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Pre-Season Preview: Fortuna Düsseldorf
Town will host Fortuna Düsseldorf at a revamped Portman Road on Saturday 27th July. The two clubs fans have had a relationship since 2006 when a bunch of Fortuna fans came over looking for a club to strike up a relationship with.

Returning to the Prem - A Generation Game
When Town take to the field against Liverpool on August 17th, it will of course mark an historic return and an extraordinary change in fortunes. Whilst we all recognise this, how we view it will likely vary greatly between two broad generation groups.

Pre-Season Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk
On Saturday 20th July, Town begin their pre-season preparations abroad in Austria with two 60 minute-matches against Ukrainian heavyweights Shakhtar Donetsk.

Excellent in All Aspects
Living over an hour away from Portman Road, I find myself very much in the minority as an Ipswich supporter. It has always felt like fans of more established Premier League clubs would casually enquire about Town out of courtesy rather than curiosity.

But If
But if the siren calls are blaring With weasel words from old Chris Sutton And ‘representatives’ and hacks are swearing “Out there there’s lamb, why stick with mutton? You’re done with praise from David Prutton!”

If
If you can stand some sad galactics Who at your old club whispered names And turn your back and stick to tactics And do your job, prepare for games;

Ten Stand-Out Moments in Ipswich History
Thanks for the interesting comments on the Charlie Woods Forum thread recently.

Premier: Innn!
Football is never about the football. Saturday’s Ipswich-Huddersfield match was thrillingly dull. It was exhilaratingly uneventful. It was boring beyond our wildest dreams.

Opposition Preview - Huddersfield Town (Home)
The last game of the regular season and hopefully the last game of Ipswich’s season sees Huddersfield visit Portman Road with the Super Blues needing one point to guarantee promotion to the promised land.

Opposition Preview - Coventry City (Away)
Town come into this one knowing what they need to do. Four points out of their last two games will see them promoted to the Premier League.

Opposition Preview - Hull City (Away)
Three games. Seven Days. The last week of the Championship season is upon us.

Part Two: The Change in Ownership to Gamechanger and the Financial Wash-up
In Part One I discussed the poor recruiting under Marcus Evans (ME). In this second part I wanted to start by discussing his manager appointments before going onto financial matters.

Part One: The Descent Into The Marcus Evans Eras
On the 16th of November 2009 I posted a blog: Who Pays If It All Goes Wrong: Town Fans or Marcus Evans?

Opposition Preview - Middlesbrough (Home)
The Manchester United connection is back as Kieran McKenna takes on Michael Carrick for the second time this season.

Opposition Preview - Watford (Home)
Watford currently sit in 14th place in the table and other than Huddersfield on the last day of the season will be the lowest-ranked team that Town will face in their run-in.

Opposition Preview - Norwich City (Away)
Saturday 6th April. The East Anglian Derby part two. Following a 2-2 draw at Portman Road earlier in the season, Town will make the short journey to Carrow Road for another attempt to end their winless run against their arch rivals.

Opposition Preview - Southampton (Home)
In a season in which Town have broken so many records for a newly-promoted side, they continue to fight tooth and nail for promotion against the three recently-relegated, formerly established Premier League teams.

Opposition Preview - Blackburn Rovers (Away)
Following a much need international break for Town it’s the Easter double, starting with a trip to Blackburn Rovers, who are without a win in eight games.

Let’s All Take a Deep Breath
It started with boos at the end of the QPR home game. Since then there have been a steady flow of churlish criticism of bad results and performances – despite the extreme rarity of both. Some ‘fans’ seem to seriously think that we should be walking this league.

Opposition Preview - Bristol City (Home)
It’s a tough Tuesday night fixture that’s squeezed in between two long away day trips as Town face Bristol City.