LOL, I wonder how long before they fall out.
Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane have been appointed as the Republic of Ireland coaching team on a two-year deal.
The Republic parted company with Giovanni Trapattoni in September after failing to qualify for the World Cup.
"I think I'm the bad cop and he's the bad, bad cop," O'Neill, who will take over as manager, told ITV.
"I'm honoured Martin has asked me to work with him," added Keane. "I'm looking forward to working with the players and getting to the Euros."
Martin O'Neill & Roy Keane appointments 'easy decision' - FAI chief executive John Delaney
The Republic's next fixtures are friendlies against Latvia on 15 November and Poland four days later.
O'Neill, 61, who won 64 caps for Northern Ireland, has been out of football since being sacked by Sunderland in March while his assistant Keane, 42, was dismissed by Ipswich in January 2011.
Keane gained 67 international caps, but caused controversy as captain of his country when he quit the Republic squad before the 2002 World Cup after falling out with then manager Mick McCarthy.
"I am very lucky to get another opportunity," Keane added. "I think I have deserved another chance to get back into football. It is great to work with Martin and hopefully we won't let anybody down."
Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney told BBC Sport he and Keane had "an open conversation" when they met for the first time last week.
"I was very taken by him, I was very impressed by him and he was very passionate about a managerial role around this team," Delaney said.
"Martin wanted Roy as his assistant. I'm delighted with that, there is no problem whatsoever."
Delaney has confirmed that business Denis O'Brien will once again help to finance the salary of the Republic management as was the case during Trapattoni's reign.
O'Brien was believed to have contributed around half of the previous management team's salaries.
FAI chief Delaney also thanked Celtic's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond for "his very influential role in facilitating this appointment".
O'Neill began his managerial career at Wycombe and also had spells in charge of Norwich and Leicester before spending five years at the helm at Celtic.
Martin O'Neill's managerial record
Guides Wycombe Wanderers to back-to-back promotion in 1993 and 1994
Quits as Norwich City boss after six months
Wins the League Cup with Leicester City in 1997 and 2000
Wins the domestic treble in his first season in charge of Celtic in 2000-2001
Guides Celtic to Uefa Cup final in 2003
Takes Aston Villa to League Cup final in 2010, losing to Manchester United
Sacked as Sunderland manager in March 2013 after failing to win any of his last eight games in charge
He led the Glasgow side to the domestic treble in his first season and in 2003 took them to the Uefa Cup final where they lost in extra time to Jose Mourinho's Porto.
O'Neill also managed Aston Villa from 2006-2010 and led the club to three successive sixth-placed finishes. He spent 16 months in charge of Sunderland but was sacked after a run of eight games without a win left them one point above the relegation zone.
Delaney added: "Once Martin declared his interest, it became an easy decision to recommend to the board that Martin was the man."
The Republic reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup under Jack Charlton on their maiden appearance in 1990 but have failed to qualify since 2002.
Trapattoni, who was appointed manager in February 2008, guided the team to the finals of Euro 2012 but they lost all three matches in a difficult group with Spain, Italy and Croatia.
In World Cup 2014 qualifying they were beaten 6-1 at home by Germany and could only finish fourth in Group C, with 14 points from their 10 matches.
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Not really sure if Keane is up to management at all personally.
You just know its only a matter of weeks before he sparks a huge row with the FAI because they have not arranged a practice pitch with grass cut to his exact 0.6" demands and they were not all flown in first-class with their own personal lap dancers.
Keane is just a knob.
Personally I think they could be rather good, and MON has been smart by bringing Keane in. It sets a marker with the FAI, who are buffoons. Can't see what you can do with the squad of players, that achieves more than Trap did.
I hope the players treat him like he treated McCarthy. According to McCarthy, Keane spent most of his time locked in his hotel room, refusing to come out. McCarthy joked that his favourite food was ham (as it could be slid under the door).
Keane the player is a legend for the Irish players currently in the squad and coming through and could yet be a masterstroke by Martin. Both schooled under Clough and I am sure that, if he is willing to listen and learn, Keane could yet become a very good manager. I sense though that there will always be frustration that the majority of the players he will be working with, just will never have the ability or will to win that he did and that will eat away at him.
I suspect that it could be a disaster, but I hope it works and it'll certainly be interesting to watch!
This may well work and i think the fai decisions are improving. Getting rid of trap as soon as qualification was impossible in order to search and appoint a manager a year in advance before qualification starts shows Common sense and conviction. Not words you would associate with fai in the last 20 odd years.