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Roy Keane

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KEV_SAFC_FTM said:
Firstly, can I say I’d be happy If Keane does take over. He done a good job here in his first spell and raised the club’s profile. He would give everyone a massive boost but there’s certainly a few reservations this time.

How will he cope with managing poorer players? His standards were huge as a player and as a manager. He was used to managing Premier League players. No disrespect to the players here now, but our team is made up of championship/league one players who aren’t as skilful.

He’s been out of a job for a decade and his last managerial roles have hardly been a success. Will he be out of touch? Will his non-nonsense approach with players be accepted in the dressing room nowadays?

Will he commit and put everything into the job? Rumours of him being away from the training ground during the week in the latter stages of his reign and his reluctance to move here permanently did not help him at boardroom level or with the players (disclaimer. Not sure if this was true, but there was definitely rumours at the time).

Does he know the league? He’s a premier league panellist but I doubt that he knows much about league one, if at all. Will he have the feintest idea about teams like Wimbledon and Cheltenham?

How will he work with the off field hierarchy? His relationship with Short was rumoured to be strained. What will it be like with Kyril? How will he work with Speakman over transfers? Will he expect a war chest?

Obviously a lot of these questions can’t be answered and time will tell but there’s a lot of doubt in his appointment and there’s no guarantees that he will be as successful this time. Then again, there’s no guarantee any manager will be.
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I'd imagine that finding a way to get lesser players to respond positively and successfully has been on his mind for a very long time.
 

Spartan said:
magical thinking that Keane would suddenly become a good manager just because he's back at Sunderland even though he's tried and failed elsewhere and the top two leagues won't touch him.

It's not about sentimental redemption fairy tales : we need the absolute best manager we can attract at this level on our budget.
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Seems odd that the poster I have just put on ignore is more than happy to champion Roy’s unfaltering desire and passion to ignite a fire in the bellies of the players yet shies away from justifying his appointment by extolling his virtues in the dugout. His tactical nous. His effective team formation he best uses. That part he avoids strangely the coward.
 
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