Town owner and chairman Marcus Evans is reported to have met with manager Roy Keane yesterday to reassure him regarding his position in the wake of this week’s claims of his likely sacking.

Evans’s helicopter was spotted at the Playford Road Training Centre yesterday. This afternoon’s report claims clear-the-air talks with Keane were the reason for his visit.

Speculation regarding Keane’s future had all but disappeared until earlier this week when a national newspaper claimed that Steve Cotterill, who is understood to be close to being named the new manager of Portsmouth, and Tony Mowbray, said to have met with Evans recently, were in the frame to take over at Portman Road.

Back in March, chief executive Simon Clegg dismissed the then-widespread claims that Keane’s sacking was on the cards.

Meanwhile, Keane himself says he has no regrets about his controversial exit from Ireland’s World Cup campaign in Japan and Korea: “Missing out on the 2002 World Cup finals does not lose me any sleep.

“I enjoyed helping Ireland qualify, and the madness of it all is that people still don’t know the full story. There are as usual plenty of second guesses.

“There was a view within the Irish camp that just because we had qualified, we had done enough. But that did not sit with me.

“With a good manager who’s brought a professional attitude and a new stadium about to open, my hope is that Irish football will be now taken seriously. There has been an improvement, but there is a lot more to be done.”

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bleedblue added 16:07 - Jun 10 Good, hopefully this puts the media stories to bed, Keane is the man to take us forward!! Keano's Barmy Army!!
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Up_The_Town84 added 16:07 - Jun 10 This hopefully puts unsetlling rumours to bed!! now lets crack on and sort some signings before Pre Season!! Keano!
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ChambersM added 16:10 - Jun 10 we know enough of the story roy, you walked out on your country at the world cup. Disgrace. Rubbish manager. General scumbag. Get rid Marcus.
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devontractorboy added 16:11 - Jun 10 Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Shame on you Marcus!!
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PaulMariner added 16:14 - Jun 10 No, No, No. Now i'm really depressed.
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alex12345 added 16:19 - Jun 10 What a bunch of idiots the 3 comments above are from. Keano clearly had other issues and there were other reasons which are unknown. Call yourself Ipswich fans. Your jokes all 3 of you!!
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Up_The_Town84 added 16:21 - Jun 10 great, we have some real good fans here! Instead of moaning, get behind the team ffs, because the owner has!! Keane said "promotion in 2 years" lets jsut leave the judgement and bitchy comments till after the set time and see what he has done?!?!? Yes last season was'nt the best, but instead of being a bunch of mopey barstools, get behind the team (INCLUDING THE MANAGER), and do what we should as supporters and SUPPORT!

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ChambersM added 16:24 - Jun 10 hes a disgrace and an awful manager how can you be behind him? He didnt have other issues he said the training wasnt good enough, the facilities etc. so what, you deal with it, not walk out.
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Up_The_Town84 added 16:27 - Jun 10 Why are you living in the past for?!?! his actions in the 2002 World Cup (EIGHT YEARS AGO DARLIN') have nothing to do with him being Manager of Ipswich town? How can i be behind him? Because obviously the owner and chief exec, the people with money and plans for the club are, so why should'nt i?
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ChambersM added 16:28 - Jun 10 well if you have sense, you wont...im not because i want him out the club soon as
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Up_The_Town84 added 16:30 - Jun 10 what good has frequent sackings ever done to a club anyway? Other great managers were given time, so there should be no excuse for Keane here!
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Vic added 16:31 - Jun 10 Brilliant news.
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ChambersM added 16:35 - Jun 10 hardley frequent? Hes had a whole season to at least show a bit of promise, i dont mind if we have a bad season but atleast maybe play well...but we havnt shown any promise and ive come away from games thinking wow we played well...about 3 times? If that. I dont see anything to suggest that its going to a different season, hes taking the same steps as he did last year, spending over the odds for players (old players) and not using the scouting system. Plus the amount of bad publicity that he has had is shocking, the rumours of people within the club saying hes destroyign the club, falling out with players, falling out with managers, he cant keep his mouth shut.

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Bobby_Petta added 16:35 - Jun 10 Have to agree, this is bad news. Don't like his style of football, plays very negative. Why give him more money to waste? his siginings have been very poor. His Getting rid of our best creative midfielder Gavern and will probably replace him with another defensive midfielder who can't pass. Hope your got deep pockets Mr Evans, he'll be gone before Xmas. Will always support the team, but Roy Keane isn't right for Ipswich!

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joeippy01 added 16:37 - Jun 10 worst news of pre season so far!
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Lightningboy added 16:37 - Jun 10 Nowt needs to be said really..keane's crappy management last season is doing my talking for me..anyone who thinks he's taking us up have seriously got their heads too far up Roy's bottom.
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ChambersM added 16:46 - Jun 10 too right lightening
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ozzydog added 16:52 - Jun 10 It is a real shame that people are so shallow nowadays that they think that it is alright that this individual who walked out on his country and tried to cripple a fellow pro is manager of ITFC. Even worse is that someone thinks it was OK because it was a few years ago. I suspect that the anti Beano people are genarally long standing fans who have followed the Club through thick and thin and will die with there Blue and White scarfs on. . They understand what ITFC used to be about and what it stood for. They are far better supporters then those who just blindly follow celebrity. ITFC can still be great again but not whilst this person manages the Club. Even if ITFC succeeds under Beano it will be tainted.

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PaulMariner added 16:53 - Jun 10 @ Alex12345 is you're not your.
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OnlyOneSirBobby added 16:57 - Jun 10 ah to live the life where your not spotted in your car, but instead your helicopter is spotted....brilliant
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Blueknight85 added 17:00 - Jun 10 Chambers you are living proof that not everyone does the sensible thing in life.... if that was the case your father would have wrapped it up before he slapped it up and saved the world from the tripe you chat. On an equally silly note i have it on good authority that Marcus Evans is infact Richard Bransen :O
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PaulMariner added 17:04 - Jun 10 What a stupid post blueknight85
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ChambersM added 17:05 - Jun 10 good one, mature
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greymonkey added 17:09 - Jun 10 This is good news. Wouldn't want to say this on the forum as most of the people posting there are slightly retarded. Anyone every noticed how the forum is full of drivel whilst the comments on news stories tend to be well considered (there are obviously a few exceptions!)?
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hype313 added 17:10 - Jun 10 Apparently he held a 10 minute tirade against Macarthy in front of the whole team, Macarthy didnt stand a chance by all accounts. that was 8 years ago, and to be fair spending your career with the creme de la creme you have standards.
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