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Reply | Philogene alternative?
at 20:33 10 Jul 2024
It would be good to get someone with premier league experience |
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Reply | Palace firm up on offer for Philogene?
at 09:11 6 Jul 2024
This is the kind of post that gets a million downvotes, but if I was him I’d sign for Palace.
They’re far more established in the Premier League/less likely to get relegated (sorry), a track record of playing and improving younger players, a track record of getting players into the England squad, a gap in their attacking line now Oliseh (and probably Eze) will/have gone, and isn’t he a Londoner anyway?
I don’t plan on starting an alternative career as a hostage negotiator. |
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Thread | WhatsApp
at 09:05 6 Jul 2024
I now live in the middle of Hampshire so am a bit cut off from ITFC. Violins at the ready please.
When there’s no one around you to talk to about Town, we’re not in the local (or before next season, national) news and you don’t even see the odd Ipswich shirt or car sticker then it’s easy to feel disconnected.
TWTD is great for staying on top of the news, but is there an open invite WhatsApp or Discord group doing the rounds? |
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Reply | Foo Fighters at the Olympic Stadium tomorrow night.
at 22:12 23 Jun 2024
Seen them I think so times, they’re brilliant.
There are a few bands that have stopped doing ‘gigs’ and started doing ‘shows’, Foo Fighters are one. Dave Grohl is a decent singer but a fantastic showman. |
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Reply | Early relegation odds
at 15:44 23 May 2024
Leicester...
* Still need to sell this summer to meet PSR
* Thus can't afford to buy anyone new
* Can't afford to renew expiring deals, including Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho
* Face a possible points deduction next season
... so it's not looking great for them. |
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Reply | Disappointed by McKenna
at 11:15 23 May 2024
Plus any points deductions could work to his advantage; perform poorly and there’s something else to point to, perform well whilst having points removed from you and you’re a hero. [Post edited 23 May 2024 11:19]
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Reply | Disappointed by McKenna
at 10:37 23 May 2024
I can also see why Chelsea would want Kieran.
They would want a manager who's happy to cede control of transfers. Whilst we've spent a decent amount of money during our ascent, we've not bought a lot of players. Kieran has been lauded for developing existing players, which is what Chelsea need.
A young manager keen to prove himself would be perceived to have have less of an ego. They would be more happy to fit into an established structure to take a bigger job and make less of their own demands.
So I can see why there may be credibility in the reports that Chelsea are seriously interested in him.
But he absolutely should not go there. [Post edited 23 May 2024 10:37]
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Reply | Disappointed by McKenna
at 10:25 23 May 2024
I think we're in agreement that he shouldn't go to Chelsea, but I do think they'll try. They buy young players who hold their value and tie them to long term contracts, almost entirely for financial benefit. I can imagine they'll do the same for managers.
My phone has just pinged with Nancy Froston's Athletic article:
The problem, if you are an Ipswich fan, is what a club like Brighton offers as they look for a replacement for the outgoing Robert De Zerbi. Of the clubs rumoured to be in the running, they have the most to offer. 'Big Six' jobs will always appeal for the prestige of the money. But a club with a good off-field structure, a solid reputation and the ability to act as a sensible step in a still fledgling career... it all sounds familiar to fans at Portman Road.
Leaving Ipswich for the chaos of Chelsea makes less sense - if that ever factors into a manager's thinking when they decide this. Ipswich will be prepared for the eventuality of McKenna leaving, they have known they have a prized asset for a while now. Crystal Palace showed strong interest earlier in the season before appointing Oliver Glasner and now the list is longer.
The top two comments at the time of writing are:
"Stay. Too early to derail his career by going to Chelsea. And I'm a Chelsea fan."
"I agree. And I am a Chelsea fan, too. I wish Poch had stayed :(" [Post edited 23 May 2024 10:26]
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Reply | Disappointed by McKenna
at 09:42 23 May 2024
Your point about him having one decent season is a good one. Perhaps a bit harsh - and it was one extremely good season - but I take it.
I don't think it would show a lack of faith in himself if he leaves. The timing, unfortunately for us, makes sense. The step up from EFL to Premier League is significantly different from League One to Championship. Both represent a jump, but this one is bigger. So from cold, hard logic, if he was to act in total self-interest, and he is an ambitious manager, moving to a more established Premier League club now unfortunately makes sense.
Yet trying to exert control over a club like Chelsea is as much of a challenge as keeping a promoted Championship team up. It’s just a different challenge. He’ll have to back himself to move there, which wouldn’t be a lack of faith in himself.
Brighton might be a bit of an easier ride. Things are a bit smoother, they seem to embrace ‘modern methods’ as much as Kieran so he’d fit in. They already have a lot of the infrastructure that we would be looking to build.
One of the biggest criticisms you can tell a football fan is that your club “isn’t a big club”. Cue a domino effect of middle-aged men holding the back of their hands to their foreheads and swooning backwards. Historic achievements, recent achievements, brand, revenues, perceived fanbase and regular attendance goes into this magical algorithm that determines who is a ‘big club’.
Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, etc are big clubs.
Doncaster Rovers is a small club. Deal with that savage burn, Donnie fans.
We are a medium club.
Brighton are also a medium club. But they’re better positioned to break into the ‘big club’ tier than we are. They have the Premier League infrastructure and stability. They already have a Premier League squad and solid ownership. Perhaps they underachieved last season, perhaps they were par, but there’s headroom to grow into.
It may show a lack of faith if Kieran went there, but for me the lack of faith is outweighed by good, clear, rational thinking.
I really don’t want him to go. I really don’t. Kieran, if you’re reading this: Obviously Ipswich is the best place to achieve all of the wildest dreams in your managerial career.
But the original mad question in this thread is if you'd be 'disappointed in him' if he were to go, which I wouldn't be. If he does go it would be a huge setback for us, but I’d get it. [Post edited 23 May 2024 9:46]
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Reply | Disappointed by McKenna
at 09:18 23 May 2024
That’s a good point, but it seems to be the exception that proves the rule |
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Reply | Disappointed by McKenna
at 08:25 23 May 2024
I won’t be disappointed by him if he goes.
I sincerely hope he doesn’t, but he’s achieved a hell of a lot here. He has a massive chance of career progression with clubs actively offering him jobs. Who wouldn’t take that in their own career?
There’s a huge risk in staying- manager’s reputations are rarely enhanced in relegation struggles or actual relegation. Football clubs often dispense with their managers quickly (although I’d like to think we’d wait a little longer than most).
He seems like a decent person, he’s being rewarded for being talented. I’m extremely grateful he is (/was) with us for the time he is (/was).
It’s all entirely understandable. There’s no need to add over wrought emotions. [Post edited 23 May 2024 8:27]
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Reply | McKenna will take time to consider his options
at 10:58 22 May 2024
We're all extremely hopeful that McKenna stays but are begrudgingly looking at the alternatives.
There's a lot of talk of taking an overachieving Championship/League One manager - Liam Rosenior is often mentioned - but wouldn't it be wise to now opt for experience? Hiring unproven talent worked with McKenna, and we have taken a team of originally League One players to the Premier League, but the step up from EFL to Premier League is huge.
We need those with little black contact books to attract talent. Those with experience to prepare mentally as much as tactically/physically/data etc will be just as important. We can complement McKenna's tactical legacy with Premier League expertise.
We have the platform, and are now attractive enough, to gain talent from the next tier up. Let's use this. |
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Reply | Never change, TWTD
at 08:29 5 May 2024
I’m not complaining, man, I’m a fully paid up member of the TWTD appreciation club. It just made me chuckle and I thought I’d share it.
Another potential future headline: These Are The Days |
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Thread | Never change, TWTD
at 19:38 4 May 2024
We’re promoted for the first time in over two decades, recording back to back promotions, playing exciting attacking football with a hugely coveted manager. The town is painted blue before kick off, scenes of jubilation and a pitch invasion after the final whistle. We’re back in the Premier League. This could be the greatest day for the next 24 years of the club, it’s glorious.
The headline on TWTD:
Ipswich Town 2-0 Huddersfield Town - match report.
Plus the regulation two follow up articles with interview quotes.
I love TWTD, never change.
Carry on being awesome.
If it was me I would have tried (and probably failed) to stop myself titling the match report WE FCKING DID IT!!!!… which is one of the many reasons I am not in a position of authority. |
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Reply | Your help needed
at 14:08 12 May 2023
Thank you!
You're right the next step is trying to incorporate the odds and weighing my predictions against the market to see if something is undervalued. This way I have to be wrong less times, as when I'm correct I'll win bigger. Betfair seem to have downloadable odds data to input into spreadsheets, correct to the minute.
The other - lazy, sorry - caveat I have is I'm trying to cut down on my copy/paste admin. There are some websites out there that give away spreadsheets of the most recent results each week, meaning I don't have to type out every team name and input every result. I just copy/paste the results in. If I'm to delve into player or in-game stats I'd need to find a similar spreadsheet that someone else has put together, so I can just paste the stats in, rather than type them out for the 92 English teams and 42 Scottish teams. Life is for living. |
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