leg ation ▁zone ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁save ▁the ▁club ▁from ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁Division ▁Two , ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁through ▁the ▁play - offs ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Prem iers hip . ▁Manchester ▁City ▁only ▁spent ▁one ▁season ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division , ▁leading ▁to ▁Ro yle ▁being ▁dismiss ed ▁after ▁re leg ation ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁I ps wich ▁Town ▁Ro yle ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁manage ▁I ps wich ▁Town , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁re leg ated ▁from ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁club ▁entered ▁administration , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁exit ▁of ▁several ▁leading ▁players ▁and ▁a ▁restriction ▁of ▁transfer ▁and ▁w age ▁funds . ▁Ro yle ▁twice ▁led ▁I ps wich ▁to ▁the ▁play - offs , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁lost ▁on ▁both ▁occasions ▁to ▁West ▁Ham ▁United . ▁Several ▁players ▁were ▁subsequently ▁sold ▁off ▁to ▁Premier ▁League ▁sides , ▁and ▁I ps wich ▁finished ▁ 1 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁their ▁lowest ▁finish ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁Ro yle ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁by ▁' mut ual ▁consent ' ▁in ▁the ▁close ▁season . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ro yle ▁was