Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[PeterWithesShin]

As an aside, imagine this scenario:

Keane's appointed, it's matchday. After the match he's stomping around and bumps into our special guest for the afternoon, an elderly gentleman. "Gerrout of me way" he shouts. Ron Saunders glares back... 

Blimey, I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall for that one!! Hopefully, Keane can have the same sort of effect on the club that Lord Saunders did.

Which reminds, me, it can't be far off the fortieth anniversary of his appointment.

Probably passed it. I think he was appointed June 1974 but not sure of the exact date.

[curiousorange]

My view of this is that there are some players who will loathe Keane's presence and feel alienated by his style, but there will be others who thrive on his attitudes and discipline. My main concern is that we have too many of the former, which is probably not unique to our club but may have a devastating effect on a squad already lacking confidence and belief.

[claret and blue blood]

I loathed our attitude and style during those defeats at home,if this means we are harder to beat I'll take it.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

As an aside, imagine this scenario:

Keane's appointed, it's matchday. After the match he's stomping around and bumps into our special guest for the afternoon, an elderly gentleman. "Gerrout of me way" he shouts. Ron Saunders glares back... 

Blimey, I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall for that one!! Hopefully, Keane can have the same sort of effect on the club that Lord Saunders did.

Which reminds, me, it can't be far off the fortieth anniversary of his appointment.

Probably passed it. I think he was appointed June 1974 but not sure of the exact date.

4th June 1974.

http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=154&teamTabs=managers

[WarszaVillan]

As an aside, imagine this scenario:

Keane's appointed, it's matchday. After the match he's stomping around and bumps into our special guest for the afternoon, an elderly gentleman. "Gerrout of me way" he shouts. Ron Saunders glares back... 

Blimey, I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall for that one!! Hopefully, Keane can have the same sort of effect on the club that Lord Saunders did.

Which reminds, me, it can't be far off the fortieth anniversary of his appointment.

Probably passed it. I think he was appointed June 1974 but not sure of the exact date.

4th June 1974.

http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=154&teamTabs=managers

George Ramsey was manager for 42 years!

[dave.woodhall]

As an aside, imagine this scenario:

Keane's appointed, it's matchday. After the match he's stomping around and bumps into our special guest for the afternoon, an elderly gentleman. "Gerrout of me way" he shouts. Ron Saunders glares back... 

Blimey, I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall for that one!! Hopefully, Keane can have the same sort of effect on the club that Lord Saunders did.

Which reminds, me, it can't be far off the fortieth anniversary of his appointment.

Probably passed it. I think he was appointed June 1974 but not sure of the exact date.

4th June 1974.

http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=154&teamTabs=managers

George Ramsey was manager for 42 years!

NO HE WASN'T!!!!!!!!!

[WarszaVillan]

No need to shout dear

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Ramsey out ! 42 years and I'm wondering if I will see us do the double again in my lifetime. Instead of building a 120,000 capacity ground which we will probably only 3/4 fill most weeks, the money should be spent on the team. Get Chapman from Huddersfield and promise him a big transfer budget, 20k should do it. Ramsey can't b/shit us fans any more. Invented the penny farthing kick ? Don't make me laugh !

[spartacuss]

Ramsey out ! 42 years and I'm wondering if I will see us do the double again in my lifetime. Instead of building a 120,000 capacity ground which we will probably only 3/4 fill most weeks, the money should be spent on the team. Get Chapman from Huddersfield and promise him a big transfer budget, 20k should do it. Ramsey can't b/shit us fans any more. Invented the penny farthing kick ? Don't make me laugh !

£20k? Large capacity ground? You'll be telling me they're wearing shin-pads next!    "Luxury...!" etc.

[peter w]

Ramsey out ! 42 years and I'm wondering if I will see us do the double again in my lifetime. Instead of building a 120,000 capacity ground which we will probably only 3/4 fill most weeks, the money should be spent on the team. Get Chapman from Huddersfield and promise him a big transfer budget, 20k should do it. Ramsey can't b/shit us fans any more. Invented the penny farthing kick ? Don't make me laugh !

Ramsey out ! 42 years and I'm wondering if I will see us do the double again in my lifetime. Instead of building a 120,000 capacity ground which we will probably only 3/4 fill most weeks, the money should be spent on the team. Get Chapman from Huddersfield and promise him a big transfer budget, 20k should do it. Ramsey can't b/shit us fans any more. Invented the penny farthing kick ? Don't make me laugh !

genuine ITK. our kid drives charabancs when his shift at the factory finishes. he said that one of the blokes on his bus had been help build ships to go to China (why the frig aren't we sending the bloody Indians?) and one his work colleagues said that a kid called drake had been at Villa for talks. ramsey offered him £1.40 per week! less than bloody miners get. This kid's got the lot and feckin' Ramsey just took the piss.

Sorry but he's got to go. He's out of touch and his pottery worker mentality will stop us getting back to the very top where we belong. I like that Chapman bloke as Andy mentioned. Huddersfield are great to watch. They'll rule football for a long time under him. Doubt he'll go anywhere though. One club man.

[saunders_heroes]

Keane set to be announced as assistant manager within the next 24hrs according to the E&S.

[john e]

Keane set to be announced as assistant manager within the next 24hrs according to the E&S.

don't tell monty

[Toronto Villa]

Good, one bit if speculation out of the way. It will be interesting the kind of contract he signs. Maybe it will hint at what else might be going on behind the scenes.

[Monty]

Keane set to be announced as assistant manager within the next 24hrs according to the E&S.

don't tell monty

Bah, I'm over it. *simmers in silence*

[Legion]

I'm not.