It's kind of moot now, cos if he is, he is. And he'll stay till Briatore decides Bye!
But this is to repost his background. Could find hundred articles. If we gave him 10 million, I'm sure he could get us into the playoffs. But now if you pooled fans, I imagine few expect playoffs this season. And that's a major shame how we got here.
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Jim Magilton's managerial career
Team From To Games Won Lost Drawn
Ipswich 05-06-06 22-04-09 148 56 51 41
View of Ipswich Fans on his axing
www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/....3A48%3A06%3A560Past Stories re Magilton in East Anglia Daily Times
www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/default/search.aspx?searchparam=magiltonBBC 22 April 2009
Magilton sacked as Ipswich boss
Ipswich 'closing in' on new manager
Ipswich Town have sacked manager Jim Magilton after falling short of a Championship play-off place.
The former Town and Northern Ireland midfielder, 39, was in charge at Portman Road for nearly three years but his highest finish was eighth.
Assistant boss John Gorman has also left the Suffolk outfit.
Ipswich chief executive Simon Clegg confirmed coach Bryan Klug would take charge of the first team for Saturday's game at Cardiff City.
But Clegg, who was appointed by owner Marcus Evans this week and is the former chief executive of the British Olympic Association, refused to rule out a quick decision over a permanent replacement.
He told BBC Radio Suffolk: "If we don't have a new manager in place, and I'm not ruling anything in or ruling anything out, I've asked Bryan Klug to step up to the plate."
Jim Magilton
Magilton was a popular figure as a player at Portman Road
Clegg says he has also spoken to senior players saying it is "business as usual" for the remaining two games of the season.
The chief executive explained the board felt Magilton had failed to deliver this season despite significant funding from Evans.
Clegg said: "We've not achieved the aspirations we've had as a result of that investment and while everyone inside the club takes a degree of collective responsibility, ultimately the responsibility rests on the shoulders of the manager."
Ipswich are looking for "a winner" as Magilton's replacement, according to Clegg, "someone who can take this club to where we aspire it to be, that is the Premiership".
"Discussions are being had at this moment in time, we are closing and we are looking to make a decision and an announcement as soon as possible."
Magilton became manager in 2006 following the departure of Joe Royle.
He took Ipswich to 14th in the Championship table in his first season and eighth last term but departs with the club in ninth place and 12 points off the play-off zone.
PAUL FLETCHER BLOG
To show Magilton the door with just two games of the regular season remaining strikes me as bizarre. Brutal even.
BBC Sport's Paul Fletcher
Evans told the club website: "Jim has a passion for the club but unfortunately we have not made the progress he and I expected."
Magilton's exit comes a day after the unveiling of Clegg.
Ipswich beat East Anglian rivals Norwich 3-2 on Sunday but when asked about Magilton's future by BBC Radio Suffolk on Tuesday, Clegg left plenty of room for interpretation.
"I am not going to fuel any speculation about Jim one way or another," he said.
"Marcus Evans and I have had extensive discussions on the immediate strategic issues for this club and we will communicate those to the media at an appropriate time."
And appointed at Ipswich
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Magilton feels right at home
By Vicki Hodges
Jim Magilton celebrates with team-mates
Magilton has made the step up from player to manager at Ipswich
Jim Magilton already feels at home behind the manager's desk at Ipswich Town.
After seven years as a player at Portman Road, the 37-year-old was handed his dream job after taking over the reins from ex-boss Joe Royle.
It signals the former Northern Ireland international's first steps into management - and one that will see a shift in the dressing-room dynamics.
Renowned for his colourful personality both on and off the pitch, Magilton
will no longer be the joker in the pack but the man who has the final say on playing matters.
He understands that relations must - and have already - changed since his appointment but is keen to stress that the lines of communication will not be affected.
"I think footballers adapt pretty quickly," the former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder told BBC Sport.
"They do see you differently; I am their boss now and get treated accordingly but they have been very good."
I don't foresee any problems as long as I'm honest and keep the lines of communication open
Jim Magilton
Magilton, who will be the youngest manager in the Championship in the 2006-2007 campaign, revealed that a new ruling has come into force that will also remind the players just who is the boss.
He said: "Our captain Jason De Vos has put in a fining system. The players were given seven days courtesy and then after that they are fined every time they call me by my christian name.
"There is always going to be a change when you make the switch from player to manager.
"I have always had good lines of communication with all the players, though. I was captain here for three-and-a-half years so I know what makes a lot of them tick. I don't foresee any problems as long as I'm honest and keep the lines of communication open."
Magilton is keen to have more experienced people around him to make sure his tenure at Ipswich is long and productive.
He added: "I have never been short of passion and commitment and I know it will be a difficult task but I am not naive enough to think that will see me through alone.
"I have brought in good people like Bryan Klug, who has been academy director and a coach here for 18 years. He knows the club inside out and is very passionate about the club and also Steve Foley, who is another quality coach."
Joe Royle
Magilton has much respect for former Town boss Joe Royle
Magilton says he would even call on former Ipswich boss Royle for further advice.
Royle left Portman Road by mutual consent in May and his time at the helm included two failed promotions via the play-offs and their 15th-placed finish in the Championship last time out.
"Joe's departure came as a massive shock," revealed Magilton. "Joe was a fantastic leader, a great manager, probably the best man manager I have ever had the pleasure of working with, and we had mutual respect for each other.
"Joe rang me on the day of my appointment and I know that if I need advice, which I will along the way, he will be one of the first people I would pick up the phone and ask."
Former Southampton player Magilton is already actively looking to bolster his squad by bringing in trialists in an attempt to banish the memories of last season's below-par showing.
He said: "Finishing 15th stuck in my throat and we have to address that problem and bring a winning mentality back into the mindset.
"From day one that is what we have spoken about. We want them to be winners and want to see players get upset when they lose.
"We want to hit the ground running. If we get off to a good start anything is possible.
"I felt last year we had a squad capable of more, they underachieved and I think if we have a fully fit squad they are capable of pushing for the play-offs - and once you get there anything can happen."
I'm still going to register as a player to turn out for the reserves
Jim Magilton
But one player will not be crossing that white line when Ipswich kick-off their season at home to Crystal Palace on 5 August because Magilton is standing by his decision to retire from first-team duties.
He joked: "I have tried to keep in shape but it has just not happened at the moment.
"I'm hoping for a few solid weeks of foundation before I feel confident about getting in a football kit again but I am still going to register as a player to turn out for the reserves."
For the time being, though, Magilton is content to concentrate on turning around the fortunes of the club he calls home from his new surroundings on the sidelines.
