| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation 07:10 - Aug 15 with 7320 views | artsbossbeard |
Please convince me otherwise, fellow blues. |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:17 - Aug 15 with 4571 views | m14_blue |
We've played 3 games. |  | | |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:19 - Aug 15 with 4563 views | Kieran_Knows |
Maybe that we’re 3 games in to a new season, with a new manager and half a new team.
What I gather from Hurst’s interviews, is that I think some players who were here under the previous regime, have been on a bit of a jolly these past couple of seasons.
Shape up, or ship out. Hurst has my full backing. |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:21 - Aug 15 with 4542 views | textbackup |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:19 - Aug 15 by Kieran_Knows |
Maybe that we’re 3 games in to a new season, with a new manager and half a new team.
What I gather from Hurst’s interviews, is that I think some players who were here under the previous regime, have been on a bit of a jolly these past couple of seasons.
Shape up, or ship out. Hurst has my full backing. |
100% spot on.
Love that he’s called them out on it |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:23 - Aug 15 with 4532 views | gordon |
Warnock could be available by around March ifor it's not too late then. |  | | |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:28 - Aug 15 with 4513 views | Kieran_Knows |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:21 - Aug 15 by textbackup |
100% spot on.
Love that he’s called them out on it |
Indeed. I’d be amazed if he was calling out any of his new signings just yet, so can only imagine he had Bart, Chambers, Spence, Knudsen, Ward or Sears in mind during his outburst last night.
Let’s see what Saturday brings! | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:32 - Aug 15 with 4494 views | Keaneish |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:19 - Aug 15 by Kieran_Knows |
Maybe that we’re 3 games in to a new season, with a new manager and half a new team.
What I gather from Hurst’s interviews, is that I think some players who were here under the previous regime, have been on a bit of a jolly these past couple of seasons.
Shape up, or ship out. Hurst has my full backing. |
Agreed. I have complete faith in the approach by both Evans and Hurst on this one. First half of the season will be rocky no doubt but that was highly anticipated. Like what Ive seen in games and highlights so far. Looking forward to my next game in a few weeks time. |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:39 - Aug 15 with 4458 views | textbackup |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:28 - Aug 15 by Kieran_Knows |
Indeed. I’d be amazed if he was calling out any of his new signings just yet, so can only imagine he had Bart, Chambers, Spence, Knudsen, Ward or Sears in mind during his outburst last night.
Let’s see what Saturday brings! |
I’d say the new guys are fully onboard, new club and point to prove.
Are those you mention suffering hangovers of losing multiple cup games, couldn’t shake that worry, didn’t care too much as it was never normally an issue...
I’m glad these fckers are being called out | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:44 - Aug 15 with 4418 views | homer_123 |
Surely what our situation calls for is a manager that can get a group of players together as unit and play as a team and work on a restricted budget.  |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:47 - Aug 15 with 4402 views | artsbossbeard |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:44 - Aug 15 by homer_123 |
Surely what our situation calls for is a manager that can get a group of players together as unit and play as a team and work on a restricted budget. |
Ooh, I think I know just the chap for the job. | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:52 - Aug 15 with 4375 views | Mugwump |
The season has only just kicked off for crying out loud.
No place for quite such negative thinking, it simply serves no purpose.
It looks to me as if things have been too easy over the past few seasons. | | | |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:57 - Aug 15 with 4337 views | artsbossbeard |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:52 - Aug 15 by Mugwump |
The season has only just kicked off for crying out loud.
No place for quite such negative thinking, it simply serves no purpose.
It looks to me as if things have been too easy over the past few seasons. |
Simply asking a question.
We've replaced quality with quantity and in doing so he's created a selection headache for himself and less games to shoehorn fringe players with last night's loss. Early days granted, I'm not convinced. | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:17 - Aug 15 with 4272 views | Kieran_Knows |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:44 - Aug 15 by homer_123 |
Surely what our situation calls for is a manager that can get a group of players together as unit and play as a team and work on a restricted budget. |
.... BANG, and there is the issue.
The whole squad over the last 5 years has been built on 'we're little old Ipswich, we have a cr*p budget, we're punching above our weight, anywhere above the bottom 3 spaces is a bonus' kind of attitude, which is utter boll*x in my opinion. | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:22 - Aug 15 with 4237 views | No9 |
Nah but, I'm sure there will be some with the prayer mat out calling for MM to be resurrected | | | |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:23 - Aug 15 with 4232 views | Kieran_Knows |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:22 - Aug 15 by No9 |
Nah but, I'm sure there will be some with the prayer mat out calling for MM to be resurrected |
2 of them are in this thread. | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:25 - Aug 15 with 4219 views | Swansea_Blue |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:57 - Aug 15 by artsbossbeard |
Simply asking a question.
We've replaced quality with quantity and in doing so he's created a selection headache for himself and less games to shoehorn fringe players with last night's loss. Early days granted, I'm not convinced. |
Yep, we’ve replaced quality with quantity. Because of this:
A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation by Kieran_Knows 15 Aug 2018 8:17.... BANG, and there is the issue.
The whole squad over the last 5 years has been built on 'we're little old Ipswich, we have a cr*p budget, we're punching above our weight, anywhere above the bottom 3 spaces is a bonus' kind of attitude, which is utter boll*x in my opinion.
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:25 - Aug 15 with 4219 views | blueconscience |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 07:47 - Aug 15 by artsbossbeard |
Ooh, I think I know just the chap for the job. |
Mourinho?, Guardiola? |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 09:40 - Aug 15 with 4129 views | Eireannach_gorm |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 08:25 - Aug 15 by blueconscience |
Mourinho?, Guardiola? |
Clearly Wenger. |  | | |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 09:47 - Aug 15 with 4106 views | jpr_23 |
No way.
There was nothing that I saw last night that made me think that we would properly struggle. We just need time and games to get the players used to each other and the system.
All of the new players on the pitch last night showed quality in places, and we just need them to gel and we'll be fine. |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 09:51 - Aug 15 with 4093 views | Mullet |
I'm going to assume you are still drunk/hit your head last night. You've basically done the same as arguing we should sign Chris Martin whilst also pooing in your hands and clapping.
Sort yourself out ABB |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 10:02 - Aug 15 with 4068 views | Withnail |
Time to take the Mick posters down... and stop being a massive tart.
Let him go. |  | | |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 10:09 - Aug 15 with 4039 views | artsbossbeard |
| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 10:02 - Aug 15 by Withnail |
Time to take the Mick posters down... and stop being a massive tart.
Let him go. |
I've challenged better posters than yourself to provide proof from my previous posts that I was in fact pro Mick and they failed to deliver. Take a look and report back, I'll wait.
I've got my trotters up in Turkey and about to have my first mojito of the day. I'll check back shortly. | |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 10:39 - Aug 15 with 3965 views | blaggers |
There are those of us who can all too clearly remember Keane going the first 14 games without a win back in 2009. They were dark days. |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 10:58 - Aug 15 with 3895 views | itfcjoe |
I think if we don't click in a couple of weeks we could be in a fair amount of trouble.
Not inconceivable we go into the international break bottom of the league, with a derby defeat and an early league cup exit. If that happens confidence will be on the floor and a squad with little experience at this level and a manager with the same and things could get really bad.
Hopefully that doesn't happen, but I think people are dreaming if they think the squad has massively improved - Jackson, Harrison, Sears is not a better striking situation than Waghorn, Garner and McGoldrick.
I think the only player we've signed who is a clear step up is Edwards as a wide man, plus potentially Nolan but only because Huws can't get or stay fit
There are a lot of players who have a lot to prove, hopefully they will - but I haven't seen many threads slating the bookies for making us 3rd favourites to go down lately.
I've said it numerous times now, but if Hurst can keep us up with any relative degree of comfort then he will have done a very, very good job this season.
Mick had to go, but I worry that like after Jewell's first summer after Keane, the new manager has tried to rip up too much of a squad which was in decent nick too quickly.
A win in the next couple of games is vital, or this season can get away from us quickly. |  |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 10:58 - Aug 15 by itfcjoe |
I think if we don't click in a couple of weeks we could be in a fair amount of trouble.
Not inconceivable we go into the international break bottom of the league, with a derby defeat and an early league cup exit. If that happens confidence will be on the floor and a squad with little experience at this level and a manager with the same and things could get really bad.
Hopefully that doesn't happen, but I think people are dreaming if they think the squad has massively improved - Jackson, Harrison, Sears is not a better striking situation than Waghorn, Garner and McGoldrick.
I think the only player we've signed who is a clear step up is Edwards as a wide man, plus potentially Nolan but only because Huws can't get or stay fit
There are a lot of players who have a lot to prove, hopefully they will - but I haven't seen many threads slating the bookies for making us 3rd favourites to go down lately.
I've said it numerous times now, but if Hurst can keep us up with any relative degree of comfort then he will have done a very, very good job this season.
Mick had to go, but I worry that like after Jewell's first summer after Keane, the new manager has tried to rip up too much of a squad which was in decent nick too quickly.
A win in the next couple of games is vital, or this season can get away from us quickly. |
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| A Big Sam Christmas time salvage operation on 11:09 - Aug 15 with 3841 views | itfcjoe |
I don't think people are sh*tting their pants, but maybe coming round to the view that this is a big challenge.
I wasn't comfortable waiting for Hurst in the summer, because it baffles me that we had a managerial vacancy on Easter Sunday but didn't appoint a manager until June, that was a bad move. We then went into a pre season with a squad of players new guy didn't want, so Hurst has made a huge play about fitness and how important pre season was - when only 7 players that have started a game (out of 16) were in the camp in Spain, and one of those then went away with England for the rest of pre season.
We don't look to have the quality to nick us a win before it clicks, either in open play like a Tom Lawrence or from a set piece like a Waghorn delivery.
I said a few weeks back that Evans had, in many respects, set Hurst up to fail. I still think that - Hurst has an incredible amount of work to do in next few weeks while also negotiating 4 fixtures. It's a bloody tough ask, we need to hope he is as good as his record suggests he can be. | |
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