Conor Chaplin eager to bounce back against Wolves after late Bournemouth loss
Ipswich Town attacker Conor Chaplin is eager to bounce back following the late 2-1 loss to AFC Bournemouth on Sunday.
The Blues saw a first-half lead at Portman Road evaporate late on against the Cherries to spell a third straight defeat for Kieran McKenna’s side to leave them four points from safety and still without a home Premier League win.
Andoni Iraola’s side netted on 87 and five minutes into injury time to grab all three points, the Blues having taken the lead in the 21st minute through Conor Chaplin’s first Premier League goal.
Chaplin, speaking after the game, said they need to be ready to go again against 19th-placed Wolves on Saturday and that were positives to take from the match against the Cherries.
The West Stand – for many years the Pioneer Stand following its mid-1980s rebuild – has been without a sponsor since the Magnus Group went into administration just over a year ago.
But, speaking at last night’s PLC AGM, chief financial officer Tom Ball revealed the club now have a replacement on board with an announcement set to be made soon.
“We’ll reveal once it’s all signed and documented on the West Stand,” he said. “But, yes, we’ve got a sponsor.”
Turning to shirt sponsorship, chairman and CEO Mark Ashton reiterated that the Blues are some way down the line regarding a deal on that front.
“On sponsorship, we’ve talked about this in the national press and it’s important to talk about it here because it fits in with out culture, our vision and our values,” he said.
“We’ve worked hard to build a relationship with Ed Sheeran and I can’t speak highly enough of him. Local man, global superstar, asks very little from us but wants to support community activities.
“He has been an incredible sponsor across the shirt and been part of our huge shirt sales, which will probably break 100,000 this year, by the way. And we thank him so much for that.
“He’s now moved to become a shareholder but he will then relinquish the front of shirt. We’ve made a public statement that we will not go down the gaming route, we will not put a gambling company on the front of the shirt because we don’t think that fits our values or our culture.
“The commercial team are working hard on that a we’re down the line with an opportunity in particular that we would like to try and get done.
“I’m not saying this to be disrespectful, I don’t want us to be like other clubs, I’m not interested. I want to do it the Ipswich way. I want us to be unique. Everything about this football club is so special.
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