Radio One Praise Town - Ipswich Town News
Town have received praise from Radio One after their visit to the club yesterday. Numerous references to the excellent hospitality provided by the club were made this morning with Town rated the best ground visited so far.
Mark Chapman and Comedy Dave from Chris Moyles' show visited yesterday afternoon as part of a Comic Relief exploit which takes them to all the Premiership grounds in 72 hours. They received signed kits and the club laid on an impressive spread. The radio pair were also visited by a number of players while they were at the club.
Today's Do You Remember? hero is Paul Goddard. What did you think of 'Sarge', currently working at the Academy, during his time as a Town player? Click the link on the Message Board: http://www.twtd.co.uk/messages
class="storytext">We've set up a Town Topic on the move of some fans from the lower tier of Churchman's. Are you a fan who will move? What do you think about it? Is this another situation where fans come second to corporate interests? Is this a price worth paying for the extra income that corporate customers bring in? Give your views at http://www.twtd.co.uk/towntopics
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