
These days, he’s content to play the part of pantomime villain in the TV studio, but when Roy Keane hung up his boots in 2006, he quickly moved into management.
The Irishman had played under the likes of Brian Clough and Sir Alex Ferguson during his trophy-laden playing career, while his leadership skills and strength of personality suggested that he may just be able to achieve success in the dugout by sheer bloody-mindedness.