Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[AV82EC]

As is clear, I am in the "He's done a good job under the circumstances" camp. I'll say no more  :-X

It's not so much a camp as a single, abandoned, wind-blown tent, full of snow, halfway up Everest.

Coffee Spitter right there Hilts. Applauds.....

[Phil from the upper holte]

Shame he's pulled out of the World Cup. I enjoy his punditry just because you know he won't toe the itv party line and one day he's bound to give either Dixon or chiles a slap.

I would pay good money to see him stamp on Chiles the utter ******

[PaulWinch again]

I guess we'll see, but it doesn't seem like a great move to me. I really hope it doesn't suggest a takeover is a long way off.

[davisa]

http://avillainsview.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/the-man-who-threatened-to-end-a-fellow-professionals-career-and-did/   My latest blog entry on the potential of Roy Keane becoming AVFC's next assistant manager - Composed before this afternoons announcement that he will not be going to the world cup with ITV anymore

[Olneythelonely]

Would it not be better to post it here?

[Dave]

Even so, by you're reckoning Bryan Robson, a fantastic player, should have been a brilliant manager, he was anything but and was about as dull a personality as you could get.

Eh?

That's the exact opposite of what I'm saying. Keane being a good midfielder has no bearing on how good he would be at coaching our midfield. It's two completely different skills.

That's the point.

You threw McGrath and Laursen into the mix to sort out our Defence.  One of which certainly couldn't do the job.  I'm throwing in Robson as a manager in the same way.

No, I threw McGrath and Laursen into the mix as they are other examples of great players who aren't necessarily going to be great managers or coaches.

Just like Roy Keane.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Another Brian Clough wannabe?

[SamTheMouse]

If this does happen, it'll be another WTF moment to rival the McLeish appointment.

[Brend'Watkins]

We should have a poll.

Yes please, he could sort us out on the pitch 
No thanks, he's a useless manager/coach
Better than the last two, that's about all.
How low have we sunk?

[David_Nab]

Thing about this , if we start poorly it is relatively easily to sack Lambert and have Keane take over in short term ...Cowans for instance would not that responsibility.

I struggle to understand how bringing in someone who failed twice at management , who has no history of being a good assistant is going to work out well.

[davisa]

He's Lamberts mate apparently, that can be the only reason it is happening to be honest.  We don't know if Lambert has many other mates in football with a history of coaching or relative experience in coaching in the prem therefore his options may be limited

[Ron Manager]

Well at least it's given us something to talk about. In this current void of nothingness that is a blessing.

[MoetVillan]

Has Londonboy okayed this?

[pauliewalnuts]

We should have a poll.

I done a poll.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

It's a king of polls.

*shrugs*