O'Neill: Fightback Starts Now - Ipswich Town News
General manager of football operations Lee O’Neill says the fightback from yesterday's relegation to League One starts now.
"The plan is really to work hard and try and get promoted next season, like I’m sure all of you want the same,” O’Neill said at last night’s Player Awards evening in Legends.
"It’s not going to be easy. We’re going into unfamiliar territory, a new league with a lot of players.
"Some players haven’t played in that league so it’s going to be hard. But we’re up for a challenge and hopefully we can win promotion back to the Championship as soon as possible.”
He added: "The fans have been absolutely brilliant and that’s kept us all buzzing. I think the fightback, if it hasn’t started, starts now and we’ll stay positive right to the end of the season and the guys will try and put on as much of a performance as they possibly can in the remaining games.
"Then to kickstart the new season we start pre-season, everything is planned and in place. Those plans have been worked on for a number of months to make sure we give ourselves the best possible chance to start next season in the best possible way.”
O’Neill, who is live on Mark Murphy’s BBC Radio Suffolk show on Monday morning from 8am, also spoke to the club site following yesterday’s game.
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