Keane: There wasn’t a bone in my body that said No

Roy Keane has admitted he would have been “crazy” to turn down the chance to become Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill’s assistant.

Roy Keane has admitted he would have been “crazy” to turn down the chance to become Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill’s assistant.

The 42-year-old former Sunderland and Ipswich boss had been out of the game since January 2011 when he got the call from O’Neill, and he revealed the offer to work with his country once again was one he could not refuse.

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