Town boss Paul Cook says he’ll be like Demolition Man over the next six weeks with the changes that are coming to Ipswich Town.

The Blues manager held little back at his morning press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game at Charlton Athletic.

Cook dismissed a rumour that on-loan Tottenham striker Troy Parrott had been sent back to the Premier League club and told reporters to expect more gossip along those lines in the weeks to come as he makes what will be very extensive changes to his squad.

“There’s no truth in that rumour,” he said. “What you guys will now get is a million rumours because, as you know, I will be like Demolition Man over the next six weeks. You will hear rumours on every player, every bust-up, everything that goes wrong.

“This is going to be a very unhappy club over the next two or three weeks because the changes are coming. When there are announcements on players, whether it be Troy Parrott, Luke Chambers, James Norwood, Kayden Jackson, the club will make announcements.

“One of the things we can’t stop today is social media, Twitter, all the outlets will spread rumours that unfortunately until we substantiate them won’t be true.

“But that’s what happens at big football clubs and at the minute I want to be very respectful and careful to every player at our club.

“These lads have all got families, all these lads have worked hard in their career to get to Ipswich Town and we must do things with a bit of class now. A little bit of class, irrespective of whether it’s Player A, Player B and all the way to Z. There’s a proper way to deal with stuff at football clubs.

“Me, as a manager of the club, it’s in-house, it’s done properly and our fans then know what we’re doing is exactly what they want for this football club.”

He added: “Our players are very, very aware of my feelings. If the whole squad didn’t want to come back from Wimbledon the other night, it wouldn’t have bothered me. I’d have got on with the season.

“It's where I’m at, I don’t really think I [need to say any more]. Obviously from you guys, I accept all the different stuff, all the players have agents and all the above. I couldn’t care less any more.”

Given that, might some of the younger players who are yet to feature play a part in the weeks to come? “If the 18 from Wimbledon don’t turn up, you’ll have to see more, won’t you? I think the new 18 would get more support than the other 18 from our supporters.

“All I’d say to our supporters is ‘stay with us for the rest of the season please’. There will be more pain. There has to be more pain, but for that pain to go the sunshine will start coming through this summer at our club.”

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townthroughmyveins added 19:09 - Apr 16 I really don't think PC will have any problem attracting the right players to our club during the summer. He is very astute and is well respected in the football world, despite the smiling joking scouse front he conveys. With the money i believe that will be at his disposal, we can say goodbye to the days when we lost out on descent signings coz we could not afford them. Players will come here because he is the manager, even if they have to drop a league for one season.. He works for a business now that will insist on results but they WILL also make available the funding to get them. We could not be in safer hands with PC and i for one are right behind him, even if it takes two seasons to get out of this league...which i doubt!! COYB

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Lukeybluey added 19:14 - Apr 16 Right behind you PC! Feels like the fire is being reignited!
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JewellintheTown added 19:57 - Apr 16 "Summer is coming!" - Paul (John Snow) Cook. Get yer t-shirts... while stocks last!
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norfolkbluey added 20:00 - Apr 16 I would love to be a fly on the wall in his office when he tells the those who will be given their marching orders. I have a feeling the walk to his office is going to wear the carpet thin. Complacency has been the downfall of this mighty club for far too long. Getting a new squad of players in who can gel is going to be a tough task especially in this division. Those going are going to find it a hard job getting a new club because their CV's won't be be exactly glowing. At last we are seeing a firm grip from the manager and owners . A chill wind for the wasters leaving. They only have themselves to blame for the dross they have served up. Well spoken Cooky, its been a long wait for the club's supporters. Thank you and good luck.

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Chris_Knights added 20:27 - Apr 16 Get in Paul ... Well said !! Ipswich till I die !! Honesty and respect that all I've ever wanted THANK YOU
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 20:39 - Apr 16 @norfolkyblue, I understand that if you are a season ticket holder you can join a Zoom call of him kicking each of them, in alphabetical order by surname ,firmly in the arze. That way you can tune into see your favourites being cleated in the ring.
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barrystedmunds added 21:05 - Apr 16 Erm, last time we had a mass clear out under a new regime it didn't end well!
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19781981twtd added 21:17 - Apr 16 A great interview lots of tough talking just hope P C can deliver he has got the Hope's of thousands of town fans up high now proof talk is not cheap hard talk ,hard decisions good luck Paul please dont let us down we have suffered for too many years.
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Saxonblue74 added 23:10 - Apr 16 This is a massive opportunity for any manager. How can he fail to make a big impression under these circumstances?
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bluesman added 23:57 - Apr 16 A manager? More to the point I think we finally have a budget. Cook's very good at saying he's not going to do something while doing it. Hope the opposite is not true
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austractor added 01:01 - Apr 17 Whilst I agree with the sentiment, and have done for years, it strikes me as odd that in the same statement he says “we will do everything properly and privately” (with respect to the players and in the next breath Nukes those same players. I am 190% behind the clear out as the squad is simply not right and not good enough, and the squad has let manager after manager down over a number of years.

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bluesman added 07:43 - Apr 17 Looks like it's been edited now? Heat of the moment stuff maybe.
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Bazza8564 added 08:56 - Apr 17 Hurrah, reality time
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