Fans Around the World Meeting Up for Play-Off Second Leg - Ipswich Town News
While 2,042 Blues will be at Carrow Road for Saturday’s play-off derby semi-final second leg against Norwich City, with the game live on TV in the UK and abroad, supporters across the country and around the globe will be meeting up in pubs and bars to cheer Town on to victory and a place at Wembley (Sky Sports 1, from midday, KO 12.15pm).
The South-West Branch of the Supporters Club will as usual be meeting up at Toto's in Bristol city centre with all fellow Town fans welcome. For more details email Tony Stimson.
For those in Birmingham, the venue has now changed to The Crown. If you’re planning to attend, send forum regular DantheMan a PM to let him know so he can gauge numbers.
The London Branch meet-up at the Jetlag Sports Bar has now reached its capacity.
Chairman Horry Money told TWTD: "We have had an unbelievable response from London-based Town fans."
Money asks for those coming along to make the pub into a Blue haven of Town shirts and flags.
If you’re watching Saturday’s match at a pub or bar in some far-flung part of the nation or world, post it in the comments below. Please do not post links to illegal streams here or on the forum.
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