Ipswich are close to appointing Gary O’Neil as their new head coach.
The 43-year-old is poised to replace Kieran McKenna, who stepped down from his position at Portman Road earlier this month.
BBC Radio Sussex producer and Ipswich fan Harvey Bell has been reacting to the impending appointment on The Blue Hour: “Whoever followed Kieran McKenna was always going to have a tough job and, if I’m being honest, of all the names that were out there, was Gary O’Neil my first choice? Probably not.
“I know he’s not for many Ipswich Town fans, but over the weekend, with it seeming to have become a little bit clearer that that does seem to be the direction of travel according to various different reports, I was doing a bit more research trying to warm myself to the idea.
“You mentioned about the fact when he took over from Scott Parker at Bournemouth they had a really good second half of the season, he kept them up when Scott Parker had previously said that season that he didn’t think anybody was capable of doing that.
“Then his first season at Wolves was really good. Got to a FA Cup quarter-final. It then went a bit dodgy second season at Wolves, but do you know what? He’s done a fairly decent job at Strasbourg this season as well. They finished eighth.
“So look, he’s a fairly new manager. He’s had three proper jobs in Bournemouth, Wolves and Strasbourg. Still very early to judge so the jury’s out but let’s get behind him.”
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