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Richardson: Surprised, Absolutely Devastated and Gutted
Sunday, 5th Dec 2021 18:09

Wigan boss Leam Richardson says he’s “surprised, absolutely devastated and gutted” for sacked Blues boss Paul Cook, for whom he worked as assistant at Chesterfield, Portsmouth and Wigan.

Cook was relieved of his duties at Portman Road following yesterday’s 0-0 FA Cup draw with Barrow.

“Surprised, absolutely devastated and gutted for him individually because nobody needs to tell Ipswich fans or anyone else in football the calibre of management on his cv,” Richardson said following his side’s 2-1 FA Cup win at Colchester today.

“For me he’s a Premier League/Championship manager so it’s surprising. People look to get out of the division (League One) and in that situation they probably look for Paul Cook and the likes of him.

“He’ll be fine — he’s very experienced, very robust, very thorough and very thoughtful. I’m sure he’ll already be looking for his next challenge, knowing him, and I wish him well.”

Prior to this weekend's events, Richardson and Cook were set to lock horns when the Blues travel to Wigan next Saturday.

The early betting on Cook's successor has made an erratic and fluctuating start with former Blues defender Frank Yallop a surprise favourite at 2-1, presumably due to his spell at Arizona United, now Phoenix Rising, where Town’s Three Lions are among the owners.

Former QPR midfielder Marc Bircham is second at 3-1, having recently left League of Ireland side Waterford, a showing which is also likely to be down to a spell as assistant coach at Arizona United in 2016.

Ex-Town defender, John McGreal, who rejoined the Blues on Thursday and is the likely caretaker-manager following Cook’s departure, is third-favourite at 6-1.

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton, who TWTD reported was interesting to new Town owners prior to the takeover, is also at 6-1.

Frank Lampard, who was interviewed for the Town job in the summer of 2018 before withdrawing from the race, is next at 8-1, followed by Neil Harris, who was interesting former owner Marcus Evans prior to Paul Lambert’s sacking, at 12-1.

Former Town academy midfielder and coach Liam Manning, currenty in charge at MK Dons, is also at 12-1 and, as reported yesterday, is admired by Town and could be among the leading contenders.

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson, who worked alongside Blues CEO Mark Ashton at Bristol City, is at 14-1 with ex-Chelsea skipper John Terry at 16-1.

Elsewhere, comedian and Cobbold Stand regular Omid Djalili has thrown his hat into the ring.


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wewerefamous added 18:13 - Dec 5
Fancy a job with the mighty blues Mr Richardson?
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Vancouver_Blue added 18:29 - Dec 5
Nobody mentions Tony Pullis. I like his cv
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itfcserbia added 18:35 - Dec 5
My god that's a shocking list from bookies
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itsonlyme added 18:35 - Dec 5
So long as their Christian name isn't Paul I don't care lol!
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Suffolkboy added 18:42 - Dec 5
Can't imagine the current management effecting any change on an impromptu feeling ; disappointing results ,little evidence of improvement or progress either as a team or by individuals have produced the inevitable !
Both tactical and strategic deficiencies ,and a reluctance to analyse and discuss evident weaknesses only served to heighten the likelihood of the Manager being invited to leave !
Obviously an enthusiast ,PC proved an engaging personality BUT sadly incompetent in practice !
Onwards – and to better things .
COYB
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warksonwater added 18:44 - Dec 5
I'm afraid none of these names exactly fill me with massive excitement.
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bigolconnor added 18:45 - Dec 5
Got a load of down arrows when I said Yallop yesterday. 2-1 today. Shows what I know.
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Michael101 added 18:53 - Dec 5
Vancouver blue , you may like his cv but nobody likes what he calls football.
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MickMillsTash added 19:01 - Dec 5
Warnock?
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ITFC_Singapore added 19:10 - Dec 5
Agree with the Tash. Warnock all day long.
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bigolconnor added 19:22 - Dec 5
The real worry here is that if we do hire Yallop (which I was told about over two months ago) then it proves that we can't trust Ashton. He has brought in some good players and the stadium is looking more professional and for that I am grateful, but I'm really worried about his agenda. His staff of mates are onto a good thing for sure. Paul Cook seemed like a genuine guy and he was given pennies to spend on his coaching staff, which showed in many of the performances. I'm assuming that this was done so that Yallop could bring in who he wanted. Time will tell. I'm probably completely wrong.
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markytitfc added 19:33 - Dec 5
Yallop for me. He should have been in after Mcarthy
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Monkey_Blue added 19:52 - Dec 5
As long as it's not Warnock or Pulis. I did want yallop but that was a long time back(possibly after burley or Jim) He's been away from English football for too long and despite the relationship with the game changer guys if it wasn't for the bookies odds I'd have said he wouldn't want to leave his life in the US.
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bluesince76 added 19:56 - Dec 5
I'd be happy with yallop knows the club or a foreign manager something different needed.
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DaGremloid added 20:05 - Dec 5
I hope we have a little bit more ambition than that list tbh.
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90z added 20:13 - Dec 5
None of these names fill me with excitement. Take a crack at an overseas coach. Dutch.. German.
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TimmyH added 20:20 - Dec 5
Michael Appleton!?!...please no.
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blueprint added 20:30 - Dec 5
I bet he's gutted that we may get a decent manager in.
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fifeblue added 21:01 - Dec 5
"For me he's a Premier League/Championship manager"

Deluded, or what?
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GatesofDelirium added 21:30 - Dec 5
Fifeblue
If we swap the conjunction "for" for "with", we get what 95% of the responders on this site thought when he was appointed manager.
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Billericay12 added 21:39 - Dec 5
Underwhelmed by all the names mentioned so far. Disappointed that it didn't work out for PC. I genuinely thought he would bring us success. An honest hard working guy who was full of enthusiasm. I was never wholly convinced by the choice of coaches though and would not be surprised to see them follow him out the door. Whoever comes in will have the opportunity to tweak the squad in the January transfer window. Let's hope we can push on into the play offs. COYB.
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ArnieM added 21:42 - Dec 5
It remains to be seen if the owners have got this wrong…
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Chris_Knights added 21:54 - Dec 5
It's not about the manager whoever it may be …. It's about the players ..: it's about desire …. Work ethic … passion… pride in the shirt …. Prepared to die for the cause … the current team and many teams before it (wearing blue) ain't had any of the above …. I wish the new manager well and will always support my club, but this club is toxic. It's lost direction… it's lost it's identity and it's soul. New manager … optimism… few bad results … bad manager sacked and we go on like we have for the last two decades. Whoever it is… and I genuinely don't care … please give them time …. to change all the above….
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PortmanTerrorist added 22:01 - Dec 5
Love the idea of Yallop but is he really going to give his life/lifestyle up and of course has no experience here.

Not sure about manager or coach, but Would like to see Burley factored in somehow, if only to help manage our Academy but could also set the tone for a return to an Ipswich style of football through the Club.... he inherited the blueprint from Sir Bobby after all, and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to reinstate our identity as a Club!
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itfchorry added 22:11 - Dec 5
Saw Pep in Ipswich Sainsburys today -

Please no -
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