Second bottom after ten games is hardly an ideal start and
many Ipswich Town fans feel that time is up for their under fire manager Paul
Jewell.
At times Ipswich have actually played nice football, however
their inability to sustain it for 90 minutes has been their downfall. Excluding
their 6-0 thrashing at Blackpool, away from home their results have been
solid. Picking up draws on your travels is a good start, but that must be backed
up with home victories, and Ipswich have none of them. At Portman Road Ipswich
have been poor, picking up just the two points from a possible fifteen.
Jewell started well at Portman Road, but Ipswich have faded horribly over the last 14 months |
Too many of Paul Jewell’s signings have flopped at Town,
with Michael Chopra, Jimmy Bullard and Lee Bowyer all struggling in the Blue of
Ipswich. The club has been heavily reliant on the loan market under Jewell,
with no less than 14 players on loan at the club over the last two seasons. A
huge downside of loan additions is the fact their parent club can recall the
player at any time, which has happened at Ipswich, with David Stockdale and
Keith Andrews both having their deals cut short.
One scenario Jewell couldn’t have predicted is the gambling problem
that has followed the usually predatory Chopra around. Having twice being
admitted to the Sporting chance rehabilitation clinic, Chopra’s gambling past
has caught up with him, and his goal tally has taken a hit in the process. Just
two strikes this season is well below his usual average, and if Ipswich can
find the player that had no problem at Championship level, then their paltry
goal tally of just eight goals in ten games this year will improve.
Getting rid of Jewell will only relieve half the problems for
Ipswich, and appointing the right manager is the hard part. Ipswich have never
replaced Joe Royle who narrowly missed out on promotion with the Suffolk club
on numerous occasions. Harry Redknapp is surprisingly favourite to be the next manager at Ipswich, however I doubt
he’d take it. Alan Curbishley and Owen Coyle are two big names, and two
managers also out of a job who could come in and turn Ipswich’s fortunes
around.
Curbishley is 18/1 to take over at Portman Road |
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