, but not going public like that. It also involves so many other people and I would not like to be involved in writing books. That’s me. I don’t like it.

“I don’t read books. I used to. I like to know what is going on so I watch the news in the evening. If I get criticised I take it. I don’t like it, but I take it, as long as it is not personal. But I like to keep informed. Books at the moment, no.

“I have not read Roy Keane’s book. I have read a few comments about it in the press, because I like to keep myself informed. I’m sorry Roy, I won’t be buying your book. Maybe he can send me a copy.”

One subject Keane touched upon in his Sunderland chapters was his players’ choice of pre-match music.

The former Republic of Ireland international revealed his dismay at the fact ABBA’s hit ‘Dancing Queen’ was the last song his squad listened to before going out onto the pitch, but Poyet insists he does not mind what his players choose.

He said: “We still have music. The boys decide between themselves. It is normal. I didn’t hear anything I didn’t like. Me? I adapt. I try to adapt to the new society. I like to talk, so as long as I can talk, Okay. I think the music can hide the silence in the dressing room.

“If there is silence in the dressing room, are the players concentrating? Music can bring a bit of atmosphere into the dressing room and I don’t mind that.

“I went to see Mamma Mia, but no I don’t have a CD of ABBA.”

Poyet’s side face Southampton at St Mary’s this afternoon looking to record their second win of the season.

The Black Cats boss is likely to name a similar starting line-up to the one that beat Stoke City a fortnight ago with the only definite change likely to be Wes Brown for the injured Billy Jones.

Steven Fletcher will be handed another chance to impress following his brace against the Potters before the international break, but that means Jozy Altidore will be confined to a place on the bench once again.

The USA international’s two starts this season have come in the Capital One Cup and while away on international duty the striker admitted he will look to move on if his first-team opportunities remain limited.

Poyet is not concerned by Altidore’s comments, though, and insists it is down to the player to force his way into the team – just like Fletcher did.

“He has not approached me,” Poyet revealed. “I am honest like always, I think Jozy has been better than last year.

“He has been calmer and giving us something more on the pitch. Even in the last few games of last season when he came on late.

“It is a matter of the system and how we play, but he has had his chances and he will get chances. I don’t want to think about January because things could be so different then.

“If he scores ten goals and maybe we will get an offer for £25m for him. I don’t know what is going to happen.

“If he comes to see me I will listen to him. Whether he agrees with me or not is a different matter.

“We all have contracts and the future will decide. If he is not playing one minute then yes, I will understand it.

“Players pick themselves, not me. Look at (Steven) Fletcher, he was out but then came in and was on fire.

“For Jozy it is the same. I understand (what he said), because every player wants to play.”