A Sunderland bar has banned Black Cats striker Anthony Stokes.

The Times says Stokes has been barred from one of Sunderland's leading night-spots after Roy Keane's warning to his teenage striker to avoid the perils of fame. After the Ireland player scored his first goal in the Barclays Premier League, against Derby County last weekend, the manager described The Glass Spider club as an "obvious pitfall", a message that the establishment in question has taken to heart.

Wylam Leisure, the owner of The Glass Spider, has banned Stokes from its premises for the sake of his nascent career. According to Keane, Stokes "can go as far as he wants" in football, although his praise came with a hefty caveat. "He could be a top player or he could be playing non-League in five years," the manager said.

Tony Griffiths, a director of Wylam Leisure, said: "Because we have a private VIP area, it is always very popular and the players know that this is the liveliest club in Sunderland. But as great Sunderland supporters, we obviously want to see them do well. And if Roy Keane thinks The Glass Spider is a distraction, then we have decided to bar Anthony until the football season ends so he can concentrate on his game."