Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[Gregorys Boy]

Now that Jack Nicholson has retired I think Keane is prime to take over his role in the fourth coming sequel to Wolf

One area he can make a difference I think is attracting a better class of player, which in the case of someone like Sanchez it looks like he already has done.  In some ways I feel sorry for Lambert.  If we do well, the media may just put it all down to Keane's influence, and if we do bad, then the media are going to suggest that we should replace Lambert with ONE ROY KEANE! Right now he does seem to have the ideally role.

[OCD]

I reckon he's more your average honey badger:

At first glance it looked like he had a lit Cigar in his mouth.

[KevinGage]

Occasionally twitter has some uses:

Roy Keane’s beard photoshopped onto every single Aston Villa player is something else

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't know what Keane has done but I love the fact the lads are now completely up for it and giving it the full, Ron Saunders.

[Ron Manager]

I suspect Roy Keane has done a lot and should be rewarded as such.

[richard moore]

You can just imagine what it must be like going in on a Monday to training after playing badly and with Roy Keane waiting for you. Then compare that to what you think it must be like to have just had Lambert waiting for you plus a couple of no mark henchmen who you had no respect for. I've always thought this is the secret of the longevity of managers like Warnock and Allardyce. They are never going to be that good or win you trophies, but they get by by instilling the fear of god into players. Imagine coming in to either of those two on a Monday morning after a bad performance

[Toronto Villa]

It's the thought that he could explode more than the fact that he does that is intimidating. That and he is genuinely one of the top PL footballers of all time affords him tremendous respect.

[Chico Hamilton III]

It's the thought that he could explode more than the fact that he does that is intimidating. That and he is genuinely one of the top PL footballers of all time affords him tremendous respect.

Agreed. Trouble is, he flew off the handle far too often at Ipswich (I'm told by a mate who's a big Tractor Boy) and the players simply stopped listening to him and stopped playing. Similar at Sunderland, I suspect. He had a flying start but gradually lost the respect of his players by constantly barking at them. And he was on top wages as well.

Hope he's learned that less is more when it comes to tea cup chucking and handling prima donna modern football poncey egos

[Ads]

He isn't the main man at the Villa, so perhaps acts differently. The Grealish story suggests that he may use a bit more quiet menace to get his message across.

[dave.woodhall]

Peter Taylor was the best assistant of all time and a failure as a manager. Another Clough comparison.

[tomd2103]

It is an interesting one.  I'm not saying it is the case with Roy Keane, but being a manager just doesn't suit some people and they are far more suited to more of a background coaching role.  There have been numerous examples of assistant managers or coaches who have found themselves in the top job and it hasn't worked (Steve Clarke, Phil Brown etc).  I've always found it strange that they never seem willing to go back to being an assistant after that and stick to being a manager no matter how far down the leagues it takes them.     

[dave.woodhall]

It is an interesting one.  I'm not saying it is the case with Roy Keane, but being a manager just doesn't suit some people and they are far more suited to more of a background coaching role.  There have been numerous examples of assistant managers or coaches who have found themselves in the top job and it hasn't worked (Steve Clarke, Phil Brown etc).  I've always found it strange that they never seem willing to go back to being an assistant after that and stick to being a manager no matter how far down the leagues it takes them.     

Brian Little was asked if there was any truth in the story that John Gregory was coming back as a coach. He replied that you just don't go back to being a number two.

[Damo70]

I do remember Howard Kendall's assistant at Everton Colin Harvey taking over after Kendall left to go to Spain then eventually getting sacked, being replaced by Kendall and becoming his number two again. Although I think he was a former fan as well as former player.

[PeterWithe]

Isn't Steve Clarke back as an assistant somewhere now.

[Ron Manager]

He isn't the main man at the Villa, so perhaps acts differently. The Grealish story suggests that he may use a bit more quiet menace to get his message across.

I think you will find that he is the main man.