Roy Keane has left

[aj2k77]

What exactly is this journey or plan bollocks they talk about? Is it like some sort of biblical journey, where the fans are tested by hordes of locusts and a famine of goals and then at the end the remaining few are rewarded with the holy grail of a trophy?

There isn't any journey or plan it's all hope for the best, much like our football.

[brontebilly]

Im seeing a real positive in this as Keane will now not be in a position to take "temporary" charge of the team when Lambert finally gets the boot. He would have been the cheap option for Lerner. The Ireland commitments line are evidently bullsh*t as there is no international games coming up for ages plus his international commitment when he was of use was at best flaky.

When the going gets tough, Royston gets going. Reminiscent of him throwing in the towel at Sunderland with a visit to Old Trafford coming. Probably ends any hope of him getting another club job and he can go back to the rent a quote media whore that he was in his element in.

Shocking betrayal of Lambert's faith in him when other clubs were running a mile away, no matter what comes out.

[nuninho]

Has anyone considered possibly Lambert has been told he's getting the chop and that Keane won't be replacement?

[charleeco7]

He came, he saw, he sold a few extra copies of his new book.
He looked totally disinterested on Monday night, so move on.

I did think lambert looked lost the other day during the interview on sky. Guessing knew it was coming.

[Monty]

Im seeing a real positive in this as Keane will now not be in a position to take "temporary" charge of the team when Lambert finally gets the boot. He would have been the cheap option for Lerner.

Christ, you're right. That would have been a horrible prospect.

[ronshirt]

Tom Fox said: “Our focus now will be [...] our journey to return the club to its rightful place in the Premier League.”

Poor Tom is getting ahead of himself.

[ChicagoLion]

The dreaded vote of confidence?

The club’s chief executive Tom Fox said: “We thank Roy for his time at the club and we wish him the best with Ireland.

“Our focus now will be on working with Paul to identify the right person to work alongside him and to help us continue on our journey to return the club to its rightful place in the Premier League.”

I thought we were already in the Premier League.

Keane has obviously worked out where we are going and has jumped ship.

[Bad English]

Roy was never one of us. At Villa Park he'd have a few strokes of the beard, a few swigs of his water and maybe a balti pie and he didn't give a fuck about what was going on out on the pitch.


Anyway, fuck him! Can't you lot all shape yourselves up and have a "For Sale" Sign protest (See Ellis, £ sign protest, A4) or something? Shout a bit, I don't know.

[Jon Crofts]

He hasn't according to the OS.  In fact not a word of it, I mean our first team assistant manager walks out and not a word.  Bizarre.

[PeterWithesShin]

He hasn't according to the OS.  In fact not a word of it, I mean our first team assistant manager walks out and not a word.  Bizarre.

They mentioned it on the official Facebook & Twitter pages. I assume until the legalities are sorted there won't be any notable statement from us.

[Toronto Villa]

Stan's 100% correct in everything he said there. The rudder fell of the ship ages ago and now we are just listing aimlessly through choppy waters. Several holes have formed frantically plugged with gum but now the gum supply is almost at an end. Keane has jumped ship before he is associated with the club hitting the iceberg.

[LTA]

Lambert's not very good at picking staff, is he?

I'm yet to be convinced by Tom Fox,

I don't get comments like this, I really don't. What are you waiting to be convinced about?

What I mean is he hasn't been with the club long enough to say he is going to be succesfull (or a failure in fairness).  Yes he has a good record at Arsenal, but thats not relevant IMO.

Also, I've just heard Tom Ross say he was talking to Fox last week who was "euglogising about Lambert and the work he's doing".   I'm sorry, its a job that needs a football man.  He may ultimately prove me wrong - I hope he does - but as I say, I remain to be convinced.

[silhillvilla]

Has it crossed anyone else's mind that Roy could be headed for the Oz jungle ?

[aj2k77]

Has it crossed anyone else's mind that Roy could be headed for the Oz jungle ?

I hope he is and they have a nice big plate of Kangaroo dick ready for him to eat the twat.

[olaftab]

Couldn't give a shit about this bloke who didn't give a shit about us and our club. It's frankly embarrassing that he was here in the first place and  his leaving a terrible statement on Lambert's judgement. Further evidence, if that was required, that the bloke is well out of his depth in this job.
Can someone put us out of our misery...please?