Caretaker-boss Bryan Klug, who is in charge for the final four games of the season, says Town is a better and stronger club if everyone is pulling in the same direction. The 57-year-old confirmed he isn’t interested in taking on the job on a permanent basis.
"I have been in and around this club since 1977 and I know it’s a fantastic club but it’s a much better place to be and much stronger if everyone is pulling together and the supporters have a massive part to play in that,” Klug, who has been working as the academy’s head of coaching and player development, told iFollow Ipswich.
"That is what I want to see and if the players here can get something out of the next few weeks and the young coaches that I will have with me [Gerard Nash and Chris Hogg] do the same, then I will look at that as a success."
Klug paid tribute to exiting boss Mick McCarthy: "Mick is a top drawer manager, without a doubt. I have worked with just about every manager here since Sir Bobby Robson and I have learnt as much off Mick as anyone.
"I’m not interested in doing the job at all though going forward. I am going to try and enjoy the experience but I’m already losing sleep over it!”
Klug says that while he'll look to give younger players their chance over the next few games, they'll not come into the side en masse.
"We’ve had a few players make debuts this year, Ben Folami, Ben Morris, people like that," he added.
"And I think any time we can get young players on the pitch I’ll be looking to do that, but you’ve also got an obligation to make sure you put your strongest players out on the pitch to start with.”