Roy gets down to business

ROY KEANE has finally signed on the dotted line as manager of Sunderland — and went straight to work last night.

Keane signed a three-year contract yesterday after watching from the stands of the Stadium of Light as struggling Sunderland won for the first time this season, beating West Bromwich Albion 2-0.

In the state-of-the-art stadium which can hold more than 48,000 people, there were only 24,000 present for a red-letter day in the club’s history. But the media knew a big story was in the making, the press box full for the first time since England beat Turkey in a World Cup qualifier here in 2003.

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