 [Blog] The Old Town Left Us, While The New Town Spirals Into An Abyss Of DarknessWritten by davekl12 on Saturday, 7th Jan 2012 19:52 It's ambiguous to comprehend the harsh magnitude of the situation; a set of players preying off the club's finances while they usher into their antiquated years as a pro (exceptions of course). The harsh reality of the situation leaves a repulsive taste in my mouth fine tuned with non-existent optimism. The question is where do we go from here? Having read around various Ipswich Town forums it seems the supporters opinions are somewhat scattered. We've had the more youthful supporters demanding instant success, in contrast to the Ipswich loyalists keeping suitable faith in Jewell while he supposedly "team builds", with an ultimate view to reaping the benefits in the coming seasons. Now I quite simply have to question this philosophy of "team building", purchasing experienced players on their final legs, opting to leave contract negotiations to the last minute, playing four centre midfielders across a four-man midfield. Quite frankly, what's going on? This isn't an act of team building, it's an act of blind optimism in attempting to filter us into the Premier League at the first time of asking. Isn't a too dissimilar philosophy from the goings on up at the blue side of Manchester, where instant success in abundance with trophies is the biggest hit. In hindsight, this is Ipswich Town FC! Where do our foundations and traditions lie? Not with the petty spending of Manchester City, but the prospect of exciting young players with an unquestionable desire to succeed. I hate to break it to you, but look at our noisy neighbours. I have no other option but to commend the job Paul Lambert has carried out, what's been achieved has been spectacular on all accounts. We can replicate that! But with a completely different buying and spending philosophy to what we currently operate with. Since Marcus Evans took over, this club has been plunging backwards to the depths of unforgiving inconsistency, whenever seeming consistency beckons, it's completely thrown out the window in a dismal display. It's becoming impossible for me to be disappointed with losing matches, it's become a relentless case of "Not bad, we only lost by a couple of goals". This just illustrates the fundamental dilemmas that are present right now. I can't fault Evans and Jewell's ambition, but I most certainly can fault Jewell's contradictory statements which rarely pose any significant relevance. It would be easy for me to say let's scrap everything, a new owner, new chief executive, a new manager. But I will not stand by this, Jewell's past has shown enough of a sparkle despite his mishaps here. He's shown he has an eye for a youngster, arguably our best player this season Aaron Cresswell, we've continued to be linked with the odd Blue Square Premier youngster, for me this is a very good sign. Regardless of whether we play Championship or League One football next season, the number of contracts expiring at the end of the season could be a potential saving grace. A reshuffle should be initiated, but not a drastic reshuffle, young players with measured composure, ambition, and most importantly passion need to be recruited next season. I'm not bothered if we finish 15th next season, if we show glimmering signs of defensive solidarity and the potential to grow then I'll be more than satisfied. I'm feeling negative, you my fellow supporters are probably feeling negative. With change, we can look at the future with positivity, rather than utter helplessness. A new philosophy needs to be addressed this January and beyond, without it, Evans, Clegg and Jewell will drive this club to the heights of self destruction. The great Sir Bobby Robson and Sir Alf Ramsey must be turning in their graves! Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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