Town have confirmed new manager Paul Lambert’s backroom staff with his Stoke assistant manager Stuart Taylor and fitness coach Jim Henry joining him at Portman Road, as previously reported by TWTD, along with first-team coach Matt Gill, who has been working as Norwich City’s U23s coach.

Former Limerick manager Taylor, 43, who was with Lambert at St Mirren in addition to spells at a number of Scottish clubs during his playing days, will assist the new Town manager having previously worked with him at Aston Villa and Wolves as well as Stoke.

Henry, a former Scotland international judo athlete, was on Lambert’s staff at the Potters and has also worked at Bury, Rangers, Hibs, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Celtic, working for Martin O’Neill at the last three clubs.

Norwich City Academy's loss is definitely Ipswich's gain, not only is @mattygill80 a Great coach he's also a outstanding character and bloke, will be missed at #Ncfc #Itfc

— Darren Huckerby (@hucks6dh6) October 27, 2018

New first-team coach Gill started his playing career with Peterborough and also represented Notts County, Exeter and then Norwich, where he played under Lambert.

After spells at Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Tranmere, the 37-year-old former midfielder joined the staff at Carrow Road, working with the academy and until joining Town had been working as their U23s coach.

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SheptonMalletBlue added 09:58 - Oct 27 Really glad Culverhouse isn't coming.
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Farmerpiles added 10:03 - Oct 27 Taylor has three arms.....
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Fixed_It added 10:08 - Oct 27 Three arms? Could be handy.
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floridaboy added 10:10 - Oct 27 Like the look of the boys Lambert is bringing with him, especially Citys under 23 coach!
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hoppy added 10:20 - Oct 27 He has 3 arms, farmerpiles, yet he's not the one with Norwich links... that's surprising...
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linhdi added 10:47 - Oct 27 Really buzzing with the announcement of nicking Matt Gill, who has brought a number of Nardge youngsters into their first team. Well happy with Lambert too, of course.
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AbujaBlue added 10:55 - Oct 27 I agree Shepton, to have another 'alleged' bully as assistant manager again would have been worrying.
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hadleighboyblue added 11:18 - Oct 27 Hope we keep our existing set up with Klug , Hogg , Nash etc
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Mark added 11:30 - Oct 27 Welcome Paul, Stuart, Jim and Matt. It sounds like a good, professional team are coming in who hopefully can sort out our players into an organised unit and instill come confidence into them.
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brittaniaman added 11:36 - Oct 27 Crikey he has upset Norwich already by appointing there under 23 coach to his backroom team ??? Matt Gill quit today WOW !!!
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rfretwell added 11:42 - Oct 27 That's more like it - much higher calibre staff than under the Hurst regime. Good luck Paul.
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rfretwell added 11:43 - Oct 27 This must all be costing ME a pretty penny.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 11:53 - Oct 27 Sounds like a decent team. I like the idea of nicking the Budgies' U23 coach. That should, ahem, "annoy them considerably." (Just keeping the language clean, but you know what I mean.
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LonE17Blue added 12:05 - Oct 27 Beware false Prophets which come to you in Ipswich clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous sister botherer's. Welcome to Portman Rd, Make Ipswich Great Again! or Your Doom awaits you. Just a bit of silly humour, no need meltdowns please.
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LWNR2013 added 12:24 - Oct 27 E17..I found that funny
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ihatecanaries added 12:53 - Oct 27 LonE17Blue very good, that really did make me laugh
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lightingblue added 13:03 - Oct 27 This sounds a very promising set up. Out of interest, how are we with goalkeeper coaches
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lightingblue added 13:07 - Oct 27 Further my recent post. Am correct that the physio (sorry cant spell and computer is like a budgie) went along with Paul Hurst. Really hope one of the team get hurt today !!!
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busterjames1 added 14:54 - Oct 27 See Andy Rhodes got the sack from Oldham .Told as he was getting on the team bus !
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