Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[Ron Manager]

That beard is beginning to take on McGregor like proportions.
Could it be that Mr.McGregor has been reincarnated?

I can exclusively reveal that Roy Keane has formed a Dubliners Tribute band. He will be on lead vocals as Ronnie Drew, no doubt about that.

[dave shelley]

Before progressing on to ZZ Top.

[kippaxvilla2]

We have been saying for years how we are too nice as a team, especially in the dressing room.  Now we have someone who doesn't take any shit from anyone and is respected by players of close to his generation.  He goes way too far sometimes, but you can already see the difference he is making to the attitude of the team especially the defence - players are openly saying how  much more intense training is.  He is just what we needed at the time.  I don't think he will stay long judging by his comments today, but, I would rather him be here than anywhere else.

[rob_bridge]

We have been saying for years how we are too nice as a team, especially in the dressing room.  Now we have someone who doesn't take any shit from anyone and is respected by players of close to his generation.  He goes way too far sometimes, but you can already see the difference he is making to the attitude of the team especially the defence - players are openly saying how  much more intense training is.  He is just what we needed at the time.  I don't think he will stay long judging by his comments today, but, I would rather him be here than anywhere else.

It seems he is a good fit for us at this time. After best part of a decade with what appears to be either abject or zero training methods of note.

I could almost be brought to tear on the wasted opportunites of 2006-2011 before we morphed into a shell of a club for 3 years.

[Comrade Blitz]

That beard is beginning to take on McGregor like proportions.
Could it be that Mr.McGregor has been reincarnated?

Can we ask him to model for the statues in the 140 Up thread?

[eamonn]

Too late...the beard is gone, baby:

https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/520652623670935552/photo/1

[Toronto Villa]

So he has gone from maniac with a monster beard to your bog standard woodwork teacher who might just one day lose it with the planer. Ace

[stuart445]

Too late...the beard is gone, baby:

https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/520652623670935552/photo/1

We're screwed now, that beard had special powers

[KevinGage]

It's all a bit small-time, this fawning over Keane.  And the desperate hope that his lack of tact will somehow boost our relevance and newsworthiness.

Proof positive that as a club we've lost our cojones over the past four years. 

If he was an assistant manager at Everton, Tottenham or any other club similar in size to us they'd be indifferent to  this sideshow. Probably even embarrassed about it.   In contrast to Coventry, MK Dons or similar pish who would be grateful for the publicity. 

A shame about the beard though. It was like having the Bull McCabe prowling the touchline.  Magnificent effort. 

[dave.woodhall]

It's all a bit small-time, this fawning over Keane.  And the desperate hope that his lack of tact will somehow boost our relevance and newsworthiness.

Proof positive that as a club we've lost our cojones over the past four years. 

If he was an assistant manager at Everton, Tottenham or any other club similar in size to us they'd be indifferent to  this sideshow. Probably even embarrassed about it.   In contrast to Coventry, MK Dons or similar pish who would be grateful for the publicity. 

A shame about the beard though. It was like having the Bull McCabe prowling the touchline.  Magnificent effort. 

Whoever Roy Keane, or any big-name former Manchester United player, happened to be working for, their autobiography being released would be news, particularly in international week (which I doubt is coincidental). Apart from that nobody's really taking much notice of him so it's not proof positive of anything and certainly not a reason for whyohwhy hand-wringing.

[tomd2103]

We have been saying for years how we are too nice as a team, especially in the dressing room.  Now we have someone who doesn't take any shit from anyone and is respected by players of close to his generation.  He goes way too far sometimes, but you can already see the difference he is making to the attitude of the team especially the defence - players are openly saying how  much more intense training is.  He is just what we needed at the time.  I don't think he will stay long judging by his comments today, but, I would rather him be here than anywhere else.

It seems he is a good fit for us at this time. After best part of a decade with what appears to be either abject or zero training methods of note.

I could almost be brought to tear on the wasted opportunites of 2006-2011 before we morphed into a shell of a club for 3 years.

Unfortunately just a chapter in the catalogue of wasted and missed opportunities. 

[adrenachrome]

It's all a bit small-time, this fawning over Keane.  And the desperate hope that his lack of tact will somehow boost our relevance and newsworthiness.

Proof positive that as a club we've lost our cojones over the past four years. 

If he was an assistant manager at Everton, Tottenham or any other club similar in size to us they'd be indifferent to  this sideshow. Probably even embarrassed about it.   In contrast to Coventry, MK Dons or similar pish who would be grateful for the publicity. 

A shame about the beard though. It was like having the Bull McCabe prowling the touchline.  Magnificent effort. 

Whoever Roy Keane, or any big-name former Manchester United player, happened to be working for, their autobiography being released would be news, particularly in international week (which I doubt is coincidental). Apart from that nobody's really taking much notice of him so it's not proof positive of anything and certainly not a reason for whyohwhy hand-wringing.

I note with interest that posting activity in the this section of the forum has been well down this week, which is not surprising as we are in another international break, and that many of the posts made pertain to RK's beard and his book. 

Why oh why oh why don't the powers that be shove their international break up their collective crack?

Winter break? Only if you want even more beardy business. Fock dat sheeeat.

[supertom]

Keane's beard has gone?

[supertom]

[adrenachrome]