Town have confirmed that reserves coach Chris Kiwomya has left Portman Road, as reported by TWTD last week. Kiwomya returned to the club where he had been a player in the summer of 2008.

Chief executive Simon Clegg said: "I can confirm that Chris has left the club on mutually agreed terms.

“I'd like to thank him for his outstanding contribution to Ipswich Town and wish him well for the future."

Kiwomya, who led his team to the Totesport.com Football Combination East Division title this season, added: "I have enjoyed my time at Ipswich Town and wish the club every success for the future. I hope they win promotion and get back in the Premier League where they belong."

Goalkeeper-coach James Hollman and fitness coach Simon Thadani are also on their way out of the club this summer.

Paul Jewell’s former Wigan keeper Mike Pollitt — who had a one-game loan spell at Portman Road in 2006 - is expected to take over from Hollman, while the Town boss wants one-time Blues striker David Lowe to join his coaching staff, although probably not as a reserve coach with Town’s second string playing only friendlies next season.

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BROTHERBLUE1974 added 19:20 - May 17 Thanks chris. All the best...
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Handsome_Lizard added 19:20 - May 17 A ture town legend. Thanks C.K.
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jas0999 added 19:22 - May 17 Shame. Best of luck Chris.
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pazelle added 19:24 - May 17 Chris Kiwomya leaving is an absolute disgrace! Is his jacket available to buy? I hope Chris comes back as manager asap!
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fourth added 19:26 - May 17 Oh! Oh dear!
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Lay added 19:26 - May 17 NO NOT CHRIS! JEWELL DOESNT UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR LEGENDS HERE! HE DOESNT KNOW WHAT THIS GUY MEANS TO US!
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Loyal_S added 19:31 - May 17 Good Luck Chris, Thanks for your hard work. :) In Jewell We trust, He wants his own staff, like any other manager! ITID
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ITFC4daprem added 19:34 - May 17 although unlikley i hope its not like keane
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itfc1981 added 19:52 - May 17 I'll be the reserve coach for 50k a year, easy money
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ramseyn added 20:27 - May 17 “I'd like to thank him for his outstanding contribution to Ipswich Town" Well why is he leaving then? So much sincerity in that quote don't you think, how patronising can you get.
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runaround added 20:35 - May 17 All the best Chrissy K
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sereneblue added 20:44 - May 17 Thanks Chris and best of luck for the future in everything you do.Legend is thrown about a little to much when people talk about their clubs. Very good servants yes,legends no. Also why is it that so many people on this site live in the past,learn from history but live in the present.
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paul73 added 20:49 - May 17 Chris kiwomya..legend,...my arse..
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tractorboy2434 added 20:58 - May 17 Exactly, just a previous player, not a legend at all, and no surprise he has gone, Jewell realises just what a shambles this club is both on and off the field and is going to try to sort things out, I wish him luck as he will need it, the club has a long hard road to travel before we see any good times again.
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Tractorboy24 added 21:27 - May 17 People grow up with players, and due to the better times (92 promotion) would call him legend. Also amazed at what lengths people go to criticise clegg, what else is he going to say? Shame to see a former player leave, but in PJ we trust.
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paul73 added 21:50 - May 17 Chris kiwomya..legend,...my arse..
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EatonBlue added 21:57 - May 17 I am still worried about our Reserve team set-up for next season. Mid-week friendlies are not really the answer. PJ himself said that the Reserves need Saturday games so that they have something to train for during the week.
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WREXHAM_BLUE added 21:59 - May 17 Great shame but at least it seems to have been amicable enough. Good luck CK and well done for winning the league. Can't ask for much more.
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Guthrum added 23:07 - May 17 Maybe it's down to the change of policy on reserve games, maybe Kiwomya has a better job lined up somewhere after his successes with the reserve team? There are all sorts of reasons why he and the club are parting ways, probably is perfectly amicable, if both sides are saying so. And I'm sorry Lay, but no. We don't need our club staff packed out with ITFC old boys. We need the best possible group of people, the most talented coaches, tacticians and organisers, all working together to give the best possible preparation for our players - at all levels - to be successful. Irrespective of which clubs they may have played or worked at in the past. Nonetheless, Kiwomya has been a good servant to Ipswich Town. Wish him every success for what he's doing in the future.

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Sindre94 added 23:38 - May 17 Good luck Chris, we all love you..
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DiamondGezzer added 07:48 - May 18 Remember with fond memories your playing time at Town. All the very best with your future career.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 10:35 - May 18 Good luck Chris! Always sorry to see a former player leave the Town.
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cameltoe added 12:11 - May 18 everyones missing the point here. This isnt about CK its really about our Reserve side now only playing friendlies. This is a disaster. If your not playing regular football, which means about 17 or 18 players in the club, there is no platform to improve your competiveness or skills. So how are we going to develop the next generation of players? With Cleggs previous record in acquiring players that add value to the club through the transfer market, and a number leaving this year, we have a real challenge creating a competitve side now and one into the future. What looked like the light at the end of the tunnel is actually just anser train coming.

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Guthrum added 18:03 - May 18 cameltoe - part of Jewell's reason for the decision to switch to friendlies only was that, in his opinion, the standard of the Reserve League was too low. Several other clubs have taken the same route. If reserve teams were allowed to enter proper competitive leagues (or the FA organised it better), this switch wouldn't have happened. See: http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=18407

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awayfan added 18:20 - May 18 "Ki-wom-ya m'lord, Ki-wom-ya!" Thanks Chris for all your hard work and congratulations on winning the reserves' league this season. Really sad to see you leave. All best wishes for a happy & successful future.
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