“I thought he was certain to go out on loan” – Ipswich Town fan pundit reacts to player’s resurgence under McKenna

Kayden Jackson put in an incredible showing for Ipswich Town at the weekend and after such a scintillating performance, FLW’s Tractor Boys pundit Henry has revealed he hopes the striker continues to shine for the club.

The forward has been on the very fringes of the League One side recently, struggling to break into the team and even training with the club’s reserve side under previous bosses. Since Paul Cook has departed though and was replaced by Kieran McKenna, the 27-year-old has found new life at Portman Road.

He managed 76 minutes of action in his team’s stalemate against MK Dons and then followed up that match with a superb performance at the weekend. Jackson played a hand in all three goals, as Ipswich stormed to a 3-0 win over Burton. With one goal and two assists, he was simply unplayable.

It’s likely to keep him in the team for a good while longer and it will be a nice change for the former Accrington Stanley man, who has so far managed just seven outings in the league for the Tractor Boys this season. Up until January, he was nowhere near the team and even in the first month of 2022 he was a bit-part player.

Now though he is back amongst the matchday squad and could even feature in the first-team regularly again if he keeps this up. FLW’s Ipswich Town fan pundit Henry has certainly been impressed and even claimed that it must take ‘a lot of mental strength’ from Jackson to force his way back into the reckoning.

Speaking about whether it has been a surprise to see a resurgence from the player, he said: “For me, it’s an absolutely huge surprise and long may it continue.

“I thought he was certain to go out on loan or permanently either in January or the summer. Under the last two managers, [Paul] Lambert made