| Nigel Clough . ..... 23:03 - May 19 with 8475 views | ArnieM |
Should we try and get him to come to Town. Would He be a good option IF Lambert was ever likely to be shown the door ? |  |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 21:41 - May 20 with 2083 views | Herbivore |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 11:29 - May 20 by TheTrueBlue1878 |
How?
Will just see assets such as Downes / Woolfenden been sold to supposedly fill the void, with £0.00 to be reinvested into the development of the squad. |
If we keep Lambert it's hard to see us getting back into the Championship anytime soon. If we let him go we may well go back up. It's not rocket science, fella. |  |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 06:54 - May 21 with 2037 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 21:40 - May 20 by Herbivore |
I think it's probably because the incumbent is so useless that I could sh!t on the floor and it'd look a more appealing prospect than him to lead us into next season.
My view on Clough is that he's done well at Burton and gets his sides playing nice footy mostly, but he didn't do great when he had a bash at a bigger job at Derby and Sheffield United and that makes me wary. Some managers are cut out to be a big fish in a small pond. Hurst's record pre-Town was close to flawless but he was out of his depth here.
I'd probably take Clough over Lambert though, which says more about how I rate the latter than the former. |
Is this your way of endorsing Steve Sedgely for our next manager? [Post edited 21 May 2020 7:45]
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 07:40 - May 21 with 2026 views | Herbivore |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 06:54 - May 21 by Libero |
Is this your way of endorsing Steve Sedgely for our next manager? [Post edited 21 May 2020 7:45]
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Gary Megson is looking fairly appealing at this point. | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:03 - May 21 with 2012 views | pointofblue |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 21:40 - May 20 by Herbivore |
I think it's probably because the incumbent is so useless that I could sh!t on the floor and it'd look a more appealing prospect than him to lead us into next season.
My view on Clough is that he's done well at Burton and gets his sides playing nice footy mostly, but he didn't do great when he had a bash at a bigger job at Derby and Sheffield United and that makes me wary. Some managers are cut out to be a big fish in a small pond. Hurst's record pre-Town was close to flawless but he was out of his depth here.
I'd probably take Clough over Lambert though, which says more about how I rate the latter than the former. |
Hurst was out of his depth at Scunny as well. |  |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:05 - May 21 with 2008 views | Herbivore |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:03 - May 21 by pointofblue |
Hurst was out of his depth at Scunny as well. |
I suspect he's another manager we've broken. We've become a career grave yard. | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:24 - May 21 with 1987 views | pointofblue |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:05 - May 21 by Herbivore |
I suspect he's another manager we've broken. We've become a career grave yard. |
If or when Lambert goes I wonder who we’ll get next.
Actually our record post Sir Bobby is pretty horrific in terms of managers having a career post PR.
Bobby Ferguson - final job with us
John Duncan - to be fair, did return to Chesterfield and spent seven years there
John Lyall - final job with us
George Burley - moved around clubs with various success
Joe Royle - final job with us other than a very brief spell with Oldham and one match as caretaker at Everton
Jim Magilton - left QPR under a cloud and had the worst record in Melbourne Victory’s history
Roy Keane - hasn’t been hired since
Paul Jewell - hasn’t been hired since
Mick McCarthy - manager of Ireland, like Duncan probably partly due to his previous successes there, took them to Euro Play Offs
Paul Hurst - failed at Scunny | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:34 - May 21 with 1978 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:24 - May 21 by pointofblue |
If or when Lambert goes I wonder who we’ll get next.
Actually our record post Sir Bobby is pretty horrific in terms of managers having a career post PR.
Bobby Ferguson - final job with us
John Duncan - to be fair, did return to Chesterfield and spent seven years there
John Lyall - final job with us
George Burley - moved around clubs with various success
Joe Royle - final job with us other than a very brief spell with Oldham and one match as caretaker at Everton
Jim Magilton - left QPR under a cloud and had the worst record in Melbourne Victory’s history
Roy Keane - hasn’t been hired since
Paul Jewell - hasn’t been hired since
Mick McCarthy - manager of Ireland, like Duncan probably partly due to his previous successes there, took them to Euro Play Offs
Paul Hurst - failed at Scunny |
Whoever comes in next it's essential that they're an Ipswich man, which really narrows down the candidates somewhat...
Tony Mowbray
George Burley
John McGreal
Mark Venus
Jim Magilton
Gerrard Nash
Kieron Dyer
Herman Hriedarsson?
Shefki Kuqi? (I hope not but he does seem very keen) | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:36 - May 21 with 1976 views | pointofblue |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:34 - May 21 by Libero |
Whoever comes in next it's essential that they're an Ipswich man, which really narrows down the candidates somewhat...
Tony Mowbray
George Burley
John McGreal
Mark Venus
Jim Magilton
Gerrard Nash
Kieron Dyer
Herman Hriedarsson?
Shefki Kuqi? (I hope not but he does seem very keen) |
Mowbray seems forever to be the one who got away - always in a post when our role was available. Wouldn’t be surprised if he managed here one day. | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:38 - May 21 with 1972 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:36 - May 21 by pointofblue |
Mowbray seems forever to be the one who got away - always in a post when our role was available. Wouldn’t be surprised if he managed here one day. |
It'd be a bit of a coup considering our current standings, when we appointed Hurst I wanted Burley or Mowbray. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:43 - May 21 with 1959 views | itfcjoe |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:34 - May 21 by Libero |
Whoever comes in next it's essential that they're an Ipswich man, which really narrows down the candidates somewhat...
Tony Mowbray
George Burley
John McGreal
Mark Venus
Jim Magilton
Gerrard Nash
Kieron Dyer
Herman Hriedarsson?
Shefki Kuqi? (I hope not but he does seem very keen) |
Darren Currie is currently in management and was doing a decent job at Barnet - 4 points outside play offs with 3-4 games in hand.
Not sure much more about him but would be amazed if they aren' a side that try and play the right way.
ANother one to add to the ITFC connection list |  |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:47 - May 21 with 1953 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:43 - May 21 by itfcjoe |
Darren Currie is currently in management and was doing a decent job at Barnet - 4 points outside play offs with 3-4 games in hand.
Not sure much more about him but would be amazed if they aren' a side that try and play the right way.
ANother one to add to the ITFC connection list |
On equal pegging with Reuser for my favourite Ipswich player back when I was a youngster.
#slowwinger | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:48 - May 21 with 1952 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:34 - May 21 by Libero |
Whoever comes in next it's essential that they're an Ipswich man, which really narrows down the candidates somewhat...
Tony Mowbray
George Burley
John McGreal
Mark Venus
Jim Magilton
Gerrard Nash
Kieron Dyer
Herman Hriedarsson?
Shefki Kuqi? (I hope not but he does seem very keen) |
Poyet with Taricco alongside another option. Although he seems to fall out with someone wherever he manages.
Of course, we'd all love Mowbray but that is a pipe dream at the moment. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:49 - May 21 with 1948 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:48 - May 21 by tractorboy1978 |
Poyet with Taricco alongside another option. Although he seems to fall out with someone wherever he manages.
Of course, we'd all love Mowbray but that is a pipe dream at the moment. |
Personally I don't rate Poyet and after the recent revelations regarding Treacles belief about flat earth/fake space/David Icke I'd be somewhat hesitant to welcome him too... | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:00 - May 21 with 1935 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:34 - May 21 by Libero |
Whoever comes in next it's essential that they're an Ipswich man, which really narrows down the candidates somewhat...
Tony Mowbray
George Burley
John McGreal
Mark Venus
Jim Magilton
Gerrard Nash
Kieron Dyer
Herman Hriedarsson?
Shefki Kuqi? (I hope not but he does seem very keen) |
Why? I'd rank competence over sentiment. E.g. John Lyell did better than Magilton. Same with our two greatest managers who had no links to the club before joining us. (Although must be noted the Scott Duncan effectively moved into a DoF role when Ramsey came in, giving some continuity. Although Ramsey had the sense to retain much of Duncan's staff though). |  |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:14 - May 21 with 1919 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:00 - May 21 by Swansea_Blue |
Why? I'd rank competence over sentiment. E.g. John Lyell did better than Magilton. Same with our two greatest managers who had no links to the club before joining us. (Although must be noted the Scott Duncan effectively moved into a DoF role when Ramsey came in, giving some continuity. Although Ramsey had the sense to retain much of Duncan's staff though). |
Fair question,
In my opinion we're in a very tricky position as a club (ignoring the current crisis which is effecting all clubs of our level and just above)
The club has been lacking in identity for a long while and if we continue to go down the line of managerial recruitment that Evans has there's a possibility that we may never regain that identity. Our one saving grace is the Academy and it's staff, stalwarts like Klug who has not only nurtured great playing staff through the youth ranks but off the field staff too, Nash, Hogg, Dyer, Manning, Krause, etc. I think it speaks volumes that many of these have gone on to bigger clubs...
We need someone to come in and install the values passed down by Bobby, to George and so on. Someone who knows the club and area inside and out, has seen better days at the club and knows what standards were held when those better days were happening. Someone who can work closely with Klug and the other Academy staff and utilise our brilliant young talent and supplement it with Robson/Burley-esqe signings of unfancied and underrated players.
I'm not sure if I'm alone in feeling this way but Ipswich Town Football Club doesn't feel much like Ipswich Town Football Club to me these days and it's because that ethos/philosophy/set of values has slowly been disintegrated and eroded until they're meaningless.
I'm not saying someone without an Ipswich connection couldn't do a good job, I'm just saying that in my opinion the next Manager appointed NEEDS to have an Ipswich connection if we've any hope of regaining our identity as a club and not just becoming something bland and soulless like Reading/Norwich/etc. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:18 - May 21 with 1913 views | ArnieM |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 08:24 - May 21 by pointofblue |
If or when Lambert goes I wonder who we’ll get next.
Actually our record post Sir Bobby is pretty horrific in terms of managers having a career post PR.
Bobby Ferguson - final job with us
John Duncan - to be fair, did return to Chesterfield and spent seven years there
John Lyall - final job with us
George Burley - moved around clubs with various success
Joe Royle - final job with us other than a very brief spell with Oldham and one match as caretaker at Everton
Jim Magilton - left QPR under a cloud and had the worst record in Melbourne Victory’s history
Roy Keane - hasn’t been hired since
Paul Jewell - hasn’t been hired since
Mick McCarthy - manager of Ireland, like Duncan probably partly due to his previous successes there, took them to Euro Play Offs
Paul Hurst - failed at Scunny |
To be fair ...
Bobby Ferguson - Post SBR : would always “ fail” ....final job with us
John Duncan - Was Clueless and even more defensive than McCarthy.
John Lyall - Got us promoted
George Burley - Got us promoted
Joe Royle - Have us exhilarating performances , and had Kuqi not got injured , probably also would have got us promoted. We didn’t win another game once Kuqi was out .
Jim Magilton - Town were 7th/9th when he was sacked . Victim of new new owner new broom syndrome. Played attractive football . Did well for a novice manager.
Roy Keane - hasn’t been hired since
Paul Jewell - hasn’t been hired since
Mick McCarthy - Boring boring boring . Caretaker role with Ireland was only ever that . Still out of work !
Paul Hurst - Bully boy and has since also failed at Scunny Probably for same reason. | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:26 - May 21 with 1901 views | IpswichKnight |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:18 - May 21 by ArnieM |
To be fair ...
Bobby Ferguson - Post SBR : would always “ fail” ....final job with us
John Duncan - Was Clueless and even more defensive than McCarthy.
John Lyall - Got us promoted
George Burley - Got us promoted
Joe Royle - Have us exhilarating performances , and had Kuqi not got injured , probably also would have got us promoted. We didn’t win another game once Kuqi was out .
Jim Magilton - Town were 7th/9th when he was sacked . Victim of new new owner new broom syndrome. Played attractive football . Did well for a novice manager.
Roy Keane - hasn’t been hired since
Paul Jewell - hasn’t been hired since
Mick McCarthy - Boring boring boring . Caretaker role with Ireland was only ever that . Still out of work !
Paul Hurst - Bully boy and has since also failed at Scunny Probably for same reason. |
The Lambingo machine was first used by Duncan and had been in storage since, I mean we buy a world class sweeper and play him at left back.
As for Hurst their should be a new insult related to him, "being a Doig" in otherwords being an utter and total C U Next Tuesday | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:29 - May 21 with 1894 views | Herbivore |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:18 - May 21 by ArnieM |
To be fair ...
Bobby Ferguson - Post SBR : would always “ fail” ....final job with us
John Duncan - Was Clueless and even more defensive than McCarthy.
John Lyall - Got us promoted
George Burley - Got us promoted
Joe Royle - Have us exhilarating performances , and had Kuqi not got injured , probably also would have got us promoted. We didn’t win another game once Kuqi was out .
Jim Magilton - Town were 7th/9th when he was sacked . Victim of new new owner new broom syndrome. Played attractive football . Did well for a novice manager.
Roy Keane - hasn’t been hired since
Paul Jewell - hasn’t been hired since
Mick McCarthy - Boring boring boring . Caretaker role with Ireland was only ever that . Still out of work !
Paul Hurst - Bully boy and has since also failed at Scunny Probably for same reason. |
I know you didn't like Mick but saying he's "still out of work" when he only left the RoI job a few weeks ago and we're in the midst of a pandemic is a bit off. Your views on Jim are somewhat rose tinted as well, we were pretty turgid for much of the season he got sacked in and Evans had given him over a year and a serious wedge of cash to spend and he'd not taken us forward from where we were the previous season. Magilton isn't cut out for management imo, he's got a touch of the Roy Keanes about him. | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:34 - May 21 with 1881 views | itfcjoe |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:14 - May 21 by Libero |
Fair question,
In my opinion we're in a very tricky position as a club (ignoring the current crisis which is effecting all clubs of our level and just above)
The club has been lacking in identity for a long while and if we continue to go down the line of managerial recruitment that Evans has there's a possibility that we may never regain that identity. Our one saving grace is the Academy and it's staff, stalwarts like Klug who has not only nurtured great playing staff through the youth ranks but off the field staff too, Nash, Hogg, Dyer, Manning, Krause, etc. I think it speaks volumes that many of these have gone on to bigger clubs...
We need someone to come in and install the values passed down by Bobby, to George and so on. Someone who knows the club and area inside and out, has seen better days at the club and knows what standards were held when those better days were happening. Someone who can work closely with Klug and the other Academy staff and utilise our brilliant young talent and supplement it with Robson/Burley-esqe signings of unfancied and underrated players.
I'm not sure if I'm alone in feeling this way but Ipswich Town Football Club doesn't feel much like Ipswich Town Football Club to me these days and it's because that ethos/philosophy/set of values has slowly been disintegrated and eroded until they're meaningless.
I'm not saying someone without an Ipswich connection couldn't do a good job, I'm just saying that in my opinion the next Manager appointed NEEDS to have an Ipswich connection if we've any hope of regaining our identity as a club and not just becoming something bland and soulless like Reading/Norwich/etc. |
This is where I am with it, I wouldn't say as much as the penultimate paragraph but the rest is something I think is true and fair.
As clubs scale back then there needs to be a whole club view taken - and just running a 1st team on a separate plain to the academy which is highly resourced in the grand scheme of things is the wrong approach for me.
The Director of Football operations, or whatever Lee O'Neill's title is, which indicates he's the most important football man at the club, is in charge of the academy and seemingly first team recruitment so there needs to be some proper structure there to get that working efficiently | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:38 - May 21 with 1877 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:14 - May 21 by Libero |
Fair question,
In my opinion we're in a very tricky position as a club (ignoring the current crisis which is effecting all clubs of our level and just above)
The club has been lacking in identity for a long while and if we continue to go down the line of managerial recruitment that Evans has there's a possibility that we may never regain that identity. Our one saving grace is the Academy and it's staff, stalwarts like Klug who has not only nurtured great playing staff through the youth ranks but off the field staff too, Nash, Hogg, Dyer, Manning, Krause, etc. I think it speaks volumes that many of these have gone on to bigger clubs...
We need someone to come in and install the values passed down by Bobby, to George and so on. Someone who knows the club and area inside and out, has seen better days at the club and knows what standards were held when those better days were happening. Someone who can work closely with Klug and the other Academy staff and utilise our brilliant young talent and supplement it with Robson/Burley-esqe signings of unfancied and underrated players.
I'm not sure if I'm alone in feeling this way but Ipswich Town Football Club doesn't feel much like Ipswich Town Football Club to me these days and it's because that ethos/philosophy/set of values has slowly been disintegrated and eroded until they're meaningless.
I'm not saying someone without an Ipswich connection couldn't do a good job, I'm just saying that in my opinion the next Manager appointed NEEDS to have an Ipswich connection if we've any hope of regaining our identity as a club and not just becoming something bland and soulless like Reading/Norwich/etc. |
I'd agree with that wholeheartedly. The caveat is that they need to have the managerial qualities as well. Other than Mowbray (which isn't going to happen at this time) there isn't anyone that stands out to me, unless one of the youth coaches/ex coaches is ready to step up but that would need an old head (Burley?) alongside or in a DOF role to guide them. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:47 - May 21 with 1869 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:34 - May 21 by itfcjoe |
This is where I am with it, I wouldn't say as much as the penultimate paragraph but the rest is something I think is true and fair.
As clubs scale back then there needs to be a whole club view taken - and just running a 1st team on a separate plain to the academy which is highly resourced in the grand scheme of things is the wrong approach for me.
The Director of Football operations, or whatever Lee O'Neill's title is, which indicates he's the most important football man at the club, is in charge of the academy and seemingly first team recruitment so there needs to be some proper structure there to get that working efficiently |
It's been over a year and I still cannot fathom how or why O'Neil holds the role he does or what exactly his role entails...
He's woefully under qualified, his background is in education and coaching part time at the Academy, I believe he also did some data analysis or was something to do with the sports science part of the Academy?
I asked on here at the time of his appointment what exactly he's done to get this role and what exactly his skills are and the best answer to come back was that he has "soft skills" - he just comes across as Evans' latest surrogate ala Clegg, Milne, etc.
I'm probably being a bit paranoid but his selection looks like a token effort by Evans to try and adhere to the philosophy/ethos/values of Ipswich Town and appease a section of support.
If someone of his background had applied for the job that wasn't associated with the club he would have been laughed out the building.
We need a comprehensive re-structure/re-organise in my opinion. Clear and transparent roles and men who know the club inside and out and are qualified for their positions at the head of departments. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:55 - May 21 with 1859 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:47 - May 21 by Libero |
It's been over a year and I still cannot fathom how or why O'Neil holds the role he does or what exactly his role entails...
He's woefully under qualified, his background is in education and coaching part time at the Academy, I believe he also did some data analysis or was something to do with the sports science part of the Academy?
I asked on here at the time of his appointment what exactly he's done to get this role and what exactly his skills are and the best answer to come back was that he has "soft skills" - he just comes across as Evans' latest surrogate ala Clegg, Milne, etc.
I'm probably being a bit paranoid but his selection looks like a token effort by Evans to try and adhere to the philosophy/ethos/values of Ipswich Town and appease a section of support.
If someone of his background had applied for the job that wasn't associated with the club he would have been laughed out the building.
We need a comprehensive re-structure/re-organise in my opinion. Clear and transparent roles and men who know the club inside and out and are qualified for their positions at the head of departments. |
His remit just seems far too wide for him to properly do any of the roles. When the average wage for each position was released a few weeks ago (I can't remember which paper) there were 3 identifiable roles that O'Neill does or attempts to do under his title 'general manager of football operations' - chief executive, academy manager and director of football. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:57 - May 21 with 1858 views | Libero |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:55 - May 21 by tractorboy1978 |
His remit just seems far too wide for him to properly do any of the roles. When the average wage for each position was released a few weeks ago (I can't remember which paper) there were 3 identifiable roles that O'Neill does or attempts to do under his title 'general manager of football operations' - chief executive, academy manager and director of football. |
Aye, it's a complete load of b0llocks, really smacks of a cr@p piece of PR spin putting him front and centre. | | | |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 10:04 - May 21 with 1846 views | itfcjoe |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:47 - May 21 by Libero |
It's been over a year and I still cannot fathom how or why O'Neil holds the role he does or what exactly his role entails...
He's woefully under qualified, his background is in education and coaching part time at the Academy, I believe he also did some data analysis or was something to do with the sports science part of the Academy?
I asked on here at the time of his appointment what exactly he's done to get this role and what exactly his skills are and the best answer to come back was that he has "soft skills" - he just comes across as Evans' latest surrogate ala Clegg, Milne, etc.
I'm probably being a bit paranoid but his selection looks like a token effort by Evans to try and adhere to the philosophy/ethos/values of Ipswich Town and appease a section of support.
If someone of his background had applied for the job that wasn't associated with the club he would have been laughed out the building.
We need a comprehensive re-structure/re-organise in my opinion. Clear and transparent roles and men who know the club inside and out and are qualified for their positions at the head of departments. |
He's taken a fairly well trodden route to his position - youth coach, bigger role in academy and worked himself up to be the academy manager. That is very normal and if you look at hisotry of most Directors of Football that will be one of two ways they have got to that position - the other is a recruitment background. (Unless they are a Harry Redknapp style DoF which is a nothing role)
Managing an academy is similar to managing a club - lots of direct reports, recruitment linked to the future i.e we've got a good U13 striker we want to push on, don't recruit an U14 striker who is better now with less potential to block his path etc. Dan Ashworth, Nick Hammond, and all those who moved to the role at smaller sized clubs followed a similar path.
The biggest issue I see is that he is effectively still the academy manager, heads up our recruitment team and does Milne's job to an extent. We need a new academy manager and they need to report into him, that is a key role that needs to be treated as such.
With regards to his capability for the job, who knows - but the worry is Evans is still too involved with certain things as doesn't hand responsibility over but isn't interested in other areas. | |
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| Nigel Clough . ..... on 11:26 - May 21 with 1816 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Nigel Clough . ..... on 09:14 - May 21 by Libero |
Fair question,
In my opinion we're in a very tricky position as a club (ignoring the current crisis which is effecting all clubs of our level and just above)
The club has been lacking in identity for a long while and if we continue to go down the line of managerial recruitment that Evans has there's a possibility that we may never regain that identity. Our one saving grace is the Academy and it's staff, stalwarts like Klug who has not only nurtured great playing staff through the youth ranks but off the field staff too, Nash, Hogg, Dyer, Manning, Krause, etc. I think it speaks volumes that many of these have gone on to bigger clubs...
We need someone to come in and install the values passed down by Bobby, to George and so on. Someone who knows the club and area inside and out, has seen better days at the club and knows what standards were held when those better days were happening. Someone who can work closely with Klug and the other Academy staff and utilise our brilliant young talent and supplement it with Robson/Burley-esqe signings of unfancied and underrated players.
I'm not sure if I'm alone in feeling this way but Ipswich Town Football Club doesn't feel much like Ipswich Town Football Club to me these days and it's because that ethos/philosophy/set of values has slowly been disintegrated and eroded until they're meaningless.
I'm not saying someone without an Ipswich connection couldn't do a good job, I'm just saying that in my opinion the next Manager appointed NEEDS to have an Ipswich connection if we've any hope of regaining our identity as a club and not just becoming something bland and soulless like Reading/Norwich/etc. |
Fair enough. I don't think it's necessary, but I obviously wouldn't be opposed as long as whoever came in was good enough. I would like to regain a reputation for playing nice football again, however we do it. Seems a long time since I was able to feel proud about the way we go about things. Maintaining an Ipswich connection would help with that identity as long as whoever came in could get us playing and doing better. | |
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