 Following three seasons of mid @-@ table finishes , manager John Duncan was sacked and replaced by John Lyall . With his contract expiring , Wark received what he considered to be a " derisory " offer from Lyall , which he declined . Once he became a free agent , Wark signed on a free transfer for Second Division rivals Middlesbrough in August 1990 . In his two additional seasons with Ipswich , Wark had scored 20 goals , and won the club 's Player of the Year award in both seasons . 
