Town’s head of sports science and insights Andy Costin has announced that he is leaving Portman Road to take on the role of director of performance at USL side FC Tulsa.

Costin, from Gawler in South Australia, joined the Blues after leaving Bristol City in May 2021 having previously worked at Stevenage.

“I would like to thank all the players, staff and supporters for an amazing two years with Ipswich Town FC,” he wrote on social media.

“It has been an unforgettable part of my career and I am so blessed to have the opportunity to work at such an amazing club.

“I would especially like to personally thank Mark Ashton, Luke W[erhun], Andrew Rolls, who brought me on this journey from Bristol City.

“Further to this, I would like to acknowledge and praise the unbelievably talented staff in the Ipswich Town Performance Team who work tirelessly to ensure the players are ready to perform game after game, they are a huge part of last seasons promotion campaign.

“I have been in the UK five years now and have loved every minute of my career within the English football pyramid.

“It is now time for me to put my family first and begin a new adventure with them in the US, and in particular with FC Tulsa.

“I am blessed to have been given the opportunity to become Director of Performance with the club and I can’t wait to get started.

“I wish ipswich Town and in particular the amazing fan base all the best in the future and I know it will not be long until they are back in the Premier League.”

Since December last year, Costin has been a visiting senior fellow in sport science at University of Suffolk. Town will announce a replacement in due course.

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ImAbeliever added 16:20 - Jun 28 Pop back anytime , it's only 24 hours from Tulsa.
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Suffolkboy added 16:22 - Jun 28 Well done – enjoy the new challenge ; I'm certain ITFC will look back with only positive views on you contribution ! Let's hope we can find a super replacement soon . COYB
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itsonlyme added 16:33 - Jun 28 Thanks for your contribution to the success of our club so far! Good luck in the US!
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MaySixth added 16:55 - Jun 28 Terrible move.
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trncbluearmy added 17:23 - Jun 28 Bit of a strange move
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Monkey_Blue added 17:26 - Jun 28 The glamour of Tulsa is hard for anyone to turn down. 😉
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ThaiBlue added 17:53 - Jun 28 Hope this does not start costin town in the future
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runningout added 18:43 - Jun 28 our players recovery rate has improved a lot from the iffy state it seemed to be in
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Pettabelieveit added 18:50 - Jun 28 Odd time to leave the club. Can only assume he really wants to experience the second tier of US as opposed to possibly the most competitive second tier in England in recent memory or was surplus to requirements and club wish to upgrade
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churchmans added 20:23 - Jun 28 Must be a life choicenot a football choice it will be a great life adventure! Tulsa must be a dam site better to live in than chithole ipswich that's for sure
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parhamblue added 20:39 - Jun 28 To be fair we don't know and don't need to know the circumstances. He gets to oversee the whole performance space with a USL club. We wish Andy and his family well for the immediate and long-term future, and in particular thank him and try to quantify the huge influence he has had in the revival of our great club.
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Fat_Boy_Tim added 23:13 - Jun 28 Has anyone looked at Tulsa (The actual City) on Google? It looks like an amazing place to take your family. Good luck to him.
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Churchman added 08:36 - Jun 29 From a career experience perspective this looks a really good opportunity for him. Good luck to him and his family.
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Runner added 13:24 - Jun 29 Andy Costin is from Australia and has a job lined up so will have no problem getting into USA. Tulsa City population: 0.5m, metropolitan area 1m people, lots of things there for a great time fot the family (if you have a car or two) Everything points to a great place for families (apart from gun crimes) The only thing missing is a decent football team in a decent league, from what I can tell, they ground share with the local Baseball team with two stands at the top of the diamond.

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