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November 25 2004

Ipswich Town midfielder Jim Magilton could be facing the Portman Road exit door should Town reach the Premier League.

Is The End Nigh For Jim?

Ipswich Town midfielder Jim Magilton could be facing the Portman Road exit door should Town reach the Premier League.

The 35 old midfielder is out of contract in the summer and admits him self that a season in the premier league could be too much for him.

Jim: “The Premiership is a tough league - and it's a young man's league.

“I don't think I could imagine myself playing 30-odd games in the Premier League at my age.

“I will sit down at the end of the season and discuss my next move. There's no need to rush into anything.

“I will be totally realistic and honest as to whether I feel I could contribute something.

“I will be guided by the people who know me best, the coaching and fitness staff.

“We have a wonderful opportunity to win promotion. We have put ourselves in a great position.

“I don't like to look too far ahead and I don't want to presume I'm always going to be a fixture here.

“My one aim right now is to get us back in the Premiership. After that, I don't know. That's what I'll sit down and discuss with the manager.”

Town manager Joe Royle has not ruled out an extension to Jims’ contract but no decision has been made yet and probably wont be made until Town know which league they will be playing in during the 2005/2006 season.

Royle: “Jim has a great appetite for the game. He is a fit man and while he's certainly not slow, he has never been reliant on pace.

“When the time is right I will sit down with Jim and discuss where we go from here.

“We are not in a position to make decisions on any players now. It will be towards the end of the season, when we have an idea where we are going.”

Source: Evening Star.

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