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Kieran McKenna leaves emotional legacy at Ipswich to last generations | Nick Ames

The Guardian Football about 3 hours 1 mins read

Manager caught lightning in a bottle with three promotions in four seasons but his need for a break to prioritise a young family is refreshing

When the tears have dried, the adage will ring true for Ipswich and Kieran McKenna. They will smile because it happened and reflect that, despite the hurt, sometimes it is best to part while the love still burns.

Perhaps they will also marvel at the unlikely magic football occasionally sprinkles. It is an industry in which people and places are thrown together, coming and going, sticking or not. When McKenna arrived in Suffolk four and a half years ago he could have been another hired gun; instead he transformed a community’s relationship with its club and left a legacy that should span generations.

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