Russell: Essentially, recruitment and an unsettled team. The boys who won two promotions were not really given a chance to prove or to develop themselves. How must some of them have felt having done all the hard work only to be almost sidelined by untested and untried players?

Saturday's Newcastle United vs. Ipswich Town match will be broadcast on the USA Network, which you can access as part of your cable package or at the NBC Sports website with a valid login. It can also be streamed via Sling TV and other, more expensive streaming TV services.

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna watched in resignation as his side's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat away to Newcastle United that summed up their struggles on their brief return to the top flight,