Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[Chris Smith]

I wonder if they'll get him to do the usual round of photos for the OS - smiling, shirt stretching, mumble a few platitudes.

I can't really imagine he's that kind of guy.

I bet Woodward will be shitting his pants at the idea of having to do his usual shtick like he does with new players - asking a question, ignoring the answer, asking the same question, ignoring the answer, asking a question, ignoring the answer, then making up the answer himself which he parrots back to the interviewee.

I can't see that ending without Keano wrapping a chair around Jack's head.

Am warming to the idea.

Paulie, I like and respect you as a contributor to this site but any repeat of the 'Keano' sobriquet will result in a spell on the naughty stair.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I wonder if they'll get him to do the usual round of photos for the OS - smiling, shirt stretching, mumble a few platitudes.

I can't really imagine he's that kind of guy.

I bet Woodward will be shitting his pants at the idea of having to do his usual shtick like he does with new players - asking a question, ignoring the answer, asking the same question, ignoring the answer, asking a question, ignoring the answer, then making up the answer himself which he parrots back to the interviewee.

I can't see that ending without Keano wrapping a chair around Jack's head.

Am warming to the idea.

Paulie, I like and respect you as a contributor to this site but any repeat of the 'Keano' sobriquet will result in a spell on the naughty stair.

You're getting soft in your old age, Chris.

Anybody that refers to him as 'Keano' deserves nothing less than a good kicking.

[brian green]

I too am warming to us having him in the dugout. At least there will be a part of the pitch within evil eye range where the opposition will not get away with rolling us over with impunity. A distinct improvement on Lambert stands up, walks to the touchline, claps his hands and sits down again.

[supertom]

I can't help thinking this appointment will have our dug out looking like a sequel of Father Ted with Lambert playing the main character and Keane as Father Jack Hackett. We already have Mrs Doyle sat up in the Trinity Road ready to make the half time tea, we're just missing Father Dougal. Step forward Phil Neville for the vacant First Team Coach role.

I dunno about that. Gabby does a fairly good Dougal impersonation as it is. Not sure we'll need Phil. I also picture Roy Keane as more of the Bishop Brennan type, and he'll be flitting in and out and just generally scaring the living shit out of everyone at Craggy Villa Island.

[The Laughing Policeman]

I'm off down the pub. If that fecker Keane signs while I'm out I'll give him a good twatting  for not having the good grace to await my presence.
Mind, I'll have to wait 'til Jack Woodward has finished ripping him to shreds.

[supertom]

I too am warming to us having him in the dugout. At least there will be a part of the pitch within evil eye range where the opposition will not get away with rolling us over with impunity. A distinct improvement on Lambert stands up, walks to the touchline, claps his hands and sits down again.

I genuinely pictured a Seal exhibit at Sea World with that description of Lambert, and it's probably not far off the truth.

[Jimbo]

I'm going to call him The Keanemeister.

[RussellC]

I like "Super Roy."

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder if they'll get him to do the usual round of photos for the OS - smiling, shirt stretching, mumble a few platitudes.

I can't really imagine he's that kind of guy.

I bet Woodward will be shitting his pants at the idea of having to do his usual shtick like he does with new players - asking a question, ignoring the answer, asking the same question, ignoring the answer, asking a question, ignoring the answer, then making up the answer himself which he parrots back to the interviewee.

I can't see that ending without Keano wrapping a chair around Jack's head.

Am warming to the idea.

Paulie, I like and respect you as a contributor to this site but any repeat of the 'Keano' sobriquet will result in a spell on the naughty stair.

You're getting soft in your old age, Chris.

Anybody that refers to him as 'Keano' deserves nothing less than a good kicking.

Sadly, while I see Chris's point, I fear the Keano thing is going to happen, no matter what we want.

Obviously, I mean the referring to him as Keano thing.

[Dr Butler]

welcome Super Roy.....nah...Welcome Keanemeister....nah...I'm going with Nasty Bastard....

Welcome Nasty Bastard

[pauliewalnuts]

Our top ITK on the internet has spoken:

IncogAVFC ‏@IncogAVFC Protected Tweets  1m
Roy Keane has just formally completed his move to #avfc , welcome to the club.

Unsurprisingly, a few minutes after this:

Brendan McLoughlin ‏@bren_mcloughlin  23m
Roy Keane's appointment as #avfc assistant boss to be confirmed this afternoon

Brendan McLoughlin is a journo, btw.

[Louzie0]

welcome Super Roy.....nah...Welcome Keanemeister....nah...I'm going with Nasty Bastard....

Welcome Nasty Bastard

I'm going with an ironic song..'mr Soft' by Steve Harley, to say Hello Roy and good luck.

[Chris Smith]

welcome Super Roy.....nah...Welcome Keanemeister....nah...I'm going with Nasty Bastard....

Welcome Nasty Bastard

I'm going with the reverse psychology of Keanykins.

[RussellC]

The more that I hear abut this, the more I think that it could actually be happening. I'm hearing that it could even be today.

[Drummond]

Roy of the Villa. Maybe we could get him to change his name to Voy.


I'd have preferred Steve Clarke.

I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. We've a whole bunch of new players for him to coach too remember, Cole, Senderos, Okore, Benteke, Herd, Hutton, N'Zogbia, Bent and Kozak..

Yikes.