• The forums will be unavailable for a few hours on Saturday 6th June, when they do return they will initially be in a degraded state with some features missing, but normal posting/reading will be possible. The main website will not be affected by these updates.
    New user registrations are currently disabled.
    Some other features of the forum are also currently disabled.

Roy Keane

Status
Not open for further replies.

Dobblemackem said:
@Steve F has said categorically Keane is our new Manager.

The same bloke said Johnson was sacked when everyone even the journos was saying he was safe. He also called Defoe before it hit the headlines.

With that in mind, why would we doubt it. Surely the bloke is bang on.
Click to expand...
I'm sure he's right, but historically this is how itk's work. They get a couple of things right, people start hanging off their cocks, so they start hoying a few guesses in because they enjoy the adulation.
 
chriswallace85 said:
It's evident that he's done it before. Therefore there's more reason to think he could again, rather than to suggest he couldn't.

So aye. That is you told.
Click to expand...

The circumstances are vastly different from 2007. I have no anecdotal evidence to suggest he's especially good or otherwise in how he's handled the younger end in his various coaching roles but the SAFC examples - Leadbitter, Henderson, Waghorn - are (as you've suggested) positive.

My concern is based upon his personality type and the general youthfulness (and lack of first team experience) of our overall squad. The general consensus of people involved with RK is that he does get frustrated when other players are not able to achieve the heights of performance that he prided himself upon. Apply that mindset to younger players and it's not difficult to worry that some types might quickly shrink under his tutelage.

When we were hunting for Ross / Parkinson's replacement he was very much at the top of my wanted list. It will be a different set of skills needed with the squad we have now. He MAY have the acumen to bring the best out of them but I remain (sorry) unconvinced at the moment.

So there ;)
 
Last edited:
Sea to Shining Sea said:
They’d probably raise an extra £6k for the foundation if Keane was announced as well
Click to expand...

I totally get that if making money for the foundation is the goal. What I meant is you've got two sensational stories so you spread them over two weeks. It's the smart PR thing to do.

He won't be managing so you've very little to gain by announcing it before the match.

Win on Saturday. Do one of those things where you encourage fans to buy tickets for fans who can't afford to go to games. Suddenly you've sold out one game at 38 thousand. The next game you're forced to open the Premier Concourse and sold out again.
 
sick said:
I'm sure he's right, but historically this is how itk's work. They get a couple of things right, people start hanging off their cocks, so they start hoying a few guesses in because they enjoy the adulation.
Click to expand...

Been in this board long enough to know that mate. Plenty do it, but we get some that are genuine.

Steve seemed to join a week ago, he was the first to mention Keane, has hardly been touting around looking for likes, or exaggerating, he’s been honest and open from the start, and seems a genuine bloke.

Look at his posts. Have no reason to doubt him.
 
Major factors.

Kyril liking the Keane for Sunderland story.
Bookies now have Keane as short as 1/4.

Believe.
Coming home 2.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top