| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? 09:49 - May 24 with 1299 views | positivity |
taken us from 55th in the league to at least 20th.
i hope he stays, but if not, he gets massive appreciation from me! |  |
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| hear hear (n/t) on 10:34 - May 24 with 1230 views | unstableblue |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 10:35 - May 24 with 1224 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Its an unfair question. As very rarely have Ipswich managers started in such a lowly position. |  |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 10:36 - May 24 with 1213 views | CarlosValderrama |
Roy Keane worked wonders. Sacking the tea lady was essential at the time. |  | | |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:03 - May 24 with 1152 views | positivity |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 10:35 - May 24 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Its an unfair question. As very rarely have Ipswich managers started in such a lowly position. |
not mckenna's fault, you work with what you have! | |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:12 - May 24 with 1132 views | CopfordBlue |
I can’t think of another manager who has improved any club, not just ours, so much, so quickly. Not just 2 promotions but the entertaining way in which it’s been achieved. The culture of the club has completely changed in less than three years and a lot of that is down to him. Even if he leaves today I will always consider him to be up there with our two former great managers. | |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:13 - May 24 with 1124 views | Mookamoo |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:12 - May 24 by CopfordBlue |
I can’t think of another manager who has improved any club, not just ours, so much, so quickly. Not just 2 promotions but the entertaining way in which it’s been achieved. The culture of the club has completely changed in less than three years and a lot of that is down to him. Even if he leaves today I will always consider him to be up there with our two former great managers. |
Dave Bassett with Wimbledon? |  | | |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:24 - May 24 with 1087 views | CopfordBlue |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:13 - May 24 by Mookamoo |
Dave Bassett with Wimbledon? |
He took them from the 4th division to the 1st but his first two and a half season were promotion, relegation and promotion again so after two and a half years they were one league higher than when he took over. He did an amazing job and certainly created a culture at the club but the football was awful to watch. [Post edited 24 May 11:25]
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:36 - May 24 with 1041 views | FrimleyBlue |
Burley. Considering he got us promoted. Then stayed with us during that first return back to the prem he then finished 5th.
Didn't end well. But I'd say he did fairly well. |  |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:47 - May 24 with 1012 views | wrightsrightglove |
I would say Mr Ashton should come into that conversation shouldn’t he? He identified and employed McKenna and gave him the ‘oxygen’ to do what he’s done. He’s also the one who had the vision of what we could become when many others would have laughed at his plan. He’s developed the club on and off the pitch to a massive extent alongside McKenna who has ultimately got all of the plaudits but Ashton deserves a crazy amount of credit as well | | | |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 12:30 - May 24 with 943 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Yes. John Lyall, George Burley, Bill Mcgarry and most obviously Bobby Robson have taken Town to a higher level than McKenna - albeit not starting from such a low level. And none jumped ship in quite such opportunistic circumstances | |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 12:38 - May 24 with 914 views | positivity |
i love burley, always will, he's given me some of my most cherished memories in football, however that wasn't the question.
he took a dismal premiership team and turned it into a 5th placed prem side in >6 years, however, he left us in the championship and on the brink of administration, so improving the club is arguable over the full term.
bobby obviously took us higher, but from a far better base than alf & mckenna, best manager we ever had, but mckenna's improved the club more imho | |
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| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 12:47 - May 24 with 891 views | Churchman |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 11:47 - May 24 by wrightsrightglove |
I would say Mr Ashton should come into that conversation shouldn’t he? He identified and employed McKenna and gave him the ‘oxygen’ to do what he’s done. He’s also the one who had the vision of what we could become when many others would have laughed at his plan. He’s developed the club on and off the pitch to a massive extent alongside McKenna who has ultimately got all of the plaudits but Ashton deserves a crazy amount of credit as well |
In no particular order:
Ashton, O’Leary, the owners.
John Lyall
Bobby Robson
Bill McGarry
George Burley |  | | |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 14:20 - May 24 with 811 views | cressi |
His done great But Hardly Ramsey or Robson. Let's see how this pans out. | | | |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 14:23 - May 24 with 802 views | burnbudgiesburn |
| has anyone improved the club more than mckenna since sir alf? on 12:30 - May 24 by ElephantintheRoom |
Yes. John Lyall, George Burley, Bill Mcgarry and most obviously Bobby Robson have taken Town to a higher level than McKenna - albeit not starting from such a low level. And none jumped ship in quite such opportunistic circumstances |
Bobby Robson agreed to Join Everton in 76-77 before we won 2 major honours and Bill McGarry jumped ship halfway through a top flight campaign having got us promoted. | | | |
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