Besides putting one over Steve Evans & co, was that yesterday's game had all the hallmarks of an Ipswich Town banana skin.
How many times have we performed well one week against decent opposition and failed to build on it by not turning up against a side languishing at the bottom of the table? The Ipswich of most of the last decade would find a way to lose in the swirling rain at Gillingham off the back of a great result vs Wycombe.
Our record when returning from international breaks is utterly appalling, stretching back deep into Mick's tenure. Where an extra week on the training ground should be a blessing, we so often look unfit, disorganised and ring-rusty. Lambert used to opt for cancellations, fall to a meagre defeat in the following game and still lose the replay in April. This time we've rolled out of an enforced break looking sharper, better drilled, and importantly, extremely motivated.
It's such a basic principle that it's almost laughable, to spend 2 weeks with the players on the training pitch and actually produce a visible improvement. It's a professionalism that has been missing from the club for a long time, and while there are far tougher challenges ahead than the Gills, I hope it spells a small end to the ITFC hoodoo that has loomed over us for years.
Find some consistency KMac, and we might just be able to call a close on the ITFC banter era for good. [Post edited 9 Jan 2022 10:09]
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