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Comment | Kourouma News Monday
at 16:20:05
I wonder if there have been any developments today with our attempts to sign Kourouma?
Apologies if this has already been mentioned or discussed but I'm trying to understand something about our attempts to sign him and reference to trying to get the deal wrapped up before last Friday's closure of the transfer window.
Whilst I get that we're trying to get sign off from all his previous clubs that they will not come chasing us for development compensation I wondered why it was said that he had to of signed for us before the end of the current transfer window?
Surely he doesn't have a current club? Therefore he's an out of contract free agent and I thought that free agents could sign for clubs at any time or perhaps I'm completely wrong here and free agents are still restricted by having to sign for clubs before the closure of the transfer window?
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Comment | Hreidarsson to Offer to Play for Portsmouth for Free
at 09:51:15
Agree with many of the comments above. Hermann was an absolute legend in the time that he was here.
I loved watching him play and he always put in maximum effort.
This is a great gesture from him and probably not one that would be replicated by many footballers.
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Comment | Chambers Surprised to Be Senior Man
at 09:25:52
Good to hear that Chambers is settling in at Town. He's right about us being a young squad and whilst that's going to present some challenges during the long season ahead hopefully it's a good sign for the future of our club.
Now that we have a permanent keeper I hope that our young backline (apart from Edwards but we do have Hewitt as the RB deputy waiting in the wings) can start building a good understanding together and have a good season ahead. However it's not going to be perfected overnight and so as fans we need to have some measure of patience.
Not everything will go according to plan in every game but hopefully the more games our backline get to play together the stronger they will become. We need to try and stick with the team and not jump down their throats with snide comments from the crowd the moment one slip is made. If we back the team with fantastic support hopefully we can help the team to gain a few points this season as the 12th man.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can keep hold of Cresswell hopefully we can keep the likes of Loach, Chambers, Cresswell, Smith and Edwards fit as much as possible throughout the season.
Can't wait for Saturday, COYB!
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Comment | Jewell Delighted With Performance
at 22:50:27
Good result tonight lads!
After going out against lower league opposition last season it was good to get a win under the belts which should help the confidence of the players for Saturday. Also having gone a goal down it was good to see that we didn't panic but worked away and finished the game with a deserved victory.
Having taken a quick look on Twitter I don't see why so many NCFC fans are quite to quick to try attack us for the attendance. Home against Bristol Rovers in the 1st round of the league cup is hardly the most exciting fixture in the world and people forget that at the moment not everybody is awash with spare cash.
Having got home and taken a look at the BBC website our attendance doesn't look too bad compared to others tonight.
Birmingham vs Barnet 9,905 (Highest attendance)
ITFC vs Bristol Rovers 8,645 (2nd highest attendance)
Charlton vs Leyton Orient 5,914
Plymouth vs Portsmouth 5,318
Derby vs Scunthorpe 4,724
Bristol City vs Gillingham 4,339
Millwall vs Crawley 4,050
Peterborough vs Southend 3,225
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Comment | Town Keeper's Charity Pledge
at 14:01:28
Well done Scott as this is a really good gesture!
It's not something that we often hear of footballers and so is definitely to be applauded.
Here's to Scott having a great season and lets hope that there are lots of clean sheets ahead.
COYB
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Comment | Town Keeper's Charity Pledge
at 14:01:28
Well done Scott as this is a really good gesture!
It's not something that we often hear of footballers and so is definitely to be applauded.
Here’s to Scott having a great season and lets hope that there are lots of clean sheets ahead.
COYB
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Comment | Colchester 1-2 Town
at 22:09:35
Well done to the team on getting a win tonight!
It's good to see Chopra amongst the goals again and lets hope that he can keep this form going into the season.
Also good to see Martin coming on with good performances against West Ham and Col U after an injury hit pre-season. At the same time JET continues to be unplayable at times and I look forward to watching him again this season.
COYB
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Comment | U18s Beat Canaries
at 22:29:54
Well done to the U18s!
It's always good to get one over them.
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Comment | Reserves Hammer AFC Sudbury
at 23:33:45
Well done to a young Town side for getting a good win under their belts.
Reading through some of the posts it seems like Town are damned when they do and damned when they don't. After the Luton & Southend games many people were quick to profess doom & gloom. Now when we win a game criticism is still thrown at the team and statements along the lines of, "they're only lower league opposition" are common.
Now I don't think that we should get overly carried away with either set of results. Just because we don't set the world alight in pre season doesn't cast in stone the fact that we will have a bad season. As others have pointed out Man City lost a pre season friendly the other night (to Oldham I think) yet you won't have tonnes of people screaming Mancini out. Whilst it's true that we were a million miles away from enjoying a season like Man City we still need to get things into perspective.
During the course of our last successful spell those running the club got over excited & ambitious with signings & the contracts dished out. That combined with money being spent on the ground sent us into administration. Regardless of how much Mr Evans has in his pocket we remain a club in many millions of pounds debt and run at a very big operating loss each year. Clearly this is unsustainable and I don't blame those at the club for trying to reign in the purse strings on transfer fees & player wages. I think that player wages are hugely inflated and whilst they are always going to be very well paid in what is a short career the gap between footballers and the average wage let alone that of many key workers is obscene.
That aside I think it's sensible for Town to be running it's finances more prudently in preparation for FFP. Rather than just going for broke and throwing money at Town I think it's more important that our club survives for generations to come and I would not want to see Town go the way of Rangers or Portsmouth.
We need to remember that we've been out of the top divsion for the majority of the last two decades. We have no god given right to be in the Premiership and there are plenty of teams who have similar claims to be in the top flight.
We do not have the financial means to compete with some of the teams backed by foreign investors. However I for one am pleased by moves such as bringing Klug back to give a new focus on the youths. Yes we may not have Cat 1 status but the revisions to the youth system seem to be heavily stacked in favour of the rich clubs in the Premiership. The interests of clubs like our own & those at a lower level are not being looked after with these changes to the youth game. We're trying to do the best that we can with the resources/ money that we have.
Let's back the team 100% for the season ahead with actual realistic expectations.
And with rant over back to tonights game. Well done to the reserves & the youngsters who got the goals. Let's hope they can keep on improving and be banging on the doors of the first team before long.
COYB!
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Comment | JET: Fans Shouldn't Be Stressed Over Pre-Season
at 17:48:41
On this subject I think it's important to remember that the access that fans get to the players via Twitter is a privilege and not a right to be abused.
Back in the day the only info that we received on the club and players was in the main via the local papers & printed fanzines.
These days the insight that you can get from following players and their Tweets is an interesting new perspective. Clearly JET is looking forward to his season with Town as is shown by Tweets such as, “This season I can feel big things coming our way”.
In respect of this story I think it is wrong of our fans to use Twitter to vent every single little bit of pent up frustration and anger at players. Yes we'd all like Town to win every single game they play but that's simply never going to happen. Pre-season is a time to get players fit, try out formations and give some of the fringe players/ youngsters/ trialists the opportunity to show what they can do. Whilst we'd all like Town to win every game the results in pre-season are not the be all and end all because it's the performances & points that we pick up once the league has started that are important.
Slinging mud at players via Twitter, or any other forum, after every single time we lose a game is hardly constructive and no way to support our club.
JET is right that we need everybody at the club including the fans to pull together and support the club 100%. The support offered by the fans can be a very important factor if we can produce a decent atmosphere vocally supporting the team.
If players, such as JET, are receiving abuse from people on Twitter who could blame them for taking themselves off Twitter. I for one would view that as a shame because I see the different insight that you get through Twitter as a bonus in addition to the standard press interviews.
At the same if JET takes a lot of criticism for this who could blame him for thinking seriously about moving on. If he's not going to get support from the fans it's hardly going to make him feel welcome. If JET left the club I would see that as a real shame. He's a young player learning his game at Town. Whilst not the finished article with games and a run in the side I think he will get better and better. It was a privilege to watch some of the skills he displayed last year and certainly a highlight for me during what at many times was a dull season. At times it was only the skills of JET that could bring a smile to my face in what have been some lean times supporting Town.
Let's all pull together and support the club and get 100% behind the players instead of sniping at them if they don't win every single game.
COYB
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Comment | JET: Fans Shouldn't Be Stressed Over Pre-Season
at 17:48:41
On this subject I think it’s important to remember that the access that fans get to the players via Twitter is a privilege and not a right to be abused.
Back in the day the only info that we received on the club and players was in the main via the local papers & printed fanzines.
These days the insight that you can get from following players and their Tweets is an interesting new perspective. Clearly JET is looking forward to his season with Town as is shown by Tweets such as, “This season I can feel big things coming our wayâ€.
In respect of this story I think it is wrong of our fans to use Twitter to vent every single little bit of pent up frustration and anger at players. Yes we’d all like Town to win every single game they play but that’s simply never going to happen. Pre-season is a time to get players fit, try out formations and give some of the fringe players/ youngsters/ trialists the opportunity to show what they can do. Whilst we’d all like Town to win every game the results in pre-season are not the be all and end all because it’s the performances & points that we pick up once the league has started that are important.
Slinging mud at players via Twitter, or any other forum, after every single time we lose a game is hardly constructive and no way to support our club.
JET is right that we need everybody at the club including the fans to pull together and support the club 100%. The support offered by the fans can be a very important factor if we can produce a decent atmosphere vocally supporting the team.
If players, such as JET, are receiving abuse from people on Twitter who could blame them for taking themselves off Twitter. I for one would view that as a shame because I see the different insight that you get through Twitter as a bonus in addition to the standard press interviews.
At the same if JET takes a lot of criticism for this who could blame him for thinking seriously about moving on. If he’s not going to get support from the fans it’s hardly going to make him feel welcome. If JET left the club I would see that as a real shame. He’s a young player learning his game at Town. Whilst not the finished article with games and a run in the side I think he will get better and better. It was a privilege to watch some of the skills he displayed last year and certainly a highlight for me during what at many times was a dull season. At times it was only the skills of JET that could bring a smile to my face in what have been some lean times supporting Town.
Let’s all pull together and support the club and get 100% behind the players instead of sniping at them if they don’t win every single game.
COYB
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Comment | Friend's Boro Move Back On
at 11:45:30
It seems reasonable to assume that our interest would be based on whether or not Cresswell moves to Villa. Whilst there's uncertainty you can't blame Friend for wanting to get his future sorted whilst he has offers on the table.
With there being interest in Friend from both Mowbray and Sean O'Driscoll at Forest (who would have managed him at Doncaster) I'd say this must mean he's fairly good because they are both managers who look for players who can get the ball down and actually play football.
Anyway it's not the end of the world because at the end of the day I'd be extremely happy if we can keep hold of Cresswell and the need for a new LB is therefore negated. However whilst Jewell has stated his desire to keep hold of Cresswell money talks in football and if he does move to Villa then we'll just have to move onto other targets or hope that Whight can step up.
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Comment | Friend's Boro Move Back On
at 11:45:30
It seems reasonable to assume that our interest would be based on whether or not Cresswell moves to Villa. Whilst there’s uncertainty you can’t blame Friend for wanting to get his future sorted whilst he has offers on the table.
With there being interest in Friend from both Mowbray and Sean O'Driscoll at Forest (who would have managed him at Doncaster) I’d say this must mean he’s fairly good because they are both managers who look for players who can get the ball down and actually play football.
Anyway it’s not the end of the world because at the end of the day I’d be extremely happy if we can keep hold of Cresswell and the need for a new LB is therefore negated. However whilst Jewell has stated his desire to keep hold of Cresswell money talks in football and if he does move to Villa then we’ll just have to move onto other targets or hope that Whight can step up.
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Comment | Villa's Cresswell Move at Early Stage
at 14:04:23
Whilst I will be absolutely gutted to see Cresswell leave this is just the nature of the game and this will not be the first or last time this happens to us or other clubs.
I very much doubt that either PJ or Jewell want Cresswell to go because they both want to build a squad capable of getting promoted to the Premiership and Cresswell is an outstanding player. I was really looking forward to watching a more youthful backline of Cresswell, Chambers, Smith & Hewitt (when he's back from injury and gets some games) get some games together this season.
However the reality of football is that when bigger clubs come in for your players there's often little that can be done. If one of your players plays extremely well then they will catch the eye of other clubs it's a simple as that. When we bought Cresswell from Tranmere and Hewitt from Macclesfield I doubt very much that either set of fans wanted to see either player leave but Ipswich are a bigger club than them and the players moved to us.
Cresswell had a fantastic season and if a Premiership club, such as Villa in this case, come in for one of our players there's a good chance that they will move on because they all want to play at the highest level possible and they will also get paid more.
It's like when we missed out on promotion and Dyer was sold Newcastle. Or to go back further when Wark was sold to Liverpool or Mühren to Man Utd (although part of the need for money related to some of the deals in the 80's were in part to pay for the Pioneer stand). Even when we were in the top flight if one of the bigger clubs comes in for one of your players it's not always possible to stand in their way.
Whilst it's not inevitable to every single player approached will make the move there's always a good chance that if your players do very well and catch the eye they will be poached by bigger clubs.
We have to accept that in certain situations we are a selling club and always have been. What's important is how the money is reinvested and whether we can find another gem of a player like Cresswell to replace him. At the same time it might be a good opportunity for Whight to get his chance and grab it to progress.
In now way do I want to see Cresswell leave but if he does life will go on and so will Town. COYB!!
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Comment | Villa's Cresswell Move at Early Stage
at 14:04:23
Whilst I will be absolutely gutted to see Cresswell leave this is just the nature of the game and this will not be the first or last time this happens to us or other clubs.
I very much doubt that either PJ or Jewell want Cresswell to go because they both want to build a squad capable of getting promoted to the Premiership and Cresswell is an outstanding player. I was really looking forward to watching a more youthful backline of Cresswell, Chambers, Smith & Hewitt (when he’s back from injury and gets some games) get some games together this season.
However the reality of football is that when bigger clubs come in for your players there’s often little that can be done. If one of your players plays extremely well then they will catch the eye of other clubs it’s a simple as that. When we bought Cresswell from Tranmere and Hewitt from Macclesfield I doubt very much that either set of fans wanted to see either player leave but Ipswich are a bigger club than them and the players moved to us.
Cresswell had a fantastic season and if a Premiership club, such as Villa in this case, come in for one of our players there’s a good chance that they will move on because they all want to play at the highest level possible and they will also get paid more.
It’s like when we missed out on promotion and Dyer was sold Newcastle. Or to go back further when Wark was sold to Liverpool or Mühren to Man Utd (although part of the need for money related to some of the deals in the 80’s were in part to pay for the Pioneer stand). Even when we were in the top flight if one of the bigger clubs comes in for one of your players it’s not always possible to stand in their way.
Whilst it’s not inevitable to every single player approached will make the move there’s always a good chance that if your players do very well and catch the eye they will be poached by bigger clubs.
We have to accept that in certain situations we are a selling club and always have been. What’s important is how the money is reinvested and whether we can find another gem of a player like Cresswell to replace him. At the same time it might be a good opportunity for Whight to get his chance and grab it to progress.
In now way do I want to see Cresswell leave but if he does life will go on and so will Town. COYB!!
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Comment | Loach Signing Confirmed
at 16:29:50
This is fantastic news!
Welcome back to Portman Road Scott.
It's been far too long since we had a clearly established no: 1 who has had a long run of games in the side.
The 4 year contract (with an option for a further year) is surely a great statement of faith in Loach from the management & club and will hopefully boost Scott's confidence.
We now have a young and promising back line! We can't expect miracles in expecting them all to gel instantly the moment they get on the pitch but if they're given time & a run of games to play together along with support from the crowd I hope that we will improve and have a much more settled back 4 than in recent seasons.
I can't wait to welcome Loach back to Portman Rd and let's give him and the rest of the team the support that they deserve. By backing the team as the 12th man this can only help the entire team as the silence & moans/ groans from some doesn't do anybody any good.
I have a really positive feeling about our new approach to building a team and can't wait for the season to start. COYB!
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Comment | Loach Signing Confirmed
at 16:29:50
This is fantastic news!
Welcome back to Portman Road Scott.
It’s been far too long since we had a clearly established no: 1 who has had a long run of games in the side.
The 4 year contract (with an option for a further year) is surely a great statement of faith in Loach from the management & club and will hopefully boost Scott’s confidence.
We now have a young and promising back line! We can’t expect miracles in expecting them all to gel instantly the moment they get on the pitch but if they’re given time & a run of games to play together along with support from the crowd I hope that we will improve and have a much more settled back 4 than in recent seasons.
I can’t wait to welcome Loach back to Portman Rd and let’s give him and the rest of the team the support that they deserve. By backing the team as the 12th man this can only help the entire team as the silence & moans/ groans from some doesn’t do anybody any good.
I have a really positive feeling about our new approach to building a team and can’t wait for the season to start. COYB!
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Comment | Town Closer on Kourouma
at 10:24:06
There's nothing like a positive first comment in reaction to what should be a good news story. Instead it's twisted and used to make yet another negative comment.
Last summer people moaned when we signed older players such as Bowyer and now people moan if we sign younger players believing that it's the nail in the coffin for our current younger players. I guess you'll never please some of those who persist on putting a negative spin on everything.
On the back of signing Elliot Hewitt I for one would welcome this second signing of a young player to help build the future of our football club.
I'm looking forward to next season with hope as I think all fans should. With players like Cresswell, Smith & Hewitt we have the makings of a young promising backline for years ahead. If we can keep hold of JET we have an exciting player to watch and in the likes of Martin a hard working player who is getting better all of the time. Drury was playing really well when in the team last season and with a couple more addititions bought in quietly away from the media and other prying clubs we could have a good team going into the new season.
The comment about scrapping our youth set up are nonsense but the fact that Wycombe are scrapping their youth set up is another demonstration that the new Academy set up has been designed to benefit one set of clubs only and that's the big boys in the Premiership.
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Comment | Stevenson Hungry for First Town Start
at 13:35:38
Well done Ryan for the effort you've put in during your substitue appearances so far!
Keep doing what you're doing and I'm sure that we'll see more of you.
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Comment | Cresswell Settled in Suffolk
at 11:21:11
Good news and great to hear that he's settling well in the area.
I think he's been absolutely outstanding since day one and rightly deserved his improved contact.
We can't ask anything more of him and as long as he keeps going the way he's been playing I'll be more than happy. He's definitely not only one for now but also hopefully a long future at Town as one that can form the nucleus of the team for years to come.
Well done and keep up the good work Aaron.
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