Town MD Ian Milne has urged fans to “stay with” manager Mick McCarthy and his team, despite last night’s humiliating FA Cup exit at Lincoln City.

Supporters have reacted angrily to the 1-0 defeat at Sincil Bank, only the Blues' second FA Cup defeat to non-league opposition since they joined the Football League, Peterborough United having won 3-2 in the third round at Portman Road in 1960.

In a statement to BBC Suffolk, Milne said: "Over the two matches Lincoln City were clearly the better organised team. That resulted in them deserving to win and we should, and have, congratulated them.

"We clearly did not perform to the standard we can do and an example of that is the good win we got against Blackburn last Saturday.

"However, nobody in the squad takes any pleasure in producing that type of football in front of our great away fans or indeed to the wider television audience.

"As usual Mick had been honest in his after-match comments and I have nothing to add to that regarding the game.

"I would add that over the last few days we have added players to the squad and we have bids in for others.

"So in these difficult times we would ask our fans to stay with Mick and the boys as we make improvements to the squad and get our injured players match fit, as our aim is to return to winning, entertaining football as we started to do against Blackburn."

Photo: ITFC

wkj added 10:56 - Jan 18 Nope
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martin587 added 10:56 - Jan 18 YOU MUST BE JOKING.! Things will never get better.
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emergencylime added 10:57 - Jan 18 This is tantamount to the "vote of confidence". My head dropped when I saw a team sheet with 7 defensive players on.
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busterjames added 10:58 - Jan 18 Living in cuckoo land ...That was a pathetic performance from a crap side ! Douglas and skuse together again when its crying out for flair from bru and sears .GO NOW MM.
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MickMillsTash added 10:58 - Jan 18 Has anyone looked at our next 8 games?
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kizaitfc added 10:58 - Jan 18 No chance, nor am i staying with you or the buffoon of an owner Club is in a very dark place at the minute
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howdonblue added 10:59 - Jan 18 It grieves me to say but NO Mr Milne ! Go forth and multiply !! Nobody is supporting that kind of trype
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mickeyjb added 10:59 - Jan 18 We've added two players, one of whom nobody wanted and let's be honest the tall lad would have been snapped up. By a L1 or L2 side if he was mustard. Nobody listens to Milne anyway so he has no voice imo
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lightingblue added 11:00 - Jan 18 Where's the punch line. And Norwich fans think they are having a hard time with their manager. Do you think they can do a swap deal
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TomGarneys added 11:01 - Jan 18 Milne just doesn't get it, does he?
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12th_Man added 11:01 - Jan 18 You can feck off too Milne
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BlueHarwich added 11:01 - Jan 18 Not a chance! You also need to go! We're being treated us mugs. It doesn't happen at any other club only soppy old Ipswich. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!
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StringerBell added 11:02 - Jan 18 Oh, for pity's sake - can you not see what is glaringly obvious to all of us? And the BBC's commentators And Terry Butcher And 5 Live who called us 'terrible' this morning Can you not see - really? Really.
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TomGarneys added 11:02 - Jan 18 If you pay by direct debit can you get a refund when cancelling?
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Ipswich_Crazy added 11:04 - Jan 18 Thats it, I might even boycott the next home game in protest! Im not taking this any more! Marcus Evans is spineless and as for Ian Milne he can do one! This is our club and we demand action now!
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Michael11 added 11:04 - Jan 18 Just do one Milne! You're an idiot. Trying to calm the fans by pointing to two joke signings made earlier in the week. Are you having a laugh? Mick deserves to go and should be. Completely embarrassed to support ITFC.
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brendenward35 added 11:04 - Jan 18 Stay with the clown who picks a team to just annoy the fans even more? We should never have fielded such a negative team last night he knew how well they played at Portman Road and still was so bloody negative. Guy has lost the plot and lost the fans and by the looks of it lost the changing room with his stubbornness, and has spent most of the season sticking his fingers up to the fans saying he knows best. As regards to the purchase of players is this guy joking 2 players who are unproven and basically freebies? Thinking he needs to have a long look at this with new specs as his definitely seeing something different to all the fans.All boils down to money and they shouldn't have extended Mick's contract until the season had finished now we are stuck with this crap football week in week out disgrace. Sir Bobby would be turning in his grave watching that rubbish last night.

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itfchorry added 11:05 - Jan 18 You are worse than Clegg
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southernblue added 11:05 - Jan 18 Why on Earth would we want to stick with this dross? Tumbling attendances show we're all sick of the same dross year after year, after year.
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gt81 added 11:06 - Jan 18 The blind leading the blind..
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BobbyBell added 11:06 - Jan 18 This suggests to me that ME has said he's not paying to get rid of Mick so we will have to wait until his contract expires. Never mind we will get our revenge on Lincoln in two years time when both clubs are in league 1 or even league 2.
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springfield added 11:06 - Jan 18 The sad fact is that the club/ME are not prepared to spend the money it would take hiring and firing to replace the current management. Bring back John Duncan and Graham Harbey....
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SpiritOfJohn added 11:06 - Jan 18 Groundhog day. Last night's performance was not a one-off blip, we have seen similar 'entertainment' many times during McCarthy's reign, even on BBC tv before versus Southampton. This time we made Lincoln look like Liverpoo!. How low do we have to go before Milne and Evans take some action and put MM and TC out of their misery?
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MickCuresInsomnia added 11:06 - Jan 18 NO I WONT STAY WITH MICK YOU CLUELESS BERK 😡
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DoobDude added 11:07 - Jan 18 This lickspittle and his boss Evans are a complete disaster. Is he actually trolling the fans with this comment.
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