Steve Foley has been handed a new role coaching the other coaches at the Town academy.

“Steve gets involved at every age group with every coach we’ve got because he’s got such good experience,” academy director Bryan Klug said.

“We haven’t actually put a title to it, but that’s what he does. It’ll be something like head of coaching development. He’s just a great bloke to have around with fantastic experience.”

Foley, 61, first joined the Blues senior staff in a specialist skills coach position under Jim Magilton in 2006

He left Town in 2010 during Roy Keane’s time as boss but was brought back to the club by Klug as a youth development coach in the summer of 2012 working with 12-16-year-olds. He also works part time at non-league Needham Market.

Meanwhile, Klug says Town should know more about the process of reapplying for Category One status in the new year having missed out last summer by 0.3 percent.

“Maybe after Christmas we’ll have more of an indication of what the prerequisites will be to make another bid for it,” he added.

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franco added 06:39 - Dec 18 Welcome back jam roly foley 😄
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BotesdaleBlue added 07:08 - Dec 18 Another good man kicked out by that unspeakable person! I'm very pleased he is at our club and this role looks ideal for him. COYB.
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Kentish_Tractor added 08:58 - Dec 18 So we have coaches, and a coach to coach the coaches. So who coaches the coach who coaches the coaches? Although the man is clearly a good influence around the place, so welcome back Steve!
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Seasider added 14:22 - Dec 18 A couple of posters have welcomed Steve back although he actually came back two years ago(see above). A local lad I believe,and was he now once on Col U's books?Think a while back also did some summarising on Radio Suffolk?
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busterjames added 14:58 - Dec 18 Steve has been back a while now !! Should never have been allowed to go in the first place,that was down to keane !! the same idiot that let rhodes go !!
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spanishblue added 15:47 - Dec 18 Ah budgie Adams wanted him but Delia didn't want him,he probably didn't like her cakes,
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Bluespeed225 added 17:28 - Dec 18 Wasn't he 'Technical skills coach' at a time when the team couldn't pass water and treated the ball like a hot potato? used to wonder what he bought to it all back then, but it's a different place now, better players, management structure ect, so welcome back, make your mark.
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blueboy1981 added 19:02 - Dec 18 Seasider - you're absolutely right - Steve is / has been back on the Staff at Portman Road for some time, just goes to show how far off the mark some people are in terms of what really goes on at the Club. Steve Foley - Top Man for sure - real ITFC Pedigree.
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