Boss Paul Jewell says he will think over his Town position over the weekend after the Blues stretched their run of games without a win to 10 at Hull City. Jewell will consult with club owner Marcus Evans and other people close to him as he assesses what he feels is best not just for himself but for the club.

With banners calling for his exit again on show amongst the Town support, he says he empathises with where those supporters are coming from: “The fans of this football club, more than most, travel every other week huge distances and they’re not happy. I fully understand that and I accept the criticism that comes my way. I’ve had it before.

“What I want to do is what’s best for the club. I don’t want to quit but at the same time I have to realise what the best thing is for Ipswich, not just Ipswich, me as well, and the team. I have a lot of thinking to do over the weekend and we’ll see where it takes us.”

He says he considers where things are after each match, not just at the difficult times: “I think every game, whether we win a game or lose the game.

“It isn’t just one occasion. We have to look at the bigger picture for Ipswich and think ‘Am I the man to take them forward?’ and if I decide when I speak to Marcus and one or two other people who are close to me, if I decide the best thing for Ipswich is not to be here, then I’ll do that.

“I don’t want to do that, I’ve got to be honest and I hope the answers I come up with are positive answers but I’ve got to be honest with myself and honest with Marcus and honest with people close to me.”

As regards the game itself, he said: “Losing a late goal has been the bane of us really, but I think Hull deserved to win. I don’t think anyone who was at the game can say they didn’t deserve to win it.

“They put 31 crosses into the box and we didn’t stop any and they deservedly won the game. I’m not hiding behind anything.

“Late goals are very difficult to take, but the reason we concede late goals is because we allow crosses to come into the box.”

Hull boss Steve Bruce was relieved but felt his side deserved their victory: “For me it was the right result, we were the only ones who were trying to win it.

"I can understand Ipswich trying to hang on with the position they were in and scoring in the last couple of minutes is always great.”

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Hoppersblue10 added 17:40 - Oct 20 Fingers crossed, I got the engine running..
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BotesdaleBlue added 17:40 - Oct 20 Please Go. I've had enough
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jongy added 17:41 - Oct 20 Jewell is so tactically inept. No leadership, no strategy, contractions galore = no idea of what to do next. Only scored 2 goals or more in 2 of the last 22 league games. Go now and waste no more time on our club.
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MattinLondon added 17:41 - Oct 20 I have to admit that I do feel sorry for him...he did keep us up and cleaned up the mess left by Keane. But now, he has created a brand new mess and it is time for him to go
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cobbold_fanatic added 17:42 - Oct 20 the doors open, use it...
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GTRKing added 17:42 - Oct 20 Looks like he will go but who will we get in?
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foot_kick_ball_goal added 17:42 - Oct 20 What was the starting formation, does anyone know? Sky sports website said 4-4-2, but I doubt that's right
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rexron added 17:42 - Oct 20 He wants out!
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 17:42 - Oct 20 Opens the door to leave by mutual consent
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blue_enough added 17:42 - Oct 20 You really do look like a hacky-sack owl made of ham. Fly away Paul, fly away.
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jongy added 17:43 - Oct 20 ** contradictions galore.
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ipswichm8 added 17:43 - Oct 20 finally he needs to go before palace or its over
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PJ_Needs_Duncan added 17:43 - Oct 20 Jewell = fool
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bluewein added 17:43 - Oct 20 My respect will rise 10% for him if he walks, which will take my full respect for him up to 10%...
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ONENIL78 added 17:43 - Oct 20 And to think...Edgar Davids went to Barnet
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irishtim added 17:44 - Oct 20 Goodbye & best of luck with whatever you do next. Feel your heart is in the right place but tactics are not.
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Metcalfe added 17:44 - Oct 20 Thank god for that. Get out of the club you are are just making it worse!!!!!!!
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blueblood66 added 17:44 - Oct 20 Byeee
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pazelle added 17:45 - Oct 20 Mucho respect to him for looking in the mirror... Nice try but the club comes first...
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sudburyblue16 added 17:45 - Oct 20 Jongy.....'contractions galore'?! Thanks for making me laugh! Really needed that.
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TractorBoy666 added 17:45 - Oct 20 Well I had written my thoughts before this news story came up. Is this finally the end? Fair play to him if he does resign, because me personally couldn't see him quitting as this will probably be his last job in management. But we're not sure as yet, but to the game...why on earth do Wellens and Reo-coker play for 90 mins? It doesn't take a smart person to see that they're not match fitness! A smart manager would have them on the bench and put them on when we want to defend a lead. Unfortunately we are so used too seeing us give away leads with this clown in charge. I am very worried looking at the table, as the gap is getting bigger. Jewell do the right thing for all us fans who are suffering.

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cornishnick added 17:45 - Oct 20 A perfectly decent bloke, nothing against him personally. But yes, please please please go.
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AlexGreen added 17:46 - Oct 20 He's just signed three players, give them another week to settle, and see where we net out after next weekend. I know a snap solution is required but I really think that working his new players into the team and two very winnable home matches in a week, and we could be in a very different position. If we lose them both then fine, he will have taken us as at as he can and should go, but I've seen so often the manager sacked and nothing changing. I think he gets one more week and if its less than 4 points, we have to accept it's not going to happen, but the next two games should be his, to play his new players and his system, whether they're loanees or not. Come on you blues

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singtown added 17:46 - Oct 20 Please just walk away, still earn some respect at least. Don't be a parasite. Had enough of your talks. No improvements whatsoever & all these short term loanees are the biggest joke in the club history. It hasn't saved your ass & if you had stick with the youngsters may have grind out some results instead. Loanees won't offer 100% Please just go. Bye
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wkj added 17:47 - Oct 20 Sadly a lot of what Paul Jewell says in the news doesn't materialize; maybe we will get lucky and for once in his tenure as ITFC manager he'll actually go instead of raising hopes again
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