The 57-year-old arrived at the club's Darsley Park training headquarters following reports that he had been summoned to London in the wake of his comments on the club's prospects of breaking into the Premier League's top four.
Keegan: "The reason we have fetched the press conference a day early is that I am going to London tomorrow to talk with Mike Ashley. That's a good thing and I will look forward to that.
"That's the only comment that I am going to make on anything to do with that today because this is a pre-match conference for the game against Everton and that's all I am going to talk about from now on.
"Any other questions, they will save for another day, I am sure, and I will try on that day, whenever it is, to answer them as honestly as I can."
"I know some people are disappointed that I am saying we are not going to win the league this time, but I would be in danger of being whipped off to the old nuthouse if I started saying that, because there is a big gulf.
"It is well-documented and has been well-documented, not just by myself, but by many, many other people in the game whose opinions are respected.
"The challenge is there, but I don't think it can be done in a year or two.
"David Moyes has done a fantastic job there - I think they are the only team that has broken into that top four, so the best person to ask if it can be done is David Moyes.
"I remember the year after that, they finished down at the bottom because the problem then is you have more games and you need a bigger squad.
"There are other problems that come with success, but they are nice problems."