Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[LeeB]

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.

No, I don't think he is.

[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.

No, I don't think he is.

 I am not making myself clear. The main man is Randy Lerner. I meant in a football sense. Keane seems to know what it takes (as he should) to create a competitive team and at the moment we are a professional outfit who are getting a bit of respect from the sports media.

He worked under Clough and it shows.

[Dave]

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.

No, I don't think he is.

 I am not making myself clear. The main man is Randy Lerner. I meant in a football sense. Keane seems to know what it takes (as he should) to create a competitive team and at the moment we are a professional outfit who are getting a bit of respect from the sports media.

He worked under Clough and it shows.

I think Ads and Lee's point is that Paul Lambert is still the person in charge. So in a football sense, Keane still isn't 'the main man'. Lambert is.

[Weedy]

Telegraph's article on Keane's role:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11104980/Roy-Keanes-role-in-Aston-Villas-resurgence-under-Paul-Lambert-should-not-be-understated.html

[OCD]

I caught a bit of BT's pre-match coverage of the QPR-Stoke game. They were talking about how a newly promoted team should develop an identity to help them stay up. The one pundit who is/was a Stoke player that used to play for Sunderland talked about how Keane's expectations were too high and how that affected the players. He gave a couple of examples - 1) telling a player that he's the reason why he's having to drive 100 miles to scout a replacement for him and 2) how at the end of the season he told the players he was ordering 30 hoodies. Reason being that for the lap of honour they should be ashamed of themselves and hide their heads. Clearly not somebody to piss off.

[brontebilly]

I caught a bit of BT's pre-match coverage of the QPR-Stoke game. They were talking about how a newly promoted team should develop an identity to help them stay up. The one pundit who is/was a Stoke player that used to play for Sunderland talked about how Keane's expectations were too high and how that affected the players. He gave a couple of examples - 1) telling a player that he's the reason why he's having to drive 100 miles to scout a replacement for him and 2) how at the end of the season he told the players he was ordering 30 hoodies. Reason being that for the lap of honour they should be ashamed of themselves and hide their heads. Clearly not somebody to piss off.

this roy keane?* - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/11/21/article-1088170-004054F400000258-844_468x569.jpg

[Villa in Denmark]

Couldn't help but grin at this.

Gerard Pique admits he was (and still is) terrified of Roy Keane

[Dante Lavelli]

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

No idea why, but I feel I should stick up for Clarke:  He was Head Coach at WBA and his 'success' ended when the Director of Football left for England.  Kind of similarly, I do wonder that without a DoF at Villa whether Keane takes on more of the day-to-day duties and Lambert is increasingly the interface with Randy and looking after the infrastructure of the club.  I certainly get the impression that he can write his own job-description and therefore appoint people to complement his weaknesses.

[supertom]

Couldn't help but grin at this.

Gerard Pique admits he was (and still is) terrified of Roy Keane

Was gonna post this. That's quality. Pique doesn't look like a shrinking violet either. Keano's got that crazy stare thing going, a bit like Jack Nicholson in the Shining.

[adrenachrome]

Daily Heil

Paul Lambert warns anyone mentioned in Roy Keane's autobiography to 'take cover' ahead of the release of the book


Paul Lambert has seen an advanced copy of Roy Keane's autobiography


By Laurie Whitwell for MailOnline

Paul Lambert has advice for anyone caught in the crosshairs of Roy Keane’s latest book: ‘Take cover!’

The Aston Villa manager has been granted a preview look at his assistant’s autobiography update, titled ‘The Second Half’, which goes on sale on October 9.

Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to come in for fierce words after the former Manchester United manager offered severe criticism of Keane in his book released last year.

Mention of the Keane’s literary effort to Lambert, published two days before Ireland face Gibraltar at the Aviva Stadium, brought a smile to the face of the Aston Villa manager. He offered a simple but revealing review.

‘I’ve seen bits of it,’ he said. ‘And it’ll be… aye… listen, take cover like. It will be good reading put it that way. Great night-time reading.’

Lambert said the club had not needed to vet Keane’s writing, adding, ‘I’m pretty sure it will be alright’, and joked any passages about him would be minimal.

‘He’s got a full stop dedicated to me,’ laughed Lambert.

On their relationship at Villa, Lambert added: ‘He’s been really great round about the place. We have a good laugh, it’s not all serious. He’s got great experience of football, a great guy to have beside me.’

[Gregorys Boy]

And because of his positive start to life at Villa plus the likely hood that this will piss Fergie off then it has suddenly leaped to the top of my Christmas list

[avfc_1874]

Currently doing the rounds on Twitter

[tomd2103]

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.

No, I don't think he is.

 I am not making myself clear. The main man is Randy Lerner. I meant in a football sense. Keane seems to know what it takes (as he should) to create a competitive team and at the moment we are a professional outfit who are getting a bit of respect from the sports media.

He worked under Clough and it shows.

I think Ads and Lee's point is that Paul Lambert is still the person in charge. So in a football sense, Keane still isn't 'the main man'. Lambert is.

I have heard it said that PL is very much in the Clough and O'Neill mould, in that he is not always overly involved the training ground during the week.  Although he is the manager and therefore 'the main man', Keane may have a more 'hands on' role with the players. 

[Dante Lavelli]

Currently doing the rounds on Twitter

I don't get it.

[Ads]

I love Roy Keane. He's bloody ace.