- Oct 17, 2008
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Just going back to McKenna, I freely admit I only saw two full Ipswich games last week and a handful of analysis videos of his style.
I would hate for us to get hung up on him (especially with the superior competition we face, if indeed we are interested - which is far from certain).
He’s done a truly remarkable job for Ipswich, but think back to hot item managers who have excelled/overachieved at certain clubs and failed when moving on to other clubs.
Nobody is a guaranteed fit for a club - working style, interpersonal relationships with key dressing room figures, their bosses (chairman, owner, etc) - all of this is so important to a manager or head coach working out.
Good coaches can take a step up and their methods don’t work. Players don’t buy in, they get found out at a higher level, they don’t have the right players for their style - all kinds of things are in play.
For that reason, I’m sitting back and saying whoever Tony and Barber pick I am backing. None of us saw RdZ or Potter coming, I think it’ll be left field again personally and “the only name who was ever in our minds”.
I would hate for us to get hung up on him (especially with the superior competition we face, if indeed we are interested - which is far from certain).
He’s done a truly remarkable job for Ipswich, but think back to hot item managers who have excelled/overachieved at certain clubs and failed when moving on to other clubs.
Nobody is a guaranteed fit for a club - working style, interpersonal relationships with key dressing room figures, their bosses (chairman, owner, etc) - all of this is so important to a manager or head coach working out.
Good coaches can take a step up and their methods don’t work. Players don’t buy in, they get found out at a higher level, they don’t have the right players for their style - all kinds of things are in play.
For that reason, I’m sitting back and saying whoever Tony and Barber pick I am backing. None of us saw RdZ or Potter coming, I think it’ll be left field again personally and “the only name who was ever in our minds”.