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Walters Apologises for Posh Defeat - Ipswich Town News

Skipper Jon Walters has apologised to fans for the 3-1 defeat at Peterborough United on Tuesday. The 26-year-old admitted that the performance was nowhere near good enough.

Walters said: "I need to apologise to our fans on behalf of the players. They gave us great support as usual on Tuesday and we let them down.

"Speaking as player spokesman, we'll be doing everything in our power to put things right.

"We've got the capacity in our side to do well but the table doesn't lie and we're only got ourselves to blame.

"We've been near the bottom all season and we've got to deal with that. That's what we're paid to do.

"We've got to stay positive and I believe we have enough quality and character in the squad that we can get away from where we are.”

Meanwhile, striker David Healy says Tuesday’s defeat was a bit of a reality check. The Northern Irishman, writing in his column in the Belfast Telegraph, says he has otherwise been enjoying his time with the Blues: "I played for 70 minutes on Tuesday night although sadly we lost 3-1 at Peterborough – that was the first disappointment I’ve suffered since making the switch to Portman Road from Sunderland.

"Things got worse for us the next night because Reading’s win against Crystal Palace meant we dropped into the bottom three. That has brought it home that we are smack, bang in the middle of a battle to avoid relegation from the Championship.

"We have a massive match against Sheffield Wednesday coming up at the weekend. We know we need to go to Hillsborough and get a win and start climbing the table as quickly as possible.”

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