| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? 09:52 - Sep 22 with 9507 views | Dubtractor |
Inspired by this tweet, what is the crappest ITFC game you've seen? Not talking about games we've been hammered in, but games that were utter crap as a spectacle, even for a neutral.
One that stands out for me, possibly due to the circumstances, was a one nil home loss to Birmingham on boxing day in the late 90s. I'd bought tickets for my brothers and dad as a Christmas present, thinking it would be a nice day out together.... barely recall a shot on target all game, and we lost to a Jon McCarthy goal direct from a corner.
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 09:53 - Sep 22 with 4291 views | pointofblue |
Ipswich 0-3 Hull
13th March 2018
As much for the atmosphere as well as the dire performance and final result. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 09:59 - Sep 22 with 4258 views | woodbridge_blue |
So many in the past decade, but one that sticks in the memory is a 0-0 draw at home to Wolves (ironically managed by Paul Lambert) on a Tuesday evening in March 2017.
It's the one standout occasion that I can remember questioning why I was putting myself through such dross. | | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 09:59 - Sep 22 with 4252 views | iamipswich |
Ipswich 0-1 Rotherham (Best)
Pathetic against a lowly albeit resurgent Rotherham under Warnock. Best scoring as well. Think this was the game where we had about 8 defensive players and 2 attackers.
Just checked - a midfield 3 of Skuse Douglas and Hyam. Wow! [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:01]
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:00 - Sep 22 with 4238 views | thebooks |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 09:59 - Sep 22 by woodbridge_blue |
So many in the past decade, but one that sticks in the memory is a 0-0 draw at home to Wolves (ironically managed by Paul Lambert) on a Tuesday evening in March 2017.
It's the one standout occasion that I can remember questioning why I was putting myself through such dross. |
Losing 3-1 at home to Barnsley under Keane. My son was in tears during it.
So many to chose from! |  | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:01 - Sep 22 with 4216 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
There was a few in that era, Stockport at home a couple of times and I recall a dire Friday night 0-0 against Tranmere too
Obviously the Rotherham 0-0 under McCarthy will get a few mentions here too
A lot to choose from recent memory too, the 0-1 at home to Fleetwood a couple of seasons ago stands out there too as being particularly dreadful
EDIT; that Rotherham game was worse than I remembered, as pointed out we actually lost [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:03]
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:09 - Sep 22 with 4135 views | Swansea_Blue |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 09:59 - Sep 22 by woodbridge_blue |
So many in the past decade, but one that sticks in the memory is a 0-0 draw at home to Wolves (ironically managed by Paul Lambert) on a Tuesday evening in March 2017.
It's the one standout occasion that I can remember questioning why I was putting myself through such dross. |
I’ve a similar example from not us - going with a Watford supporting friend to Highfield Road to see the most boring 0-0 draw with Coventry. In 2004 I think. Never been so bored. Bottom of the table clash in front of a mostly empty, silent ground on a miserably cold day.
It was one of those days where you wonder if life’s playing a cruel joke on us all. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:11 - Sep 22 with 4118 views | hype313 |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:01 - Sep 22 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
There was a few in that era, Stockport at home a couple of times and I recall a dire Friday night 0-0 against Tranmere too
Obviously the Rotherham 0-0 under McCarthy will get a few mentions here too
A lot to choose from recent memory too, the 0-1 at home to Fleetwood a couple of seasons ago stands out there too as being particularly dreadful
EDIT; that Rotherham game was worse than I remembered, as pointed out we actually lost [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:03]
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Boxing day against Gillingham 2019 was a low point, not a shot on target for either side, Gillingham getting players to walk 60 yards to take a throw in from minute one set the tone.
Awful game.
Plenty more I've seen, but that one stands out. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:13 - Sep 22 with 4084 views | Keno |
Didnt watch it but Middlesborough away at the end of the 81 must be up there, be interesting to here from anyone who went
Oddly enough I remember us losing 3-0 at home to boro in the 75/76 season being pretty dire |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:19 - Sep 22 with 4043 views | carlisleaway |
I have to agree with you, attending that match with my family with a close friend who had only a few months to live with Cancer. We decided to book a corporate box in the old East Stand. The only good thing was the food we had, what an awful game. Another one was Stockport at home on a wet Tuesday evening |  | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:23 - Sep 22 with 4020 views | gramps |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:13 - Sep 22 by Keno |
Didnt watch it but Middlesborough away at the end of the 81 must be up there, be interesting to here from anyone who went
Oddly enough I remember us losing 3-0 at home to boro in the 75/76 season being pretty dire |
It was an early 70's game against West Ham. My wife found it so boring that she said that watching the traffic lights change through a gap in the stands was much more exciting! |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:24 - Sep 22 with 4014 views | textbackup |
many of jewells, a load of MM, 4-1 vs peterborough... to name a few
we were talking about this the other day, in L1 we have people going mad for tickets, in that couple of final MM years people were sitting at home and not going even though they had paid for tickets. [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 11:45]
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:25 - Sep 22 with 3999 views | waveneyblue |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:11 - Sep 22 by hype313 |
Boxing day against Gillingham 2019 was a low point, not a shot on target for either side, Gillingham getting players to walk 60 yards to take a throw in from minute one set the tone.
Awful game.
Plenty more I've seen, but that one stands out. |
This is mine too - Took the boys as part of their Christmas pressie.
Highlight was brief excitement when Sears came on for his comeback after injury.
Dreadful stuff |  | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:28 - Sep 22 with 3985 views | MattinLondon |
There were many a poor game under Mick. But in the mid 90s we played Bury at PR - it was 0-0 and it was dreadful. They had ten men behind the ball at all times and we just could t break them down but we didn’t play well. |  | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:30 - Sep 22 with 3973 views | MattinLondon |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 09:59 - Sep 22 by iamipswich |
Ipswich 0-1 Rotherham (Best)
Pathetic against a lowly albeit resurgent Rotherham under Warnock. Best scoring as well. Think this was the game where we had about 8 defensive players and 2 attackers.
Just checked - a midfield 3 of Skuse Douglas and Hyam. Wow! [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:01]
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At half-time so many people brought more beer and simply drink it under the stands rather than actually watch that match. | | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:35 - Sep 22 with 3954 views | gainsboroughblue |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:28 - Sep 22 by MattinLondon |
There were many a poor game under Mick. But in the mid 90s we played Bury at PR - it was 0-0 and it was dreadful. They had ten men behind the ball at all times and we just could t break them down but we didn’t play well. |
I recall that as I took a girl I was seeing at the time to that. We split not long after and can't help but thinking the game was a contributing factor. It really was dreadful.
There was several games like that under Burley prior to promotion. Teams that just came and parked the bus, like Aldridge's Tranmere on more than one occasion.
Two matches v Birmingham stand out for me. An FA Cup home defeat in the freezing cold in January 1987 which at the time, was the first time we'd gone out at the Third Round stage in something like 15 years. An utterly drab affair. Also, an end of season game we actually won 2-0 a couple of years later. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:38 - Sep 22 with 3932 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Not sure this counts but 1st game of the season after Sir Bobby died was Leics at FPR, my housemate was a massive Leics fan so we decided to go, for my part I donr get to home games often at all but really wanted to be at this once as there would be tribute to the great man etc.
Living much nearer Leics than Ipswich we left plenty of time to get there, though it was still not enough, missed tbe tribute and all of the 1st half, saw 45 mins of dire football in a nil nil draw and almost had a barney with the knob behind us who complained when I stood up for all of 5 seconds when the ball was out of play remomstrate with the ref.
So technically it was only a half a game of football and maybe the 1st half was sublime from both sides, but I doubt it.
3.5 hrs to get home, an hr plus of that was just getting out of Ipswich.
Nightmare day [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:42]
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:40 - Sep 22 with 3921 views | chicoazul |
Bristol city at home in about 89. Junior Bent; only real dons recognise that name. Think there were only 7k other hardy souls there that day. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:43 - Sep 22 with 3905 views | michaeldownunder |
Trip back home from Australia
We lost 4-1 at Preston
The only good thing was Preston gave all the away fans a free pie |  | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:44 - Sep 22 with 3911 views | blueasfook |
I would have to say Blackpool away under Jewell. We got battered 6-0. We just capitulated and Blackpool dominated us. The misery was compounded by a budgie among the blackpool fans taunting us the whole game.
I left 20 mins early or something. It was just too much to endure. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:45 - Sep 22 with 3882 views | FifeITFC |
Man Utd 9 Town 0 - 1994/1995
Bolton 4 Town 1 - 2001/02
Town 1 Wimbledon 5 - 2002/03
Town 0 Stockport 2 - 1997/98 |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:50 - Sep 22 with 3853 views | waveneyblue |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:35 - Sep 22 by gainsboroughblue |
I recall that as I took a girl I was seeing at the time to that. We split not long after and can't help but thinking the game was a contributing factor. It really was dreadful.
There was several games like that under Burley prior to promotion. Teams that just came and parked the bus, like Aldridge's Tranmere on more than one occasion.
Two matches v Birmingham stand out for me. An FA Cup home defeat in the freezing cold in January 1987 which at the time, was the first time we'd gone out at the Third Round stage in something like 15 years. An utterly drab affair. Also, an end of season game we actually won 2-0 a couple of years later. |
There's a theme here - I was also at that FA Cup game v Brum
It was snowing/sleeting, I was soaked, freezing and my only memory other memory from that was a filthy tackle on Mark Brennan that happened just in front of me which led to him being stretched off - looking dead ........ | | | |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 11:01 - Sep 22 with 3808 views | BiGDonnie |
I wasn't there but watched P'boro thrash us 7-1 in a bar up town. I was the only Town fan watching. |  |
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 11:06 - Sep 22 with 3766 views | TractorCam |
Bolton 1-1 Ipswich 17/18
Garner grabbed us a late equaliser but there was a good 30 minute period in there where neither team had a shot. Ipswich 0-0 Burton a few weeks later and a 0-0 to Wigan in 14/15 also deserve a mention. [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 11:07]
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 11:13 - Sep 22 with 3714 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
I could easily pick up 5-6 or even more games under mccarthy. Too hard for the stand-out one as there was plenty of that under him.
Jewell probably the same.
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| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 11:15 - Sep 22 with 3703 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| What's the worst ITFC game you've watched? on 10:44 - Sep 22 by blueasfook |
I would have to say Blackpool away under Jewell. We got battered 6-0. We just capitulated and Blackpool dominated us. The misery was compounded by a budgie among the blackpool fans taunting us the whole game.
I left 20 mins early or something. It was just too much to endure. |
God yes, that was dreadful. Made Tom Ince look like Maradona. | | | |
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