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clintviola added 18:42 - Aug 10 A gritty determined performance shame Tunnicliffe fluffed that 4 chance he looks twice the player Lee Martin did! A good result against a strong and thuggish Millwall. COYB
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KuqiCoup added 19:13 - Aug 10 We look a very solid side. Smith and Chambers were magnificent. Hewitt and Cresswell are excellent as well. McGoldrick was great but Skuse was a class above everyone. What a signing he looks. We deserved the win. 3-0 was flattering but how lovely to get a bit of luck in the 6 yard box.
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thebeat added 19:20 - Aug 10 Hard working performance from the boys.Defence solid as a rock like the end of last season. Skuse very tidy and calm in midfield.McGoldrick quality on the ball,i think if he had Taylor playing with him he'd be even better. Millwall camw to frustrate but we were patient and it paid off.7/10
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bluebrit added 20:10 - Aug 10 Ultimately a good result against a fairly average team. Good to see a continuity of line up and commitment from last season. Skuse looks a good addition; a tidy, competitive player. Defensively we looked solid although Millwall should have scored at the start of the second half and we were fortunate with the own goals. Still who cares, you make your own luck. Feel much more confident about this season although the standard of the league may be higher than last year and fully expect the three relegated clubs to be competing unlike last years rubbish.

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RegencyBlue added 20:21 - Aug 10 Solid performance against a poor Millwall side who will struggle this season on the evidence of today. Apart from the first ten to fifteen minutes of the second half we had the upper hand and deserved the win. Skuse looks a very good buy and he and Hyam work well together in central midfield. Cresswells return illustrated just how important he is to the side. The only downside, for me at least, was the failure of our strikers to find the net again.

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Jewels added 20:36 - Aug 10 Thought the team tried hard, McGoldrick especially although he needs some support - I felt a little sorry for him. Pleased with Hewitt, he will only get better. Murphy didn't do enough for me, must play Taylor once fit. Would like to see Wordsworth play in midfield when he has recovered from injury as I feel he can create more from midfield. Overall not bad, looks promising.

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cornishblu added 20:46 - Aug 10 ...ok a bit of perspective ....first home game of the season...lots of nerves and slightly less anticipation as perhaps there would have been if we had had two better results in previous matches....pre twtd talk of a 20000 crowd was probably media hype to encourage people to go as 17200 is a very poor start esp seeing as it was a grade c game and allegedly one of the cheaper ones ...and also a lower attendance than last season.....a day that was supposed to be full of excitement as it was also celebrating Sir Bobby Robson day started off well with a great round of applause but eventually petered out to a very quiet crowd left wondering what they had just witnessed in a very mediocre first half.hewitt and Skuse were the stand out performers while the rest of the back four didn't need to impress such was the poor ability of a woeful millwall side....they however did very well what they had to do. Tabb looked off the pace and will be disappointed especially after such a great performance against reading .....I don't think I am alone in already thinking that Mcgoldrick and murphy are too similar..and currently would prefer either one with Taylor rather than together.....second half bit more fight and endeavour that saw town deservedly create their own luck and all will take goals however they are scored.....end of the day a much needed result esp against a side that will struggle and If we have aspirations of our own must beat. We did what we needed to do...bigger opposition we might have struggled but today we weren't against them so didn't need to perform at that higher level....it gives us time to keep gelling together and moving forward..it wasn't the best but it was far from some of the dross that was served up at the beginning of last season...so we remain positive and in mick we still trust COYB

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ericclacton added 21:03 - Aug 10 The first home game of the season for me,overall I thought Town were solid at the back apart from a couple of mistakes from Hewitt but he's learning his trade so that's to be expected, Skuse was very cool on the ball and looks a very good player. Murphy huffed and puffed but had a poor game, Smiths header was a beauty. Millwall were pants, three easy points in the end.

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harlingblue added 21:19 - Aug 10 Poor first half, neither team playing through midfield, too much huff and puff, with long ball being the order of the day, but to be fair we should have gone ahead when Chambers planted a header over the bar and the lively McGoldrick narrowly missed. The second period saw Town take the lead when Cresswell refused to give up a lost cause and rifle a cross in that was turned into the net off a Millwall player. An excellent delivery from a freekick by Anderson was met with the firm head of Smith. Millwall came close on a couple of occasions as the excellent Cresswell began to tire, but Town wrapped up the game when either Anderson with a ground header, or another OG sealed the points. Stand out players: McGoldrick, Skuse, Cresswell, Hewitt, Tunnicliffe looked good when he came on. Scuse seems to do the same work that Hyam did, perhaps it is time for Luke to do the box to box work that Wark/Holland did in the past leaving Scuse to protect the defence?

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rob7423 added 21:23 - Aug 10 Just arrived back in Hampshire, happy I went, and even happier we got the 3 points! Stand out Man had to be Skuse, I thought the whole team performed well, Murphy a bit quiet! point to improve on next week for me would be trying to limit the long ball down the right hand side, we are very good at passing the ball through the mid field, I would love to see more of that! GREAT START TO HOME FIXTURES!

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Trickster added 21:31 - Aug 10 Skuse is the type of mid field player we've been needing for a long while. Defo Motm. Chambo and Tommy were both solid as and Murph and DMcG worked their socks off. Lacked the final bit of quality in the first half, but were much better in the second, forcing two OGs and another beauty of a header from Tommy. Millwall are need someone decent upfront, and overall were pretty poor all over the park Good signs for the road ahead. COYBs

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commuterblue added 21:45 - Aug 10 3 points at home. Deserved all three goals. Looked a bit lucky not to concede just before we scored, from the SBS at least. But overall thought we were strong, and am encouraged by the 2 league performances. Stand out performances for me were McGoldrick: excellent all round. should have done better when through one on one early on but did well get to get through in first place. Skuse: looked quality on the ball, particularly in the second half. Smith/Chambers: strong. only one real mistake by a smith - a misdirected header first half. but it was a real team performance today. and a good base going into some tough games.

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RomfordBlue added 22:12 - Aug 10 Low on entertainment, low on quality. Skuse look good and a number of other players put in a shift. 3 points is always welcomed but there's obviously a lot of wok to do before we challenge better teams than Millwall.
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Ipswich121 added 22:20 - Aug 10 Skuse looked fantastic, he never loses the ball, keeps it simple, retains possession and then sometimes plays a sweet ball through to play in one of the strikers. I rate hyam very highly but for me he didn't play very well today, I don't know if him and skuse will work well together, it might take them time to gel and only time will tell. But mcgoldrick was a class act today, skills, touches and class. Very happy with the back 5 although I don't like smith at left back hen Berra came on would much rather have smith and chambo although by the point he came on it didn't matter. I like the look of Anderson has a good delivery on him. Everyone looked tired towards the end though but it's early days still. Very happy with the performance today. Mcgoldrick, skuse and tabb look the best summer signings to date although I was disappointed we didn't see Taylor today.also like the look of tunicliffe but don't think he's good enough for Man U and I don't think he will be but would like to see us sign him up permanently

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bluefeast added 23:43 - Aug 10 Hyam had a job to do on the new millwall midfield thug we didn't sign under kean.
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Maverick_Mitch added 00:45 - Aug 11 Skuse and Hewitt impressed for me but good all round performance. Can't see us leaking too many goals with a solid back 5. Positive goal difference - when did we last have that? Good signs for the rest of the season coz we've got a a good blend and some of the long balls are teasing crossfield balls! MM had a good close season and has got players who can not only play but want to play for ITFC.

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parkinshair added 01:23 - Aug 11 With an influx of players this summer there was always a danger we would look like a team of strangers. Not so, we looked organized and disciplined. Attacked as a team and defended as a team. Agree with so many others Skuse was excellent and pulled the strings in midfield. McGoldrick worked his socks off and would have deserved a goal. The defence looks solid and I didn't have that sinking feeling I had become used to last season whenever we were under pressure (which wasn't often). It was one way traffic first half with Loach having next to nothing to do. Second half Millwall showed a bit more intent but as soon as the first goal went in the writing was on the wall. It wasn't pretty at times and was very much the type of hard graft performance we have gotten used to under McCarthy. I for one will take that all day.

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tractorboyz82 added 07:39 - Aug 11 Solid at the back hyam did ok but will learn loads off skuse tabb looked jaded and murphy was poor overall a good solid performance lacking a bit of pace up top shittu out paced murphy two or three times
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bluemay77 added 08:41 - Aug 11 Gritty performance 3 points clean sheet skuse mom taking players on was a highlight from mcgoldrick youngster Hewitt had a good game all round happy
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CavendishBlue added 08:52 - Aug 11 Few turned up.Summer continued its humid steamy Suffolk sweat. Bobby remembered.Goosebumps proud, we meowed , rather than roaring as the battle commenced. Millwall floundered, McGoldrick skipped and Bywater thwartered (twarted). Chambo free headers into a bulging net....(misses from 3 feet...) Huffin' and a Puffin(not Hermann's) we made it down the tunnel for an orange slice and a brew. Lions did then roar, we found the roof of the net. Shittu moaned , he's like Ronseal as the shirt(tin) signifies. Cressy dribbles like a newborn,Keystone Kop defending Bywater claims the OG. Left them nursing their saw paws.Grizzly bears they were now. Smith rises like the Beat and buries it. Anderson adds to his assist with a second OG. Simples....

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CornardBlue added 10:41 - Aug 11 Good solid start for first home game against typical Millwall team who kicked anything that moved. Looks to be good team spirit that has been missing for years, Skuse looks a great signing, I think we are in for a very good season.
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lilcornishblue added 11:27 - Aug 11 Amazing start to our home record this season. So happy to get the three points after being disappointed about losing quite harshly reading and Stevenage. Ipswich dominated and where in control constantly during the match thought smith and chambers did the job they had to do well even if they where not majorly troubled at all this was the same with loach. Pleased to see Cressy starting and not limping off at all so it looks like he has fully recovered which is very good. I thought Hewitt played amazing today got some good crunching tackles in, made himself known and dealt well under pressure a definite contender for motm.tabb was a bit off today and didn't really for me get stuck in at all this was I think the same with hyam but he did play well towards the end of the match. Skuse was amazing today really excited to see how he does for us, could be a major part of our promotion push this season or next. Edwards was good today got some good balls in made some good tackles and again did what he needed to do as he normally does but his age is starting to catch up with him. Murphy and Mcgoldrick are to similar need Taylor to parter up with Mcgoldrick in order to get the goals and chances but they played okay today. However murphy needs to work on his first touch I just think its rubbish and mess up the flow of the play. Enjoyed the game if we play like this then we will defo be in for a chance for play offs COYB!!!!

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leroy2488 added 14:28 - Aug 11 Enjoyed the game and what a great result, I honestly feel we can get something at QPR, which will give us an impressive start, considering we will have arguably played the hardest 2 games of the season in the first 3. Skuse sto
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leroy2488 added 14:33 - Aug 11 :) Stood out, as did Mcgoldrick and I think if we can get the ball to Mcgoldrick's feet in the box and with the ease of which he creates imidiate space, that he will be our 20 goals a game striker. May need Tabb or Wordswoth in midfield with Skuse to achieve this?
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leroy2488 added 14:35 - Aug 11 'Season' not game.... Unfortunately :)
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BobbyBlueLamb123 added 01:34 - Aug 12 I was thinking at the start of the second half that that they would score first and shut up shop but thankfully that did not happen. It was a very edgy game with some bad tackles going in and I thought someone was going to get sent off. I was not happy with the ref and one of the linesman was putting his flag up every time they put their hands up for something and gave a few wrong decisions of which annoyed the home supporters and they called him a few names quite loudly advised him to go to spec savers and used a few words that I am not aloud to put on here. Its nice to get the 3 points but it was not a very good game and the stats will show that we have played three games and none of our strikers have scored yet. When we went two goals up I was hoping Mick would bring on another striker and change it a bit because the two guys we have up their at the moment is not working and we cant keep relying on the midfielders and the defenders to score the goals. Mick has made some great signings so far but we lack that regular goal scorer up front. Billy Sharp would be ideal and put the finishing touches to our team. To be fair the season just started and maybe the strikers we have got will start banging in goals and prove me wrong and I can eat humble pie as long as its with fresh cream. Cant wait for next home game against Leeds and buying my new town shirt.

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dalianwasexciting added 06:54 - Aug 13 As has been said above, we looked solid, nothing spectacular but hard working and to be fair untroubled. Loach - looked better and clearly cares passionately about the club, made one very good decision to punch in the second hald. Elliott Hewitt - Steady and seems an old head on young shoulders. Cresswell - Looked classy, and does the simple things well, quite possibly our best signing for many a year. Smith - Solid as a rock, he will become one of our great centre backs, the towering header for the goal was Beattiesque! Chambers - Captain but all in name, cares and passionate, looked untroubled and strong. Skuse - First viewing and looks good, not the biggest but combines fight and I suspect has some killer passes in his locker. Hyam - An important cog in midfield, he was not outstanding but again did the job well. Tabb - Got a footballing brain quicker than most, sees things and hard working again. Edwards - The legs are going, but the brain is not, again not spectacular on Saturday but did what he needed to. Murphy - For big man did not win much in the air at all and his lack of pace was again visible, however he did work tirelessly. McGoldrick - Super, my man of the match - clever and inventive and always likely to cause defences problems, another with a good footballing brain. Anderson - we did not see too much but I did like what I saw, another good signing by the looks of it. Tunnicliffe - I want to see more, super run which should have led to a goal, would like to see him start with Skuse. All in all a good display - much better when we get the ball on the ground though, as the crosses for the 2 OG's show. I think this team will not be spectacular but they will win games and will show passion and desire.

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