Luke Woolfenden makes honest Ipswich Town admission

Ipswich Town defender Luke Woolfenden has admitted it looked certain he would leave the club in the January window after falling out of favour at the club.

Reflecting on his time under previous Tractor Boys manager Paul Cook, Woolfenden admitted there were times he wanted to be ‘anywhere else but Ipswich’.

Asked if he would have left the club by now if Cook had remained in charge, Woolfenden said the following.

“It was nailed on. I wasn’t playing or making squads. I was training with the Under 23s most of the time so I was nailed on to go.” he told the East Anglian Daily Times.

“I was looking forward to leaving, the way it was going. I was waking up most mornings and wanting to be anywhere else other than Ipswich. I was coming in for training in a bad mood and I’m never in a bad mood. That’s not me.

“If it wasn’t for my girlfriend telling me to go then I wouldn’t have gone. I’d have stayed in bed. It got to a point where I was hating coming to football because it seemed no matter what I was doing or how well I did, it didn’t change anything.

“It got to a stage where you’re thinking ‘I need to go because my head’s in the bin and nothing’s going to change’.

“Thankfully it did change and thankfully I kept coming in.”

Fortunately for Woolfenden, Paul Cook was relieved of his duties at Portman Road in December, opening the door for Woolfenden to remain at the club.

Under new boss Kieran McKenna, Woolfenden has been a regular and managed to turn things around, now believing he is playing the best football of his career.

“It’s the best I’ve been, 100%,” he explained.

“When I first broke in and then now are probably the two best patches of form I’ve had for Ipswich and it’s no coincidence they’re the times I’ve been enjoying my