Stead backs Keane’s ‘get down and dirty’ game plan for Ipswich

JON STEAD has echoed Roy Keane’s assertion that Ipswich Town need to ‘get down and dirty’ if they are to return to the Premier League.

The Suffolk club has an enviable reputation for attractive football that stretches back to Alf Ramsey and the 1950s but the latest hotseat incumbent has signalled an intention to inject some bite into the side.

They began that process last Saturday with a gutsy win against the odds away to promotion-chasing Cardiff City at Ninian Park where they soaked up sustained early pressure before claiming a 3-0 win.