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Comment | Town and Charlton Linked With Koren
at 17:55:01
In late May, not sure any of these type players will be signing anywhere anytime soon. Interesting range of comments, but a creative type midfielder like Koren could be a useful addition, and give us the attacking drive in the midfield which Williams gave us (to an extent). Agree I wouldn't be keen for him to take more than a 2 year deal in case it doesn't work out, but seeing how Kevin Phillips and other 'experienced' players have still proved useful in this league, I think he'd complement the type of midfielders we currently have well.
Release Hunt and Tabb and use their wages (please any savings from Carlos, Loach and Taylor once they go) on an old head (like Koren or others - he won't be the only out of contract player), Paul Green (thought he looked good in the last few weeks of the season) and a striker. Hopefully this year has convinced ME to free the purse strings a little. Personally think the main shopping list should be:
Striker to complement McGoldrick and Murph (if one gets injured, Nouble and Marriott are the main back up options, neither of which is proven at this level yet)
Right back - Chambers was a good fill in, but not sure Hewitt is yet quite up to it
Attacking midfielder - Tabb / Hunt / Wordsworth (to a lesser extent) didn't really give us the impetus we needed to push on from midfield last year.
COYB |
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Comment | Taylor and Loach Available for Transfer
at 18:18:35
Some of the comments on here are ludicrous - I must be supporting a different team to some of you...
Taylor was, to his credit, quick, good with the ball, and willing to run at people. But whilst these are positives, football is a numbers game, and it's a business. The fact he has already had a number of disciplinary problems in his career, I'd rather him move on, and take his poor goalscoring record (1 goal in 16 appearances this year) with him. Sure, some of the others in the squad haven't been much more prolific (whilst some love him, "Big Frank" has only netted 3 times in 25 apps), but Taylor clearly won't take kindly to Marriott being ahead of him in the pecking order, so why not move him on and recoup some money for him, which could pay for a decent goalscorer to partner McGoldrick. On that note, good to see MM supporting the youth talent, rather than selling them at the first opportunity e.g. Rhodes, Billy Clarke (remember him?), Bowditch & Wickham.
Comments that Mick doesn't like attacking football are just stupid. MM and TC like hardworkers who are team orientated, and if Taylor isn't fitting that model, then so be it - I'd rather see him moved on (I still applaud Town for shifting Chopra off the books) and get someone in who'll wear the shirt with pride (or as much as a "loyal" footballer can).
If we bought a new player in the summer and by Christmas, he'd only scored once in 16 appearances, we'd be saying MM had made a poor decision buying him etc, so why is it any different that he's on the books at the moment? As for the 'wingers', don't get me started. Let's pick our system and go with it, but Anderson looks fine on one wing, but Tabb or Hunt are far from the answer. I'd be happy with Murph on the left, and a proper goalscorer up front with McGoldrick. Look how Ings & Vokes, or Vardy & Nugent have torn up the division.
Keep the faith, and let's back MM and TC - this was the closest we've come to going up in years, so get behind them! |
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Comment | Town Target Garvan Return
at 23:29:07
Interesting, as always, to hear the different views of Town fans.
I for one would welcome Owen back. As some have commented, he isn't the pacy player Tunnicliffe was, but he is able to pick a pass and can't have been a mainstay in our team, and then the CPFC team that went up, if he was useless.
MM went to get Paul Green, people moaned, he pulled the plug and is now potentially eyeing up someone else, and some people still moan.
We are 7th in the league and looking more threatening than in any of the last 10 years I've been a season ticket holder at PR. In MM and TC we trust. COYB |
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Comment | Town Again Watch Icelander
at 08:50:22
Again on a less 'youth-based' note, Jon Carew just been released by West Ham - he's 32 but not '32 and past it' I wouldn't suggest - Carew and Chopra - has a nice ring to it don't you think? |
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Comment | Town Amongst Clubs Watching Icelander
at 13:01:29
get him in - also just seen on BBC Sport that Steve Howard has been released from Leicester - know we moan about old players (he is 36) but could still be a half decent squad player if signed on an incentive filled 1 year deal? Not the 20 goal a season whippet we are after, but might plug a few gaps up front at times? |
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Comment | Town and Cardiff Sound Out Ex-Posh Keeper
at 10:24:03
Sindre94 stop sticking up for Clegg - you tell me what he has done for this club and I'll listen, but assuming it is the Chief Exec's job to finally nail players down and get them to sign on the dotted line, can't think of far too many players who've been "set to sign" only for them to suddenly dart off somewhere else. If you can name any goods things I'm willing to listen, but struggling at the moment, so please enlighten us on the inner workings of Ipswich Town Football Club, as you clearly have such in-depth knowledge. |
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Comment | Jewell Targeting Squad of 20
at 12:58:41
At least being so thin on numbers will force us to buy - we won't be able to rely on loans because if any of them are recalled (Stockdale, McCarthy etc) we will be down to the bare minimum - agree 20 is a minimum we should be looking at, but can't help but feel a few more years of rebuilding are required!! @matthollandisgod, why get rid of Murray? he is an 'eager youngster' who was key to getting Swindon promoted out of league 2 this season - saw him play for Swindon a couple of times and he ran the line up front, good pace and energy, definitely classes as 'eager' don't you think??
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Comment | Town Linked With Move for Leicester's Gallagher
at 10:39:44
yes PJ get him in - 750k is hardly breaking the bank for a decent player at this level - would take him on the left over Murphy any day. although defence and keeper still the priority, doesn't harm to have a bit more depth up front to support Chopra and Scotland, hardly overflowing with good forwards if our next best is Ellington (who PJ said can leave) and JET/Murphy who are wingers plus Murray back from Swindon. Get him in, then get the defence sorted. Good start if it happens. COYB |
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Comment | Town Topic: What Could Improve Matchdays at Portman Road?
at 13:35:04
1. Get a big screen - almost all away grounds I have been to in the past few years have had one - West Ham, Reading, Sunderland, Chelsea, Arsenal - could easily put it in place of that little scoreboard between Cobbold and SAR stand.
2. Have the PA guy reading out the lineups during the warmups etc but when it comes to 3pm have the mascots do it instead.
3. Allow the PA guy to be more biased towards Ipswich - its a HOME game - went to Reading v Ipswich on NYE and every opportunity (sub/goal/start of half) the guy would make the announcement (eg 10 Chopra on for 14 Scotland) followed by a loud "Come on you Rs!" - really got the crowd going - had a bloke with a drum too to hype the place up, same at Middlesbrough and Sunderland in previous trips there too.
4. Cheaper tickets - 17,000 attendances does nothing for the atmosphere. 17,000 people at £30 per ticket = £510,000 revenue, almost full at 27,000 at 'just' £22 per ticket = £594,000 - gives you more money from tickets (about 16% more just on that rough maths alone), more fans, more money on programmes and drinks too - interestingly an extra £84,000 per matchday x 23 games = £1.93m = extra transfer money, could buy Chopra and Cresswell for that...
5. Cheaper food and drink - bottle of diet coke is £2.40 - that's a joke - I've taken to stopping at the Copdock roundabout Tesco on the way to the game - 5 minutes extra time, only £1.10 tops - saves me £1.30 per game, about £30 over the season - so basically getting myself one free ITFC game per season off it - lost revenue for the club - £1.80 is plenty!!
6. Better music before the game - something more of an 'anthem' than just trotting out the current dross in the charts. Queen We Will Rock You or ACDC or something a bit more lively!
7. Half time - kids penalty shootouts at one end of the ground and crossbar challenge with one of the subs (as they do it anyway) at the other - keeps both ends of the ground interested at half time and encourages fans to get involved.
Just what I'd do - makes us money (which can be spent getting that big screen) and hopefully gets PR rocking like it did when we came 3rd in the days of Bent/Kuqi etc |
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Comment | Town Topic: What Could Improve Matchdays at Portman Road?
at 13:35:04
1. Get a big screen - almost all away grounds I have been to in the past few years have had one - West Ham, Reading, Sunderland, Chelsea, Arsenal - could easily put it in place of that little scoreboard between Cobbold and SAR stand.
2. Have the PA guy reading out the lineups during the warmups etc but when it comes to 3pm have the mascots do it instead.
3. Allow the PA guy to be more biased towards Ipswich - its a HOME game - went to Reading v Ipswich on NYE and every opportunity (sub/goal/start of half) the guy would make the announcement (eg 10 Chopra on for 14 Scotland) followed by a loud "Come on you Rs!" - really got the crowd going - had a bloke with a drum too to hype the place up, same at Middlesbrough and Sunderland in previous trips there too.
4. Cheaper tickets - 17,000 attendances does nothing for the atmosphere. 17,000 people at £30 per ticket = £510,000 revenue, almost full at 27,000 at 'just' £22 per ticket = £594,000 - gives you more money from tickets (about 16% more just on that rough maths alone), more fans, more money on programmes and drinks too - interestingly an extra £84,000 per matchday x 23 games = £1.93m = extra transfer money, could buy Chopra and Cresswell for that...
5. Cheaper food and drink - bottle of diet coke is £2.40 - that's a joke - I've taken to stopping at the Copdock roundabout Tesco on the way to the game - 5 minutes extra time, only £1.10 tops - saves me £1.30 per game, about £30 over the season - so basically getting myself one free ITFC game per season off it - lost revenue for the club - £1.80 is plenty!!
6. Better music before the game - something more of an 'anthem' than just trotting out the current dross in the charts. Queen We Will Rock You or ACDC or something a bit more lively!
7. Half time - kids penalty shootouts at one end of the ground and crossbar challenge with one of the subs (as they do it anyway) at the other - keeps both ends of the ground interested at half time and encourages fans to get involved.
Just what I'd do - makes us money (which can be spent getting that big screen) and hopefully gets PR rocking like it did when we came 3rd in the days of Bent/Kuqi etc |
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Comment | Jewell: JET Going Nowhere
at 11:11:53
agree entirely with buryblue77 above - could make a great 'academy' team - if only we'd kept hold of these gems...
Shane Supple - now retired
Chris Casement - playing semi pro football in N. Ireland
Aidan Collins - playing for Chelmsford City
Gerard Nash - retired through injury
Scott Barron - didn't even make Millwall's team last week
Matt Richards - good servant for the club but now found his level at Shrewsbury
Scott Mitchell - now at Lowestoft Town
Darryl Knights - now at Newport County
Dean Bowditch - now at MK Dons
you see a theme emerging here - sure there is the odd Jordan Rhodes in there who can score prolifically in League 1 against teams like Tranmere and Rochdale, and Wickham who has scored how many PL goals this season?! We need to stop assuming every academy player will be the next Messi - more often than not the kids don't make the grade, and if it is a matter of taking the money and running then so be it - £10m for Wickham was a great bit of business, and I'm sure if anyone offers us £5m+ for JET he will go too, but I can't believe he is irreplaceable - we have other youngsters like Carson and Hyam waiting in the wings, and a bit of extra cash to lure the players we need in would be welcomed.
I think JET is good, but nothing special - he only runs when he chooses to, very rarely have we seen him make a late lung bursting run into the box at PR this season, instead opting for the amble towards the 18 yard box. Maybe in time we can coach that laziness out of him, but is he worth the hassle? Why not get £5m+ in for him and use that on a finished article, still mid-20s (so not too old for the anti-pensioner brigade on here), who can score and create - notice Ross Wallace has been doing pretty well for Burnley this season for instance.
I doubt our posts get noticed by PJ, NC and ME anyway so us identifying transfer 'targets' for them doesn't really help, but lets try and all get behind the club/manager - that's what is killing us more than anything - people moan about the players not being good enough and the manager is rubbish, but ultimately the 16,000 people in a half empty PR on a Saturday won't all agree, so let's all agree to get behind whoever the 11 in the blue and white are and MAKE A BIT OF NOISE on a matchday - its getting embarrassing now - home support will fire the boys up and we can get back up the league into the Promised Land!
COYB! |
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Comment | Jewell: JET Going Nowhere
at 11:11:53
agree entirely with buryblue77 above - could make a great 'academy' team - if only we'd kept hold of these gems...
Shane Supple - now retired
Chris Casement - playing semi pro football in N. Ireland
Aidan Collins - playing for Chelmsford City
Gerard Nash - retired through injury
Scott Barron - didn't even make Millwall's team last week
Matt Richards - good servant for the club but now found his level at Shrewsbury
Scott Mitchell - now at Lowestoft Town
Darryl Knights - now at Newport County
Dean Bowditch - now at MK Dons
you see a theme emerging here - sure there is the odd Jordan Rhodes in there who can score prolifically in League 1 against teams like Tranmere and Rochdale, and Wickham who has scored how many PL goals this season?! We need to stop assuming every academy player will be the next Messi - more often than not the kids don't make the grade, and if it is a matter of taking the money and running then so be it - £10m for Wickham was a great bit of business, and I'm sure if anyone offers us £5m+ for JET he will go too, but I can't believe he is irreplaceable - we have other youngsters like Carson and Hyam waiting in the wings, and a bit of extra cash to lure the players we need in would be welcomed.
I think JET is good, but nothing special - he only runs when he chooses to, very rarely have we seen him make a late lung bursting run into the box at PR this season, instead opting for the amble towards the 18 yard box. Maybe in time we can coach that laziness out of him, but is he worth the hassle? Why not get £5m+ in for him and use that on a finished article, still mid-20s (so not too old for the anti-pensioner brigade on here), who can score and create - notice Ross Wallace has been doing pretty well for Burnley this season for instance.
I doubt our posts get noticed by PJ, NC and ME anyway so us identifying transfer 'targets' for them doesn't really help, but lets try and all get behind the club/manager - that's what is killing us more than anything - people moan about the players not being good enough and the manager is rubbish, but ultimately the 16,000 people in a half empty PR on a Saturday won't all agree, so let's all agree to get behind whoever the 11 in the blue and white are and MAKE A BIT OF NOISE on a matchday - its getting embarrassing now - home support will fire the boys up and we can get back up the league into the Promised Land!
COYB! |
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Comment | Experimental Price Cut for Middlesbrough Clash
at 16:14:52
@IP3, sadly you have tried to weigh in on the topic with what you feel is a well thought out argument and failed entirely - "moaning about season ticket prices, no-one forced you to buy one" - some of us are true Town fans who will want to go to Portman Road every game and watch our team regardless of the results or off the field 'issues' surrounding managers/transfers etc. We are hardly going to buy 23 individual match day tickets for each league game every time we go, so our choice is buy a season ticket or not go. Whilst your support of the TWTD comment box is appreciated, please consider more fully your point of view before embarrassing yourself. Cheers |
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Comment | Leadbitter a Doubt for Blackpool Clash
at 14:19:53
@whittonite - in the politest way possible what planet are you watching Carlos Edwards from?! "though for me he has been our best if not one of the leagues best in that position" - are you mad?! apart from the odd decent forward run and long shot, as a WINGER (which is what he is at heart) tends to do, he ambles around leaving huge gaps for Sonko and others to cover on the right, and in terms of heading he's dreadful. the number of long balls, especially from goal kicks, that he ducks under or jumps feebly towards is pathetic for an alleged defender. if you don't believe me look at Barnsley's 2nd goal in the 5-3 game. had a yard headstart on the attacker and still made no attempt to stop the header. and as far as being the league's best, dream on.... |
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