Ipswich star Lee Martin has admitted a change of manager could be what is required to transform the club’s fortunes.

The versatile Martin said: “All the boys are disappointed, not just with the defeat the other night and our form but also, obviously, with the gaffer going as well. We’re all very low at the moment.

“But that’s football and we have to pick ourselves up for another game on Saturday. The buck stops with the manager but as players we haven’t been doing it on the pitch.

“We haven’t helped and we’re all to blame for the fact that we find ourselves bottom of the table.”

Manager Paul Jewell’s midweek departure, the day after a 2-1 home defeat by Derby extended Town’s winless run to 11 games, came as no surprise

But Martin added: “I don’t think anyone wanted him to go. Players who are not in the first team are inevitably disappointed but I think we were all pulling together and wanted to play for him.

“Sometimes in football change is good — a new approach, the players have got a second chance if you like and that brings a new togetherness.”

Martin was signed by Roy Keane and had good reason to be grateful to Jewell after he took charge in January last year.

He said: “Paul brought me back from a loan spell at Charlton so I owe him a lot. I know it’s been widely publicised that we had our ups and downs but I never lost respect for him.

“I don’t think anyone in that dressing room did. We all tried to the end but sometimes when things are not going well change is good.

“He was very hard-working and we tried everything. It just didn’t go for us. You can’t say that he cut any corners. He worked extremely hard to get the results but sometimes in football the change is what you need.

“Whenever a manager leaves it is obviously difficult. The boys are a lot more disappointed because everyone was trying so hard to get these points on the table but it just wasn’t falling for us.

“That’s the worst thing and I think sometimes we tried too hard. We tried every approach but sometimes it needs a new man to step in and get the points.”

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NorthstaNder added 07:17 - Oct 27 I wish the press (printed or digital) would stop referring to players as "stars". We haven't had any so called stars play for us for a long time! (I'm thinking maybe Marcus Stewart, but more like the UEFA Cup era).
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raycrawfordswig added 07:56 - Oct 27 The versatile Martin said: “All the boys are disappointed, not just with the defeat the other night and our form but also, obviously, with the gaffer going as well. We're all very low at the moment. The fans are pretty low aswell.
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TheWizardDeVos added 08:28 - Oct 27 'The versatile Martin' Translation...........'Jack of all trades, Master of none'
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Karlosfandangal added 08:52 - Oct 27 How many more time are we going to hear how low we are and we need to pick ourselves up, Every week same story different player
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TedTurnip added 09:03 - Oct 27 The **** that comes out of the players these days is as irritating as the results
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brittaniaman added 09:16 - Oct 27 Clegg has said we have 102pts to fight for ??? As we all know,,,,,, so with the 7pts. we already have that will give us 109pts at the end of season ???? Optimism !!!! Hey why not ??? With a new dawn approaching !!!! COYBs !!!!
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StanwayBlue added 09:41 - Oct 27 Brittaniaman - I'll have some of what you're on!!!!!!
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Popeye added 09:58 - Oct 27 Change of playing staff would probably help as well
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matthewharley added 10:06 - Oct 27 look whoever takes over it has to be a fresh start and somebody who wont take the sulkins of a player someone who wil put fresh life back into the CLUB someone serious someone hard someone who has brought back the life of a club in the past someone with experience and there is only 3 managers who coud possibly do this and they are micky mac harry rednapp and his assist joe jordan if you cant see this in your minds then you had best go see a doctor. f****n megson you retards sorry but this is made me very very angry over the last few days stupid people or norwich supporters.

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brittaniaman added 10:43 - Oct 27 stanwayblue.... that is the Free Pint what is doing it !!!!!!
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dazz added 11:46 - Oct 27 i say ole gunnar solskjaer
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TimmyH added 12:13 - Oct 27 yadda yadda! same old guff from the players - talk is very cheap from footballers, their football should do the talking and unfortunately that is not the case at the moment.
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alfromcol added 12:24 - Oct 27 It's pretty certain that a fair number of players wouldn't have cared that PJ had to go. Why should they, he didn't select them for games, dropped them when they had played no worse than others, and played them out of their preferred positions.
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yorksblue added 13:26 - Oct 27 Another PJ cock up. Bringing him back from Charlton
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northdevonblue added 21:18 - Oct 27 Not just a change of manager lee but a change in over paid attacking playerswho cant score goals!
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ipsfem added 01:02 - Oct 28 All of the players are admitting to not performing or doing their best - if they know it's their fault, why aren't they trying a bit harder? They obviously have no respect for the club or indeed themselves!
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