Clegg Dismisses Megson Claims - Ipswich Town News
Chief executive Simon Clegg has dismissed newspaper reports claiming that the Blues had offered the manager's job to other candidates prior to Paul Jewell's appointment last Friday. A number of this morning's papers reported that Gary Megson had been Town’s first choice, while Doncaster boss Sean O’Driscoll has also been strongly linked.
Clegg says there is nothing is the claims: "I have seen one or two names being mentioned as being offered the manager's job and I can categorically state that was not the case.
"We don't normally comment on speculation but the reports that Paul was not our first choice are so wide of the mark that I felt on this occasion it was only right to comment.
"While Marcus and I spoke to more than one candidate, Paul was the only one that was offered the job as Ipswich Town manager. He was our first choice, our only choice. End of story."
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