Roy Keane - new assistant manager (CONFIRMED)

[curiousorange]

I thought the Keane appointment was going to make a huge difference when you see the way we started. At Stoke, a place we're often bullied out of the points, we we resolute. At Anfield, we didn't let the place over-awe us. I put those two results in particular down to a change in mindset he was helping to foster.

I dislike Lambert's football, a lot, but you can't put the negative results down to him and the positives down to Keane. They're a working team and something's stopped gelling or we had a bit of a dead cat bounce because of a decent start. I'd be inclined to think the media interest has had a negative effect on Villa but Lambert would have known about the book, and I think the lack of form is purely down to too many negatives at once - hellish fixture list, defensive instability, front three with no confidence and an injury list which has to be a cosmic joke.

Keane is no miracle worker but his input has been worth something, even if it's stopped working. The important thing is that his heart is in it, because a motivated Keane could make a lot of difference. Personally, I wonder if the shine has worn off.

[mr underhill]

I don't think his heart was ever in it to be honest; it was/is just another gig, a mean's to an end, earning him more money than other offers he had at the time. He'd probably be better off in the jungle with Ant and Dec.

[Eigentor]

I doubt he thinks we're a small club. he said that we weren't a sleeping giant but one in a coma. If he thought we were a small club he would have made some remarks related to that. people in and around the game now Villa are a big club, or at least we are off the pitch so I disagree wholeheartedly with your post.

Fair enough. The post was poorly written, the words "small club" wasn't meant to be taken out of context: what I wrote was that Keane apparently thinks that he was a big player and that we are a small club, ie. that he is bigger than the club.

Maybe this assertion is unjust. I guess most of it stems from the quotes implying that he will quit once he finds that the job interferes with his other commitments. Probably, his association with MON doesn't alleviate these concerns.

As a Villa fan it's difficult to look at this objectively. Maybe one should be realistic about the number of applicants to the job as assistant manager for a somewhat unpopular manager working for an owner that wants to sell.

[olaftab]

Not sure about this jungle story. I hope he won't do that but let's wait and see.

[N'Rexy]

Keane has been involved in an 'incident' at the Ireland team hotel. Police called. Rumours of fisticuffs. Say it ain't so Roy. 

[silhillvilla]

Jesus it just gets worse. Decked a fan by accounts on twatter

[pauliewalnuts]

Apparently, it was MON he decked.









I wish.

[curiousorange]

Jesus it just gets worse. Decked a fan by accounts on twatter

Other way around, it seems. Another assistant manager coming up, then.

[silhillvilla]

Should shift a few books anyway so not all bad.
I'm a celebrity get me outta heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere
Bye Roy

[dave.woodhall]

Jesus it just gets worse. Decked a fan by accounts on twatter

Other way around, it seems. Another assistant manager coming up, then.

Why?

[supertom]

Maybe he'll just get turfed out of the Ireland job (if true) and he can concentrate 100% on this job.

Not that I'd expect that to make much difference.

[OCD]

Material for his next book.

[E I Adio]

Report in the Graun

[Toronto Villa]

Why would you take on Roy Keane and especially over something as trivial as signing a book?

[dave.woodhall]

Why would you take on Roy Keane and especially over something as trivial as signing a book?

There's always somebody who wants to make a name for himself.