Unlike previous exciting finales to campaigns there is nothing riding on the game, instead it is all about one man: Roy Keane.

A week has passed since the announcement of our new boss and many fans, like myself, who were initially wary about the surprise appointment have softened their view.

You would have to be the most cynical of Blues supporters not to be swept up by the media euphoria of the last week.

Even when we were hurtling for fifth in the Premiership at the start of the decade and facing the likes of Inter Milan on our European tour, we were never rewarded with the pages that we have received in the national press about our new manager.

Of course a lot of this exposure has been sceptical of how successful the fiery Irishman's tenure will be at Portman Road.

They sense a disaster waiting to happen and want to record it every step of the way.

No Ipswich fan is kidding themselves that the length of Manchester United legend's reign at IP1 is going to come close to that of Sir Bobby Robson's.

But as long as the inevitable roller coaster does not dive to the depths of League One, I'm ready for the highs and lows it could bring.

The other point of caution that has been levelled at the excited Blue Army is that Keane will be merely using Town as a stepping stone to a bigger job.

I don't have a problem with that.

The only way he will get a bigger job is by being successful with Ipswich, so who would want to stop him doing that?

If Keane gets us back to the Premier League and then jumps ship, then it is a setback I'm prepared to suffer.

Hopefully the biggest impact of this inflated media coverage is it will make us the glamour club in the Championship.

The top quality players, that we thought would arrive at Portman Road when Marcus Evans' cash flowed in but have never really materialised, will suddenly see Portman Road as an attractive destination.

As Keane was willing to sign up to his Suffolk mission, then it can be assumed there is a healthy transfer budget at his disposal.