Caretaker-boss Chris Hutchings felt he was let down by his more experienced players as the Blues slumped to a dismal 3-0 home defeat in what’s likely to be the former Chelsea full-back’s only game in charge.

Hutchings admitted that it was very much a below par display: “It wasn’t very good, obviously there was a lot of anxiousness about.

“Any manager or coach will say to start the game brightly or sharply, and we conceded after 46 seconds or whatever it was. That puts you on the back foot straight away.

“Then for 10 minutes we came under the cosh a little bit and as the game wore on we got back into it a little bit, but didn’t create too many clear cut chances and were wasteful with a few freekicks.

“In the second half, it was pretty even. I thought they scored a little bit against the run of play in that particular phase. I’m not saying we were dominating the game in any way shape or form because we weren’t.

“Then we’ve obviously tried to make changes to try and get back into it and it opened up a little bit more.

“The things that we’ve been working on very briefly in the last couple of days, about trying to get down the line, we’ve let their wideman cut inside and score, which is very disappointing.”

He says the more senior players were outshone by the youngsters: “One or two of the older players haven’t performed anywhere near what they can do, but I was pleased for Luke Hyam and Josh Carson, they were the only bright sparks, showing a little bit of effort and commitment.

“I don’t think we got it from one or two of the older players, but we conceded in the opening minute and confidence in sport is a massive thing. Whether that affected one or two remains to be seen, but it was very disappointing.

“I thought Josh and Luke stuck to their task well and showed a little bit of enthusiasm and a little bit of workrate.

“Sometimes when you put younger players in you could ask for a little bit more quality but I thought those two did all right today.”

He says words were had in the dressing room: “I was angry, disappointed, that should go without saying.

“The players are disappointed, one or two things have been said that will remain in the dressing room. It’s not good getting beaten 3-0, I’ve got to come up here and defend that.

“I told them they need to look at themselves in the mirror. I don’t pass it out of play, I don’t pass it to the opposition, and the players that haven’t performed anywhere that they can know that.”

Asked whether the players are waiting for the new manager to come in, he added: “I don’t think they’re waiting for something to happen because they should be professional people and have that desire and drive to perform for anybody. It’s their job, they get well paid for it and that’s what they should do.

“They haven’t [performed] for a while, and that’s why they’re four points adrift at the bottom of the table.”

He says they should be able to cope with the speculation that’s currently surrounding the club, and believes that self-belief is the biggest issue: “I think what it is is a lack of confidence, like in any sport.

“When you’re down you’ve got to show a bit of balls and come back. Some can, some can’t, sometimes it takes longer than others to come through periods like this.”

The Sir Bobby Robson Stand chanted ‘You’re not fit to wear the shirt’ at one point in the second half, and in some cases Hutchings found it difficult to disagree based on that performance: “I didn’t hear that, but that’s their opinion. They probably are right for one or two.”

He admits that whoever comes in has a difficult task: “It’s going to be very hard whoever takes over, but you have to grind it out.

“If you can get new players in, I think that’s what’s needed, if I’m totally honest. But that remains to be seen.

“You never want to take over a team at the bottom of the table but it’ll be an opportunity for someone.”

He says he’s yet to decide whether to bring the squad in for training tomorrow, as has often been the case after defeats and is in the dark about where things go in the immediate future: “I don’t know. I was just told to try and prepare for the game. We’re just taking things day by day as all the staff do.

“That’s what happens at football clubs. The manager goes and someone has to take charge of the team and the day to day running of it, the training, and you get on with things. It’s not a nice scenario, but that’s how it is.”

Massimo Luongo played for parent club Tottenham’s U21s this morning, but Hutchings says he’ll be back at the club on Monday: “Being a loanee, they have called him back to play as he wasn’t in the squad and we’ve allowed him to do that, but he’ll be back on Monday morning.”

Wednesday boss Dave Jones believed the result had been coming: “We’ve felt that for the last five or six games. We’ve stuck to what we believed in and kept believing it would turn and unfortunately for Ipswich today, they probably got the full force of us.

“On Wednesday [against Blackburn], the one thing we didn’t do, and the only thing we haven’t done over the last four or five games, is put the ball in the back of the net. We’ve dominated games.”

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oscarwhiting added 18:36 - Oct 27 Everyone is letting everyone down at the moment
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jocasaja added 18:37 - Oct 27 Rubbish - gutless display - players need their arses kicked !!
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s6blue added 18:39 - Oct 27 utter disgrace. Murphy should never be allowed to wear the shirt again. P8ss poor....good luck whoever gets the job
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RetroBlue added 18:40 - Oct 27 with the exception fo Hyam, Carson and cresswell SACK ALL THE SENIOR PLAYERS: They are utter dross and an utter disgrace and have NO PLACE wearing the Blue shirt of Ipswich Town FC . GET OUT OF OUR CLUB!
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oscarwhiting added 18:41 - Oct 27 players need to grow some b@lls and fight for their place in the team when the new manager comes in.
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yorksblue added 18:42 - Oct 27 2nd half was fairly even eh Apart from the 2 additional goals muppet!
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martleshamitfc added 18:42 - Oct 27 Too be honest may as well play more young players at the moment, they cannot do any worse and they are our future, in League 1 it would appear at the moment.!
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dommyboyblue added 18:43 - Oct 27 I reckon it is going to be Curbs and Holland. Luckily bough my 3 year old to the game so had fun with her instead of watching the game. Does anyone know how we are trying to win games, I just cannot see a pattern of play?
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dommyboyblue added 18:46 - Oct 27 obviously meant brought my 3 year old.
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tractorboybig added 18:48 - Oct 27 As I have said for months Edwards at full back= relegation.
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Elkcib added 18:48 - Oct 27 I'm going to hope its McCarthy but dread Megson is on his way, it really worries me
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ipswichm8 added 18:49 - Oct 27 di canio Swindon won 4-0 today away we should get him or get karl robinson mkdons won 3-0 today we should get 1 oof them
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jas0999 added 18:49 - Oct 27 I am not sure what people were expecting. As PJ's mate, Hutchings was always part of the problem at ITFC. I was shot down on amny on here for daring to suggest PJ was not the man for the job - that his signings were poor, that he relied on injury prone has beens and loans, that he plays one up front football. It's taken 22 months for people to finally see what PJ was like and total, proves the point what a few people said from day one: that PJ would leave us in a complete and utter mess - as he did at Derby. Well, there you go ... those who wanted and supported PJ ... good luck - today shows you what PJ has left ... a complete shambles. Who will want this job? The sheer number of pointless loans is the real problem - along with poor morale and confidence. PJ has to take the blame.

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arc added 18:52 - Oct 27 Hutchings shouldn't be the caretaker: he's too close to Jewell and has already lost the players. Get rid of him and let Klug or Osman run things until the new man is appointed.
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DurhamTownFan added 18:52 - Oct 27 Oh yeah, try and get some MORE Players in, like we haven't got enough and we've got such a great recent.record of top signings! Ffs... Big, big problems. Looking for a quality appointment early next week!
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dommyboyblue added 18:53 - Oct 27 yep would love either of them. Just with Matty H refusing to do radio suffolk, at the game today. Bit of a rumour from someone who works at the club and get the feeling they are going to go that way. TBH not fussed as long as it is the right appointment and we actually have some form of game plan. Not just stick 11 players on a pitch and see what happens.
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wkj added 18:54 - Oct 27 Hutchinson talked about fighting hard to keep jobs this week; which sad to admit this, but Jewell needs to be followed by his coaching staff and half the players- When we get a new gaffa in I am sure the ship will steady, if it is the right man and right coaching staff... I just hope it doesnt steady too late
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wkj added 18:54 - Oct 27 Hutchings*
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John added 18:56 - Oct 27 Shambolic, toothless, embarrassing. Fair enough they don't want to play for hutchings but it Says a lot about the character of the players here that they don't even seem to have professional pride and want to turn in a performance for the supporters or themselves. By the way saw Kevin bond at the game today.
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Hoppersblue10 added 18:57 - Oct 27 Jewells backroom staff so jewells tactics, we were naive to expect anything else...
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Michael11 added 19:00 - Oct 27 JEWELL OUT!
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dommyboyblue added 19:03 - Oct 27 Can we send Henderson back? Why have we got him, if we were going to bring another keeper in then why not an experienced keeper who is steady and been round the block. Not a player at then same stage of their respective careers. All those on the bench making decisions today can go, except Kennedy, as think he has been given a bum hand learning the ropes from these jokers.

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TractorBoy666 added 19:03 - Oct 27 Total rubbish again today. You know things are really bad when our own supporters start celebrating there goal! I really don't see where the goals are going to come from...4-2-3-1 explains that. We are in deep deep trouble and I am seriously worried about the direction we are going in. I'm going to get slated by some for saying this but why do so many of you want Mick McCarthy? He's just like the 2 other appointments. Keane, get's Sunderland up and near enough takes them down again and gets sacked. Jewell...gets Wigan promoted, and nearly gets them relegated resulting in him getting the sack. Mick...managed Wolves in the premier league and takes them down but got the sack before. Why do we all want a manager who has just been sacked?!?! George Burley for me, with Matty Holland being assistant.

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Popeye added 19:03 - Oct 27 Was expecting hutchings you try something different today as he had got nothing to loose with his departure from portman road imminent, but he didn't. He stuck with the same old system that hasn't been working for ages. With the players we've got i would suggest playing 5-3-2. In the current situation there's only really 2 names to consider for the managers job, Billy Davies or Mick McCarthy.

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Elkcib added 19:04 - Oct 27 Jas this is no dig I am genuinely interested, as you were so anti PJ, who would you like to take over as manager, a realistic choice?
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