Post by harlowranger on Mar 22, 2011 21:11:38 GMT
Magilton blasts Ipswich after court win
Former Ipswich manager Jim Magilton has accused the club of a "long and unnecessary dispute" after finally settling his legal case against them.
Magilton, 41, was dismissed in April 2009 with the club in ninth place in the npower Championship, and was replaced by Roy Keane.
The club had refused to pay the former Northern Ireland international the compensation he was due and the case was to be heard in the High Court later this week.
But Ipswich have now paid Magilton the sum due to him, as well as costs.
Magilton said in a statement: "It was disappointing and upsetting that a club I had served so loyally for so many years, as a player, club captain, and then manager, chose to try and deny me the compensation agreed in my contract, when we sadly parted company in 2009.
"I tried to obtain a sensible settlement, and even made an offer for less than the sum now agreed, but they still would not agree to my proposals.
"Instead, they continued to raise more unfounded issues, which they either then abandoned or have now withdrawn.
"It has been a long, tiring and unnecessary dispute, but I am delighted that I have, with the support of the League Managers Association and its outstanding legal team, entirely cleared my name and put the record straight.
"I still have fond feelings for Ipswich Town, a club where I made many friends and I wish the club all the best for the future."
Solicitor Paul Daniels, acting on behalf of Magilton, said: "The club made various allegations against Mr Magilton, which we advised were completely without substance and that he had an unanswerable case.
"High Court proceedings were regrettably progressed, and despite reasonable offers to compromise the matter, the club still continued to raise yet more issues that were not relevant to the case.
"We are disappointed that the club took so long to sort this matter out but we are delighted that our client has won his case and been completely vindicated."
Magilton was appointed at QPR in June of 2009 but left the club in December of the same year and has been out of work since.
Keane failed to improve the club's league position and left the club in January, with Paul Jewell currently in charge at Portman Road.
A club statement said: "Ipswich Town Football Club can confirm that it has reached a mutually agreeable settlement with one of our previous managers, Jim Magilton, regarding an outstanding matter.
"The dispute and outcome of the settlement are a confidential matter between ourselves and one of our previous employees and as such we will be making no further comment on the matter."
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