Town owner Marcus Evans will clarify manager Mick McCarthy’s future "well in advance" of the Monday 30th April early bird deadline for purchasing season tickets, the club has revealed.
Earlier today, the Blues confirmed that the price of 2018/19 season tickets purchased prior to the deadline have been reduced by 10 per cent but many fans have made it clear they won’t make up their minds whether to renew until they know whether McCarthy, whose contract is up at the end of the season, will be staying in charge or there will be a change at the Portman Road helm. After the deadline prices increase significantly.
The club subsequently released a tweet indicating that news will come before the deadline date.
Town owner Marcus Evans has confirmed that Mick McCarthy's future will be clarified to supporters well in advance of the Early Bird deadline on season tickets (April 30th)#itfc pic.twitter.com/I47mIb7njE– Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) March 26, 2018
The club later added further thoughts from Evans on the situation from a letter which will go out to season ticket holders.
"As I’m sure you are aware, Mick’s contract is up at the end of the season and I’m fully aware that there will be supporters who will be waiting to see how that situation develops," the Blues owner writes.
"I continue to have a very good relationship with Mick. We talk regularly and we will sit down and discuss the best way forward for this football club in the next few weeks. And that is the sole concern for me - what is best for Ipswich Town.
"Supporters will know the result of that conversation in due course but it will be made public well in advance of the early bird deadline.”
Looking at the club’s position more widely, Evans added: "Although the league is a different prospect now from when I first invested in the club more than 10 years ago, I remain as determined as ever to see Ipswich Town back in the Premier League.
"In the next few weeks I will be outlining my thoughts in detail on how we can best go about achieving that in an interview which all supporters will have access to.”
That interview is expected to be the first time Evans has spoken on camera since taking over at Portman Road just over a decade ago.