Roy Keane: "I hear players saying after defeats ‘there’s always next year’ but there isn’t"

Will his stint as assistant to Martin O’Neill be Roy Keane’s last job in management? Doubtful. Do I see myself going back into management? Yeah. And I think there will be a job out there for me.

Q: Are Irish players better off going to England later like you did?

A: “Not necessarily. If a 16-year-old is offered a contract by a Premier League club – and remember there’s silly money involved nowadays – I wouldn’t tell them to say no.

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