Q&A: What does McKenna's future hold?
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Over the course of Wednesday, we have been putting your questions to BBC Radio Suffolk sports editor Graeme McLoughlin. In this second part, we look at the future of boss Kieran McKenna.
Wasim asked: Do you expect McKenna to stay once relegation is confirmed?
Graeme: I do at this moment in time but that is not to say I am not keeping a close eye on what is happening at Tottenham, which some would argue would be a perfect fit for McKenna should there be any change at the top there.
McKenna will still have his suitors and be the subject of plenty of speculation throughout the summer, but I will do my very best to steer clear of the clickbait and wait for any official club announcement, which right now I cannot see coming.
Robert asked: Assuming we go down, if we do not get promoted next year do you think McKenna will be sacked?
Graeme: As we know, things can change very quickly in football, and while McKenna is adored by the majority of Ipswich supporters and has the full backing of the club's hierarchy, relegation followed by a poor season in the Championship could trigger what feels like the unthinkable right now.
It would have to be a disastrous campaign, however, whereby Town have an almighty dip and do not look capable of a top-half finish in the second tier. It is something I just cannot envisage.
And a different future to finish off the Q&A...
Richie asked: Something totally different, will there be a return of the Tractor Social podcast?
Graeme: That is up to people at the BBC with a little bit more power than me. When I was asked to produce a podcast about Ipswich Town, I initially questioned the need for one, given there were so many good and established ones out there already, driven by passionate supporters.
Anyway, together with Connor Bennett, we ended up recording on a weekly basis and really enjoyed it (episode nine and Connor's Hermione Granger impersonation being the pinnacle). What a time to be doing one as well, given all of Town's success during that period.
However, we were told a couple of months before the end of last season that the podcast was to end, and so it did. We have recorded one or two reunions since then, but for radio only. I would not rule any more out, but whatever happens, there are 88 episodes still sitting somewhere on BBC Sounds that follow Town's rise from League One to the Premier League, so if you are feeling nostalgic, by all means give them another listen!
