Roy Keane and management 101

[FFC Mariner]

From an interview upon his being appointed manager of CCC side Ipswich (source: Sporting Life)

Keane, though, added: "I am convinced the players will enjoy working with me. I have simple demands - be on time for training and give 100%, then you will be fine.

"If they do not, it will be a very brief relationship.

"I have no problem people making mistakes, as long as they keep going day in, day out."

Applicable for any manager in any field really

 

[dibo]

fair enough. someone can be a great player, but if they're pissing about, no good. equally, they may not be a world beater but if you know what you're going to get at worst and you know you'll get it all the time and that's good enough, fine.

honest, consistent plodders have their place. for every gerrard there's a carragher, for every beckham there's a neville.

but even on their worst day, they've got to be up to the standard. there'd be no point hiring me for a CCC side - i'll be on time and i'll bust my arse but frankly i'd be better suited to driving the bus.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Sounds like you would defend corners less worse than the current back 4 then lol

 

[dibo]

i'm f**king useless with my head at corners (odd, for someone who stands at 6' tall...). i'd rather have most midget and dwarves. i'm not paid to play though.

 

[tuftman]

i'm f**king useless with my head at corners (odd, for someone who stands at 6' tall...). i'd rather have most midget and dwarves. i'm not paid to play though.

Playing football at school with mates, height seems to help very little I stand about 6ft4 and was useless in the air...made a decent 'keeper though

Would be nice to see Keane back in the EPL, I wouldn't mind seeing him as Blackburn manager one day either

 

[bulldogmariner]

Good to see Keane in at Ipswich. Surely this team will be fighting for the playoffs next season whilst Norwich are in league 1.

 

[FFC Mariner]

3-0 away in his 1st game isnt a bad start is it

 

[Wilson]

fair enough. someone can be a great player, but if they're pissing about, no good. equally, they may not be a world beater but if you know what you're going to get at worst and you know you'll get it all the time and that's good enough, fine.

honest, consistent plodders have their place. for every gerrard there's a carragher, for every beckham there's a neville.

but even on their worst day, they've got to be up to the standard. there'd be no point hiring me for a CCC side - i'll be on time and i'll bust my arse but frankly i'd be better suited to driving the bus.

You could be the "coach captain" as apposed to a captain coach.