| Thinking out loud 12:52 - Feb 5 with 3786 views | itfc_bucks |
But should we park the push for 2nd, and focus on properly bedding in Moore, Sarmiento, Travis, Al Hamedi etc and aim to crush it in the Play Offs? |  | | |  |
| Thinking out loud on 12:54 - Feb 5 with 2702 views | Herbivore |
No. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 12:56 - Feb 5 with 2693 views | Sarge |
What?
This is along the lines of those who say we shouldn’t try for promotion this year but consolidate and give it a go next year. You try and win every game at all times. Nothing else makes sense. | | | |
| Thinking out loud on 12:57 - Feb 5 with 2680 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
I'm not sure why the two things would be mutually exclusive. I thought the idea of these new signings was to help us get to 2nd!? |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 12:58 - Feb 5 with 2672 views | baxterbasics |
As much as I've been pessimistic about our odds of getting back that 2nd place, of course we absolutely should be aiming for it so long as there is a chance! Each game is a must-aim-to-win. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 12:59 - Feb 5 with 2650 views | JimmyJazz |
What do you see as the fundamental differences? Give Al Hammer more game time than he would normally expect? |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:03 - Feb 5 with 2597 views | SomethingBlue |
I think the outlook of our management and players – which isn't particularly trained on a "push for second", more on developing our processes and becoming as competitive as we can – will remain exactly the same to be honest, whatever happens between now and May. | |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:05 - Feb 5 with 2566 views | kizaitfc |
What do you mean bed them in?
How does this work please?
If you mean play them regularly, then yes absolutely but IMO given their talents that would be pushing for 2nd not parking it. | |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:12 - Feb 5 with 2479 views | Illinoisblue |
2 points off second with SEVENTEEN games to play. Doesn’t seem like a great time to give up. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:13 - Feb 5 with 2473 views | Ryorry |
| Thinking out loud on 12:56 - Feb 5 by Sarge |
What?
This is along the lines of those who say we shouldn’t try for promotion this year but consolidate and give it a go next year. You try and win every game at all times. Nothing else makes sense. |
Don't think anyone's said that? You may have misread me saying that the thought would console me if we didn't go up automatically this year. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:16 - Feb 5 with 2445 views | Ryorry |
Why do you put it as either/or? I imagine KM, staff & squad will be aiming for both, and so they should - they're professionals! | |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:22 - Feb 5 with 2394 views | giant_stow |
I'd go further than that even: If I were the Ipswich manager, I'd be playing the youths to get some experience in. Concentrate on the 27-28 promotion push. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:27 - Feb 5 with 2348 views | Leaky |
Take one game at a time see where it takes us. |  | | |
| Thinking out loud on 13:28 - Feb 5 with 2346 views | redrickstuhaart |
Why let go of a chance which looks better than 1 in 4, for a 1 in 4 gamble??? | | | |
| Thinking out loud on 13:29 - Feb 5 with 2332 views | blueasfook |
| Thinking out loud on 13:22 - Feb 5 by giant_stow |
I'd go further than that even: If I were the Ipswich manager, I'd be playing the youths to get some experience in. Concentrate on the 27-28 promotion push. |
Agree. Let's not rush things. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:29 - Feb 5 with 2326 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
If we face Leeds in the playoffs we are bang in trouble. Clearly they are a stylistic nightmare for us as the two previous games have shown. We commit so many players forward, and they have lightning fast counters. Unless we completely change the way we play, which is just not going to happen. Hopefully Leeds would end up playing versus a low block team as they’ve really struggled against them.
That said, with so many point up for grabs, and Town objectively the best Jan window in the league, we 100pc need to go for the autos. COYB! | | | |
| Thinking out loud on 13:30 - Feb 5 with 2325 views | Guthrum |
How do we park the push for second? I don't see that no longer trying to win games helps anybody.
Surely the best way to bed players in is to most efficiently use their game time (given fitness, experience, aptitude), gettimg them used to the role they are to play in the team. Plus building up their confidence through victory. In any case, it sounds like Moore was pretty well bedded in by the end of Saturday's game and Sarmiento has been for a while. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 13:31 - Feb 5 with 2310 views | BLUEBEAT |
No.
But I think they should mix it up a bit.
Playing out from the back is now predictable and expected and teams have adapted and are having more success against us. Couldn’t handle 2 PNE front men pressing high at all.
Lifting it into upper mid/frontline a bit more, especially now we have a lanky forward, is a viable option now. |  |
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| Thinking out loud on 14:17 - Feb 5 with 2096 views | Sarge |
| Thinking out loud on 13:13 - Feb 5 by Ryorry |
Don't think anyone's said that? You may have misread me saying that the thought would console me if we didn't go up automatically this year. |
It’s not specific to this forum but is a common theme in many fanbases where there are some that believe it’s better to wait and ‘consolidate’ (which rarely happens as the best players and managers are simply poached by bigger teams) rather than to give promotion a go.
It’s often accompanied by comments such as ‘we’re not ready for promotion’, which if you’re already in a position to be fighting for it, is the most ready you’ll ever be. | | | |
| Thinking out loud on 14:21 - Feb 5 with 2069 views | nrb1985 |
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| Thinking out loud on 14:23 - Feb 5 with 2056 views | JimmyJazz |
| Thinking out loud on 14:17 - Feb 5 by Sarge |
It’s not specific to this forum but is a common theme in many fanbases where there are some that believe it’s better to wait and ‘consolidate’ (which rarely happens as the best players and managers are simply poached by bigger teams) rather than to give promotion a go.
It’s often accompanied by comments such as ‘we’re not ready for promotion’, which if you’re already in a position to be fighting for it, is the most ready you’ll ever be. |
I imagine if you looked at last season's promoted teams you would have said Luton were the team not yet ready. Now they look like the best of the three in terms of making a fight of staying up | |
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| Thinking out loud on 14:24 - Feb 5 with 2038 views | Illinoisblue |
| Thinking out loud on 13:31 - Feb 5 by BLUEBEAT |
No.
But I think they should mix it up a bit.
Playing out from the back is now predictable and expected and teams have adapted and are having more success against us. Couldn’t handle 2 PNE front men pressing high at all.
Lifting it into upper mid/frontline a bit more, especially now we have a lanky forward, is a viable option now. |
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| Thinking out loud on 16:07 - Feb 5 with 1791 views | Stewart27 |
Aim to win as many games as possible or aim to take our foot off the gas?
Is this a serious question? | | | |
| Thinking out loud on 17:36 - Feb 5 with 1614 views | EastboundSplinter |
| Thinking out loud on 13:29 - Feb 5 by blueasfook |
Agree. Let's not rush things. |
It’s an idealistic sentiment but the EFL competition rules require us to play our strongest side and currently that’s not the youths. |  | | |
| Thinking out loud on 17:45 - Feb 5 with 1580 views | smithy69 |
This obviously isn’t a genuine question | | | |
| Thinking out loud on 17:48 - Feb 5 with 1566 views | itfc_bucks |
Crikey - a few on here not blessed with the ability to read,.eh?
There's a huge difference between throwing players in before they're up to speed with our style and fitness requirements to play it (thereby risking injury) and allowing for a proper mid-season "pre-season" style of bedding in. | | | |
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