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Comment | McKenna Named Championship Manager of the Season
at 11:15:21
Undoubtedly a well deserved award, an amazing manager and man motivator but we haven’t won anything yet this season. I really hope this spurs the players on to reach our promotion goal.
Even at this late stage of the season it all hinges on results in what must be the tightest finish to the Championship ever, we may yet have to endure the playoffs.
Whatever happens it’s been an incredible turnaround since McKenna’s appointment, but none of it would have been possible without the new owners and them employing the people to lay the foundation and groundwork and improving the infrastructure of the club everywhere.
I’ve been a supporter of this club for fifty six years, seen the fantastic highs and the desperate lows that the club have reached but I have to say this season has been possibly the most exciting.
I’ll be having to miss the last home game against Huddersfield because of a need for an operation already been cancelled once so hoping to be fighting fit for the new season. |
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Comment | McKenna: Proud of the Performance in Brilliant Game
at 19:17:57
I’m absolutely over the moon at how far we have come, can’t believe we are top of this division again, but being in that position should mean we are able to see off teams like the last three we have played. Yes we’ve had sickness in the camp and long term injuries but what an advantage we could now have over our close rivals.
Having said that we gained a point today where Leicester and Leeds have not, would nice to have nulled out Leicester’s game in hand on us but at this time of the season points on the board are better than probable ones.
Hutchinson should have had a hat trick today and Sarmiento could have had his name on the board too. Moore made the impact we needed him to coming in, however he doesn’t attack the ball enough in my opinion and has done little in his last four games and hasn’t clicked with Chaplin.
I do fear for us if we get promoted as this squad is nowhere near good enough but really hoping to be proved wrong.
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Comment | Town Dismiss 400 Staff Tickets Claim
at 11:25:25
Well if the atmosphere was flat whose feet does that ultimately fall at, not those eleven players on the field, perhaps if the vocal support had been better they would have felt more comfortable with the game. We keep hearing how vital the twelfth man is at a match, so not just a weak showing from the team but also our support.
Do we really have to wait for the team to do something on the pitch before we show the support that this team who are in the top two of the championship deserve.
You could see from the reaction of the Narrich players that they have learned far better then us on how the game is played today, the slightest touch and they go down poleaxed, the leaving of the leg a split second longer to make it look like we have committed the foul. It’s not a part of the game I like to watch but that’s how it’s played, the times Sargent did this and out smarted the officials.
Narrich aren’t better then us they just played the game smarter with Premiership savvy winning the day. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 3-2 Southampton - Match Report
at 20:57:42
Well I’ve been waiting for a hip replacement operation and got a phone call a week ago cancelling it, so as they say every cloud has a silver lining what a game that I should have missed. And the atmosphere at the end was unbelievable, so proud of this club.
Fingers crossed though but I should miss the Huddersfield game as the operation has been rearranged and I really do need it.
Such a special season, god I love this squad of players McKenna has brought together.
Also got given a Stadium tour for a Xmas present so I may have to miss that too, but when we get promotion it will more then make up for it.
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Comment | McKenna: Birmingham Will Come Here and Will Want to Impose Themselves
at 11:07:09
On a slightly different subject I read in the paper today that Chelsea manager Pochettino is calling for fair refereeing when they play Liverpool as he says every decision went Liverpools way last time and they were denied two penalties when they last met and fears refs are swayed by the atmosphere.
Well that can’t be said for us whatever atmosphere we generate in the ground. Am I being biased in my feelings for the fact that almost every time an opposition player goes down they are awarded a foul where as blatant fouls on our players go unchecked. How often do we see a lino flag for anything other then an offside or throw in, hardly ever. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 4-3 Rotherham United - Extended Highlights
at 17:01:22
Looked a poor challenge initially from Woolfie who then lost his man trying to help Harry out which left him in no man’s land and was slow to make any attempt to prevent the first goal.
If he had got a head to the ball in the first instance their attack would have been nullified.
So many wayward passes again and Rotherham looked so much more fitter and then our boys imo.
Still we got the result and the so important three points, was hoping we could improve our goal ratio with this game. It would be so maddening to miss out on automatic promotion because of goal difference. |
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Comment | Preston North End 3-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 19:48:27
I was slightly worried a week before the end of the transfer window then we got the two players in, got to say I was surprised that neither started today. Sounds like our defence absolutely crumbled today first half, just as it did twice last week against Maidstone.
Ten changes last week and as many this, just goes to show that a settled side pays dividends just as it did towards the end of last season.
Warning signs have been on the cards for a few weeks and teams have sussed out our weaknesses, I’m not suggesting anything as I’m not a football manager and nowhere capable enough to be one, but if some of us can spot what’s going awry an accomplished eye should be able to correct it.
Over to you Mr McKenna.
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Comment | Midfielder Evans Leaves Town
at 15:17:21
Hope your future years are good ones, never let us down and scored some great goals for us.
Shame that injury has curtailed your playing days here, all our best wishes are with you and hope you find a good club to continue your journey. Lots more to give to the game. |
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Comment | Town Confirm Moore Loan Signing
at 13:12:56
I don’t think McCarthy and Terry Conner had any idea on how to coach this guy, did well at Rotherham on loan and obviously benefited from a different approach. Which in itself was surprising when you take into account of how he set his teams up for hoof football.
Good to see that we now have two options up front or do you think McKenna may try them both together?
I think these two acquisitions are pivotal to how the rest of the season goes for us. |
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Comment | Baggott Set For Bristol Rovers Loan
at 17:12:33
Good move for Elkan gives him invaluable experience if he gets the playing time, can see him being involved with our first team at some point. |
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Comment | Town Targeting Wimbledon Striker Al-Hamadi
at 18:15:31
As last year we seem to have dipped out of our top intended targets, so we see how difficult it is to compete with teams valuations of their players, so maybe we will fall at the second half hurdle of the season through Hirsts injury, if we do get Al-Hamadi it will take him awhile to adjust to the pace of the Championship.
I do wonder if the comments we have all read on here directed towards Ladapo have played a big part in his want away from the club and for that reason it has left us short of cover in that position, I think our management haven’t stood in his way because what’s the point in keeping hold of a player who sees his every move being watched and fans with their knives out willing to attack him for any thing he does wrong. In my view these certain fans have driven him out of PR with their caustic comments. |
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Comment | Charlton Hoping to Complete Ladapo Signing Today
at 11:24:20
Sorry to see you go, thanks for all you’ve done for the club and I’d like to apologise on behalf of all the bell ends on here that have given you grief when not really deserved.
Great goal return for the appearances you made.
Best of luck with Charlton Olayinka, wouldn’t surprise me if half of them didn’t know your real first name. |
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Comment | Travis Loan Signing Confirmed
at 16:08:44
Five days into the January transfer window and two loans signed up, come on town pull your socks up.
What an amazing team we have, and for once I don’t mean the players. Isn’t it great to get such good business done so quickly and hopefully an addition to the striker’s department won’t be far off.
Hopefully they will all settle in quickly. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-0 Queens Park Rangers - Match Report
at 09:54:10
We really missed not having five go to players, ones that you would automatically pencil in on the first team sheet. That’s half of the outfield player's, any team missing that amount would have an adverse effect well any team like us because we are not Leeds, Leicester or Southampton who have vast squads because they are ex premiership sides and spent big because of the Premiership status and the monies that bring into the club, all on 50m parachute payments. If we had that amount to spend on players we wouldn’t be able to because of FFR. And let’s not forget that how few championship games those five have played this season.
They got us a point last night, they didn’t lose us three and also some played out of their preferred positions let’s not forget that.
We are punching so far above our weight and are being entertained by some awesome performances so it’s natural to expect that from every side we put out, well it didn’t happen and it’s testament to the way we have been playing with those that were missing last night.
So to those that did boo them off last night please engage brain before opening your gobs next time. |
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