Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[Pete3206]

If he's not joined Villa or any other club yet, why did Keane pull out of his WC gig?

Would you want to spend a month with Adrian Chiles?

[pauliewalnuts]

If he's not joined Villa or any other club yet, why did Keane pull out of his WC gig?

That's what I don't get.

There was all the hoo-haa, he's going to Villa ... then "when the Republic get back from their tour" ... then .... nothing.

[Exeter 77]

According to MSN Keane's house is for sale.

http://money.uk.msn.com/mortgages-and-homes/roy-keane-35-million-ipswich-mansion

[kippaxvilla2]

Unless the takeovers about to happen and it's all on ice?! Thought I'd chisel a takeover reference into this thread

[adrenachrome]

Birmingham Mail

Aston Villa: Paul Lambert's choice of assistant is crucial, says Brian Little

Villa boss has identified Roy Keane as the preferred choice to be his next right hand man

Jun 24, 2014 22:30 By Mat Kendrick

Paul Lambert has been told the appointment of Aston Villa’s assistant manager could be his most important signing of the summer as he awaits final confirmation from Roy Keane.

Lambert has identified Keane as the preferred choice to be his next right hand man following the sacking of Ian Culverhouse and football operations manager Gary Karsa for unspecified disciplinary issues last month.

The Manchester United legend has been in discussions with Lambert about combining an assistant manager’s role at Villa with his existing similar position with Ireland.

Former Villa boss Brian Little believes Lambert’s choice of No.2 is crucial as he plots next season against a backdrop of uncertainty at the up-for-sale club.

“I think it’s massively important to have the right people around you,” said Little.

“If you look at clubs now, that’s what happens. People don’t go into clubs on their own, they go in with a group of people who have to function and work together.

“I think he will be disappointed that he has lost two people that he’s worked with for years.

“Prior to his last year, he’s worked with these people for the first year at Villa, three years at Norwich and even before that.

“For that time everybody was happy with them, so it will be a big blow for him to have lost them.

“I know he’ll have learned a lot over the two years so his appointment of people around him is going to be massively important.”

Little enjoyed a close relationship with allies John Gregory and Alan Evans during his time in charge of Villa in the mid-90s and underlined the importance of employing trustworthy assistants who knew who was boss, but were strong enough to have an input.

“You need to have a bond of understanding and be able to be honest and straightforward with each other, but accepting the fact that whoever is the top man needs to have the final say in whatever goes on.

“I don’t think many assistants would challenge the manager, but it’s important that they have an opinion. If you challenge managers it’s never going to work. You don’t challenge them, you understand what they want, but you should have a say.

“Sometimes you’ve had an opportunity to look around the corner he’s about to go round.

“As your assistant or assistants, if there’s more than one, that’s what you’ve got to do.

“They have to have eyes and ears so that whatever they’ve seen or heard they can relay that to you and have ideas to help you.

“It’s a big thing, as a football manager. Every now and again you get caught out with something and if somebody you’re working with knew it was going to happen then you’d be like ‘Well, why didn’t you tell me?’

“That person needs to be strong enough to say ‘Look, hang on a second, if you do that, it will have that impact on so and so’.

“In my time with Alan and John, we were all more than comfortable with that way of working. I don’t think they ever challenged me, but neither would they just nod along.”

Little will be speaking at An Evening With Brian Little, evening organised by the Longbridge Lions supporters club, at Greenlands Social Club, in Longbridge, from 7pm on Friday 11 July.
Tickets priced £6 for members and £8 for non members, with proceeds going to Cure Leukaemia, are available from Trevor Emeny and Aaron Wells on 07502 323 385 or longbridgelions@outlook.com

[DeKuip]

If he's not joined Villa or any other club yet, why did Keane pull out of his WC gig?

I'd like to know the answer to that too...

Maybe he's gone on holiday, it's the sort of thing football folk do at this time of year.
I'm guessing a week at Butlins in Skeggy then another week relaxing in a 4 berth caravan Scarborough way.

[brian green]

They don't allow dogs at Butlins.

[peter w]

I wonder if Brian Little is referring to Keane when talking about assistants having to accept that the manager has the final say; or giving an insight into why Culverhouse and Karsa were sacked?

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

no insight

[not3bad]

Unless the takeovers about to happen and it's all on ice?! Thought I'd chisel a takeover reference into this thread

Keane was Micky Arison's man. When the Arison takeover was thrown into doubt and the Josh Harris/Blitzen combo took the driving seat, the Keane appointment was also thrown into doubt.

#ITK

[Dante Lavelli]

Unless the takeovers about to happen and it's all on ice?! Thought I'd chisel a takeover reference into this thread

Kean was Micky Arison's man. When the Arison takeover was thrown into doubt and the Josh Harris/Blitzen combo took the driving seat, the Keane appointment was also thrown into doubt.

#ITK

Are you suggesting there is some sort of bidding war going on in the background?  Any sensible buyer should surely make Prandelli  'their man' rather than Keane. 

[peter w]

I really wouldn't fancy going downm trhe route of plaucking foreign managers from international teams, never mind club sides, to come in and do a job ion the Prem. I mean, how many have made a success of it?

[silhillvilla]

Beginning to doubt this one now.

[not3bad]

Unless the takeovers about to happen and it's all on ice?! Thought I'd chisel a takeover reference into this thread

Kean was Micky Arison's man. When the Arison takeover was thrown into doubt and the Josh Harris/Blitzen combo took the driving seat, the Keane appointment was also thrown into doubt.

#ITK

Are you suggesting there is some sort of bidding war going on in the background?  Any sensible buyer should surely make Prandelli  'their man' rather than Keane. 

Any sensible buyer maybe.

[dave.woodhall]

Of such posts are Twitter rumours made.