Jim Magilton has reaffirmed his belief that he is the man to take Ipswich Town back into the Barclays Premier League.

The Blues boss was speaking after Saturday’s 3-1 success at Plymouth Argyle, inspired by two-goal hero Owen Garvan.

Kevin Lisbie added the third early in the second half and, asked whether he is fearing for his future in the managerial hot-seat, Magilton said: “No, not at all.

“I believe whole-hearted in myself and the things people are saying and writing (referring to negativity in the local media) are embarrassing.

“I’ve got a fantastic relationship with our owner (Marcus Evans).

“And I know that if he wants to change things he’ll look me in the eye and tell me so. Until then, I’ll carry on doing my job.”

Magilton was delighted to register a well-earned win and said: “We started very well and carried on where we left off at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

“We dominated possession and, overall, it was a very competent display.

“We were a bit sloppy in possession at times and little triggers like that have affected us in the past.

“But this time we maintained our tempo and scored two very good goals through Owen.

“It’s always nice when your midfielders chip in because it takes the pressure off the strikers and they were fantastic strikes.

“Then it was very nice to score again so soon after half-time.

“Kevin came in and produced a very lively, threatening all-round display.

“Plymouth is always a difficult place to go to but now we’ve got this result we’ve got to build on it. Our away performances are a hell of a lot better than they were last season and now we’ve got two home games to look forward to at Portman Road.”

Magilton was less than impressed by referee Pat Miller, who made ten bookings before showing a second yellow card to David Norris.

“We’re judged on performances and officials have to be too,” said the Ipswich chief.

“The referee put himself under immense pressure right from the start by issuing so many bookings.

“David was silly to kick the ball away for his second yellow card but it was never a free-kick in the first place.

“Common sense has to prevail and now the referee has to live with his decisions.”