Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[mrastonvilla]

I was really hoping for someone with a decent experienced coaching pedigree to come in and help make the best of what we have. I'm not sure that Roy Keane fits with that? In fact I'm not sure what they are trying to achieve by taking him on as assistant manager / coach. I cant imagine that he's going to come here on the cheap either. Bizarre. 

[Edvard Remberg]

We complain because we are to nice. Club looks at appointing someone who can coach no-bs approach - and we complain.

If he can teach our midfield to boss games - then I'm happy with RK.

[Jimbo]

One thing's for sure, if Keane does join us he won't be impressed by the comfortable losing culture at the club.

[Villan For Life]

I was only wondering yesterday when the Celtic news broke about what clubs see in Roy Keane.

Now he's linked with the Villa. Pass me a drink.

[Boz]

If he's going to continue with his other jobs, I don't see how he can give a 100% to the Villa coaching that is certainly required. Also s has been already said, with Keane's personality, I can't see Lambert being in charge as he doesn't seem to be a dominant sort of person which is why the previous coaches were getting away with crap coaching and playing strategies.

It's a no for Keane from me

[fredm]

In respect of Keane's ROI duties, surely these only come into play during the international breaks when Bodymoor Heath shuts down anyway, except for those not on international duty and presumably those are given some time off. No in depth coaching/tactics would be worked on during these periods.

[mr underhill]

Roy's only redeeming quality to me is that he's a Bob Dylan fan. Other than that, he's gone from being a thug in shorts, to a thug in a track suit, to a thug in a suit. A 100% no. But as someone said earlier, I like his dog.

[Clampy]

I'd have thought with a qualifying campaign starting in September, he would have wanted to devote his time to ROI. Should be interesting if he comes in though.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I think its a good idea. We need some fire on the pitch and the players obviously need some motivation. It will increase the enjoyment of post match interviews by a million fold.

Also:

[pauliewalnuts]

We complain because we are to nice. Club looks at appointing someone who can coach no-bs approach - and we complain.

If he can teach our midfield to boss games - then I'm happy with RK.

People are complaining because he's got a record of failure as a coach. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't want us to have a coaching team who will point out how shit we are. I want a coaching team that will stop us being shit. There is nothing in Keane's non playing career to suggest he is that.

[MoetVillan]

This has got HR violation written all over it

[claretandbeer]

Oops nearly forgot can someone let TBAR know,shame to keep them in the dark!

What's far worse is that nearly all of them are hailing it as great news.Nobody over there seems able to join up the dots from Culverhouse to Keane nor look at Keane's managerial record.He does ,however,have the ability to stare and shout.Let's forget about all this progressive football nonsense,just go back to the trusted British method...more effort.

[richtheholtender]

Don't know if it has been mentioned, but a friend told me last week that Keane was at the Hull game.

Yeah right.....are we supposed to really believe you have a friend?

I do honestly, he follows me everywhere but other people can't see him.

[Chris Smith]

We complain because we are to nice. Club looks at appointing someone who can coach no-bs approach - and we complain.

If he can teach our midfield to boss games - then I'm happy with RK.

People are complaining because he's got a record of failure as a coach. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't want us to have a coaching team who will point out how shit we are. I want a coaching team that will stop us being shit. There is nothing in Keane's non playing career to suggest he is that.

I am still struggling to come up with anything other than this being short term expediency. We are not in a position to be offering long term contracts, there isn't anyone in house who has shown the slightest inclination to do it and after the Kevin Mac experiment I'm not sure how good an idea it is anyway.

I don't like Roy Keane but for a few months while the bigger picture is sorted out it makes sense.

[QBVILLA]

We complain because we are to nice. Club looks at appointing someone who can coach no-bs approach - and we complain.

If he can teach our midfield to boss games - then I'm happy with RK.

People are complaining because he's got a record of failure as a coach. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't want us to have a coaching team who will point out how shit we are. I want a coaching team that will stop us being shit. There is nothing in Keane's non playing career to suggest he is that.

To be fair he took Sunderland up and kept them up.