If Ipswich Town are eventually relegated, it could be an opportunity for reinvention and the introduction of a fresh dynamism into the club. On paper, Ipswich will be a big fish in the smaller pond that is League One. And if the team mounts a promotion campaign in 2019-20, crowds will increase, regardless of the lower league football. The public is attracted to a winning side no matter where they play. Ipswich have got too accustomed to being out of the limelight, a year in League One may provide a welcome interlude to what has been a mediocre period in the club’s history. The key will be to stay calm and to cut their cloth accordingly. The club cannot continue to pay more out in wages than it earns, and being in League One may give them some breathing space to put that right. It may feel painful for Ipswich fans, but the club can come back — stronger and better equipped for the future. | |