Chief executive Simon Clegg has dismissed newspaper reports claiming that the Blues had offered the manager's job to other candidates prior to Paul Jewell's appointment last Friday. A number of this morning's papers reported that Gary Megson had been Town’s first choice, while Doncaster boss Sean O’Driscoll has also been strongly linked.

Clegg says there is nothing is the claims: "I have seen one or two names being mentioned as being offered the manager's job and I can categorically state that was not the case.

"We don't normally comment on speculation but the reports that Paul was not our first choice are so wide of the mark that I felt on this occasion it was only right to comment.

"While Marcus and I spoke to more than one candidate, Paul was the only one that was offered the job as Ipswich Town manager. He was our first choice, our only choice. End of story."

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Upbeat~ added 19:09 - Jan 12 Laughable - who in their right minds would have Megson as no. 1 choice? It just doesn't make any sense.
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northernblues added 19:16 - Jan 12 even mrs megson wouldn't have him as her first choice!
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WickedBlue added 19:30 - Jan 12 Never believed the rags anyway..............
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devontractorboy added 19:36 - Jan 12 Press B**locks..............Jewells Blue & White Army!!!
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michaeldownunder added 20:10 - Jan 12 Can anyone tell me what formation we are playing tonight? and who is playing where? i'm in Oz and can only get BBC written report on game
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beerhelps added 20:19 - Jan 12 michaeldownunder - I was late listening to radio suffolk, but wickham is playing wide on the left, peters right back. Sounds like Conners having a good game
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beerhelps added 20:26 - Jan 12 michaeldownunder - just said playing with three cental midfielders - norris, healy and perhaps kennedy? Priskin on own upfront, o'dea at left back still sounding good
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michaeldownunder added 20:46 - Jan 12 beerhelps Cheers mate
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BrandonsBlues added 21:18 - Jan 12 With all of this commentry from ME & SC, lets hope they keep it up. This is the sort of response we want. kill the rumour off before it blows out of proportion. maybe this is the start of something sensible from our owner and his right hand man. Communication
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Tractastic added 22:07 - Jan 12 Clegg doesn't fill me with confidence and the Megson rumour wouldn't surprise me.We are all behind Jewell but i'm still undecided about Clegg.I still feel he should have gone with Keane and i still don't know what he really does.
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bigfish added 22:07 - Jan 12 Newspapers - dont belive then and dont read them. Just trying to sell tommorows chip paper.
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GiveusaWave added 00:27 - Jan 13 we all knew it was PJ from the start, ludicrous to say megson had been offered the job, whoever wrote that was just trying to wind up ITFC fans!
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Marcus added 00:38 - Jan 13 I do have a feeling that Clegg is a bit man-in-the-middle. He's Evans' voice (and nobody really knows what he says and thinks) as well as an advisor on sporting issues. Some people say he only knows about the Olympics and nothing about football - then again how many owners, chairmen and chief executives are football people over businessmen? Sure, Sheepshanks was more blue-blooded as were the Cobbolds and John Kerr when he was chairman but times have moved on and at least we don't have a celebrity chef who drinks far too much red wine on match days!

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adamisablue added 01:21 - Jan 13 marcusSg i feel i have to say this, as i am a chef myself. deliah smith is not a celebraty chef! she is a celebraty COOK (and not a very good one at that) aimed at housewives who have notyhing better to do than kill time before the kids come home from school (and no i dont mean that as a sexist remark before anyone jumps on my back) she has never (to my knowalge) worked in a professianl kitchen or done anything to dersve being called "chef"

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Back_The_Boss added 06:06 - Jan 13 Just another rumour, give Jewell some time! COYB!
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evansblue added 08:26 - Jan 13 i think we will hear a lot more from clegg now keane has gone. His recent interviews with the press have been very good and lets hope its the sign of things to come.
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Seasonticketsteve added 10:18 - Jan 13 Thank you Mr Clegg, this is what I was asking for yesterday. The Arsenal result and now this is making my day better and better. Ipswich till I die!!!
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bobble added 10:27 - Jan 13 if megson can score 25 plus a year we will have him i don't care how ugly he is
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TractorRoyNo1 added 11:39 - Jan 13 here we go again, last time it was Curbs was really 1st choice, these 'news' papers are only good for bonfire night
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apm_77 added 16:36 - Jan 13 Ok seriously; when was the last time anyone bought Chips wrapped in a day old Tabloid Newspaper?! Or are all the chippys round my way too posh?!
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