Evans And Clegg On Jewell Appointment

Town owner Marcus Evans and chief executive Simon Clegg have outlined why they picked former Wigan manager Paul Jewell as the replacement for Roy Keane.

Town owner Marcus Evans: "I wanted to appoint a manager with several years of experience behind them who also had a history of promotion and then staying up, I have been lucky enough to find a manager in Paul who has done that twice and pertinently with two clubs who had never been in the Premier League.

"It was also important to bring someone to the Club who could play the way Ipswich expect the game to be played and who will embrace the Club's role in the community."

Town chief executive Simon Clegg added: "The owner and I spoke to a number of excellent candidates to take on the role as the next manager of Ipswich Town but Paul's experience and credentials made him our number one target.

"We are delighted to have him at the Football Club. I'm looking forward to working with him and I'm confident Paul can put in the building blocks that will allow us to achieve our long term goals for this great club."