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Roy Keane

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Sweeper said:
So what? It's his job to call out people who aren't pulling their weight. We could do with some high standards and brutally honest conversations in the club. Those same players responded to it - they won the league then stayed in the Premier League.
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So its not a lazy stereotype, he is controversial, he does get wound up, he will be frustrated reporting to the likes of speakman and dealing with players in the dressing room. While karate kicking a tactics board in two might have got a response out of whitehead, kavanagh and Miller etc I dont see it working 12 years later with modern players who are on their phones onto their socials to check their likes as soon as they get in the dressing room. Look what happened as soon as you added Diouf and Chimbonda to that dressing room. He didnt have a clue what to do with them and we ended up with players threatening to stab each other in the tunnel. He then walked as soon as he realised he couldnt keep it up.
 

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Really interesting snippet at 35:30 in this interview, about how Keane loves preparing for games and working with players, but doesn't miss the other stuff (contracts, academy issues etc) of club management.

I'm not sure it's anywhere near as clear cut as "he wouldn't want to work in the system". I reckon that as long as he had the final say on transfers (working with Speakman and the recruitment bods), he would absolutely love the idea of having nothing else to do but focus on the team and the next game. Let Speakman get on with academy stuff, negotiating contracts, dealing with the medical team etc.

If he gets the job (and I really hope he does), it will be because he's discussed the role with Speakman, is clear on what his role is and is happy to do it.
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Far too sensible a post for some on here! Full agree by the way
 
Sweeper said:
This is the bloke who came in and carried this club from bottom of the Championship to the Premier League, and kept us there.

Yes, it didn't work out for him at Ipswich, but it hasn't worked out for any manager at Ipswich for a long time. Sometimes clubs just go in to decline and its very tough for anyone to arrest that decline. We should know that as well as any fan base.

The man is a winner and a legend of the game. He has a good history with this club, still speaks affectionately about it and is keen to get back in to management. He's one of the few people in football who can walk in to a dressing room and command instant respect. I can't even begin to think how much of a boost it would give the young lads in our squad to be working for Roy Keane. How much they'd get from it.

I've heard him speak a lot about football and reflect on the times he had - and mistakes he made - at SAFC and Ipswich. I have no doubt whatsoever that he'd be a better manager now than he was back then. Let's not foget that back then, he was in his 30s and fresh off the back of his playing career. He admits that that there was a lot he needed to know, but didn't back then.

If he wants the job it's an absolute f***ing no brainer for me.
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Superb post this mate. Couldnt of put it any better myself!
 
The Beautiful Game said:
So its not a lazy stereotype, he is controversial, he does get wound up, he will be frustrated reporting to the likes of speakman and dealing with players in the dressing room. While karate kicking a tactics board in two might have got a response out of whitehead, kavanagh and Miller etc I dont see it working 12 years later with modern players who are on their phones onto their socials to check their likes as soon as they get in the dressing room. Look what happened as soon as you added Diouf and Chimbonda to that dressing room. He didnt have a clue what to do with them and we ended up with players threatening to stab each other in the tunnel. He then walked as soon as he realised he couldnt keep it up.
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Stab? What have i missed?
 
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