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Oct 2024
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Men in Blazers 10/02/24: Ipswich CEO Mar...

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"THIS IS THE BEST STORY IN WORLD FOOTBALL." Rog sits down with Ipswich Town's CEO Mark Ashton to talk about the club's meteoric rise from League One to the Premier League in just two seasons, the plan he built to restore the club to past glories, and the leadership of manager Kieran McKenna. Plus, what it is like to work with partial Ipswich owner and lifelong Town fan Ed Sheeran.

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