Blues Almost Faced Iran - Ipswich Town News
Town have revealed that they were approached about a pre-season friendly by the Iranian national side. However, the two parties couldn't fix a date for the proposed game.
Club secretary Sally Webb told the club site: "We were approached by the Iranian national team to play a game here.
"They are playing in Europe and were hoping to fix up a friendly but unfortunately we couldn't accommodate them because the timing wasn't right for us."
Town's pre-season programme is virtually complete, although the two games in Hungary, against Újpest and Diósgyõri, and the home match with Atlético Madrid are yet to be confirmed.
Full details of pre-season here: http://www.twtd.co.uk.
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