Sign up NOW for the latest Reds news and views direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Roy Keane is a winner. He demands off people the same as what he puts into something. That’s what winners do. It’s great that he has come back to Nottingham Forest as Martin O’Neill’s assistant. They already have that relationship there from their time with Republic of Ireland, when they did well working with a small pool of players. And they’ve both got that affiliation with Forest from their time as players. Roy coming in can help to take the pressure off Martin a little bit. Roy will have his own way of thinking and his own ideas to put forward. He played in a different era to Martin, so he might be able to suggest different things. The players will enjoy having him in, I’m sure, because of the career he had. Look at his record and the success he had. He will go down as one of the greats at Manchester United; and Sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t make you captain if you’ve not got something about you. You respect any manager. But when you’ve got people who have achieved what Martin and Roy have in the game, they command a great deal of respect. Those two have won so much between them. (Image: Tony Marshall/Getty Images) When you look back at both of their careers, they have played with some great players and learnt off great managers. They both worked with Brian Clough, and Roy will have learnt a lot from Sir Alex - he will have a lot of good ideas and a lot of things he can pass on to the squad. I would just say to the Forest players, listen and take it all in. Be like a sponge, absorb everything, because you never stop learning. Martin has got a good backroom staff in place now, with Steve Guppy and Seamus McDonagh there as well. Hopefully the players buy into what they are trying to do; I hope they take it all on board.<doc-sep>Keane reunites with O'Neill after the pair worked together with the Republic of Ireland Roy Keane has returned to Nottingham Forest having agreed to become assistant to manager Martin O’Neill, the Championship club have confirmed Keane was offered the chance to return to the first English club he played for when O’Neill succeeded Aitor Karanka in the City Ground hot seat earlier this month, and he has accepted the position. 🙌 Keane is back!#NFFC are delighted to confirm that former Red Roy Keane has returned to the club as assistant manager.https://t.co/hPlwR6FOdf — Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) January 28, 2019 He reunites with O’Neill after the pair worked together with the Republic of Ireland between 2013 and 2018. According to The Guardian, Keane was debating whether to accept another assistant position or return to management himself, and is believed to have been convinced of becoming Forest’s No.2 after the club convinced him of their ambitions under Evangelos Marinakis, their owner. 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He said earlier this month: “I would dearly like him [Keane] to join us. “Overall, he was great for me, and great for the [Ireland] players, and the genuine truth is that I don’t think that we would have qualified for the Euros [Euro 2016] without his presence. I have been unflinching in that support.” Keane spent three years playing for Forest after being signed by Brian Clough for £47,000 from Cobh Ramblers. 1 Keane was an astute signing for Nottingham Forest He represented the club on 154 occasions, scoring 32 times, before moving to Manchester United in 1993 for £3.75million. Since O’Neill’s appointment Forest have played twice, with his own return to the City Ground ruined by Bristol City’s 1-0 victory. They triumphed for the first time under O’Neill this past Saturday, with Joe Lolley, Matty Cash and Adlene Guedioura all scoring in a 3-1 defeat of Wigan.<doc-sep>More Nottingham Forest Stories {{#articles}} {{item.title}} The former Reds defensive midfielder had his say about the Irishman’s return to the City Ground as Martin O’Neill’s assistant. Already much of the Nottingham Forest fanbase was delighted with the appointment of their European Cup-winning ace Martin O’Neill as manager, and now a double whammy has been completed with the arrival of his former Republic of Ireland assistant – and fellow Reds old-boy – Roy Keane. The 47-year-old spent three years as a Forest player before leaving to join Manchester United in 1993 for a then British-record transfer fee of £3.75m, and worked alongside O’Neill during his five-year spell as ROI manager, which ended in November. Plenty of fans have had their say on Keane’s return to the City Ground on Twitter, as announced by the Forest website, and now Guy Moussi, who played for the Reds between 2008 and 2014, has also tweeted a message expressing his delight with the appointment. STEVE BRUCE MUST GO Moussi, who maintains a keen interest in his former club, seems to be hoping Keane will bring some passion to the dressing room and perhaps ruffle some feathers: This content could not be loaded the fire in the house #nffc pic.twitter.com/VUO0BrTfJH — Guy MOUSSI (@Guy_Moussi) 28 January 2019 Some Forest fans joined the 34-year-old in praising the appointment: This content could not be loaded A total winner — 60_&_ANGRY #GTTO (@Cris_Di_Carlo) 28 January 2019 This content could not be loaded Welcome back #Legend Roy Keane ! — @Rajveerdesi #Desiradio #request (@RajveerDesi) 29 January 2019 This content could not be loaded Keano the Legend — Jishubhai C Kaustuva (@jishubhai) 29 January 2019 And some others urged Moussi to consider a return to the City Ground too: This content could not be loaded guy fancy going back ?? — Lee wright (@fishinglee17) 28 January 2019 This content could not be loaded Your turn — Josh• (@_josh2003) 28 January 2019 Keane had spells as manager of Sunderland and Ipswich Town before being part of the Eire setup when they reached the last 16 of Euro 2016. 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Roy Keane has returned to English football as Nottingham Forest’s assistant manager in a move that sees him resume his working relationship with Martin O’Neill from their time together with the Republic of Ireland. Keane had been considering an offer since O’Neill was confirmed as Forest’s new manager two weeks ago and the former Manchester United player arrived at the Championship club’s training ground on Monday. The move has taken some time to go through, partly because Keane wanted time to consider whether he should accept another No 2 role or wait for an opportunity to re-establish his own managerial career. Forest, though, worked hard behind the scenes to demonstrate their ambitions under the ownership of Evangelos Marinakis and an announcement confirming Keane’s appointment was made on Monday lunchtime. Keane, who attended the team’s 3-1 win at home against Wigan Athletic on Saturday, has created a reputation as one of the more fascinating, controversial and unique characters within the sport and O’Neill made it clear during his official unveiling why he wanted him back by his side. “I would dearly like him to join us,” O’Neill said. “Overall, he was great for me, and great for the [Ireland] players, and the genuine truth is that I don’t think that we would have qualified for the Euros [Euro 2016] without his presence. I have been unflinching in that support.” O’Neill, tasked with ending Forest’s 20-year exile from the Premier League, has overseen two matches as Aitor Karanka’s successor since returning to the club where he played a significant part in the European Cup wins of 1979 and 1980. Keane’s return will invoke its own sense of nostalgia given his own history with Brian Clough. The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email “I am happy to be back,” Keane said. “I am looking forward to it, it’s a big challenge and I’m ready for it. Obviously, I had great memories of my career here as a player; the club gave me my chance and I will always remember them for that. But it is a different challenge now.” Signed from Cobh Ramblers for £47,000, Keane was one of the most astute pieces of business made by Clough during his 18-year reign at the City Ground, culminating in the player’s £3.75m transfer to Manchester United in 1993. Keane made 154 appearances for Forest, scoring 33 times, and was the club’s player of the year before switching to Old Trafford in what was a British record transfer at the time.