Sixty-six minutes gone, and David Wright, puts Ipswich ahead against an under par Derby side, for the next minute or so, every town fan is in raptures, hugging their anonymous neighbour, slapping on the back of a person you barely know, and the players are celebrating too.

rytext">This blog has been submitted by BaltachaFanClub. To view more from this author click here. TWTD blogs are added by site users unedited by the admins. Want to become a TWTD blogger? Simply send us your first article via the Contact Us page. Now for the hard part, 24 regular minutes and a minimum of two and a half minutes due to substitutes, and injuries on top of that, and the obligatory extras.

I cannot be the only one who spent this time nervous, I do believe in our team, but after Watford and Sheffield United away to name but two, it is an odd feeling, but it’s not a new thing for a town fan. Remember Gillingham at home a few years ago? Hero Fabian kept the ball in preventing a corner, only to be dispossessed and concede in the last few seconds, losing the game 4-3.

Anyway, That’s beside the point, I stood in my North/Sir Bob lower seat, almost shaking, occasionally singing, occasionally shouting, but constantly nervy.

Wave upon wave of attack, we had our chances to finish it, and the longer it went on, the more likely heartbreak, I feel Disney has written our script up to now, we are that geeky kid who is constantly ridiculed until finally he amazes everyone to be (usually with mass makeover) the hero of the tale and gets the girl etc.

But our ridicule was from the press at our constant failures and our getting the girl was the final whistle, where so much air was dispelled with the sighs of relief we could have filled one million balloons.

I know I over dramatised the moment, but you have to admit, it was a strange feeling, everyone did play their part too, Asmir Begovic surely was considered immense and he dealt with everything needed, Alex Bruce was throwing in his trademark last ditch tackles, Liam Rosenior, Carlos Edwards, Alan Quinn, all ran their proverbial socks off, and Tamas Priskin nearly closed the deal, if only to be denied by former loanee Stephen Bywater.

But what of the forgotten men ? Damien Delaney hasn’t had the best of starts to a Tractor Boy career, but I defy anyone to tell me he wasn’t as awesome against Derby as awful in previous appearances.

And David Wright, a man who on deadline day (if you believe the rumours) nearly joined Reading, and has been in the wilderness for a long stroke, not only did he defend like a Trojan, but as Mr Keane pointed out, connected with the ball at a moment when everyone was thinking ' why is he in the box?', as so many times he has been the player who stays on the halfway line.

Anyway, I must stop now before I let my glasses get even more rose -tinted. Although I must add I spent the evening dressed as the grim reaper, and a remarkable amount of comments were made about the irony of being the lord of darkness when finally there has been a little light!

gtd added 19:18 - Nov 2 You really love commas don't you? But good blog. I would like to see a stat of cardiac arrests in Suffolk between 4.15-4.50pm that day.
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BaltachaFanClub added 19:23 - Nov 2 yeah after reading it back, i do use a lot of commas!
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Greektractor added 19:23 - Nov 2 When four minutes were called out i think we all thought 'not again'? It would have been nice if priskin had finished it but that feeling of relief was one to relish, at least until tomorrow where it all starts again! Can we posibly scrape another win tomorrow and if we do, are people going to start talking about play-offs?! I for one will be open to the suggestion. Big game against a side who've just remembered how to score goals...

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Greektractor added 19:26 - Nov 2 obviously i meant saturday not tomorrow, dur
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peterleeblue added 19:27 - Nov 2 Greek tractor who are we playing tomorrow?
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gtd added 19:27 - Nov 2 Greektractor, it would be a pretty incredible performance if we did win tomorrow seeing as we don't have a game...
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gtd added 19:28 - Nov 2 Sorry, that was late!
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peterleeblue added 19:28 - Nov 2 You are right though come Sat we will go through it all again probably until we are safetly in mid table. At least it aint boring!!
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Greektractor added 19:36 - Nov 2 what does safetly is mid-table mean peterleeblue?
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DrJeckyll added 19:44 - Nov 2 thought the crowd was fantastic and didn't sense much nervousness, more a steely determination to see it through to the end and that was replicated on the pitch. Thoughts to derby though, hope things turn round for Clough junior and his team
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Back_The_Boss added 19:46 - Nov 2 COYB! We will beat Reading
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Fatcatevans added 20:03 - Nov 2 If you thought that was a long time you should have been at Highbury for the last 15 minutes of the 78 semi final just after WBA pulled it back to 2-1. That quarter of an hour b4 warky scored added 2 years to my life
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EatonBlue added 21:07 - Nov 2 Good blog. I got so nervy that I could not watch the last few minutes. It's been hell the last couple of months and living in Narj as i do has made it even worse. David NSL W75
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lilian3415 added 22:06 - Nov 2 Can't share your excitement - just means we have to put up with the physcopath for a bit longer. Keane Out.
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TedTurnip added 23:11 - Nov 2 To anyone who says Keane out - come talk again in a years time. Then we will see what you have to say.
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UEFA81 added 23:14 - Nov 2 Well said Lilian.
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thorpeblue added 23:15 - Nov 2 Mind you if you are a Baltacha fan you must be used to disappointment...
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BaltachaFanClub added 23:19 - Nov 2 ouch... I was very young then
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TedTurnip added 23:19 - Nov 2 Interesting although I believe it is spelt 'psychopath' not 'physcopath'. So by that I am assuming you are not an authoritive voice. However please do inform us all from your great wisdom what a 'physcopath' is. You must be one of those real fans we hear so much about.
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hollywoodginge added 01:06 - Nov 3 lillian 3415 and Uefa81 - i cant use the words that i would like to right now, so il ask u politely to be quiet.
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dobbie73 added 08:49 - Nov 3 Good blog, and I know what you mean! I started the game 36 years old, and I think I finished it knocking on for 40 .... Now that the hoodoo has been broken, the next victory should come more easily, and hopefully with a little less tension!! And with any luck it will be at Reading so I can get leathered with a clear conscience and enjoy the cultural delights of London afterwards with more purpose, lol .... KEANO!!!

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Moscow_Blue added 09:10 - Nov 3 TedTurnip - did you mean authoritative? No such word as authoritive.
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TedTurnip added 15:31 - Nov 3 LOL - I deserved that!!! Serves me right
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