'Replacing McKenna isn't simply about finding a good coach'

[Getty Images] Ipswich Town fan and author Karl Fuller spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk's Brenner Woolley on The Blue Hour about the club's managerial search after Kieran McKenna's unexpected departure earlier this month. It has emerged former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and ex- Wolves boss Gary O'Neil, who is now in charge of Strasbourg, are leading contenders for the Portman Road job. "Ipswich Town need to act fairly swiftly, just to get someone in and get their feet under the table before they do start looking at new players," Fuller said. "We are traditionally a slow club in terms of signing players in the month of June. Somebody in by the end of the week would be good. "Replacing someone like Kieran isn't simply about finding a good coach. They've got to come in and build on the philosophy Kieran instilled into the club, and be somebody with progressive possession football, excellent player development, calm and analytical - which Kieran always was. "Solskjaer would produce a bit of continuity, having worked with some of the guys currently at the club and having watched Ipswich a lot. "O'Neil would be an obvious choice just purely on his Premier League experience. He has improved players and is another with calm personality, but he doesn't really get the juices flowing, does he?" Fuller said he would "love Thomas Frank" but noted the former Brentford and Tottenham boss has recently ruled out a return to football management before next season . Listen to the full episode of The Blue Hour on BBC Sounds