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Roy Keane

Double J

Double J

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Apparently his interview with Gary Neville on Youtube, confirmed he was in talks with the club before we appointed Frankie, would be open to the offer again.

I knew he was spoken to but not seen the interview. Will try watch later.

Would you have been happy with Roy?
 
Double J said:
Apparently his interview with Gary Neville on Youtube, confirmed he was in talks with the club before we appointed Frankie, would be open to the offer again.

I knew he was spoken to but not seen the interview. Will try watch later.

Would you have been happy with Roy?
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Posted it in the Frankie thread. It doesn't confirm it, but seems likely.
 
A frequent visitor to Deepdale in the Executives area. Lives Cheshire way and watched a lot of PNE under Grayson & Alex Neil (probably 1/2 times a month at times).

Nice enough chap in person by all accounts. But having heard the stories on Cosh etc of how he manages, not sure it'd be the perfect fit here.
 
Keane always comes across as an angry man would much prefer a manager with a more fatherly approach.

Then again, Ferguson senior was a bit fiery and it didn't do the squad of 92 much harm.
 
I'd love to him here, he'd sort out the cruisers in our team, they'd have to bring spare undies to training cos they'd shit themselves. Hemmings & Ridsdale would not entertain him as he wouldn't be a yes man, he's got a lucrative job for life on telly anyway.
He says what he likes & he likes what he bloody well say. He would take NO shit.👍
 
baysidepne said:
A frequent visitor to Deepdale in the Executives area. Lives Cheshire way and watched a lot of PNE under Grayson & Alex Neil (probably 1/2 times a month at times).

Nice enough chap in person by all accounts. But having heard the stories on Cosh etc of how he manages, not sure it'd be the perfect fit here.
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Would he have been watching the Irish players we had at the time when he was assistant manager to Martin O’Neil?
 
Listened to the podcast and he says he spoke to an unnamed Championship club (presumably us). He said that he spoke to the chairman and when Gary Neville asked if the chairman asked about his philosophy he said that the chairman didn't really mention it and just wanted someone who would win games. Given we now have a head coach model and how teams like Barnsley have done well by having a set style of play and making sure each new head coach fits to that, what do people think about the fact the club is seemingly not really interested in a new manager's style of play? Not sure where I stand on it myself so would be interested to get others' views.
 
Keane would be box office for North End and I personally feel he was exactly what we needed when Frankie was appointed.

There’s an honesty and integrity that’s been lost in modern football with him and I 100% believe he would be honest to the fans, demand certain levels from players and we’d have none of this bollocks that’s spouted by ridsdale or Frankie that we tried blah blah blah!

I’d also like to think with his links at United and the relationship with Ole, could we have been in for Garner or Chong and had a really good chance of some decent loans?
 
baysidepne said:
A frequent visitor to Deepdale in the Executives area. Lives Cheshire way and watched a lot of PNE under Grayson & Alex Neil (probably 1/2 times a month at times).

Nice enough chap in person by all accounts. But having heard the stories on Cosh etc of how he manages, not sure it'd be the perfect fit here.
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What do you think the attributes needed for managing this club in particular are?

Motivator, tactician or talent spotter?
 
As a RoI supporter, wouldn't want him anywhere near us.

Integrity - slagged off the FAI and walked away from the team, then went back years later and along with o'Neil took the team back years with dinosaur tactics. Did next to fuck all to give the FAI a kick up the arse when in a prime position to do so.

Management Style - shout, if that doesn't work then shout some more. Remember sitting behind him on the paddock when we hammered his Ipswich team (1-0) under Failure Fergie. His hissy fits and antics were way more entertaining than the game.

Let him stick to the tv, even there he can sometimes come across as a parody of how we remember him as a player (great that he was).
 
G-H-Distraught said:
What is your constant gripe with Potts for Earnest?
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When I see Potts I see a player with impressive physical attributes - strength, a good shot - but a curiously diffident character that all too easily means he gets discouraged and becomes ineffective. A manager who could motivate him properly - whether by paternal solicitude or by scaring the wits out of him - would have a considerable player and not the rather shadowy figure we all too often see. For the money he cost and the time he has been here Potts ought to be an automatic starter - the fact that it is at times even difficult to justify his inclusion even in the squad says it all.
 
A lot of these players need a slap and their lives making harder, think he's a shite manager though.
 
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