Roy Keane has played down speculation he could become the next
manager of Celtic and admitted he needs to focus on his job at
Ipswich.
The Irishman ended his playing days with Celtic and has been
mooted as a replacement for Tony Mowbray, who was sacked after the
4-0 defeat by St Mirren in midweek.
Keane has had a mixed managerial career to date, leading
Sunderland into the Premier League at the first time of asking
before leaving the Stadium of Light in late 2008.
He took over at Ipswich towards the end of last season and
has spent this term waging a battle against relegation from the
Championship, with recent reports suggesting time is running out
for him at Portman Road.
And, rather than worry about succeeding Mowbray at Parkhead,
Keane confirmed his priority is to improve Ipswich's fortunes after
winning just 13 of his 46 matches at the helm.
"The way I've been doing my job at Ipswich I shouldn't be
linked with any other jobs," Keane told Sky Sports News. "I need to
focus on my own job and get results."
He added: "There's speculation about my job, but there are
much better managers than me who have lost their jobs.
"If the club wants to move me on, then they'll move me on and
there's very little I can do about it.
"This sort of talk doesn't keep me awake at night and my
players shouldn't take any notice of it either.
"If you want me to comment on speculation then we'll be here
all day and what good would that achieve.
"If I lose my job, I lose my job. There's always speculation
about lots of managers in the Premier League and Championship so
it's nothing new.
"If you think I'm fearful of that, don't kid yourself. I've
got a good wife and five good kids so I'll be OK whatever happens."
