So if you boys are not going to be happy with anyone then you are pretty much certain to be disappointed. I'd happily take the Cowleys / Mowbray / Butcher. Might even be worth giving Geraint Williams a crack at it. McLaren and Redknapp are on the no thanks list. Pardew would do better at Town I think but I would really like to see someone with a Town connection or someone hungry with a proper vision.
Have a feeling I will be massively disappointed - however will get behind any manager apart from one man - Sherwood. Luckily I don't see it being him, however if it would, I would seriously consider not attending another game until he leaves unless he's learned and isn't as arrogant as before. No time for that melt.
I don't mind Sherwood particularly but any ex Norwich are below the McLarens and the Redknapps. I could never get my head around why Brian Hamilton stained his CV and not too happy to have Alan Lee in the coaching staff either tbh. I don't know if Ruel Fox is still involved with Whitton but that is about the right level for ex Norwich if they want to manage in Ipswich.
Look no further than John McGreal just down the A12..We've always taken their best people when times have been desperate!
Just checked the latest odds and, god help us Pardew is favourite (bangs head against wall “it’s all a dream”), names that have been mentioned before who I think are a possibility Poyet with Taricco as assistant, think the fans would be on board with an itfc connection. Of the other names mentioned, happy with Hoddle, cook but don’t want a journeyman looking for a last hurrah
http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/burley-says-ipswich-should-go-and-get-mowbray-from-blackburn-1-5461441 Good interview with George Burley here. He's a fan of Mowbray as manager, Venus as assistant, and seems open to the idea of being involved in some capacity. I'm sensing an element of a 'getting the old gang back together' movie cliche with this interview. You can't argue with Burley's logic though.
You don't want a journeyman looking for one final hoorah yet you're happy with Hoddle!? I think this search is going to take a while - I've decided Clarke is the man ( Rovers ) I badly want but won't be happening. Therefore, Paul Hirst of Shrewsbury seems a good fit to me. Good win %%% comes across well and seems good on a budget.
I wouldn’t call hoddle a journeyman. He managed Southampton, Spurs & England. He only left due to his shall we say unique views on disabled people in society. I don’t remember him having any jobs since so not really a journeyman but he was top quality coach he got his teams playing how I would like to see us play. On a 2nd note, Paul Hurst has come out and stated he would like the chance to manage at a higher level so that could be a good shout
Out of the more 'experienced', big-name managers out there, Mark Warburton and Tony Mowbray are the top choices for me. Warburton advocates a more attractive style of football, his teams keep the ball on the floor, and he brings through young players. He had a patchy record at Nottingham Forest, but I cannot recall many managers who have impressed there over the past decade. Maybe it's my 'youth', but Glenn Hoddle doesn't appeal to me at all. He hasn't had a managerial job for 12 years and he's older than Mick McCarthy. He's yesterday's man. I know he's created and run an academy for a decade, and good on him for that, but it has not been particularly successful and hasn't been able to run itself without his financial backing. I'd prefer to go with somebody who has had recent managerial experience, particularly given how much the game has changed over the past decade.
Hoddle claimed disabled people were punished for something they did in a previous life. While it's true that the subsequent controversy and uproar caused by those comments went some way towards the FA's decision to fire Hoddle, remember that he was under pressure for struggling in the EURO 2000 qualification group stage after a loss against Sweden and a 0-0 draw at home against Bulgaria. Some claim the FA used those comments as an excuse to fire him. Since being sacked from the England job, he didn't have a great managerial career. Yes, he saved Southampton from relegation and got them mid-table at his next job in management after England. In 2001, he took over at Spurs and got them to a League Cup final (lost against Blackburn), but largely underachieved with a couple of mid-table finishes. Spurs sacked him and so Hoddle went to Wolves in 2004, who were in the Championship. Despite having a strong squad and being tipped for a top six place, they failed to make the play-offs in his time there, largely because they were draw specialists. He left the club in 2006 with Wolves supporters turning against him. I honestly don't see why he should be considered for the job, particularly as he's been out of management for 12 years.
Can't believe there's even a discussion about Hoddle, certainly not someone who could refresh the squad/club.
You beat me to it. I thought this was a really good article and made me remember the club which I support. We need more people like Burley involved in the hierarchy of the club rather than puppets like Milne.
Whilst I like the sound of some of the lower league/young managers I feel it might be too much of a risk at this time to appoint someone like that. For me we need a manager with a bit of experience or the personality to shoulder the burden of being the only public figure head of ITFC and for me that narrows it down to 3 people, Mowbray, Cook or Warburton. Mowbray - has experienced promotion from the Championship, PL football, has pretty much always been in work since he's become a manager which is a good sign, has managed 7 clubs, generally plays good attacking football, has worked at clubs with limited budgets, knows the Ipswich way Cook - has lots of lower league experience with a lot of success and I believe it seems he has earned the right to manage in the Championship. Seems to have the personality to handle a bigger club than he is at currently. Plays good attacking football Warburton - He actually doesn't have a great deal of experience as a manager but was largely successful at Brentford where he played good football working on a limited budget bringing through a number of young players. He worked for a number of years as academy manager at Watford which means he has a good understanding of developing young footballers. He also has experience at Brentford of working as Sporting Director which also means he has a wider understanding of the whole picture of a club. I believe these experiences including his spell at Rangers mean he has the experience and character to shoulder the responsibility of being the sole figure head of the club. I fear some of the younger less experienced managers may be overwhelmed by the whole experience at Ipswich
We have a golden opportunity here to take the slightly risky option and appoint someone from the lower leagues who is performing successfully with virtually nothing financially to work with, Accrington and Notts County are going well in L2, Shrewsbury in L1, and even Nigel Clough at Burton. What we don't want is journeymen managers who are regularly unemployed and therefore grateful for the job, no " celebrity " has beens and never was's looking for a final pay day, but a bright ambitious young modern manager looking to step up in his career. My opinions of Evans are well known but come on man show some ambition and drive instead of this disinterest and non involvement in ITFC.
