Roy Keane goes missing at Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town manager Roy Keane hasn’t been seen at the club training ground since their defeat to Preston at the weekend, according to club captain David Norris.

The under-pressure manager hasn’t been in contact with the players following the loss in the nPower Championship despite the squad holding a crisis meeting yesterday.

“We haven’t seen the manager since the game,” said Norris.

“I think the manager was especially disappointed after the weekend. I think it was a good chance for us to turn it around and we haven’t done that.”

The Tractor Boys continue to free fall in the Championship with the defeat to bottom side Preston their sixth straight league defeat.

Speculation has been rife in weeks over the security of Keano’s job and the pressure seems to have taken its toll on the legend.

Norris, however, is of the opinion that Keano has handling the situation well and tkes the brunt of the stick.

“When you’re on a run like we are, everyone’s going to be under pressure, particularly the manager,” Norris said.

He’s happy to take the flak and deflect the pressure of the results on to himself to take the pressure off us so we can continue to try play our game.”