Keane made 65 appearances for the Republic of Ireland

Ipswich boss Roy Keane has apologised for his comments following Ireland's failure to qualify for the World Cup finals after their defeat by France.

The Ipswich manager was challenged during a question and answer session at the club's AGM by a shareholder who asked him to resign for his outburst.

Keane responded: "The comments were perhaps over the top and I apologise to any supporter I might have offended.

"I'm 38 years of age and I'm going to make mistakes."

The former Republic of Ireland captain had urged the Football Association of Ireland to "get over it".

I know that if results don't improve I'll lose my job, but I'm not fearful Roy Keane

His outburst followed calls for the play-off to be replayed following a handball from Thierry Henry which resulted in France's equaliser, scored by William Gallas, as they secured a 2-1 aggregate victory.

Around 150 supporters attended the plc AGM, representing the 12.5% of the club not owned by Marcus Evans.

Keane reiterated his own disappointment at the club's poor start to the season which has left them in the bottom three of the Championship.

Ipswich chief executive Simon Clegg repeated that Keane's position is not in any danger.

However the Town boss told the meeting: "I know that if results don't improve I'll lose my job, but I'm not fearful."

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