Roy Keane has left the position as assistant manager of Aston Villa after admitting that he has found it too difficult to balance the roles of assistant manger for both Aston Villa and Rep. Ireland. Keane has been assistant manager for less than 5 months.
“Ultimately, my roles with Villa and Ireland and combining my commitment to these have become too much,” he said in a statement.
“It isn’t fair to either Villa or Ireland, so I’ve made this decision.
“I’d like to thank Paul for giving me a great opportunity to come to a brilliant football club, I’ve really enjoyed my experiences at Villa and I wish the management team, the players, the supporters and the Club nothing but the best going forward.” – Roy Keane
Many Villa players praised the impact of Roy Keane and his training methods, many players were also impressed and keen to learn from the experienced midfielder. It’s also believed that Keane influenced the transfer of Tom Cleverly.
“Roy came to me this morning and he informed me that, ultimately, the difficulty of combining both roles has prompted his decision, which I respect totally.
“In the brief period we have worked together he has been great in the role and I understand his reasons for leaving.” – Paul Lambert
Now Aston Villa have to find an assistant manager, there isn’t any information regarding who will take Keane’s place. But some players, such as Bacuna might welcome this departure as it’s believed that his limited game time was largely influenced by the arrival of Keane. Nonetheless, I reckon Keane did help the side mentally, especially at the beginning of the season. Our defence have become stronger and our players have appeared to be more committed at the back. His experience and presence have helped little with our attack, but overall I’m happy that Aston Villa were able to lure someone with the caliber of Roy Keane. I wish him the best
Listening to Irish radio and an interview with Paul McGrath, who sounded good and healthy. It was great to hear the big man talking about Villa as we. His thoughts about Keane leaving where, “We (Villa) are having a bad time and Keane leaving was poor timing”. McGrath obviously loves Villa and was happy to recall his best days were at the Villa.
Keanes yesterday’s news now time to focus on today’s game personally I think it’ll be another draw.3 points would be nice but that’s hoping fingers crossed.UTV
I’m hoping for a Burnley win if it means pushing that idiot closer to the exit door.
Sad times when you actually want yoir to get beat.
Lambert out.
I know exactly where your coming from lamberk.it’s a win win situation however you look at it I suppose.
each to their own, the day i want the opposition beat villa is the day i stop supporting the team. i have disagreed with many appointments dr venglos and mcliesh 2 that comes to mind, but i still loved the club, managers like players, come and go in this fickle business. but villa will always be the home of football VTID
keano leaving, might release the players to express themselves. players like bacuna might step up, players like nzog might disappear from the squad hopefully. robinson will start i believe with weimann and gabby.
its a tough one to call but i think villa can pull it off 3 1 GOALS and 3 points
NATH I can also see where your coming from,I just want to see the fucking back end of Lambert & if it takes 1 or 2 more losses then so be it.he’s now proven he’s not a long term fix far from it;
my opinions are different,but because i disagree, doesn’t mean i am better or even right. i stated each to the own. turf moor is gonna be a tough game, with them getting two wins on the bounce, so lamberk may get his wish, but will this mean lambert being sacked, i am not so sure. lerner seems to respect lambert,seem hes got a decent working relationship with him, i believe the way lambert will leave is if he walks.
can we have a match day preview 🙂 please and thank you. see i was polite
I do think he’s day’s are numbered at the club now.getting something out of the next 3 maybe paramount to him & even if Lerner can’t see it then foxy clearly should.
i understand wanting him to fail and ideally losing to bradford or losing by a cricket score at stamford bridge or even the sheff utd game. but the next 3 games are vital in regards to the survival. losing 3points to each of teams around you is double trouble, people have already mentioned the bad records, lamberts created and the fact hes still here proves something,
Todays the day Giddy on Lambert imo. If Burnley pull 3 points today, fans that are now slill sitting on the fence will turn on him even more, I want my team to win today and not be in that bottom 3, Lambert has had his chance and all can see he’s useless as a manager.Fox must have had a message from Lerner and I think that’s why Keans gone, also today QPR and Leicester every chance we will Be.
I actually think Collymore has a point and i don’t really like his comments, he may be villa fan but he puts page visits, ratings and publicity first i Believe. he tends to play a little sickeningly on the “villa Fan, one of us” chord to get more listenings etc. I don’t go in for him much is what I am saying. (needlessly)
But ya watching the southampton game .. I am not sure what we were trying to do during that game. its a bit aimless to me. and our goal was a bit of a fluke, although a well taken fluke in fairness to Gabby. If he hadn’t of chased that down no one would have even noticed.
seemed the same way on a few games up to that but for smaller periods, but there is a trend of just players getting the ball and looking at each other and sticking their hands out by their side zazzy style pleading for instruction or a passing option.
http://www.thevillablog.co.uk/aston-villa-blog/avfc-live/win-or-lose-will-you-feel-any-different-today-aston-villa-at-burnley/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AVFCBlog+%28Aston+Villa+Blog%29
a song for you giddy
LOL 😀 nice one NATH.
I am a bit lost lads, I am not convinced we will improve any further under Lambert and the present conditions. I think avoid relegation while flirting with it like a slut is the prognosis.
I am resigned to say .. 3 years and its not getting any better over the course of a season, we have fits and starts. we have tried the passing game, the counter ( most successful) long ball, we havn’t played a wide game, as such, .. 3 at the back, 4 at the back, 5 at the back.
I don’t blame Lambert for this, I applaud it, he has tried to vary it and change it.
As for dropping players, I see many players dropped throuhout his time here, its easy to say this player should get a run or that player should, but honestly lads unless you are watching the training throughout the week, its nigh on impossible to call for that as a fan with any real sense of accuracy.
transfers, I think at best this was 60% Lambert, he tried the young and cheap thing, he tried the more experienced route this season .. it hasn’t worked, but I don’t think anyone here can call it wasted money, .. he brought in a high volume and played the numbers game and we managed to get Benteke, out of it at least, the clubs around us spend what spend in a summer on one player or 2 players and have had the same success rate
The issue is the scouting .. the funds etc.
Anyway … I don’t think I have the appetite or the enthusiasm to keep the glass half full for another season, I think Lambert cannot improve us at this point unless the scene in the background changed substantially, ie he brought in a top football man as a director or head of recruitment and the transfer funds increased.
I would love to see a very big name come in with a proven record as a director .. but thats pie in the sky ..
I just want continuity and a football plan .. not just a business plan. Ie when a manager goes that we have another in the same mould, no one can argue, the polar swings in player types and the type of football from O’ Neill to Houllier, to McLeish, to Lambert who really is sort of mixes of the the previous 3 at different times.
anyways, the club is up for sale, survival is the ambition funds are tight, the outlook is short to mid term and the football is not the priority to anyone, results are all that matters and we are shit at getting them.
So lets say Lambert is fired tomorrow .. honestly it won’t make any real difference.
You will get an out of work prem manager to plug the hole and possibly get the place going for a games but over the season will just get us there as practically as possible,
with lots of talk of him getting a chance to put his stamp on the team and sign some players,
Id say the villa players have septicaemia at this point with the manager stamping them.
In terms of Lerner change, complete fairy dust, the type of owner we want would have bought Everton or spurs or Newcastle by now if they existed.
they don’t, at best you will get a good time charlie along the lines of ashley or tan who will not bank roll us and who know less about football than Lerner did.
So .. I am a little despondent to say the least.
Only change today is Cole for N’Zogbia. What? Cole… Seriously? Should be entertaining watching him trying to… Run? Cleverley back out on the wing it is (most likely)
I’m actually looking forward to see Cole start ahead of nzogbia. Zog was poor last week so Cole can’t be much worse can he!?
No as if he doesn’t even touch the ball, at least he can’t give it away the number of times N’Zogbia did. He was terrible. Rather see Bacuna get his shot but then he’s a winger so we can’t play one of those.
Would rather see Robinson and grealish start but hey ho.
How we didn’t score in all that, not sure, but well done Sanchez for keeping his cool and getting it away from Ings and not bringing him down and getting sent off like a few would do.
How are we still not ahead? Gabby’s shot was really poor.
Joe Cole! Clark and Cole for me the best on the pitch so far.
Good old king Cole get in there!!!!I hope they keep pressing now & not sit back.UTV
So now, after slating him from day 1 you have called him Old king cole, you first class hypocrite.
KEANE WHO????????????????
We look a lot more confident without Keane, especially Gabby, seems a fair bit happier. Still his dribbling is pretty bad and his first touch not great, but the team as a whole seem more confident.
What the hell has any of this got to do with Roy Keane?
Pathetic comments.
Adorable reply.
Who FUCKING needed him that’s why I fucking mentioned his name.
Ask Paul Lambert.
13 attempts in that half! Much more like it. So Much more entertaining when we play to attack, please go for the kill 2nd half!
Wtf, blaming Keane. its probably more to do with the fact we are playing Burnley and seeing more of the ball with more time on it.
So it has little to do with having more confidence and knowing what to do with the ball, and mainly because Burnley are doing the exact same thing we’ve done all season while Keane was here? If that’s what you need to tell yourself.
Are you obsessed with Keane?
Everytime you make a comment you seem to mention him.
I think the reason we are winning is because David O’Leary is no longer in charge.
I’m not can’t fucking stand the PRICK glad he’s gone.
Not at all, first time I’ve mentioned Keane today was after Giddy did. But it’s nice to see you like to read my comments, don’t seem to quite understand them. But you’re trying.
That made me laugh out loud 🙂
Keep taking them tablets Mike.
You want to ease off em.
Man I wish we had Ings up top instead of that Scarecrow Gabby
Agreed, Ings is growing into the game and looks a danger. Every time I watch him he looks older than 22 too.
Unfortunately seeing we are only winning 1-0, I can’t see Robinson getting his chance to come on for Gabby
It’s quite ironic we’re talking about the K word under an article about that person & getting slated for it gee fucking whizz
Guess who has scored for Brighton ?
And now we’re back to the typical sit really deep, focus on fast counters. Really poor tactic is back.
Grealish is on. I’m surprised. Not surprised Cole is off, looked a bit tired.
If we are sitting back its only a matter of time until they score. Attack Lambert you prick
We have seemed to get back into it again, controlling it a fair bit better than we usually would have. Would be nice to see Robinson on though, add a bit of energy up front.