Roy Keane Tipped for Shock Return to Management After 14 Years Away
Roy Keane has been tipped to make a sensational return to management in a new role.
Keane, 54, is one of the best players to ever play the game, having represented clubs such as Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Celtic.
During his time at Old Trafford, the Irishman lifted seven Premier League titles and one Champions League among other trophies.
Since calling time on his playing career, Keane twice moved into the world of management.
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From 2006 to 2008, Keane was in charge of Sunderland before resigning after a string of poor results.
In 2009, the ex-United captain was appointed manager of Ipswich Town but was sacked in January 2011.
Keane has since taken up assistant manager roles at the likes of Aston Villa, Forest and the Irish international team.
14 years after his last outing as the main man in the dugout, Keane has been tipped to make a return to the Republic of Ireland national side and team up with a former teammate.
United legend Bryan Robson said to Grovenor Casinos: "Roy’s a determined character and if he fancies going back into management, then I’m sure the Republic of Ireland would definitely look at him.
"He knows the game and he’s got a lot of experience."
He added: "The only thing I’d say about the Republic of Ireland at the moment is, when I played against them, they had a hell of a lot of really good players.
"They’ve got a few decent ones now, but in terms of strength, the squad isn’t that strong. Saying that, John O’Shea is still in there, so whether Roy could work with John, that could be an option."
However, former Ireland boss Martin O'Neill, who Keane worked under, recently revealed that Keane might not be too keen on a managerial return.
He said to OLBG: "I would doubt it very much. However, as I'm getting older and he is enjoying himself in life, seems to be, know, he's doing all his punditry to work and getting adverts on TV and things like this here.
"So I'm quite sure he's probably not thinking about going into management. But if he did and asked me along as the assistant, you know, to have a little cigarette mainly... or as a chief scout for him living down in southern Italy. Yes, I'll take that. I'll take that all day long."
Marcus Chan