Jewell Pays Tribute to Fantastic Support - Ipswich Town News
Boss Paul Jewell has paid tribute to the 1,426 Town fans who made the trip to Watford for last night’s 1-0 victory over the Hornets. The Blues’ 15-game Watford hoodoo was finally ended by Michael Chopra’s 90th-minute goal.
Jewell said: "What a support on a Tuesday night, it was absolutely fantastic to see and doesn’t half give the players a fantastic lift.
"I think the supporters can see that the players are all as one and a big thank-you from everybody, from the playing staff and the coaching staff, to those people who have come here tonight. It just shows their commitment to the club.
"We’re only two games into the season but it’s nice for them to go home and look forward to going into work tomorrow.”
He says the team has made significant progress in recent weeks: "We started pre-season very slowly. We played well at Cambridge, then we were hopeless against Southend and Luton, and then since the Colchester game we’ve really picked it up.
"We’ve passed the ball really well and I’ve enjoyed watching us, and you can tell that the players are enjoying playing football.
"We’re only two games into the season and we know it’s a very, very difficult league. We’re not the biggest squad in the world, but we’re a unit and we’ve got a lot of unity and we want to move it forward.
"In training things have slowly come together. I know we need new players to add to the squad and no one’s working harder than the owner and me to try to bring those new players in.
"That will continue because we know we want to help the group that we’ve got by adding quality players.”
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