Clegg: Bust-Ups No Surprise - Ipswich Town News
Chief executive Simon Clegg says Roy Keane’s recent fall-outs with former skipper Jon Walters and striker Pablo Couñago have not affected the Town manager’s relationship with owner Marcus Evans. Walters left the club for Stoke and Couñago for Crystal Palace last week after bust-ups with the Blues boss.
Clegg said: "We have always recognised Roy to be a demanding individual. Flare-ups — if we call them that — occur at clubs all over the country. It is not something confined to Portman Road.
"Make no mistake, Roy is a very demanding man who is driven by success. He wants 110 per cent effort from his players all the while — and that includes every day in training. If not he will make it very clear to the players their shortcomings.
"Recent events have not affected the owner’s relationship with Roy — absolutely not. He remains hugely supportive and there is no problem with the way the three of us work together.”
Keane’s contract is up at the end of June next year and Clegg says talks regarding his future will take place at some point before then: "At some stage before the end of the season we will sit down and have a discussion with the manager.
"Without any doubt he loves living in this part of the world and as I have said before he is the man that the owner and myself believe can take this club forward.”
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