TWTD understands that Town manager Roy Keane has parted company with the club. The Blues boss has been under pressure with Town having dropped to 19th in the Championship despite a promising start to the season which saw them hit second.

Keane, whose contract was due to end in June, joined the Blues in April 2009 after Jim Magilton’s sacking and despite winning his first two games in charge at the end of the 2008/09 season never threatened to repeat his success at Sunderland.

The end looked to have been on the cards for some weeks now with Marcus Evans apparently unwilling to commit funds for transfers and Keane having exchanged angry words and gestures with fans after Monday’s 1-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest.

Earlier today, Paddy Power stopped betting on the identity of Keane’s likely successor with former Wigan, Bradford, Sheffield Wednesday and Derby boss Paul Jewell’s odds having been cut from 20/1 to 6/5.

Former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton and ex-Charlton boss Alan Curbishley have both previously been linked with the Blues.

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YousBeTrollin added 22:57 - Jan 6 Bloody hell it was true.
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BlueBrittania added 22:57 - Jan 6 Bit random timing, you sure on this Phil, or this based on your message board?
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jas0999 added 22:59 - Jan 6 Are you sure - not confirmed then??
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Sindre94 added 22:59 - Jan 6 woooow. gooooood
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blueblood66 added 23:00 - Jan 6 Bring on CURBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bontcho added 23:00 - Jan 6 BlueBrittania, Phil's too sensible to base this on the message board.
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ipswich_forlife added 23:00 - Jan 6 Been doing the rounds for a few hours now, pretty sure it is true.
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bluelady added 23:01 - Jan 6 Umm now can I say told you so??!!
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bluelady added 23:01 - Jan 6 Umm now can I say told you so??!!
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Oxblue added 23:02 - Jan 6 Good news!!!! COYB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paulc added 23:02 - Jan 6 F**k! Jewell - NO. Curbs - NO Hughton - Yes with butch wilkins as no2, cheers
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BlueBrittania added 23:03 - Jan 6 Your almost certainly right Bontcho, I guess this means the replacement is lined up because otherwise this move is desperate at best, suicidal at worst. Still think he would have done well for us in the end, think he will if he gets a chance somewhere else but at times I think it was wrong club wrong time if this is indeed the end.
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Leachy_ForeverBlue added 23:03 - Jan 6 Ill believe it when its on the town website or the news..
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ITFCAlex added 23:03 - Jan 6 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
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WarkyWonderLand added 23:04 - Jan 6 Nothing on Sky other than Burnley approaching Norwich for Lambert!! Perhaps thats where he is off to!! Would be a surprise if tonight as Keane was at the emirates last night. If its true then we need to get behind the new man straight away. Perhaps thats why Colback has gone back too.
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Crazee added 23:04 - Jan 6 Well, if it is true, and I have no reason to think it isn't, at least it will have the effect of shutting up the anti-Keane brigade. I trust they will now be very very happy with this outcome. Or at least until the new manager has been in position for six weeks or so and hasn't managed to sign 20 new players or get us into the play-offs in that time!
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BasingstokeBranch added 23:04 - Jan 6 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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readtheleaguetable added 23:04 - Jan 6 This will be one of those years which will prove the adage: Be Careful What You Wish For. We`ve become a sacking club,with five managers in a decade, we`ve caught the modern football disease, and just maybe we now deserve to go down.
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dude added 23:04 - Jan 6 oh thank god. feels like an ending of a codependent relationship. my heart feel lighter. and good timing too...the start of a new year and all.
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phumph added 23:05 - Jan 6 Please be true. Nothing on Sky Sports News yet.
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Crazee added 23:06 - Jan 6 Keano if you do happen to take at look on here, many thanks for all you attempted here and although it never worked out for you, you never deserved some of the personal treatment you had to take from certain "supporters" either.
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SheffieldBlue1 added 23:07 - Jan 6 Without sounding like a complete and utter troll, was just at the pub with a few mates, and one was on the way from London today and said he saw Curbs on a Train from Liverpool Street, no word of a lie. We joked he was coming for Keanes job, but i'm not laughing now! Please someone tell me he has relatives in suffolk and isn't swinging past Portman Road! But come on Ipswich, lets get the right man on board, improve the squad in january and push up the table. COYB.

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jas0999 added 23:08 - Jan 6 Not confirmed by club - Wikipedia state 'former manager of Ipswich Town'.
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fatboyakasha added 23:08 - Jan 6 Fcuk Off Paul Jewell. Come Back Keane we miss you. KEANO!!!!!!
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fatboyakasha added 23:08 - Jan 6 Fcuk Off Paul Jewell. Come Back Keane we miss you. KEANO!!!!!!
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