LONDON: Former Manchester United star Roy Keane (pic) has been sacked as manager of Ipswich Town after 20 months in the job, the club confirmed yesterday.
The club have lost seven of their last nine games and the 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Monday left them sitting 19th in the Second Division.
“I can confirm that Ipswich Town have amicably terminated the contract of our manager Roy Keane with immediate effect,” Ipswich chief executive Simon Clegg said at a press conference to announce the decision.
“It’s a sad day for the football club,” Clegg added, saying Keane had reacted to his dismissal with “disappointment and sadness”.
Keane, 39, led the club from eastern England to the semi-finals of the League Cup where they will face Arsenal.
Keane’s sacking also comes just 48 hours before Ipswich face Chelsea in the FA Cup third round tomorrow. First-team coach Ian McParland will take charge at Stamford Bridge.
A combative Irish midfielder who captained United when they won the treble of league, FA Cup and Champions League in the 1998-99 season, Keane started his management career at Sunderland.
He guided Sunderland to promotion to the Premier League but resigned in December 2008 with the club struggling against relegation. He joined Ipswich in April 2009.
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