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Comment | McKenna: We're Going to Assess One or Two in the Morning
at 17:07:07
I suspect Walton will come on if, like last year with Hladky, we are several goals to the good late in the second half. I assume it's to ensure he is eligible for a medal etc. to add to his cv as he's the only player (bar Slicker) who hasn't had any minutes on the pitch in the league - even Aluko played in the QPR game didn't he?
Let's hope Brandon Williams doesn't have the gall to show his face mind... |
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Comment | Coventry City 1-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 13:27:47
I think Sarmiento already is in the terms of the deal we did isn't he? Would be amazing to get Hutchinson too, but may have some serious competition - not least from his parent club - given the improvement he's shown over the course of the season. Whatever, though, I'm sure KMc will have a good idea of what he wants if we get over the line on Saturday. |
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Comment | No Dividends For PLC Shareholders
at 13:43:38
I wonder how much it would 'cost' if instead of a dividend they just offered shareholders a one off discount on a season ticket for those that have one, or set of free ticket vouchers to be used over the next season or two. Even just free entry to a couple of early cup rounds would at least pay a degree of recognition back... |
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Comment | No Dividends For PLC Shareholders
at 12:19:55
Sadly - the first indications of what may lay ahead if this time next week we are a Premier League time. The fact that the club would be pulling in millions and would cost a fraction to just buy us out if necessary. I was never expecting anything back and always assumed it was effectively a 'gift' so not really that bothered. But amazing how as soon as things look like making money we're effectively forced out even despite the amount of money most of us pour into the club as supporters. What is even the point of bothering to call us 'shareholders' if we have no share?!
The Premiersh*t just mirrors the rampant capitalism in society more general and the increasing lack of community of social or moral responsibility that comes with it. I'm not sure all of our fanbase understand the risks now that we lose the heart of what makes this club so special (look at Forest now for instance!) particularly with the international attention. Having said that I recognise how important it is for us if we do get up to stabilise the club - I just won't be shedding tears if we get relegated back to the proper football in the EFL having sorted out some of the bills with the windfall.
I don't know how to solve the problems in football, but the European Super League seems the only likely way to take out these big protected brands who have distorted competition out of all measure and protect those of us who like our football in person. Maybe we could keep a European-wide FA Cup style competition to keep the odd match, but ultimately the only interests of letting these behemoths continue to play in a 'league' with proper teams, is for the a small number of medium-size clubs who coin a fortune by being punching bags (Everton, Villa, West Ham etc.). I think the rest of us would probably be better off cutting cloth according to means and just enjoying competitive domestic football. It's very sad - but going to enjoy this week as much as possible as it's set to be about as good as it gets for us in the modern football world! |
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Comment | Season Tickets Sell Out
at 13:50:40
@kickingblock. How did you guess? ;o)
Tho in fairness I was a grumpy young man moaning about the unfairness of the Premier League as far back as the late 90s - though 2000/1 and the resulting European Tour did have to shut me up cos we were amazing. Fantastic times. |
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Comment | Season Tickets Sell Out
at 13:30:37
@Texastom Really? For those of us who have been sat here for quarter of a century and witnessed such low points as the Hull home game in 2018, why on earth should I be expected to have to give up my seat for someone who's just suddenly decided they want to jump on the bandwagon of a winning team!? Nonsense.
Priority is set for a reason to ensure the hardcore of fans who have stuck with the team through some very sad days. The club still keeps 6-7000 back for individual game sales which they could easily sell as STs too - what more do you want?
Sadly much as it's amazing times, glory hunting nonsense will only become worse if we get up. If we do I am particularly not looking forward to all the armchair Liverpool and Man United 'fans' who barely knew we existed five years ago, suddenly telling me all about our 'best players' and tactical floors based on some nonsense spouted by the showbiz pundits on MOTD. This crap nonsense happened last time we were up in 2000, and imagine will be several degrees worse this time given how football's reach has expanded in the last 25 years to so many hangers on. |
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Comment | Leicester Thrash Saints to Go Four Points Clear
at 14:35:10
One of the key issues with the recent run is we don't have quite the strength in depth to cope with intensive periods - we were running on empty against Watford and Middlesbrough (the same happened at Christmas too with QPR and Stoke obvs). Main thing is we have had a couple of weeks to give everyone a chance to recharge and hopefully the extra rest vs a Hull side that's played in midweek and then a Coventry side that's played eight times (to our five) since the international break including Sunday's devastating loss can help see us over the line to tee us up for a mammoth game at Portman Rd a week Saturday. |
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Comment | Leicester Thrash Saints to Go Four Points Clear
at 00:31:47
Best case scenario for Sat I reckon is Hull draw at Coventry tomorrow night to give them the faintest sniff of their play off chase continuing only for a last min Norwich or West Brom.goal to seal the end of their season a couple of hours before kick off... |
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Comment | Play-Off Date Switch
at 16:30:32
Blues1 - agree, you're probably right and I'm paranoid. But I wouldn't be surprised if the 2nd leg gets moved to Sat 18th 12.30pm if the worst happens. |
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Comment | Play-Off Date Switch
at 15:51:31
Reminds me of the time our lge cup semi-final against Birmingham had to be moved because of a Villa Premier League game. Leading to it being about the only semi-final in the past 4 or 5 decades not to be televised (cos couldn't displace Man U v Sunderland in the league on Sky could it?).
I also wonder if this is slight nervousness about a more realistic possibility of an East Anglian derby as the 4th v 5th game. They even had a special stipulation before the end of the season in 2015 to ensure Ipswich v Norwich had to be the 12.30 sunday game regardless of finish, rather than an exciting time under the lights .. |
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Comment | FA Cup Replays Scrapped
at 14:09:24
And once again - the rich get richer and the chances of, say, Maidstone this season getting a lucrative replay at an Old Trafford goes out the window so these megaliths don't have to play an extra game they'd put their youth team out in anyway.
The sooner the armchair fans and the money men just disappear off with their brands to their Euro Super League closed shop and let the rest of us get on with in-person football the better. |
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Comment | McKenna: Two-Week Gap a Positive
at 16:18:57
Given McKenna is so cautious you would presume that Burns and Hirst must indeed have a very good chance of a part to play in that final week. Massive bonus! Keeping fingers crossed... |
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Comment | Cleverley: To a Man, We Were Very, Very Good
at 10:56:02
A decent side and probably in a bit of a false position in the table with the quality they have. Plus a young manager who has certainly got them playing better. Not a terrible result. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-0 Watford - Match Report
at 01:34:52
After initially cursing the Coventry postponement, it's now looking as tho it could be one final piece of luck as these boys could do with a rest to get to full fitness before one final push - and with no internationals.
Plus we will go into that week roughly knowing what we need to do as Leeds will be down to their final game before we start and we'll have a game on Leicester too. That could work for or against us depending on what the others do, but imagine if Leeds lose to Midds in the interim knowing they have a potentially still-hanging-in-there-by-a-thread Soton to play (who in beating Leics have also left them not entirely certain against a potentially relegate-able Blackburn?...
The permutations are endless. Whether we go up or not this is a season for the ages - something we've not had for 20 years. Thank you Kieran and everyone connected with this ever-remarkable football club. |
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Comment | Town Dismiss 400 Staff Tickets Claim
at 11:31:48
The atmosphere wasn't flat at the start and there was a spell of "Blue and White Army" early in the second half which was gathering momentum but ultimately not pushed on by the chances we desperately craved. But the nerves - as we're all SO desperate to get rid of this Norwich hoodoo - won out at the end. If it was any other opponent I've no doubt we'd have been all over it.
Agree with others here though - this is not a public row that is helpful at this time. And the reality is clubs always put aside tickets for players and other guests for EVERY game. The system is a lot fairer now for prioritising the hardcore fans than, say, last season's Cambridge debacle (altho I'd still say taking into account 2 or 3 seasons would have been fairer still). But even if these other 200 tickets had been available anyone under 25+ points still wouldn't have got a look in I'm afraid. However - remember they'll be forced to give us more for the playoffs semi (if the away support rules for those games still exist)!
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Comment | McKenna Nominated For Manager of the Season
at 15:27:26
No contest - even if we don't go up. Good to see Rosenior being recognised. I think even tho we took them apart at PR, their style is one of the most attractive in the league and I don't think many would have expected them in and around the playoffs. Frankly if we did lose McKenna (which I don't think will happen until he takes up and sees where he can finish us) he might be a good fit to come back to us one day? |
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Comment | McKenna: Burns Injury Doesn't Look Like a Minor One
at 01:27:52
Gutting - for Wes and for us. But if Jackson can maintain the sort of form he showed on the right with his running that cross we have extra options as well as Sarmiento and Hutchinson. |
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Comment | Broadhead Could Make Trip to Cardiff
at 16:43:21
What a waste of spce Williams has been. One good run against two own goals and an arrogance on the pitch which none of the rest of the squad have. Thank goodness Evans found a club as if I was him I'd have been gutted of I was him to lose my place in the squad to some crap budgie who should have been ditched in the transfer window. Good riddance. |
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