By Aston
May 11 2006

Town defender Jason De Vos has wished out going Town manager Joe Royle well and expect a lot of big names to apply to replace him.

De Vos: “I would like to put on record my thanks to Joe.

 

“He has been terrific to work with and in a way I feel that we, the players, have let him down this season.

 

“It was always going to be a transitional year but we had a sniff of the Play-Offs until the Preston game. That defeat killed us up there and we fizzled out when we were looking to have a strong finish to the season.

 

“I wish Joe all the best for the future. He's a lovely guy. Managers come and go in football though and now we will have a new man in place for next season and a new challenge ahead.

 

“Everyone will start with a fresh slate come August and I urge all the fans to get behind the new manager, whoever it will be - the players certainly will.

 

“I'm sure the Club will be swamped with applications for the job because make no mistake, this is a terrific football club with great traditions.

 

“There is certain to be a number of big names applying and it will be a new and exciting chapter for the Club.”

 

Source: Ipswich Town – the official website.

 

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