Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[Toronto Villa]

Hopefully he'll bring a bit of steel into the dressing room.

He won't have an issue calling people out and holding them accountable I imagine. It will be only as effective as the visible results of those actions.

[Ads]

If Clint Eastwood ever wants to direct another western, then Keane needs to be cast. There cannot be a man alive with a more evil 1000 yard stare.

[Holte Sweet]

If the staff around Bodymoor Heath were upset by Culverhouse and co wait until this clown arrives. I worked for a company that had dealings with Keane. He is utterly obnoxious.

[usav]

I worked for a company that had dealings with Keane. He is utterly obnoxious.

That is hardly a newsflash.  We can live with that if he gets the players motivated.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I worked for a company that had dealings with Keane. He is utterly obnoxious.

That is hardly a newsflash.  We can live with that if he gets the players motivated.

One player who may particularly benefit is Delph - already combative, driven, energetic and skilful, so if he's taught how to direct and dictate from midfield, he would arguably  have the lot.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Welcome Roy!

[brian green]

We know he is obnoxious. We need to be obnoxious winners not nice losers.

[Ger Regan]

If the staff around Bodymoor Heath were upset by Culverhouse and co wait until this clown arrives. I worked for a company that had dealings with Keane. He is utterly obnoxious.

And I've heard the complete opposite about him, in terms of what he's done for charities etc away from the glare of the media. He's a complex character, for sure, but he's not the devil incarnate.

Karsa / culverhouse appear to have been arseholes because they could, most of keane's previous transgressions have been as a result of him holding people to an impossibly high standard rather than it being for the sake of it. If he has been able to address this in then past couple of years then hopefully it will work out.

[Brend'Watkins]

We know he is obnoxious. We need to be obnoxious winners not nice losers.

Yes, absolutely, x 100 in fact. 

[kippaxvilla2]

Yes.  The difference between him and Culverhouse and Karsa is that most of the players will have heard and at least seen what Keane has done in the Premier League era.  Whereas Culverhouse was a mediocre player for Norwich in the 80's and Karsa had no more qualifications than being in the fortunate position of being the manager's brother in law.  If they were going around shouting and balling at me as a player, i would be pretty hacked off.

[Toronto Villa]

If the staff around Bodymoor Heath were upset by Culverhouse and co wait until this clown arrives. I worked for a company that had dealings with Keane. He is utterly obnoxious.

And I've heard the complete opposite about him, in terms of what he's done for charities etc away from the glare of the media. He's a complex character, for sure, but he's not the devil incarnate.

Karsa / culverhouse appear to have been arseholes because they could, most of keane's previous transgressions have been as a result of him holding people to an impossibly high standard rather than it being for the sake of it. If he has been able to address this in then past couple of years then hopefully it will work out.

if anything he's known to be the complete opposite of Karsa and Culverhouse to the everyday folk that work at the club. His beef has also been against those who show up to games without any concept of what it means. That was what his whole "Prawn sandwich" rant was about. Across his spectacular playing career he's done some bad things there is no doubt but there is no evidence to suggest he's that person to people outside of the game.

[supertom]

Nutty Conspiracy theory alert...

What if Martin O Neill becomes like an unofficial director of football for us?
What if Keane asks O Neill for advice, and in turn passes on that wisdom to Lambert who gets a pants shittening stare directed at him and is too scared to refuse Keane.

Keep your eyes peeled people. If we suddenly switched to a four, four, fakking two, with Gabby partnering a big man and two pacy wingers, our two tallest centerhalves playing, Clark at left back, Vlaar at right back, and nowt but direct football, then we'll know it's true. Martin O Neill will be running the Villa again.

January 2015, 31st...11.59pm...Emile Heskey re-signs.

[Gareth]

I don't get the comparisons between Culverhouse/Karsa & Keane.

Bullying and a will to win are very different things - if they did bully people that is personal & nothing to do with performance, holding players to account for losing is very different and should be expected.

[curiousorange]

Nutty Conspiracy theory alert...

What if Martin O Neill becomes like an unofficial director of football for us?
What if Keane asks O Neill for advice, and in turn passes on that wisdom to Lambert who gets a pants shittening stare directed at him and is too scared to refuse Keane.

Keep your eyes peeled people. If we suddenly switched to a four, four, fakking two, with Gabby partnering a big man and two pacy wingers, our two tallest centerhalves playing, Clark at left back, Vlaar at right back, and nowt but direct football, then we'll know it's true. Martin O Neill will be running the Villa again.

January 2015, 31st...11.59pm...Emile Heskey resigns.

I read that as 'Emile Heskey resigns from his job,' and I thought, "wonder why he'd do that?"

[Dante Lavelli]

I don't get the comparisons between Culverhouse/Karsa & Keane.

Bullying and a will to win are very different things - if they did bully people that is personal & nothing to do with performance, holding players to account for losing is very different and should be expected.

Kinda, except Keane has been accused of bullying.  I think Fergie even wrote about it in his book.