Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[VinnieChase84]

Nicked off twitter, but it made me laugh.

Roy Keane watches Nathan Baker in training for the first time:

Someone on twitter posted this saying this is Keane after Weimann says 'flamey' to him during training

Ha ha ha, that is absolutely brilliant. Am actually in tears of laughter at that.

What a great summer this is shaping up to be. We're a bit of a broken mess, but it's at least interesting and very funny at times.

:-) I agree. This is certainly going to be 'interesting'
Think quite a few of our lot will be shitting themselves at the thought about returning for pre season.

[brian green]

I bet as we post Joe Bennett is getting his poncey hair shaved off.

[MyDadIsBiggerThanYourDad]

Roy Keane will not suffer fools or losers gladly that's for sure & let's be totally honest here, there are enough of them stinking out Villa park right now unquestionably.

I think many of us would agree that the current Villa midfield is possibly the weakest we have ever fielded in the Premier League. I am not sure whose services we will secure on free transfers & Bosman's but Rottweiler Keane will surely be instrumental in helping to put some fire in our bellies whoever is representing us on the park.

Also, I don't think anybody could sell Roy a lemon, so surely he would have posed plenty of pertinent questions & sought cast iron assurances regarding the take over before deciding to commit.

I am hoping that the rumour PL went to New York recently  not only just to meet with Randy but also the new prospective owners is true & that he has now hopefully persuaded Keano on board too so that this increases his chances of success & an extension to his contract under the new regime when it eventually happens.

Roy Keane is a bad loser & the losing mentality is something we totally need to eradicate from our whole club. He won't tolerate it & neither should we.

My only real reservation is that I find it difficult for Roy Keane to play second fiddle to anyone so it will be interesting to see how PL copes with his incendiary reputation.

[Des Little]

This is all part of the bigger picture, I am convinced.  Every man and his dog (including Keane's) knows he won't play second fiddle to anyone...especially Lambert.  He's coming here to be number 1...whether that is before of after the season starts, but he'll be the manager by Christmas one way or the other.

[Toronto Villa]

Maybe Keane should have intimidated Fletcher and O'Shea a bit more because they both emerged well from their experience decidedly average footballers. Another year or so and maybe they'd have become decent.

Just the 5 premier league titles for O'Shea. And a Champs League and 3 League cups and and FA cup 

Yes, you're right. It had nothing to do with the rest of the team of superstars they had playing at the time. Wes Brown was superb too.

[brian green]

Ipswich did plenty of losing.

[Brend'Watkins]

Maybe you're right.  I don't particularly like Roy Keane but if he sorts out the footballing mess that we are then I could warm to him.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Maybe Keane should have intimidated Fletcher and O'Shea a bit more because they both emerged well from their experience decidedly average footballers. Another year or so and maybe they'd have become decent.

Just the 5 premier league titles for O'Shea. And a Champs League and 3 League cups and and FA cup 

Yes, you're right. It had nothing to do with the rest of the team of superstars they had playing at the time. Wes Brown was superb too.

Man United must be a truly great side if they won all those trophies with only 9 players on the pitch

Fletcher and O'Shea have won more trophies than Villa. Pains me to say it

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I bet as we post Joe Bennett is getting his poncey hair shaved off.

Paul Lambert's daughter won't like that - she had him on her Twitter profile!

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe you're right.  I don't particularly like Roy Keane but if he sorts out the footballing mess that we are then I could warm to him.

I think we'd all warm to him if he sorted out the on-pitch mess. That's not in doubt, it's just about whether or not we think he's likely to do it.

[hilts_coolerking]

Roy Keane blows his top over what he regards as a shambolic organisation being run on the cheap.

"Mick, you're a liar … you're a fucking wanker. I didn't rate you as a player, I don't rate you as a manager, and I don't rate you as a person. You're a fucking wanker and you can stick your World Cup up your arse. The only reason I have any dealings with you is that somehow you are the manager of my country! You can stick it up your bollocks."

[Chico Hamilton III]

It'll be a brave man who orders a prawn sarnie in The Corner Flag

[Brend'Watkins]

Maybe you're right.  I don't particularly like Roy Keane but if he sorts out the footballing mess that we are then I could warm to him.

I think we'd all warm to him if he sorted out the on-pitch mess. That's not in doubt, it's just about whether or not we think he's likely to do it.

Well one thing is for sure with Keane is that he wont put up with the current 'it's not the end of the world losing games' mentality.  And, I'm sure he'll bring a quality that sees us being able to see games out when we just have the one goal lead. 

[Dave]

Maybe you're right.  I don't particularly like Roy Keane but if he sorts out the footballing mess that we are then I could warm to him.

I think we'd all warm to him if he sorted out the on-pitch mess. That's not in doubt, it's just about whether or not we think he's likely to do it.

This is it. It's all well and good saying "he'll know how to sort out our midfield". If that were the case we'd just get Laursen and McGrath in as defensive coaches, add Keane to Cowans to coach the midfield and get Shearer and Yorke in as attacking coaches and sit back while we win the league next year.

Very little that he's done so far suggests that he has any idea how to sort out a midfield, in spite of the fact that he was a really good midfielder. And a horrible c*nt.

[Chris Jameson]

I want this to happen. Roy Keane at Villa, it's going to be a car crash but tremendous fun.