Paul Jewell has today been confirmed as the new Ipswich Town manager after Roy Keane was sacked on Friday, Jewell has been out for management for two years and has today signed a two-a-half-year deal at Portman Road."It's great, I've been out of the game for two years but you're never out of football," said the 46-year-old, who replaces Roy Keane at Portman Road.
"I have had a few opportunities to come back in but this just ticked all the right boxes."
After a run of seven losses in nine games, the board at Ipswich felt a change was needed and they relieved Keane of his responabilites,
"It's great, I've been out of the game for two years but you're never out of football," said the 46-year-old, who replaces Roy Keane at Portman Road.
"I have had a few opportunities to come back in but this just ticked all the right boxes."
Jewell's first game in charge will be against Arsenal in the first leg of Town's League Cup semi-final at Portman Road on Wednesday.
Ipswich owner Marcus Evans told the club's website: "I wanted to appoint a manager with several years of experience behind them who also had a history of promotion and then staying up.
"I have been lucky enough to find a manager in Paul who has done that twice and pertinently with two clubs that have never been in the Premier League.
"It was also important to bring someone to the club who could play the way Ipswich expect the game to be played and who will embrace the club's role in the community."
