Credit for McKenna and Hull a play-off force - Sam Parkin's EFL takeaways

[BBC] With promotion, the play-off places and relegation all settled, former Swindon, Ipswich and Luton striker, and BBC Final Score pundit, Sam Parkin gives his takeaways from across the EFL. McKenna deserves credit for Ipswich's promotion Kieran McKenna has led Ipswich to promotion in three of the past four seasons [Shutterstock] Kieran McKenna has led Ipswich Town back to the Premier League after just one season in the Championship and it is his third promotion in four years. Parkin: "Ipswich must have learned lessons from the previous season, I suppose it's all about what type of player they get in.

Maybe the benchmark now has become Sunderland, how they've attacked it, maybe not going for that Premier League experience and just signing the best players available to you from home and abroad. So that'll be really fascinating. "What I will say is that the previous Ipswich team that got promoted was a real swashbuckling team, scored loads of goals, conceded plenty too.

"They're a bit different now, they're a bit more defensively minded. They've certainly let in a lot fewer goals. Maybe they had one eye on next season or maybe that's just how organically it's changed for them.

"I think Kieran McKenna deserves an incredible amount of credit. That's three promotions in four years and you have to question whether they'd have done it without him. Yes, he's been that important.