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Comment | Norwich City 1-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 15:25:55
I think in all honesty the season is starting to catch-up with us a bit, on the stats nothing much between us but again we didn’t hit the right levels of intensity today and when we often do it’s like we only have enough fuel in the tank for a sprint towards the end. First 15-20 minutes we managed the game well to avoid the weakness of falling behind in 10 mins.
Their season still needs a play off place without it being deemed a failure and Wagner despite the early season whinging is starting to mould a strong side although little flair and they have a decent chance of going up through the play offs. There fans will look stupid if he now gets them u, which he might do, It’s not the loss of 3 points today that necessarily concerns me it’s more the psychological impact of Norwich gaining momentum and knowing they can handle us in the playoffs and may be better suited to the big game mentality than us. They broke with purpose, pressed at the right time and managed us in the final third well. They could be hitting the final straight with strength and determination which is not good news if the script is that we are to meet them again.
With the Bristol and Southampton games it was almost a case that we only fired ourselves up when we felt bullied or intimidated and we needed to go more physical. Our game is suffering a bit from being played at the same tempo until the clock starts to run down and we then sense an urgency.
No matter what the final outcome we will all be proud of what we have been able to achieve this season |
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Comment | El Mizouni's Season Over
at 14:39:42
I am sure KMack, will be well aware of what our options are likely to be for either Prem or Championship scenario for next season.
I think my fellow posters are being too simplistic in their views. He is not a Kyle Edwards!!!! He has now had two very solid seasons with Orient one in Div 2 and one in Div, at times he has captain the side this season and scores very highly in the statistics. He is becoming a seasoned pro at 23 and starting to fulfil his potential. Granted he may struggle in the premiership and releasing him for a fair fee might be a good move for all, however, I am not sure I have seen him at full back and whether that is a realistic option there, given that we are likely to see NO Brandon Williams back at PR, release of Camera and maybe allow Janoi to move on and the jury could be out on Tuanzebe, then from a Championship scenario he might just be ready to step up further and his contract here may prove to have been a good investment. I think he could cover both Morsy and Mass, maybe not quite so effectively to start with but I have always liked the lad for his tenacity and all round skill. |
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Comment | Player of the Year Voting Gets Under Way
at 14:04:51
There have been some really good performances from a number of different players, in my mind it’s going to be very difficult to decide who is going to become runner up out of Hladky, Hutchinson & Davis.
Regardless of what happens between now and the end of the season there is only one clear winner in my mind and that’s Morsy, very rarely below an 8 out of 10 every week for me. He is the ITFC equivalent of Roy Keane, might not be the most technically gifted player but has such a consistent presence and impact on our performances. He could be destined to share a pedestal with Mick Mills and Matt Holland.
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Comment | Hutchinson: Important That Us Subs Make an Impact
at 22:49:47
At the beginning of the season there were some doubters with this signing and feeling that Kyle Edwards may have been hard done by. In all honesty would have Kyle Edwards scored the type of goals that Omari has done this season, I think the answer there is a big no. Kyle used to look lost when out of possession and tracking back, this lad shows so much enthusiasm to go and hunt the ball down and slide tackle etc. |
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Comment | McKenna: I Really Enjoyed It, a Tough Game, a Proper Game
at 20:26:56
Whilst, winning loads of titles makes you a legend, both Ramsey and Robson proved something beyond special, you can still be a legend when you can compete with the top with a fraction of the resources of the rich and wealthy. Granted it is much harder nowadays but what a service to the football world to show it may still be possible, the type of hope that gives everyone of the football league clubs and below and being motivated in believing that magic can still exist in the game and the odd wizard may just take you to places where you doubt in your dreams. Powerful stuff and probably why Sky have got carried away with Ipswich this year as the club for compelling viewing it adds to the possible fairy tale event all football fans love to see, especially when the arrogant big boys get a bloody nise.
Kieron is undoubtedly one the most intelligent coaches in the game, let’s just hope like Sir Bob he relishes nothing more than taking a few seasons proving to the world that there is a “third” coming at Portman Road (a Mecca of a stadium that even our Canary friends could only dream of) of a footballing messiah that can show the odds can be yet again be defied. This extraordinary young coach has a few years in the bank before gambling with a big move to a prima Donna club. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion - Match Report
at 09:11:36
60 points from 30 games that in most leagues is automatic promotion form and significant stretch target for any team in the Championship who lack the resources of a club that has the riches of recent premiership parachute payments.
Leicester squad in the value of £400 million v Town’s £10 million!!!
We have just navigated through what on paper could be argued as the toughest spell of fixtures over the last two months. Been subjected to some very poor refereeing decisions during that spell. Maybe a blip in form but we are still on target I would suggest in chasing 92 points. Let’s worry if that’s enough at the end of the season. On paper based on our overall form to date over the 30 league games this is still achievable.
That doesn’t mean that from time to time as fans who pay a lot of hard earned cash travelling the country to support the team that we shouldn’t get wrapped up in the emotion and frustrated with events and keep replaying the what if’s from moments in the game.
Kieron will make mistakes and on all the good things he has brought and done for the club we should hold the thought in our minds that we are a work in progress and we can get better, and we sometimes let the dream and our impatience get the better of us.
I for one feel the games have turned recently when we bring on our subs and show the greater intensity and will to go and win games but frustrated that we seem to leave it too late and run out of time when we have the opposition reeling and on the ropes and arguing with myself as to why we can’t have that for longer spells during the whole 90 minutes.0
Nevertheless less the fair and realistic side of me tells me that indeed we are a work in progress and having a fantastic season. Let’s just keep aiming to stay on track for the 2 points a game target and whatever the outcome this will have proven to be one of the best seasons in memory in the last decade or so. |
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Comment | Preston North End 3-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 18:24:41
We need to get off of Kayden’s back, we’re far too quick to tryand find one player for a scapegoat.
At Leicester he ran his wotsit’s off with no support. KM clearly thought KM2 wasn’t fit enough to run for 90 minutes. The problem is we again keep our record for the team that has conceded most goals within 10 minutes albeit a deflection.
In my view Chaplin and Burns have gone stale and perhaps need a spell on the bench, and whilst we are all reluctant to criticise KM as he has been an outstanding manager, we should learn to play with two up for plan B and not afraid to change it, I can’t help but think if we had made some of the other substitutions 10 minutes earlier we might have just salavaged something from the game.
Whilst, Fridge has had some good games recently he does have a mistake in him more than Cameron Burgess, who will again on his return add back to the squad strength.
On paper our fixtures look a bit easier than those around us, but we will be playing the teams that will drag us in to turgid scrappy games so we have to be prepared to accept our free flowing football is at times likely to be stifled. So plan B has to be an important alternative and a tall front man like KM2gives us that option.
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-2 Maidstone United - Match Report
at 16:40:51
I don’t think it was necessarily down to the starting 11, Hutchison and Sarmiento probably the pick and arguably may not have started a league match.
I will get over the defeat with a great season so far compensating, but to be frank having 38 chances and scoring only one goal is nothing to do with bad luck. We consistently create a lot of chances at home but fail to convert enough to put a game to bed early. That hasn’t improved. The possession we had was pretty much off the scale, but with Maidstone playing a low block the allowed us to play our football, and whilst we may look to imitate Real Madrid at times, our play sometimes becomes too predictable and the final pass and attempt is often a weak tippy tippy effort, at times it looked like a training match which could have been mistaken as complacency or not showing enough respect.
We have used our momentum from Duvision 1 promotion brilliantly but the winter months can take its toll and teams will analyse us more for the second half of the season, Burns and Chaplin for me have become a bit too predictable and will be targeted to be stopped. We do need something a bit different and whilst we all hail Kieron we know the jigsaw puzzle is far from complete but the final bits to get us out of this league are probably not within our grasp at the moment. My concern is that we may not be able to handle the playoffs and easily be turned over. My concern today is the national amplification of our weaknesses for teams to try and take advantage of when they play us later in the season. |
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Comment | Luongo Signs New Deal
at 19:39:29
Just goes to show……two MM’s (Mass and Morsy), double misfits and surplus to requirements at Boro Middlesbrough. Wouldn’t swap either for Jonny Howson. Where are Boro at the mo?
Sam and Mass must take enormous credit for our performances the whole teams play pivots on the, their tackling is second to none and Mass’ ability to get forward provides the real engine for this team, I have only seen Mass have a couple of poor games otherwise a 7 or 8 consistently every week!!! Sam 8’s and 9’s but a fab partnership at this level. |
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Comment | Leicester City 1-1 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 22:57:50
Chalk and cheese from 1st half performance. Great MOM performance from Vlad!!!! 2nd half I thought both Taylor and Hutchinson were the real sparks, Broadhead and Sarmiento added a bit of icing on the cake and we really started worrying them in the last 20 minutes.
Jackson ran his wots its off, but absolutely no support from Harness or Chaplin, Burns showed one or two flashes but final ball and half chances wasted.
So well done Kieron with the substitute, I will take that point any time if the day as it never looked on for the first 45-60 minutes we were second best and gave them too much respect. Great result now we can get Skipper Sam back and play more confidently through the midfield which we struggle with without Sam!!!! Desperately need more quality up top as some physical games to come and we might well be mugged out if a few points if we are not careful. Teams do also expose our weakness at right back!!!! |
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Comment | Leicester City 1-0 Ipswich Town - Half-Time
at 21:15:27
Wasn’t expecting a win here but thought we could work hard for a point.
But second best in many areas again.
Chaplin and Burns both need to better when they get sight in goal.
In fairness Jackson is running his nuts off and getting very little support.
Our credentials will take a real knock if we don’t turn up for the big occasions again.- |
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Comment | Town Closing in On Loan Signing of Blackburn Skipper Travis
at 11:58:14
For some strange reason I started taking a more detailed interest in Blackburn following the game at Portman Road, I hadn’t really known what had been going on there for the last two years but I was very impressed with them as a team and their footballing style in what was a really good well balanced match. I indulged my thoughts on who might be a good fit from their side at the time and I was very impressed with Travers on the day thinking he might be a useful replacement for Sam Morsy should we loose him. I also after that belatedly picked up a comment that was made before the game that I missed at the time that the battle between him and Morsy could be very interesting!!!! This somewhat reinforced what I had seen and thought. Strangely though Blackburn seem to have struggled in gaining the points I thought they would gain based on their efforts on the day, I thought they promised in that performance to be threatening the play off positions. It may be that their effectiveness has been hampered by the refusal to play Travers who not long after disappeared from their regular lineup. From what I have since researched on Travers this looks to me to be a superb signing, we can see how it works to the end of the season, but let’s remember that the likes of Ball, Aluko, Evans, Williams are unlikely to be here next year and Loungo isn’t getting any younger. KMck said when he bought Jack Taylor that he had a specific role in mind for him which on what was said seemed to me to be closer to a number 10 than an 8. I do think Chaplin and Broadhead need to be kept on their toes and I wouldn’t have a problem occasionally resting either of them to get more out of Jack. Chaplin is more of a marked man and some different options in the number 10 role may be helpful. |
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Comment | Stoke City 0-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 20:25:07
Tuanzebe and Edmundson both did well as indeed did Woolfie and Harry Clarke. However Hladky had to be sharp again.
As the game progressed some good interplay but lacked quality in the final third, whilst not underestimating George Hirsts contributions so far this season we have failed to be clinical on many occasions and George has missed his fair share of chances as well, so we do need to find some serious competition for the centre forward slot and even Chappers needs competition as well. The players we sign need to be capable of walking straight into the team albeit they may be weaned in.
At the moment I will take a point away and a win at home but concerned that with the skipper missing for 2 matches our performances (more than the results) may continue to cause friction to our momentum, although happy to take a couple of scruffy performances if we can keep defeats at bay.
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-0 Queens Park Rangers - Match Report
at 00:33:44
We have had an absolute fabulous year of football under KMack, probably the last months 7 games has been the toughest run of fixtures with QPR on paper a home banker and one of the potentially more easier fixtures. We managed 12 points which is only 2 a drift from our target 2 points a game auto promo form. So still an achievement given the absences we found ourselves with this evening.
I do feel second is going to be wrestled from us and that whilst we had a great squad for Division One, tonight confirmed our limitations at this level and how much we rely on our skipper, also a player in the Hirst mould who can physically challenge the centre halves and give an outlet option for the team when under pressure.
I am sure Kieron will not have learnt a great deal tonight, several players will be moved on in the summer and we still need strengthening in several departments not least a target man to cover for Hirst. Chaplin started the season on fire with momentum from last season but now the goals have dried up he looks in need of a rest or more competition.
A right back (Williams to return to United)
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Comment | Leeds United 4-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 20:09:57
This was also going to be a very tough fixture for us and to be honest it would have been a great performance if we had managed to Knick a draw, but after conceding again so early we made it enormously difficult for ourselves. I feel for Leif on his return to Elland Road, one of our best players of the season so far having a nightmare of a game, I think Leeds had done their homework and got behind our fullbacks and exploited our weakest link in Harry Clark. Leeds knew when to press and when to drop off and let’s face it, it becomes a lot easier when you go 3-0 up, Morsy and Loungo struggled to get any foothold and George Hirst’s first touch let him down on every occasion not allowing the pressure to be relieved. Had Broadhead put that early chance away and our only credible momentum in the game when Chaplin hit the post gone in, then we may have wrestled something back out of the game. However, Leeds managed to build momentum and get the home crowd behind the. Our passing lacked any crispness and Leeds seemed to have been a yard faster and constantly knocked the ball off us or we surrender possession to easy. A day to forget quickly and a referee performance that seemed to favour the home team in most respects made it harder against a side that didn’t need any extra favour. I won’t argue about the penalty, I am sure Leif will be back to his best in the next game or two, it was a 50/50 for me but this referee was unlikely to give us the benefit of the doubt and I am sure we would have all been shouting for it if it had been the other way around. Not so much the result to be disappointed about but a performance where we failed to display the credentials to back all the good stuff we have seen so far this season. Lots to still be excited about for the rest of the season and perhaps a blessing in disguise, our best eleven and one or two on the fringes have been excellent but I think teams may soon find an antidote to us in the second half, heaven forbid we lose Morsy for the Africa Cup, and Burgess has for me been our most consistent centre back. To me it seems that the January window needs to strengthen our spine with better quality players than we have and maybe another fullback, loans are fine as the objective is to give us a better chance to get through the playoffs should second slip from our grass. My fear is we might not be able to turn up for the most vital games at the end of the season which would be a great shame given the magnificent commitment shown so fa. |
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Comment | Wagner: A Deserved Point
at 18:33:26
Perhaps he should listen to Chris Sutton, who I give him fair dues today, “Ipswich look like a side ready for promotion” and “played with structure and style” “it was a case of wasted chances” but “Norwich for long periods couldn’t get up the pitch”
So even somebody as biased as Sutton realised he couldn’t be less than honest with the obvious” |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 2-1 Coventry City - Match Report
at 12:21:31
Just some reflection on us now against past times, I like Cole Skuse as a professional and as a player some 268 appearances over a 7 year oeriod, and a master at breaking up play, however, Captain Sam is so important to us but what about the man beside him - been with us for less than a year with just over 30 appearances and already scored more than Cole did in 7 years, Mass is Massive breaks up play a 7 or 8 out of ten for me every week, only a couple of games where I have seen him quiet.
Pleased to see Jack Taylor getting a chance to play further up the pitch when he came on as KM eluded to the fact that he had an idea of a specific position he wanted to play Jack and hinted it was further up the pitch. |
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