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Thread		Statue for Mick Mills ?
at 10:05 31 May 2024

Slightly odd timing with all that's going on but I keep thinking it would be nice to do a statue of a legend while they are still alive so who better than Mick Mills?

He's number one in appearances.

Captain for the FACup and EUFA Cup (two of our three shirt stars).

Was also 1st Div runner-up 80–81, 81–82 and 2nd Div champion 1967–68.

Also the first Ipswich England captain and MBE to boot.

Still analyses the Ipswich games and does a lot of foundation work.

Wouldn't it be nice?
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Reply		Craig Bellamy acting head coach at Burnley. (n/t)
at 09:49 31 May 2024

He's an explosive character.

Sir Bobby once said Craig Bellamy could be in a room
by himself and still have an argument.

Great footballer though. Very quick.
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Reply		Ten Hag sacking everything wrong with modern Football ....
at 13:44 26 May 2024

According to the BBC he is preparing for the FA Cup Final.... lets hope he wins (?!)

How bad are the BBC now.
24 hours after the final and they cannot be bothered to update their webpage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league
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Reply		Best Ipswich Town Captains
at 17:27 16 May 2024

My top 6 captains based on them leading us to honours and on field leadership is :

1. Mick Mills
2. Andy Nelson
3. Billy Baxter
4. Sammy Morsy
5. Matt Holland
6. Tommy Parker

Love that Sammy is amongst them.
We are very lucky to have him.
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Reply		Whatever league next season
at 10:30 14 Mar 2024

The Paul Cook demolition job was absolutely necessary as most of the squad were no longer fit for purpose and had a relaxed attitude to the job in hand. That decision was given even more credibility when many went to Colchester the following season and flopped there too.

This time is different though.
We have a decent squad with a great squad attitude with many premier ready players.

We must also heed the mistake that helped put Ipswich in trouble years ago.
George Burley had done a magnificent job in getting us to 5th in the top division.
The following year lots of new faces were brought in and they failed to gel quickly enough so we were relegated.

So please not too many changes!
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Reply		Comparison Spur/Ipswich - Conte/Ange to Mick/McKenna
at 12:03 1 Feb 2024

This is so true Garv.

Sometimes coming away from Portman Road after a 1-0 win under Mccarthy the supporters would discuss what they were doing that week instead of talking about the match they had just watched.

I know we can't always win + entertain but continuous boring football is just mind numbing and was reflected in our attendances.

We are so lucky to be where we are now.

Viva Mckenna !!!
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Reply		Yesterday highlighted what is still our Achilles heel
at 13:22 28 Jan 2024

Also worrying was the Maidstone manager saying " we knew Ipswich's limitations".

Curious to know what those limitations are.
Obviously they are widely known.

Could it be that we play high so are easily get caught on the counter or is it that we can't breakdown teams who park the bus.
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Reply		LOWER NORTH - WTF are you doing?! Seriously
at 12:23 14 Jan 2024

Maybe Slambo could persuade Blue Action to start Ipswich to Amazing grace.

Result : Guaranteed all round stadium noise.

(Just don't quicken it!)
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Reply		Disappointed in Mckenna tonight
at 12:10 2 Nov 2023

Whoops.

Posted Up when I meant down.

I presume there's no way of changing it.
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Reply		PA Today
at 15:02 24 Sep 2023

Sat in the middle of the Cobbold.

PA was muffled all afternoon. No idea what anybody was saying.
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Reply		We're a League One side in the Championship
at 20:58 2 Sep 2023

Meant to press down button !

Memo: Don't press buttons after a couple of beers
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Reply		Post match buzzkill?
at 10:15 13 Aug 2023

Looks like I am in the minority then!

I prefer to hear the North stand let rip but there we go.

I bow to the majority !
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Reply		Post match buzzkill?
at 20:22 12 Aug 2023

At least it clears the ground quickly !

Good for those who want to get home quickly.
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Thread		Post match buzzkill?
at 20:18 12 Aug 2023

Great match and great result.

Terrific atmosphere from both sets of fans.

Great win and then they play that god awful song Ebenezer Brown ......

Totally kills the atmosphere.

Or am I alone in this?
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Reply		Kyle Edwards set to leave ITFC
at 15:52 11 Aug 2023

Shame cos I really liked Kyle Edwards. He was electric and got you off your seat.

He was also a fun guy, always laughing so good for the dressing room.

As another poster said he doesn't suit McKenna's style.
McK. prefers to get through the opposition by passing to the man in space rather than dribbling through.

Given that it's best the Kyle moves on and gets games.

Best of luck to him.
[Post edited 11 Aug 2023 15:56]
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Reply		Squad who didn't play
at 19:57 1 Jul 2023

Aah OK. That's good as i like him!

Thanks for the update Phil.
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Reply		Squad who didn't play
at 19:41 1 Jul 2023

Burns is an interesting one.

He was there today but as you say he didn't get any minutes and as far as I know is not injured.
Did a few autographs but stopped unlike Burgess and Broadhead who went round the pitch.
I'm also told he didn't get on the team bus afterwards.

If anything is going on I would be sorry to lose him as he's quite a character and a great player but he would fetch quite a price so maybe ITFC are tempted.
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Reply		Squad as it stands
at 11:15 18 May 2023

My guess is there will be about 10 players moved on and I think the midfield will be strengthened heavily. Probably about 5 experienced coming in plus a couple of youngsters.
More than I thought at first so it could be another busy summer for the recruitment team.

My thoughts :
Leigh - decent back up but may want more game time.
Ndaba - chances limited
Baggott - Maybe stay on loan
Evans - Ok but Luongo has raised the bar so better quality required now
Ball - Never let us down but older so KM may want younger
Camara - Seems ok but Its not worked for him
Harper - League 1 rather than championship player
El Mizouni - loan or transfer.
Harness - Good player but may want more game time
Edwards - Love him but again he may want more game time
Ahadme - Hasn't really worked out
Pigott - Good player - could get some money back
Yengi - bit of an unknown t me so not sure

Whatever we do I can see a back to back promotion on the cards.

Good times.
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Reply		Statue
at 18:48 1 May 2023

Always think Millsy is overlooked and as you say wouldn't it be great to give somebody a statue in their lifetime?

He still lives in the area and is a regular on BBC Suffolk's football commentary.

He was our ever present captain during out most iconic times , FA Cup , EUFA Cup , First Division runner-up: 1980—81, 1981—82 and Second Division: 1967—68.
Not to mention he's an MBE and England International and captain.

Surely he's due a statue at some time. Why not while he's alive!
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Thread		This is what we wished for.
at 09:46 16 Apr 2023

Myself and others took flak and the doubters said be careful what you wished for.

Well yesterday was exactly what we wished for.

Owners that care and take the club forward. (Gamechanger v 'absent' Evans)

A progressive manager (Mckenna v 'died in the wool' Mccarthy, Lambert)

A team that drives forward and a solid defence (Luongo, Morsy, Woolfie v 'Sideways' Skuse and that other loser Chambers) that keeps going until literally the last minute even if they are winning comfortably.

and above all hope and excitement for the future.

The futures bright. The futures blue and white.
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