Roy Keane has recalled his frustrations with the Football Association of Ireland [FAI] during talks over the managerial vacancy.The midfield legend shone for Ireland and Manchester United across his playing career, and took to management in 2006 at Sunderland.Keane worked with the Irish national team for five years after 67 caps as a playerGettyKeane won the Championship and later joined Ipswich Town before a spell as assistant to Martin O’Neill with the Irish national team.He has been linked with the managerial position at least three times since, but it’s Heimir Hallgrimsson who currently holds the role.Speaking on The Overlap, Keane was asked about speaking to Ireland about becoming manager and revealed his experience of the process.“Yeah of course. But I think they spoke to everybody, they spoke to every Tom, Dick and Harry.”Keane added: “The reason you speak to them, the reason you might take the job is that you think you can help the team. “You obviously think you can help, whether it be the issues they might have, a lack of quality, you try and get them organised, get a bit of fight and a bit of spirit. “Ireland, I know that’s not enough always, but they do lack real quality as well, of course. “But yeah, I spoke about the job, even that was a farce. The amount of people who have come out in the last six months saying they were offered the job, or they spoke to them. “But that’s the FAI again, I’ve said it before, they couldn’t organise a p*** up in a brewery, it’s one of those ones.“You look at the manager and you fear for him, and he’s up against it.”Keane was interested in becoming Ireland boss but wasn’t impressed with the FAIGettyHe has called upon the Irish FA to make better appointments in the organisationThe Overlap YouTubeHallgrimsson was appointed as Ireland boss in July 2024 but has won a third of his 12 matches in charge, with the past four being winless.Their World Cup qualifying hopes took a hit recently as a 2-2 draw with Hungary and 2-1 loss to Armenia have them bottom of Group F.Keane was asked if any manager could do anything with the current squad, and admitted: “It’d be tough. “But obviously to lose to Armenia and get well-beaten, apparently, that’s a sore one.”“It’s a long way back,” he added. “But the FAI have to get their house in order… Get some proper people in there.“There were people over the last few years who interviewed me for the job, they’re gone now. There’s always people coming and going.Keane won around 40 per cent of his matches as manager at Sunderland and Ipswich“They need to get some proper people into the organisation… At the moment, I don’t know if they’ve got one [a sporting director].”Amid the pressure on Hallgrimsson, Keane also said: “You hope this manager can get his act together and get some results but, it doesn’t look good.”Keane’s managerial careerHaving retired from professional football in June 2006, Keane joined Sunderland at the beginning of the 2006/07 season.He guided the Black Cats to the Championship title and an instant promotion back to the Premier League.Sunderland finished 15th in the following campaign but the 2008/09 season saw Keane stand down from his position in December.Four months later, the Irishman was appointed as Ipswich manager in a return to Championship football.Keane was an instant success at Sunderland despite his limited experienceAFPThey finished 9th, but went winless in their first 4 league matches of the 2009/10 campaign and ended it in 15th.Keane was dismissed in January 2011 and spent two years away from the touchline before the taking up the assistant job with Ireland.Despite being linked with the Celtic job, he remained with O’Neill until they both left their role via mutual agreement in November 2018.An assistant job alongside Paul Lambert at Aston Villa came in 2014 but he spent four months there before shifting his focus on Ireland.Keane reunited with O’Neill in January 2019 as his assistant at their former club Nottingham Forest until June that year.Last year, he suggested that he’s swaying more towards not making a return to management amid the ‘hassle’ and constant ‘disrespect’.