Former Town boss Roy Keane has revealed that he asked owner Marcus Evans if he could change the colour of the club’s first-team shirts during his time in charge but was told it would cause “uproar”, which the Irishman claimed would lead to “four people taking to the streets”.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Keane reiterated comments he made in his recent book The Second Half regarding the Town the colour of Town’s shirts.

“Rangers, City, sorry, I can’t be doing with blue,” he said. “Childish? Yeah, obviously. But I did once say to the owner, ‘Any chance we might be able to change the colour of the kit?’

"He said, ‘Nah, there’d be uproar’. Which at Ipswich meant four people taking to the streets.”

Keane also talks about an unsuccessful team meeting which took place in the wake of a poor performance.

“So I say: ‘Right, you can say what you like, lads. Who’s first?’ The centre-half sticks his hand up. And he’s been really getting on my nerves. But I say, ‘OK, what’s your problem?’

“And he goes: ‘Every time I get the ball, no one’s showing for me.’ Well, I lose my temper at that. I give him a right pasting, you useless this, you useless that, you couldn’t find a team-mate with a pass if he was standing two foot in front of you.

“Then when I’ve finished I go: ‘Anyone else got anything to say? Thought not.’ Afterwards I’m talking to the staff and I go: ‘How do you think that went lads?’ Not well was the general opinion.”

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algarvefan added 20:39 - Oct 23 I cannot eve begin to write what I think of this odious little man.....if I do I'll probably get kicked off this site. Think you get the drift :(
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ip5w1ch added 21:13 - Oct 23 Now I'm not saying he's not a complete Neil Warnock, but the scenario would be the same if I was to go an manage Brazil. 'Really? we can't get rid of the yellow?!' We just need some context here, by which I mean I dont think he seriously asked ME to change the shirt colour. Lets just all calm down or we look as f'ing loopy as RK.
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essexbluey added 21:37 - Oct 23 Dont get you roy. In aa meetings in essex and suffolk you where an angry man who picked on the weak and remember 88 year old sally from framlingham when she asked you for an autograph for her grandson and you went mad at her?. But at saxmundham one night you picked on the wrong man and when he stood up to your hardman act you @#@ a brick and you went back to your woodbridge home shakeing with fear. Drop the act roy your a joke.

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austractor added 22:30 - Oct 23 Used to support Roy but this just proves what a moron the guy is. Give people the opportunity to speak then bite their damn heads off when they do, and he thinks they have the problem? A primary school teacher would run rings around him in football management and I mean that as a sincere compliment to them. It also shows his shallow pool of tactical sense when he starts looking at the color of the kit to change his fortunes ;)

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NSL added 22:35 - Oct 23 Not convinced it is the colour of the kit Roy, considering 3 managers have achieved greatness at town with two becoming complete legends. Maybe its you that is the problem, I wonder . . . . . . . .
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Keaneish added 22:44 - Oct 23 Staff? Who were your staff? Thought you sacked them all?
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runningout added 22:49 - Oct 23 why some are reacting to what R Keane is saying in weak way, is cringing... Ignoring it is wiser
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pablo123 added 22:53 - Oct 23 Tell me Roy , does the word retarded mean anything to you ??
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Suffolk_n_Good added 07:58 - Oct 24 What a prick, that is all..... (Villa at home in the cup please!!!)
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Pendejo added 09:41 - Oct 24 I seem to recall one cold day @ Hull City Johnny Boy shouting [of Roy Keane to Ipswich fans] "He hates you!" At the time I was a little embarrassed, on reflection I think he was spot on. Steve I now see your new handle..... the avatar is a dead give away!
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deano85 added 10:03 - Oct 24 I think you have to question this guys mental state tbh, this much fuss over the colour of a shirt, he is basicly blaming everything on this.... Hate him, and he needs help
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horsehollerer added 13:55 - Oct 24 Laugh at him and pity him but don't waste your anger on him. He's just not worth it. He's never going to work in Ipswich again, and clearly Marcus Evans has learned from this sorry saga. We all have. So it's all good. Hooray!
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clint_eastwood added 17:59 - Oct 24 ...I dont have enough middle finger left for you Keano...
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