Well well what can you say about tonight? A lot.

Firstly a few beers at the Market Porter at Borough Market and some excellent food. A short train trip to South Bermondsey in a carriage well populated by blues - and indeed what a turn out from the blue army. Felt like close to 2,000 in the ground, the fans returning for the goals and improved form. Fans emboldened by the diminishing reputation of Millwall fans sang fairly constantly, and the flurry of goals from both sides made for a cracking atmosphere on a lovely summers evening.

Tonight was a strange old match. To win is an amazing feat given the number of senior players injured - and at half time the subs warm up was like a kinder garden, summing up the limit in available players.

Perhaps this lack of players has forced Mick into a more attacking line-up, or perhaps he fully knows that last seasons turgid football was unsustainable with the fan base. But tonight's performance was very ‘un-Mick’ the defending at times was comical and lacked direct urgency throughout. But who frickin cares!!! We scored 4 and we won.

The difference this season are our Rangers players and a rejuvenated McGoldrick, the latter was superb at times. But I actually he can play better and add more to the team.

Millwall are no easy opposition and indeed they were for the most part superior to us technically. The negative for me tonight was our easy surrender of ball, and some shocking punts, mainly from Knudsen, who had a strange night of mixed quality, at times with positive crosses and defending.

Indeed our defence was mixed Iorfa I love, but he and Spence and our battling heroic captain had really wobbly moments albeit against a strong Millwall front line.

Ward also had an up and down night, when he found space he looked electric and was able to set-up the wonderful trio of garner, waghorn and mcgoldrick. I thought sears had a good night, he's. It threatening the goal enough but he was running at defenders and causing issues, and critically tracking back.

Last season we really didn't attack in numbers, but this season we have the capability to do so, and we simply must and for longer periods. When we sat back and starting punting we really fell apart and some of the technical deficiencies of our play and available squad came to the fore.

But hats off to Mick and the boys, injury crisis, horrible ground to visit and yet we get the 3 points. Confidence breed form and we have that now. Let's keep up the gung-ho styler… and perhaps with a bit more composure and returning there is a run to be had.

I would state that Marcus should splash the cash on a high quality premier league centre back loan - don't get me wrong spence did himself proud despite some calamities, but perhaps now is the time to strengthen and capitalise on this mini run of form.

COME ON YOU ATTACKING BLUES - proud to support Ipswich again!!

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I predicted a win but not4-3. Howeverordinary the three teams we've beaten are you have to remember that no games are easy in this division. it'll get harder soon but unless the injuries /sickness continues we ought to win on Saturday against Brentford and that I think is a step up. It's great to feel the positivity all round.

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I know this may be out of date by the time you read it, but as it stands Bartosz has a 7.7 after conceding 3 goals and Spence has 7.8 after losing about 30 1v1 headers.

Strangely though I agree, Spence had a horrible job today, playing out of position and couldn't win a header (Late goal aside of course!) to save his life. What he did do however was cope with the ensuing chaos, just about well enough to concede one less than them. Bart also had a hard day because, having identified out weak point, Millwall kept picking at it all match and starting play, in a around the 18 yard box.

Today was hard work in our own half.

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Agree with what Fat Boy Tim has said about the match. This is the first game I have been able to go to so far this season and we did make life difficult for ourselves at the back. Horrible defending at times which was often dealt with by Spence, who had to do far too much IMO. Bart also had to deal with a lot outside the box, and concentration wax key. Not an easy game for either player but not helped by the occasional bit of comical play by others. Brilliant match and what a great start to the season, but we can't expect these two players and our four attacking players to bale us out all season. We need to control the central midfield more effectively, and communication at the back needs to improve.

The only rating I really disagree with here is Danny Rowe, deserves more than a 3.9 (at time of writing).

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