Tag: McKenna

Championship manager of the month: McKenna, Gracia, Jakirovic and Matos nominated for December award
15 January 2026 Off

Championship manager of the month: McKenna, Gracia, Jakirovic and Matos nominated for December award

By Total Football News

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna, Watford’s Javi Gracia, Sergej Jakirovic of Hull City and Swansea head coach Vitor Matos have been nominated for the Championship’s manager of the month award for December.

McKenna has moved Ipswich into the top three and within two points of second-placed Middlesbrough after taking 14 points from their seven games last month, which included two wins over leaders Coventry.

Watford reappointed Gracia as head coach in

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Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna says Championship not easy after relegation
13 December 2025 Off

Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna says Championship not easy after relegation

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna says it is hard to acclimatise to the Championship again after relegation from the Premier League.

The Tractor Boys visit Leicester City on Saturday (15:00 GMT) for a meeting between two sides who dropped down from the top flight last season.

Town are fourth – five points off the automatic promotion spots – but the Foxes have endured an inconsistent season so far and sit

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Kieran McKenna: Ipswich Town not yet at level of promotion-winning team
3 December 2025 Off

Kieran McKenna: Ipswich Town not yet at level of promotion-winning team

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna admits his current team are not yet at the level of his promotion-winning squad from two years ago.

Town won promotion to the Premier League under McKenna in 2024, winning 28 of their 46 games to finish second behind Leicester City with 96 points.

Tuesday’s draw at Blackburn left them seventh in the Championship, just a single point outside the play-off places and McKenna said

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Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna: ‘There’s more work to do’
28 November 2025 Off

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna: ‘There’s more work to do’

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna said that reaching the top six has not played into his thoughts as his side prepare to face Oxford United on Friday night (20:00 GMT).

The Tractor Boys have reached their highest position on the table so far this season following a win over Hull City, extending their undefeated streak to a sixth straight game.

But reaching fifth place is not something the Northern Irishman

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Ipswich Town opinion: Does Kieran McKenna make too many changes?
25 November 2025 Off

Ipswich Town opinion: Does Kieran McKenna make too many changes?

By Total Football News

There has been as much rotation in Kieran McKenna’s starting XI of late as there is from the wind turbines off the breezy Suffolk coast.

A big squad, largely clear of injuries, has allowed the Ipswich manager to frequently rotate his side for a number of games now.

But this embarrassment of riches has raised the question among some fans as to whether there’s too much tinkering.

It could be

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Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna tells players to keep arguments private
5 November 2025 Off

Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna tells players to keep arguments private

By Total Football News

Ipswich are 10th in the Championship after Tuesday’s point and are next in action on Saturday when they travel to Swansea City.

The Tractor Boys were without wing-back Leif Davis against Watford because of a hamstring injury and McKenna said it was too soon to say whether he will be able to return in south Wales.

“We’ll have to wait and see, there’s no clarity on it,” he added.

“It’s

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Celtic: No Kieran McKenna talks as Craig Bellamy commits to Wales
31 October 2025 Off

Celtic: No Kieran McKenna talks as Craig Bellamy commits to Wales

By Total Football News

It has been suggested that McKenna would be open to speaking to Celtic given his boyhood allegiances.

“Growing up, we all have our affinities,” he said when asked about those. “I don’t think everyone has to go around and announce what they were, but of course it’s a really big football club.”

McKenna signed a new four-year contract in 2024 and was asked about his reported £5m release clause.

“In

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Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna named Championship manager of the month
15 October 2025 Off

Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna named Championship manager of the month

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has been named the Championship manager of the month for September.

After a slow start to life back in the second tier at Portman Road, the Tractor Boys began to find momentum in September, claiming seven points from a possible nine to stay unbeaten, including a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United, a 2-1 win over Portsmouth and a 1-1 draw under the lights at Bristol

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Kieran McKenna: Ipswich Town not yet ‘complete’ team despite good Championship run
15 October 2025 Off

Kieran McKenna: Ipswich Town not yet ‘complete’ team despite good Championship run

By Total Football News

McKenna said there were “quite a few knocks and issues” following the Norwich game but the break had given those not on international duty time for treatment.

His entire squad was not due back until Wednesday afternoon, so there will only be a short time for him to get everyone together again before the trip to Teesside.

“It’s given us time with some individuals to work a little bit more

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Keiran McKenna to open new Needham Market FC stand
9 October 2025 Off

Keiran McKenna to open new Needham Market FC stand

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town’s boss will open a football club’s new stand.

Needham Market FC said the Main Stand at the Bloomfields grounds, in Suffolk, would be officially opened by Kieran McKenna.

The club said the opening would take place prior to the Southern League Central Premier Division clash with Bury Town on 22 October.

In a statement on their website, they said: “This marks a significant moment in

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