Roy Keane at Ipswich Town. That will take a bit of getting used to. The two are not exactly synonymous. The first thing to say is that he is right to take the job. Ipswich are currently in eighth place in the Championship, eight points short of a play-off place with 2 games to go. For the most part they have a young team who play football and a passionate, patient support. It is a good club to be taking over. There is room for improvement but more importantly the potential is there to achieve that. Ipswich Town are a club going in the right direction.
Ipswich fans will undoubtedly be delighted to have Roy Keane at the club but this does not mean that the treatment of Jim Magilton will rest easy with them. As far as I know a good season for Ipswich fans is finishing ahead of Norwich in the league and beating them in the derby. They are not Newcastle United. They don't demand the impossible and I think they were comfortable with the fact that a long time servant of the club had been doing the job. Magilton was given three years at Ipswich and they did OK. They finished ahead of Norwich and beat them most of the time but that was the problem. It was all just a bit too comfortable.
Maybe under Big Jim, Ipswich had found a level with which the fans and players were happy. They pushed for a play-off place but it wasn't the end of the world if they didn't get it. It's no surprise then that they spent most of Magilton's tenure in mid-table. Ipswich are a good club though. They have a great tradition of good football and giving young players a chance, it's just that it feels strange to be talking about them with Roy Keane at the helm because for better or worse he will shake them up.
He has been given a very clear task at Ipswich. A two year contract with the aim of winning promotion within that time. I don't think Roy is there for the long haul as Magilton no doubt hoped he would be. Roy is a man on a mission and the days of sleepy 1-1 draws with Charlton are over.
It is the perfect club for Keane to return to football because the ambitions of the owners match his own. They too demand promotion and surely transfer budgets have already been discussed and agreed. Apparently the deal was dependent on Keane agreeing to move to Ipswich and I think the inclusion of this condition is a wise move by the owners.
You don't really want someone as dark and introspective as Keane to be spending too much time by himself. Seriously. I think he became increasing isolated towards the end at Sunderland and he certainly gave the impression of a man who was unsettled or restless there.
Roy will buy players in the summer with a view to getting Ipswich promoted. Giving youth a chance or playing pretty football will be far from his mind. It will be an exciting adventure for Ipswich fans but Keane will demand the highest of standards and the best results. For Ipswich fans, it will be a bit like going from a carousel to a roller coaster. Let's hope they can handle the change.
Ipswich fans will undoubtedly be delighted to have Roy Keane at the club but this does not mean that the treatment of Jim Magilton will rest easy with them. As far as I know a good season for Ipswich fans is finishing ahead of Norwich in the league and beating them in the derby. They are not Newcastle United. They don't demand the impossible and I think they were comfortable with the fact that a long time servant of the club had been doing the job. Magilton was given three years at Ipswich and they did OK. They finished ahead of Norwich and beat them most of the time but that was the problem. It was all just a bit too comfortable.
Maybe under Big Jim, Ipswich had found a level with which the fans and players were happy. They pushed for a play-off place but it wasn't the end of the world if they didn't get it. It's no surprise then that they spent most of Magilton's tenure in mid-table. Ipswich are a good club though. They have a great tradition of good football and giving young players a chance, it's just that it feels strange to be talking about them with Roy Keane at the helm because for better or worse he will shake them up.
He has been given a very clear task at Ipswich. A two year contract with the aim of winning promotion within that time. I don't think Roy is there for the long haul as Magilton no doubt hoped he would be. Roy is a man on a mission and the days of sleepy 1-1 draws with Charlton are over.
It is the perfect club for Keane to return to football because the ambitions of the owners match his own. They too demand promotion and surely transfer budgets have already been discussed and agreed. Apparently the deal was dependent on Keane agreeing to move to Ipswich and I think the inclusion of this condition is a wise move by the owners.
You don't really want someone as dark and introspective as Keane to be spending too much time by himself. Seriously. I think he became increasing isolated towards the end at Sunderland and he certainly gave the impression of a man who was unsettled or restless there.
Roy will buy players in the summer with a view to getting Ipswich promoted. Giving youth a chance or playing pretty football will be far from his mind. It will be an exciting adventure for Ipswich fans but Keane will demand the highest of standards and the best results. For Ipswich fans, it will be a bit like going from a carousel to a roller coaster. Let's hope they can handle the change.
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