The Return Of Our Prodigal Son?

It is time for manager Kieran McKenna to take the bull by the horns and bring back our prodigal son because there is every chance this could happen!

Macauley Bonne’s future at QPR is in doubt after he was excluded from the squad that lost last night to Blackpool. Bonne is in the final year of his contract with the London club, and their manager Michael Beale said afterwards that if the right offer came along, he could move on in the transfer window. If this was to happen, then there is only one place Macauley would want to be, and that is back at Portman Road!

Ipswich Town supporters are bound to be divided on this because cynics will say that he outstayed his welcome the last time and although he started well with 11 goals in his first 16 appearances he struggled to find the net after that. That is true, but we must not forget there were mitigating circumstances for his footballing decline – not least, the tragic news that his wife had miscarried for the third time.

I also don’t think it is fair to point to his prolonged barren spell without remembering that he spent a lot of this time on the bench. It was only on the last day of the season that he was surpassed as the club’s top goalscorer, and of course, Bonne was the man who fed Wes Burns for the goal that saw him claim that prize!

McKenna had a little chat with Macauley after the Charton win and told him that the door was not completely shut on his chances of coming back. And his favoured no. 18 shirt has not been allotted to anyone, so could this be the reason why? George Hirst was our main target but it looks like he is staying at Leicester City, and if this is indeed the case, then why not bring someone back who bleeds blue blood perpetually?