Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane

**DannyInvincible** · 28/11/2014, 5:01 PM

Originally Posted by Straightstory

I think there's more to this than meets the eye.

Although Villa were quick to deny it, there's a rumour doing the rounds that he'd had a bust-up with a senior player: http://balls.ie/football/aston-villa...e-bust-player/

Originally Posted by Balls.ie

Aston Villa have swiftly rejected rumours that Roy Keane left the club after a bust-up with a senior player at training.

Sky Sports News reporter Pete Colley says the club totally refute the suggestion that there was any sort of bust-up.

The rumours that came out straight away were that there had been a bust-up in training yesterday with a senior player. The club totally refutes that suggestion, but these rumours emanated within about half an hour of this statement coming out so you read into that what you will.

According to the club and manager, the reasons for Keane’s departure are as he outlined this morning, the difficulties combining his role at Villa with his role as Ireland’s assistant. Lambert said he understood the decision.

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.

Darren Bent insisted that Keane had gotten on well with all the players.

He had a bust-up with Bent, didn't he?

**tricky_colour** · 28/11/2014, 5:48 PM

Originally Posted by back of the net

Bloody hell!!

Considering their very poor form......wonder was he pushed or will it be a case of Lambert will soon be following him out the door?

Brendan Rodgers was say he was favourite to be sacked, however he isn't he is 3rd favourite.
Lambert is favourite to be sacked, Roy has sensibly pre-empted that and quit.
It avoids the "Roy Keane Sacked" headline.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/11/2014, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Combining the two roles has become too difficult. Fair enough I suppose, can only be good for us.

Nah. Not a pop at you. There's only one thing that will always get in the way of RMK and that's his ego. Though it does seem to have mellowed in recent years.
AV have dodged a bullet, whilst I admire his apparantly new-found 'passion', he always has been and always will be a liability...

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 1:07 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Nah. Not a pop at you. There's only one thing that will always get in the way of RMK and that's his ego. Though it does seem to have mellowed in recent years.
AV have dodged a bullet, whilst I admire his apparantly new-found 'passion', he always has been and always will be a liability...

Does your dislike of Keane predate Saipan?

**ArdeeBhoy** · 29/11/2014, 1:22 AM

Totally. Probably from the moment he left Forest. Though subsequently, a good source told much of it was down to Fergie...
And not just RMK either.

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 1:27 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Totally. Probably from the moment he left Forest. Though subsequently, a good source told much of it was down to Fergie...
And not just RMK either.

Could you reword that?

**ArdeeBhoy** · 29/11/2014, 1:28 AM

Why??

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 1:35 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Why??

To make it easier to understand.

**Charlie Darwin** · 29/11/2014, 1:37 AM

I think Ardee is answering a question you didn't ask. If only we could work out what that question is.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 29/11/2014, 1:48 AM

Originally Posted by The Fly

To make it easier to understand.

Aye, but you're not daft. Hence my question.
If there was any question, it would be about the other pointless intervention.

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 1:59 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Aye, but you're not daft. Hence my question.

Because I'd rather you spent more time constructing your sentences than me trying to decipher what you're saying

**ArdeeBhoy** · 29/11/2014, 2:03 AM

Well yeah, but it's not really that hard.

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 2:10 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Well yeah, but it's not really that hard.

Lets park that.

Why do you dislike him? (take your time)

**ArdeeBhoy** · 29/11/2014, 2:14 AM

The ego thing and how he regarded Ireland whilst a player under Fergie. Though like I said, it wasn't just him who behaved like this, according to the source who may have embellished this theory.

**tricky_colour** · 29/11/2014, 2:16 AM

Actually having look at the league table I am a bit surprised by the decision,
Villa have been on a bad run of defeats but they drew the last two games, one
against 2nd placed Southampton and the other against 6th placed West Ham
(the would have been 4th) had they won.
So it looks like Villa are on the up.

Maybe he was just finding it a bit too much trying to focus on two jobs.

I was thinking maybe now they will win their first match in ages against 2nd bottom Burnley,
however they themselves have just won their last (and first) two matches of the season so
it won't be so easy as it might have been.

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 2:22 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

The ego thing and how he regarded Ireland whilst a player under Fergie. Though like I said, it wasn't just him who behaved like this, according to the source who may have embellished this theory.

**The Fly** · 29/11/2014, 3:28 AM

^ That was for the improved sentence structure btw. I'll comment on the content later.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 29/11/2014, 8:29 AM

No need to be patronising Fly, it was the middle of the night, anyways.

If it's really that hard to comprehend, it's an instinct thing as much as anything...
Anyway flattered to think what I say matters...

**tetsujin1979** · 29/11/2014, 9:05 AM

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Actually having look at the league table I am a bit surprised by the decision,
Villa have been on a bad run of defeats but they drew the last two games, one
against 2nd placed Southampton and the other against 6th placed West Ham
(the would have been 4th) had they won.
So it looks like Villa are on the up.

Maybe he was just finding it a bit too much trying to focus on two jobs.

I was thinking maybe now they will win their first match in ages against 2nd bottom Burnley,
however they themselves have just won their last (and first) two matches of the season so
it won't be so easy as it might have been.

So Villa might win, or Burnley might win, or it could be a draw