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Too Far, Too Soon
Just as there were many thousands of words written and spoken before the season about how Town might fare in the Prem, there’ll likely be many more now that we know. In reality though it can surely be very easily summed up by those four.

Premier League Preview: Newcastle United
Relegation could finally be mathematically confirmed on Saturday afternoon as Town face a Newcastle side still on a high from their Carabao Cup success but also having to compete to maintain a Champions League space.

Assets, Chasms and Withering Patterns
“The short answer is yes. I’m still happy here”, said Kieran McKenna when asked if he was committed to the club at a recent press conference.

Premier League Preview: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Not much has gone Town’s way this season, they’ve rarely picked up three points let alone two wins in a row. The 2-1 victory against Bournemouth will have been a welcome boost and has seen some shoots of hope emerge back into the fanbase.

Premier League Preview: AFC Bournemouth
Survival is still mathematically possible but the general consensus following defeat to Nottingham Forest is that it will now require a herculean effort to overturn the nine-point (effectively 10 due to goal difference) deficit.

Premier League Preview: Manchester United
Manchester United are no longer a team to be feared. They currently sit 15th in the league with 30 points from 26 games. The Ruben Amorim revolution has not gone to plan with the Portuguese currently sitting on the lowest win percentage of all managers following the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson of 42.86%.

Half a Glass in Thailand
I was a little bit ‘glass half full, glass half empty’ on a beautiful Sunday morning in North East Thailand. A little hungover but still smiling from the night before

FA Cup Preview: Coventry City
Back to FA Cup action this weekend and it’s a return to the place where Town all but clinched promotion to the Premier League as they make the away trip to face Coventry.

Premier League Preview: Southampton
Town won’t get a better chance at emerging victorious at Portman Road than this one as rock bottom Southampton come to visit.

Premier League Preview: Liverpool
Liverpool are the best team in the Premier League right now. They are six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand over their nearest rivals Arsenal.

Premier League Preview: Manchester City
The Premier League Champions visit Portman Road sat in a lowly sixth place position following a November and December spell where they lost to Tottenham (twice), Bournemouth, Sporting Lisbon, Brighton, Liverpool, Juventus, Manchester United and Aston Villa.

Premier League Preview: Brighton and Hove Albion
The Fabian Hurzeler project is now half a season in and appears to be going through a bit of a dip currently. The Seagulls sit 10th in the league following four straights draws and their last win came all the way back in November when they beat Bournemouth 2-1.

FA Cup Preview: Bristol Rovers
It’s another game against Bristol Rovers who will likely be sick of the sight of Ipswich Town having faced them in League One two seasons ago, in the Carabao Cup last year, when Town knocked them out with a 2-0 victory, and now the clubs face each other again in the third round of the FA Cup.

Premier League Preview: Fulham
It’s been a tough winter period for Fulham but they have come out of it with a very good haul of seven points out of games, among them excellent draws against Arsenal and Liverpool.

Premier League Preview: Chelsea
Chelsea have the biggest squad in the Premier League thanks to Todd Boehly’s scattergun approach to transfers. The squad is so big that there are different players registered in the Premier League and the Europa Conference League.

Premier League Preview: Arsenal
As far as Christmas periods go they don’t get much tougher than this. Following a 4-0 defeat to a Newcastle side that was a class above, Town now have to try and get something against the teams that currently sit second and third in the Premier League.

Premier League Preview: Newcastle United
Ipswich v Newcastle is always a big fixture thanks to the fact that the great Sir Bobby Robson managed both sides and the two sets of fans have huge affection for him.

Premier League Preview: Wolverhampton Wanderers
I’ve refused to use the term must win in recent times but Town’s situation is getting trickier and trickier with still only one win on the board so far. A trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have conceded by far the most goals in the league with 38, could be just the fixture that Town need to turn things around after three straight defeats.

Premier League Preview: AFC Bournemouth
Not many teams will beat Arsenal or Man City this season, even fewer will beat both but that’s exactly what Bournemouth did in October and November.

Premier League Preview: Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace look like they’re going to be one of Ipswich Town’s relegation rivals this season. Following a resurgence and a 10th place finish under Oliver Glasner last season, this capaign hasn’t quite gone to plan for the Eagles.