Ipswich Town manager Roy Keane is pondering whether he is to blame for the Tractor Boys' disastrous start to their Championship campaign by admitting that he may have been 'found out'.

In an open and honest assessment, the former Manchester United captain concedes he has begun to question his own managerial ability after Ipswich's worst start to a campaign in their illustrious 73-year history.

The Portman Road outfit sit second bottom of the table after their 4-0 home hammering by Newcastle United on Saturday evening left them with just four points from nine games - four draws and five defeats.

The 38-year-old is more than aware of the mounting pressure mounting on his shoulders after a summer in which he spent close to £8million trying to take the club back to the promised land of the Premier League.

"A lot of fans voiced their opinion at the end (of the Newcastle game) and rightly so," he told skysports,com. "I can look at the players, I can look at my staff, but I also have to look at myself."

"Draw whatever conclusions you want from that - I'm sure you'll draw a few."

Keane took over Sunderland in August 2006 with the club embroiled at the wrong end of the Championship only to lead them to the top-flight that same season, but the Irishman insists the two situations are entirely different.

"You can't compare the way we are at the moment with Sunderland. It is chalk and cheese.

"When I got us up at Sunderland, maybe I got a bit of luck. Maybe I was just very, very lucky and I have been found out."