Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[LeeB]

Given the uncertainty around the club it might not be that easy to attract a coach other than one with another job to fall back on. So if it happens I'd see it as another pragmatic choice, in the same vein as keeping Lambert on while Lerner looks for a buyer.

Good point Chris.

[Gareth]

Should help get rid of the namby pamby wussy 'we go again' nonsense that we get patronised with after every defeat. 

Finally we'd actually have a captain who is bothered and gets into them when we concede a goal....shame he isn't 10-12 years younger :-)

Senderos....just what we need another slow centre half :-)

[Bully2345]

Villa fans in meltdown for 18th time this year. It's getting tedious now

[KevinGage]

Don't think there is much in this.

Keane has even gone as far as discussing with Aiden McGeady where he would relocate to if he took the Celtic job (Edinburgh, apparently).

He might be mates with Lambert, but PL is on a sticky wicket himself.  So, aside from using our name to get a better contract out of Celtic, I don't see this one making sense.

[cdbearsfan]

He's already turned Celtic down, hasn't he?

[cdbearsfan]

Actually come to think of it he did say "I won't be taking a pay cut" so you may be right.

[silhillvilla]

Senderos is actually better than anything we've got , possibly with the exception of Okore who we know too little about to judge at this stage.

[pauliewalnuts]

Given the uncertainty around the club it might not be that easy to attract a coach other than one with another job to fall back on. So if it happens I'd see it as another pragmatic choice, in the same vein as keeping Lambert on while Lerner looks for a buyer.

Surely if that was a constraint, moving someone up from within would make more sense?

I can't see the point in this.

Every single thing I have read about Keane as a manager has mentioned he's got awful player management skills. Having just dropped two coaches who, apparently, were arseholes who alienated people, I don't see why we'd then move Roy Keane in.

I am limited in how much I'll get annoyed by it, because I think I'm so resigned to piss poor standards, I don't think I care any more, but this would just be another totally nuts appointment by a board who really don't know what they're doing.

Mental.

[Monty]

Senderos is actually better than anything we've got , possibly with the exception of Okore who we know too little about to judge at this stage.

He's not a patch on Vlaar.

[Jimbo]

Pat Murphy saying it might happen, and it might not. Thanks, Pat.

[Phil from the upper holte]

He'll put a tree in midfield as well

[KevinGage]

Actually come to think of it he did say "I won't be taking a pay cut" so you may be right.

Aye, sounds like he has turned down their initial offer.

But Dermot Desmond wants him, so I'd be surprised if they just leave it at that. 

They offered him more than Lennon, but if he can say 'this is what I'd be getting from TV, the Ireland Assistant Managers job and the Villa job: match or better that,'  it puts him in a stronger position to get what he wants.  Greedy bastard.

[Broughty-Villian]

No and No and thrice No

The man has not got a clue how to manage, and I struggle to see why Mon even has him as his sideprick.

Also He turned down the Septic job with the aside "Why would I take a pay cut" So he would never come to the cut-price Villa

[claret and blue blood]

Can't see Lambert working with Keane,why did Lambert go to Germany?
None of us saw this coming,what next Heskey as coach?

[Des Little]

Can't see Lambert working with Keane,why did Lambert go to Germany?
None of us saw this coming,what next Heskey as coach?

Agreed. If he's coming, it won't be alongside Lambert. No chance.