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woohoo first post, keano is on a downward spiral, cant control a team or spur the kind of reaction that other teams have, eg villa, everton fulham, wer the players fight for and respect the manager! and that desire is mirrored on the pitch!

Chris Hughton for permanent manager.
Alan Shearer for director of football

Keane is a legend and deserves a lot more time...

From a canary

I'm not impressed with Roy Keane as a manager at all. He had more resources at his disposal than most Championship managers at the beginning of the summer, and as usual, he spent foolishly while letting Jordhan Rhodes, who could have been the lethal goal threat they're so desperately lacking, get away to Huddersfield Town. Keane seems to be hellbent on signing only three types of players: Players he's managed in the past, players with a tie to Man U, and players from Ireland. When you look at the nadir he has taken Ipswich Town to, and then look at how well teams with much more modest resources, such as Scunthorpe and Blackpool are doing so far this season, it just further exposes him as an ineffective manager. Ipswich Town should get rid of Keane as fast as they can, before they join their old rivals Norwich in League One next season. There's probably enough quality in the team to stay up, but not with Keane at the helm.

Still early days but under the circumstances a superb start to the season for Newcastle. Stand out player so far must go to Alan Smith - has proved many doubters wrong and great to see someone so dedicated to his role, should be captain without question.

If you are suffering from lack of confidence the last manager you'd want berating you is Keane!
Lack of chemistry in East Anglia I'd say.

Man management is crucial, and there's no evidence that Keane has any relevant skills. I can't see him having a long-term career as a manager.

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There's no point at all in getting rid of Keane now, I think we've got to him him a couple more months at least. I think he'll come good, come on the town!

Comment 3.

What league are you in?

Your not even the biggest team in East Anglia in said league.

I can't take a comment seriously from a team that got beat 7 - 1 at home by Colchester. Gunn is a Norwich legend :)

If you have read/seen any of RK's interviews recently, he says that he learnt from his mistakes at Sunderland so his man management skills are much improved.

He will turn things around, you can't jusy mould your own team in 8 matches. This season will be transitional, but next season I believe we will be a force.

It is the Ipswich Town way to back a manager not sack them after a handfull of matches. That would be the Norwich way

Contibutor 'thenightshft' has got it completely right. Overall, the players Keano has signed just don't have the quality. Meanwhile he's let go a star of the future in Jordan Rhodes (for £500K ?) and then signed the unproven Priskin for £2.5K!! Should have spent that money oin the defence Keano, Balkenstein just isn't up to it bless him. i could go on, but my heart isn't in it...

I just don't get the whole Roy Keane thing. He was overrated as a player and he obviously hasn't got what it takes as a manager. If Ipswich don't start winning soon then Keane's guaranteed to walk. AGAIN.

Comment 10.

We're in the same league as you will be next year ;)! Although I'd much prefer it that we got promoted (doubtful this year) and you stay up. A season without the derby is just not the same.

Yeah we didn't give Gunn much time but that's cause we have learnt from the mistakes of Worthington. Giving him too much time is what got us into this mess.

Appointing Keane was a mistake and I think you should cut your losses now. You never know you might be able to Steve Coppell!

Keane made a mistake by playing 1 up front in the first half with 4 4 2 we had some shape and had we scored first in 2nd half it may have made a difference. The first win will transform us.

for a manager who says he has learnt from his previous mistakes he seems to alienate his dressing room far too easy.

15 - How do you know he has alienated the dressing room at Ipswich?

Surely if this was true we would be hearing rumours of dressing room rumours?

I think people are always quick to bash Keane because of the whole "build them up, knock them down" menatlity which goes on this country.

It isnt the start any Ipswich fan expected, but he will turn it round.

keano out

Um......folks, when Keane took over Sunderland they were in the same position Ipswich are now. Firmly planted at the foot of the Championship. In that same season he led them to the top of the table and into the Premiership and kept them there. They are still there today. He played his entire career for two great managers; Clough and Ferguson.

Yeah, he knows how to do it, folks.

The big question mark is over his judgment of talent. Several of his signings at Sunderland were busts and it looks like the same has happened here at Ipswich. I have no doubt he knows how to manage men, motivate them and formulate a match strategy. It's in assembling a team where the doubts lie.

Keane just needs time when he was a player he could bring players together and nowhe needs to do th same. you are too quick to judge him

If Roy concentrated on football rather than also being the leader of Iran things would be better at Ipswich.He doesn't fool me by calling himself Ahmadinejad.

One thing that needs to be said about Newcastle and their wonderful start to the season - is that they are basically a premiership team playing in the championship.

The majority of the team playing week in week out are of a quality that wouldn't give a second look at playing in the championsip. Most stayed at Newcastle because no one else would pay their hugely inflated wages. As for Chris Houghton, you would have to be really bad to not be winning games with the palyers at his disposal.

I am no Roy Keane fan, but any team playing against Newcastle faces the prospect of losing by several goals.

I think that newcastle would do well to hold on to chris hughton just as caretaker manager for as long as they can, and then keep him as assistant for the next manager, because caretaker taker bosses turning to managers usually doesnt work out. Look at Ricky Sbragia for sunderland last year. And lets face it, things havent exactly gone Paul Hart's way either. Newcastle are in great form, top of the table aswell so keep things as they are.

As for keane, he needs to sort out his tactics, because one win can kick start a good spell for ipswich. Possibly bring in some players on loan to give more options. Give him time. Ipswich wont be relegated and have got plenty of time to get back to winning and boosting themselves up the table.

Should the Newcastle takeover ever happen, will everyone be happy at this rate? Newcastle are flying and Chris Hughton is doing a great job. Wouldn't be suprprised if he's offered the manager's spot.

Give Keane a chance. If ITFC still haven't won after 756 matches, then give him the sack.

KEANO MUST STAY!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

They took out Jim Magilton saying he did not have the experience to get promotion given last years efforts.
Well take a look at QPR, DID HE HAVE BETTER PLAYERS? Dont think so, no better than Keane has, and Keane was provided cash, even tho QPR are a bunch of billionaires play thing, Jim had less cash I think.
Anyway, better of with Jim I believe.

WHY IS EVERYONE SO KEANE OBSESSED? ALL YOU MEDIA TYPES STILL WANT TO TAKE PART IN A LIASON OF THE INTIMATE KIND WITH HIM EVEN THOUGH HE IS CLEARLY DOING A VERY BAD JOB AT IPSWICH!

Please stop going on and on about this man and give JUST A FEW column inches to someone else.

Keane has got to be a norwich city legend.

seriously though, give him a bit more time: it's the constantly changing managers and backroom instability that has caused norwich to nosedive over the last 2 seasons.

and, as regards 10.:
you're not the biggest team in East Anglia either - that coverted title now belongs to the Posh it seems!

All the best to Ipswich this year though (and bring on the old farm derby next season).

When the going gets tough, Keane gets going.

He seems to believe that intimidating his players will get the best out of them...it doesn't.

With the resources available to him, he should have bought more wisely.

Its the same old signings with him, Players he has already worked with, youngsters from United that he believed to have talent and the odd Irishman.

@redraaj - I don't recall Keane bringing players together for Ireland at the World Cup. Any man that can walk out on his country at a world cup or delibrately break another man's leg is not someone I would want managing my team.

Great day on Saturday BUT after fifty years of watching the Town I must say that this is the worst bunch that I have ever seen and that can be only down to one man Keano must Go is the message

#12

What planet do you live on?

There is no way Keane was overrated as a player. DO you honestlyu think Fergie woudl have kept him as captain if he was rubbish.

Keane is a good manager and just needs some time to get it right. He did well at Sunderland getting them from teh bottom of the CHampionship to the title in the same season.

All you ned is 1 win and then it will all kick start and Ipswich will start climbing.

#31 - Keane didn't walk out at the World Cup. What happened was that he asked Mick McCarthy to stand up to FAI about the poor facilities the team had and suggested a change in tactics. McCarthy then had a public argument with Keane, things were said and McCarhy SENT HIM HOME. He would have stayed if he could. Facts right please

Comment 31. Spot on. Agree with every word. I said when he was appointment that Keene was a mistake.He might have been an effective player but his tactics and man management are non existant.

Ipswich fans needn't worry, you're playing the Blades tonight and are guaranteed to beat us, because whenever we play against a team that hasn't won/scored for loads of games, they always score and win against us, we can't help ourselves.

Look at Swansea on saturday, one win all season and only one goal since August and we lose 2-1 to ten men (then nine in injury time).

I'd like to think we can pile more misery on Keane (purely as a blade only, not because I dislike ipswich), but as ever I'm a Blade filled with eternal optimism..........

Keep the faith! if you are a supporter, then SUPPORT rather than whine.

Remember, Robson at Ipswich, Fergie at ManU, Ancelotti in Italy were all close to the door after, who knows given time perhaps Tractor Roy can get become a great manager.

One small point....

'had they got themselves up and running on the opening day at Coventry - a game they could easily have won'

I think you'll find coventry fully deserved that win. Ipswich were a poor team on the day, and that form has continued, coventry on the other hand were maginally better and so deserved 3 points!!

Keane was an asset to any team he "graced". His playing style was based upon physical presence and thuggery combined with skill and passion. He must have been horrible to play against, and just as intimidating to play with. I'm not sure those skills cut it in the managerial world. Fergie, Wenger, Shankly, Robson, Clough, Capello Busby, Stein lots of blood and thunder but even more guile, discernment, variety and nous. I dont think Roy will ever be the complete package.

Matala66 suggests 4-0 against Newcastle isn't a bad result.
Rubbish my friend - look at Blackpools 2-1 win over them.

I remember when Keane took over as manager of Sunderland in the Championship, I think they lost the first five games but he turned them round and got automatic promotion.

Sacking Keane would be stupid.
He's only been in charge for a few games. It takes time to get things right. It took Sir Bobby a few years to get things right when he arrived at Ipswich in the late 60's.
Keane has proven himself to be a capable manager at Sunderland. He was on a learning curve there, and he made a few mistakes, but he did get them promoted after having lost the first few games of the season.

Even if Wenger or Sir Alex were managing Ipswich at the moment would they be doing better? Possibly not.

A football manager is like a formula 1 driver, you can't judge them in isolation from the car (or in Keanes case the team).

Give him a chance and judge him after 100 games.

I have laughed at the likes of bryan robson and big time charlie govnor ince being touted as managers. When I heard Keane was appointed at Sunderland I thought it was a stroke of Genius. It turned out to be. Stuff happened at Sunderland and Keane walked away. I think Ipswich dumping him isn't going to solve their problem. They don't have the personel. That could change if the players can be imbibed with self belief. Perhaps Keane is the man to do that. But it's not Christmas, you are not 'adrift' yet. Wait till January comes and goes and though it maybe too late for some of you, I would see Ipswich finish half way up the table.

Just to Add Chris Hughton didn't cut it as a manager at Newcastle, they sold their best players and now look what he is doing? What has he changed? Got rid of the big heads it seems. But how come it didn't happen before, he had loads of chances.

All ive got to say is there playing next Sheffield united and hopefully they are going to lose.Up the blades.

I feel sorry for Roy Keane because he had to inherit some of the very poor footballers that Magilton bought to the club.

But,on top of that Keane too made some poor signings at a big cost.

I think Quinn-Peters-Stead-Garvan-Counago-Walters-Balkenstein and Richard Wright will keep Ipswich stuck where they are.They are the typical modern day footballers who can talk the talk but can,t walk the walk.These are the players we need to get rid of.

Wondering what people think after tonights result?

Hey Fletch this was a problem I had last season, why is there only ever a couple of lines on the championships games, by way of reports, and reams written about the top 6 in Premeriship. More championship information please.