Ex-Town boss Roy Keane has given his side of the story regarding the incident in which he clashed with a Blues supporter following the 1-1 draw with his former club Manchester United at Portman Road last month.
In scenes reminiscent of the final game of Keane’s disastrous 20-month tenure as Blues boss, the January 2011 1-0 defeat to another of his old sides Nottingham Forest (pictured above), the former Republic of Ireland skipper reacted to fans in the lower tier of the West Stand.
During the exchange, which was caught on film, Keane, 53, offered to meet one of his detractors in the car park.
Quizzed on the contretemps on The Stick to Football podcast, Keane dismissed claims that he was challenging the supporter to a fight.
"What happens when we’re doing matches and the analysis is happening at the end of the match when fans can be up or down, whatever emotions they are feeling – and people think they can abuse you, and it seems to be we’re supposed to accept that,” he said.
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"I went over to him twice – I said, ‘No problem, if you want to abuse me or if you want a discussion with me, well I’m working’. I went over to him twice at different stages and he was swearing in front of kids.
"I said, ‘If you want to see me afterwards’ – and people thought I was asking him for a [fight] – I said, ‘I’ll see you in the car park’. Where else was I going to see him?
"I am not offering somebody out. I’m 53 years of age with five kids and two grandkids. I’m not looking for a fight.”