Ipswich Town fan pundit Henry has heaped praise on the owners at Portman Road.
Ipswich Town’s progress in recent years has been nothing short of spectacular, and they will hope that continues as they push for promotion to the Premier League.
Ipswich Town aiming Premier League comeback
After years of languishing in the Championship, the Tractor Boys reached a new low point in their modern history when they were relegated to League One in 2019.
Even in the third tier, Ipswich were failing to mount a meaningful challenge for promotion, but things started to change in April 2021 when Gamechangers Ltd completed their ownership of the Suffolk outfit.
Since then, it’s been a great period for those linked to the club, with the new owners making the inspired move to bring Kieran McKenna in as head coach.
The former Manchester United coach has adapted to his first senior post with ease, as the club achieved promotion to the Championship in his first full season in charge, playing some wonderful football in the process.
That has continued in the second division, and there’s a very real potential that Ipswich will make it back-to-back promotions.
| Championship Table (As it stands March 26th) | ||||
| Team | P | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Leeds United | 38 | 42 | 82 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 37 | 41 | 82 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 31 | 81 |
| 4 | Southampton | 36 | 26 | 73 |
The renovations at Ipswich haven’t simply been restricted to the pitch, and plans have been revealed for a new multi-million pound training complex.
So, regardless of how the promotion drive plays out, it’s a wonderful moment to be an Ipswich supporter, and that optimism was reflected by fan commentator Henry, who told FLW exactly how thrilled he is with the present setup.
“I would honestly give them 10/10. I don’t think there’s anything better that they could be doing, or have done.
“The way the club was under Marcus Evans to where it is now is genuinely like two different clubs. The fans are fully on side, the investment on and off the pitch.
“Off the pitch is massive, changes to the training ground, small improvements at the stadium, like new images, cleaning up the outer areas, it gives a good feeling about the place. The plan for additional investment in the local area is excellent, and I think fans really get on board with that.
“On the pitch, they’ve been investing, and they’ve also sorted McKenna’s contract, so it hasn’t run down like it previously would have done.
A positive season for Ipswich Town.
“There is genuinely no complaint, let’s just hope it stays around because good owners are quite hard to come by, so if anything happens with them, I hope the club is in a position to keep investing and moving forward.
“But, at the moment, I really don’t think there’s anything else they could’ve done better. Players, managers, staff, stadium, infrastructure, and then plans going forward, they’re all wonderful, so 10 out of 10.”
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