Richard Main

Head of Global Media @C40Cities

#ITFC

[Mark Gillies @5goalthriller]

“And Harry Kane, who did *not* miss his penalty…”

[Nick Ames @NickAmes82]

Somewhere above north-east Canada en route to the World Cup so here's a piece about Kieran McKenna, Ipswich and smiling because it happened: https://t.co/HozFIfzaky #ITFC

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

Super Kieran McKenna. 💙

[Cameron @lawseyitfc]

EFL home record under McKenna

Games: 80
Losses: 4

21/22 - Cambridge 0-1
22/23 - Lincoln 0-1
23/24 - Leeds 3-4
25/26 - Charlton 0-3

Fortress PR #ITFC

[SimpsonsEFL @EflSimpsons]

•Ipswich promoted back to the premier league•
-—-
Premier league: “Welcome back”

Ipswich: “Gee, thanks guys.”

Prem: “They had a hell of a time replacing you, last season”

[Gavin Cooney @gcooney93]

Ipswich promoted with a remarkable stat - Dara O'Shea played every minute of the 46-game season...and didn't pick up a single yellow card. He deserves to be a Premier League player

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

💙🚜⬆️ the boys are back from Town 🙌🎶 Ipswich are Premier League again. Congratulations to Kieran McKenna and all at Portman Road. Date for the diary: 10am, Friday June 19. @premierleague fixtures released. 🙌

[Premier League @premierleague]

A lot can change in a year! 💫

After their relegation to the Championship last season, @IpswichTown are heading straight back up to the Premier League 📈

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

Ipswich Town 🤝 @premierleague.

WE'RE GOING UP AGAIN! ⬆️

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

DERBY DAY W PART TWO!!!

[Nick Ames @NickAmes82]

Fact Ipswich situation has been jumped upon by the grifters is maybe the worst consequence of the club's idiocy & naivety in letting this happen. Don't let them tell you the problem is Farage visiting club – it's the fact he was allowed to turn it into a Reform endorsement. #ITFC

[Nick Stylianou 👀 @nmsonline]

This is an absolutely gobsmacking video and a reminder of how important it is to have a journalist ask questions, not terrible corporate content framed as an interview. I’d like to meet a PR professional who thinks this went well.

[Richard Main @RPMain]

Complete crisis comms cock up:
- #itfc in-house softball interview to avoid scrutiny
- No attempt to set out what really happened
- No explanation of why the club lied to local media
- No practical steps beyond ‘moving forward’

[Ipswich Town @IpswichTown]

A message from Ipswich Town Chairman, Mark Ashton. ⤵️

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Nigel Farage’s visit to Ipswich Town this week has sparked a major backlash.

Fans have accused the club of allowing itself to be used for political purposes, but there is also internal dissent at the club’s handling of the affair.

The Athletic can now reveal that the club’s depiction of the visit, as presented to both staff and media, is being heavily disputed.

This is the inside story of a chaotic 72 hours.

📝 @Dan_Sheldon_

🔗 https://t.co/vHWdJiBfOT

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Good to spend time at @c40cities HQ this week 💚

At a time when the climate crisis is accelerating, cities are proving that progress is still possible.

Proud to co-chair an organisation powered by an incredible team driving bold climate action in cities across the globe 🌍

[Nick Ames @NickAmes82]

Politics and football don’t mix? Tell that to Ipswich’s players, who are not happy about Farage’s visit. What a mess, and many tough questions still to answer: https://t.co/4vM4y5JArC #ITFC

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Nigel Farage’s visit to Ipswich Town’s Portman Road stadium has prompted a significant social media backlash.

Ipswich insist Reform UK and Farage were not formally invited by the club … but The Athletic has been told a slightly different story.

📝 @Dan_Sheldon_

Free to read here ⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/z7WFGNHcBe

[ITFC Pissboiling @ITFCPissboiling]

Whichever way you look at it this is a PR failure from the club. "Private tour" or not the club should have seen this coming.

The reason you don't politicise football is because it divides fans when there should be one common interest - Ipswich Town Football Club. #itfc

[Richard Main @RPMain]

We took Nunez from them and gave them Farage - decent bit of business #itfc

[Nigel Farage MP @Nigel_Farage]

See you next week! 😉