Tim Sherwood dismisses Roy Keane’s job-hunting jibe

Tim Sherwood has dismissed comments by Roy Keane in his updated book that he positioned himself at Villa Park in attempt to take over as manager long before Paul Lambert was sacked.

In the soon-to-be-released updated version of Keane’s book ‘The Second Half’, the Republic of Ireland assistant boss suggests Sherwood attended the Villains’ home games in attempt to show his availability and interest in the job.

But speaking to reporters at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training complex, the Londoner dismissed the theory and joked if that was all it took to be given a manager’s job, then he would have watched Barcelona or Real Madrid.