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Jewell Delighted to Be Talking About Carson
at 13:29:06

Just a thought, but if we win our last 6 games isn't there's a chance we could still make the playoffs?

I've been doing some research on the number of points that have secured a top six finish in recent times:

09/10 - 70 points
08/09 - 74 points
07/08 - 70 points
06/07 - 75 points
05/06 - 75 points
04/05 - 73 points

Mean number of points over last 6 seasons needed to make sixth spot = 72.83 (73 points)

If town win last 6 we finish on 73 points.

Dare we dream?

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Jewell: If It Had Been a Boxing Match The Ref Would Have Stopped It At Half-Time
at 13:11:01

The honeymoon period is now over and it's back to reality. 1 point from 9 and worse still 1 goal in 270 minutes is proof, if ever proof was needed, that Town simply cannot sustain any decent form for any considerable amount of time. And we all know why that is: we don't have an out-and-out goalscorer.

This remains our biggest concern, and I can see the only solution to our problems coming from the sale of Wickham. As much as it pains me, I just don't see Evans investing a great deal more of his cash in the club while we remain in the Championship, whereas the sale of our wunderkind will probably release a good 5 or 6 mil for Jewell to play with. And I trust big fat Paul to buy well.

But don't think that just because Ipswich are playing a more "entertaining" style of football, that we are a far greater outfit than we were under Keane. The team that played yesterday was assembled by Keane and fundamentally the same problem with the team still exists (lack of goals). And lack of goals = lack of wins. People forget all to easily that under Keane we used to have countless shots on goal, the problem was we didn't put enough of those chances away.

I enjoyed the first half yesterday, but I didn't enjoy the second half - you could sense the niggling lack of belief start to return to the team. The frustration at watching gilt-edged chance after gild-edged chance yield no reward.

Paul Jewell has found it easy to be chirpy since he's been here, but if the poor form continues he will soon run out reasons to be cheerful, as will the rest of us.

It's goals that are needed and goals don't come cheap. Thankfully Wickham won't come cheap either.

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Keane Disappointed to Be Leaving Town
at 12:24:23

Hugely disappointed and saddened by Roy's departure. I would've taken a mid table finish and Carling Cup semi at the start of the season, which is what Roy would've achieved this season.

I may have dreamt of play-offs and the Premiership within two years, but I never expected it. My biggest hope though was that in the greatest of ITFC traditions we would give Roy time, but most of all our support.

For those of you who think giving a manager less than two years is enough time, you are fickle sheep of the modern era. And support? My God, that's the least Roy deserved. But no, typically the majority of fans berated him instead of getting behind him and the board lost faith because they didn't get their money back. Well, that's the risk you take when you buy a football club, Evans. So, what are you going to do now? Spend more money on a new guy and new signings. Of course you will, you have no choice. It's short sighted, and it's a joke.

Well I for one didn't lose faith. And by the sounds of things nor did the man himself.

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Keane Leaves Town
at 01:05:22

I'm gutted. All Keane needed was time and backing. I hate this quick fix attitude towards football. It's a sad day for the town, make no mistake.

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