LMA Role for Joe - Ipswich Town News
Boss Joe Royle has replaced former Town manager George Burley on the League Managers' Association's Performance of the Week panel. Royle will join Sir Alex Ferguson, Howard Wilkinson and Dave Bassett in assessing each week's top team performance.
Burley has stepped down from the role he has filled since 2002 after becoming manager of SPL side Hearts.
Royle has also been named the president of the Ipswich and South Suffolk Schools Football Association.
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