EdBlog: Get ruthless, Jim

AT the end of the 2007/8 Championship season in May, when Ipswich Town missed a play-off berth by a whisker, manager Jim Magilton took to the pitch to tell fans he was "ravenous for success".

AT the end of the 2007/8 Championship season in May, when Ipswich Town missed a play-off berth by a whisker, manager Jim Magilton took to the pitch to tell fans he was "ravenous for success."

After Saturday's dismal opening day performance - a 1-2 home defeat by an, at best, competent Preston North End side (relegation strugglers last season) - Jim's hunger was matched by the bitter disappointment of home fans who had seen an early lead thrown away.