ROY Keane got his first chance to watch his new players in action this morning as he took a training session at Ipswich Town's Playford Lane ground.

ROY Keane got his first chance to watch his new players in action this morning as he took a training session at Ipswich Town's Playford Lane ground.

Keane, clean-shaven and dressed head to toe in Ipswich blue, will have to make decisions on 13 players who are out of contract this summer, including fan's favourite Alex Bruce, keeper Shane Supple and veteran Tommy Miller.

And, as he cast his eye over his squad for the first time, national and international media began to gather at Portman Road ahead of his official introduction to the press this afternoon at 4pm.

News that Keane had signed a two-year contract with the Blues sent a wave of excitement across the town today, and the story has enjoyed top billing across the national media.

The club, for so long left to toil in the shadows of UK football, is now firmly back in the blinding glare of the national spotlight - and the Keane era has begun.

- Keep checking this website for all the latest news on developments throughout the day, including up-to-the-minute updates from the press conference, and buy tomorrow's papers for full reports of Keane's first day in charge.