Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[DrGonzo]

The formal announcement is dead! LONG LIVE THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

[supertom]

Apparently Keane has mellowed in recent weeks.

[manic-road]

Now it's official welcome to the Villa Mr Keane.

[glasses]

Well, I like him.

I predict Lambert will get the heave ho and Keane will be head coach before Christmas though. Can't see the two working together well.

[pauliewalnuts]

OS gone with a photo of him at his most President Ahmadinejad-esque.

Mind you, it was probably the only one of him they could find when he was smiling.

[Jon Crofts]

Apparently Keane has mellowed in recent weeks.

Moments after that photo was taken he ripped the dogs throat out and ate it's still beating heart.

[Toronto Villa]

Welcome to the club Roy for however long it will be.

[pauliewalnuts]

Apparently Keane has mellowed in recent weeks.

Moments after that photo was taken he ripped the dogs throat out and ate it's still beating heart.

I instinctively distrust people who wear "too small" sunglasses.

[pauliewalnuts]

Welcome to the club Roy for however long it will be.

Ha ha ha.

[rob_bridge]

Well, I like him.

I predict Lambert will get the heave ho and Keane will be head coach before Christmas though. Can't see the two working together well.

It's got the Evans - Houllier look about it.

[Toronto Villa]

Apparently Keane has mellowed in recent weeks.

Moments after that photo was taken he ripped the dogs throat out and ate it's still beating heart.

I instinctively distrust people who wear "too small" sunglasses.

Did we sign Neo as our new Assistant? Now we can kick ass in even slower motion than we did last season.

[Jon Crofts]

Well, I like him.

I predict Lambert will get the heave ho and Keane will be head coach before Christmas though. Can't see the two working together well.

I think he's the ready made cheap alternative if we get off to a bad start. 

[OasisVillain]

While I don't doubt like a few on here that this is destined not to end well i'm looking forward to the roller coaster ride that will be his tenure as assistant manager, hoping he can instill some bite and fight in our team, think we're just too nice sometimes

[kippaxvilla2]

The bit that is missing from Mr Doogan's press release.

'Keane will immediately step up pre season training in a bid to be fit for the start of the season where he faces a big challenge to step into the role vacated by Fabian Delph's imminent departure to Stoke City.'

[Ger Regan]

Well, I like him.

I predict Lambert will get the heave ho and Keane will be head coach before Christmas though. Can't see the two working together well.

It's got the Evans - Houllier look about it.

Not really. They were joint managers, weren't they?