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BLUES’ RECIPE TEMPTS COOK

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The LeaguePaper Team
7 March 2021

By Chris Dunlavy

GOOD SHOUT: Paul Cook at former club Wigan and, Inset, Ipswich owner Marcus Evans
PICTURE: PA Images

PAUL Cook says he would rather be the manager of Ipswich Town in League One than take over a “joke” club in the Championship.
The 54-year-old openly stated his desire to remain in the second tier after leaving relegated Wigan in August.
But despite being linked with a string of vacancies and rejecting a six-month deal at Sheffield Wednesday, Cook has taken on the task of restoring the fortunes of the Tractor Boys.
“When I came out of Wigan, I probab...

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