| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here 13:59 - Feb 5 with 10589 views | SomethingBlue |
Look, we can't dress up the recent form and also the disappointment given that at one point there seemed at least a possibility we could run away with promotion. There are a lot of nerves and tension, sometimes weariness, I totally get it, they affect me as much as anyone. Not going to deny or excuse any of the current flaws we see.
But I think McKenna makes a fair point about not getting saddled with historical disappointments. That's difficult I know — it may be in many ways a new club but it's still Ipswich Town, who have by and large royally fcuked the last two decades in plain sight for most of us. But this is the first sign of choppy waters in just over a year of McKenna being here, a stormy patch in what is still a clear upwards trajectory from where we've been, and I think we need to stay loudly supportive and ride this out.
Even if we end up settling for play-offs — it won't be worse than that as we simply don't lose enough games to fall out of the pack — this is a very good team that I'd back to go the distance. Haven't been able to say that for a long time: the fact we can is significant and we need to channel it.
I'm not sure top two is over in any case. One encouragement: we are drawing stupid games but we're not generally losing them and it still feels to me as if we are a tweak or two, albeit with time running out, away from going on a run. I'll be very interested to see how things look in six weeks. For one thing, Plymouth's coming run of opponents are: Pompey, Oxford, Fleetwood, Posh, Charlton, Derby, Barnsley. It's similar to the awkwardness of our run around December. I would be very surprised if we do not make up some points on them over that time.
Bottom line for me is that such a tremendous difference has been made to the vibe around the whole club, and stadium, in the last year. Take the team out of it: we owe it to each other to keep it going, don't we? Whatever happens the end of this season is going to be huge, probably on a knife edge, and the stakes are undeniably pretty high — so let's give ourselves the best possible chance. It's far from over. |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:15 - Feb 5 with 1936 views | reusersfreekicks |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 15:29 - Feb 5 by FrimleyBlue |
"disingenuous"
Possibly. Lambert didn't have it as easy as KM has. So yes maybe not fair to compare lambert failure with KMs.
But both took a side top of the league and let it slip over Xmas. |
Lambert was a dinosaur imposter who wasted no time in blaming players and fans for poor results
KMC is a very good manager imo whi is soooo much more professional.
Didn't you think Cook was the answer to everything long after others saw through him?
Oh and new manager bounce is just the first few games not upto a year!! |  | | |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:16 - Feb 5 with 1932 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:11 - Feb 5 by FrimleyBlue |
Sorry is 4 wins in 3 months a sign of someone doing a good Job? I'd hate to see what a bad one would be. |
No cramp in your finger yet? |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:16 - Feb 5 with 1930 views | reusersfreekicks |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 15:57 - Feb 5 by tractorshark |
I didn’t post on anything yesterday because some of the comments were at best an over-reaction and at worst moronic.
The club is finally going in the right direction but we have to give McKenna time otherwise we’ll keeping making the same mistakes we’ve been making since Hurst arrived.
McKenna is young and will make errors but his ceiling is far higher than say someone like Paul Warne.
He’s ticked all the boxes so far, we’re in the promotion frame and we’re playing a brand of football that, as fans, we enjoy.
Yes he and the team are having a wobble but that’s not a reason to lose faith.
We’re not out of the automatic promotion race. If you think Derby are in it, then so are we.
I confidently predict we won’t have to win every game to get automatically promoted this season. The problem with having that mindset is it just creates more pressure and tension but Wednesday and Plymouth will drop points.
But if we end up in the playoffs, so be it. Rather than cursing our luck and looking for blame, bring it on.
Too many Ipswich fans think we can wave a magic wand and we’ll be out of this division. It’s a sense of entitlement that stretches back to 2019 when some fans thought a season in League One would do us good. Presumably just like Sheffield United, who spent six seasons here.
Clearly we should be performing better right now and, yes, we’re inconsistent at the moment but the way some fans talk you’d think it is all over.
Look at it this way, if you supported another team in this division and you saw rival fans questioning their manager, even talking about replacing him, when they’re third in the league and playing decent football, at the very least you'd think it is very harsh. |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:26 - Feb 5 with 1875 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:15 - Feb 5 by reusersfreekicks |
Lambert was a dinosaur imposter who wasted no time in blaming players and fans for poor results
KMC is a very good manager imo whi is soooo much more professional.
Didn't you think Cook was the answer to everything long after others saw through him?
Oh and new manager bounce is just the first few games not upto a year!! |
Cook had experience of building promotion winning sides. Hence the support. He fked it up Tho.
KM has 0 experience and so far is not overcoming his first big blip in management. Big months ahead of him for his time here. |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 18:46 - Feb 5 with 1787 views | chicoazul |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 15:28 - Feb 5 by SomethingBlue |
That comment wasn't really the essence of my point tho. Indeed, we could look at Plymouth's team from two years ago and note that only Hardie, Mayor, Cooper and Ennis would be involved now. They've managed change very well. We can and ultimately should be doing far better than we have in recent weeks. But none of that is actually what I am saying. I fail to see how catastrophising is going to help anything. |
The converse is also true; fantastic support away and a packed out home stadium makes no difference to this team whatsoever unless you want to make an argument for a negative one. |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 09:35 - Feb 6 with 1641 views | Whos_blue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 15:57 - Feb 5 by tractorshark |
I didn’t post on anything yesterday because some of the comments were at best an over-reaction and at worst moronic.
The club is finally going in the right direction but we have to give McKenna time otherwise we’ll keeping making the same mistakes we’ve been making since Hurst arrived.
McKenna is young and will make errors but his ceiling is far higher than say someone like Paul Warne.
He’s ticked all the boxes so far, we’re in the promotion frame and we’re playing a brand of football that, as fans, we enjoy.
Yes he and the team are having a wobble but that’s not a reason to lose faith.
We’re not out of the automatic promotion race. If you think Derby are in it, then so are we.
I confidently predict we won’t have to win every game to get automatically promoted this season. The problem with having that mindset is it just creates more pressure and tension but Wednesday and Plymouth will drop points.
But if we end up in the playoffs, so be it. Rather than cursing our luck and looking for blame, bring it on.
Too many Ipswich fans think we can wave a magic wand and we’ll be out of this division. It’s a sense of entitlement that stretches back to 2019 when some fans thought a season in League One would do us good. Presumably just like Sheffield United, who spent six seasons here.
Clearly we should be performing better right now and, yes, we’re inconsistent at the moment but the way some fans talk you’d think it is all over.
Look at it this way, if you supported another team in this division and you saw rival fans questioning their manager, even talking about replacing him, when they’re third in the league and playing decent football, at the very least you'd think it is very harsh. |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 09:36 - Feb 6 with 1642 views | Bobbychase |
Post of the day by a distance. |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 09:54 - Feb 6 with 1602 views | waveneyblue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 15:16 - Feb 5 by FrimleyBlue |
Sorry but we're about to be taken over by a club who you could say was more of a 'new club' than we were in the summer
KM's had 3 transfer windows at this new club, the squad has had 8-10 mill spent on it, paying out championship wages.
Lambert messed up when we were top, but at least his excuse can be that he wasn't well backed, the club was a shambles etc
KM doesn't have that problem.
only 4 of the players who started yesturday weren't here when KM came into the club, just 4. So this new club bullux is strange.
The reason the ground is full at PR is because people have seen funding given, players purchased and good football, the belief that promotion will be achieved.
if it's not achieved, it won't be long before that new manager bounce has gone. It's just how football works and crowds will begin to drop. |
In a positive thread, along comes our resident clown to sprinkle his negativity all over it.
For once, just give it a bloody rest |  | | |
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| Top post Thingers old bean on 10:02 - Feb 6 with 1588 views | Dyland |
Little goose bumps buh.
I've now almost forgiven you for saying how lucky we were to have Lambert coming in the door (yes you did) :) |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 10:05 - Feb 6 with 1561 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 09:54 - Feb 6 by waveneyblue |
In a positive thread, along comes our resident clown to sprinkle his negativity all over it.
For once, just give it a bloody rest |
Here you go. Gave you the uppy you were after.
If you wanted to be positive. You'd have replied to the OP. But you chose a negative tone with your chosen contribution.
You see how my contributions to the thread had stopped.
Now it's started again just because of your post. | |
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| Top post Thingers old bean on 10:15 - Feb 6 with 1534 views | SomethingBlue |
| Top post Thingers old bean on 10:02 - Feb 6 by Dyland |
Little goose bumps buh.
I've now almost forgiven you for saying how lucky we were to have Lambert coming in the door (yes you did) :) |
I'll deny everything! | |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 10:20 - Feb 6 with 1522 views | NthQldITFC |
We have a great set up, but we are just missing one crucial, ugly mode of play to get on top against defensive teams. Add that to the aesthetic elegance of our normal mode and know when to compromise the principles for half an hour to use ugly mode, and we'll be fine. |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 12:59 - Feb 6 with 1439 views | waveneyblue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 10:05 - Feb 6 by FrimleyBlue |
Here you go. Gave you the uppy you were after.
If you wanted to be positive. You'd have replied to the OP. But you chose a negative tone with your chosen contribution.
You see how my contributions to the thread had stopped.
Now it's started again just because of your post. |
Being given a seal of approval by you, is possibly the biggest insult available on this board.
I didn't need to reply to the OP because he is 100% correct, he is also knowledgeable, intelligent and non reactionary - which is the polar opposite to you. | | | |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 13:00 - Feb 6 with 1427 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 12:59 - Feb 6 by waveneyblue |
Being given a seal of approval by you, is possibly the biggest insult available on this board.
I didn't need to reply to the OP because he is 100% correct, he is also knowledgeable, intelligent and non reactionary - which is the polar opposite to you. |
Clearly you missed the point.
Have a good day. | |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 16:24 - Feb 6 with 1326 views | StokieBlue |
Good post.
I think most understand the process and the huge changes that have happened at the club over the last 18 months and that there will be bumps in the road, unfortunately we have a vocal minority whose opinions sway in with the wind are rarely contain any substance.
And then of course we have the spambot spewing negativity over every thread, including this one.
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 16:59 - Feb 6 with 1273 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 16:24 - Feb 6 by StokieBlue |
Good post.
I think most understand the process and the huge changes that have happened at the club over the last 18 months and that there will be bumps in the road, unfortunately we have a vocal minority whose opinions sway in with the wind are rarely contain any substance.
And then of course we have the spambot spewing negativity over every thread, including this one.
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Funny how now its just bumps in the road during a new regime.
You didn't give the last manager the same excuse.
You were quite a negative poster every week then.
Remember those days
Doubt it. | |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:07 - Feb 6 with 1243 views | StokieBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 16:59 - Feb 6 by FrimleyBlue |
Funny how now its just bumps in the road during a new regime.
You didn't give the last manager the same excuse.
You were quite a negative poster every week then.
Remember those days
Doubt it. |
In my opinion there are few similarities between the club and performances under previous managers and where we are now, no matter how much you want that to be true.
In future, can you please post links to my historic posts when you reference them because the lying and disingenuous posting is getting a bit too much. You attack my posting history without ever providing a reference and when I request one you just ignore it and move onto spamming another thread.
To be honest, it's pretty smarmy.
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:25 - Feb 6 with 1185 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 16:59 - Feb 6 by FrimleyBlue |
Funny how now its just bumps in the road during a new regime.
You didn't give the last manager the same excuse.
You were quite a negative poster every week then.
Remember those days
Doubt it. |
I thought you two had decided to ignore each other? [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 17:25]
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:27 - Feb 6 with 1169 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:07 - Feb 6 by StokieBlue |
In my opinion there are few similarities between the club and performances under previous managers and where we are now, no matter how much you want that to be true.
In future, can you please post links to my historic posts when you reference them because the lying and disingenuous posting is getting a bit too much. You attack my posting history without ever providing a reference and when I request one you just ignore it and move onto spamming another thread.
To be honest, it's pretty smarmy.
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Can you send me a copy of your spreadsheet I'll use it to paste all links for future reference.
You are right tho about the similarities. One had to get rid of a squad the other just had to add to it.
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:28 - Feb 6 with 1166 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:25 - Feb 6 by GlasgowBlue |
I thought you two had decided to ignore each other? [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 17:25]
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If only he would. It would stop all the posts he moans about being made. | |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:29 - Feb 6 with 1174 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:28 - Feb 6 by FrimleyBlue |
If only he would. It would stop all the posts he moans about being made. |
You go out of your way to get a bite from stokie though. Can't you mutually ignore each other. It's tedious. | |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:32 - Feb 6 with 1161 views | StokieBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:25 - Feb 6 by GlasgowBlue |
I thought you two had decided to ignore each other? [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 17:25]
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Two points there GB:
1). He was calling me out on threads whilst I had him on ignore so I had to take him off to defend myself. In fact he lies or is disingenuous about my posting in virtually every response he makes.
2). The board is totally unusable with Frimleybot on ignore as many posters have pointed out in recent weeks.
Even now he's made an assertion about my posting that he is refusing to back up, just says "spreadsheet" and then sign's off "FB".
So I tried, take it up with him.
SB [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 17:35]
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:35 - Feb 6 with 1147 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:32 - Feb 6 by StokieBlue |
Two points there GB:
1). He was calling me out on threads whilst I had him on ignore so I had to take him off to defend myself. In fact he lies or is disingenuous about my posting in virtually every response he makes.
2). The board is totally unusable with Frimleybot on ignore as many posters have pointed out in recent weeks.
Even now he's made an assertion about my posting that he is refusing to back up, just says "spreadsheet" and then sign's off "FB".
So I tried, take it up with him.
SB [Post edited 6 Feb 2023 17:35]
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You tried. Yet you're the one who did it today. And most days. Like the other fella earlier. I'd stopped posting on this thread. He came in and took it upon himself to stir it up again just like you have today.
Again pot kettle. Just don't bother sb and I won't bother replying. | |
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| They clearly love each other.... on 17:39 - Feb 6 with 1141 views | Bloots |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 17:29 - Feb 6 by GlasgowBlue |
You go out of your way to get a bite from stokie though. Can't you mutually ignore each other. It's tedious. |
....they re like a pair of little kids running around the playground playing kisschase.
If it wasn't so pathetic it would be quite sweet really. |  |
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| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 18:04 - Feb 6 with 1082 views | HalifaxBlue |
| Fanbase needs to hold its nerve here on 16:59 - Feb 6 by FrimleyBlue |
Funny how now its just bumps in the road during a new regime.
You didn't give the last manager the same excuse.
You were quite a negative poster every week then.
Remember those days
Doubt it. |
Maybe that has something to do with the fact that there are clear signs that things should improve under this manager, and under the previous manager the underlying numbers weren't much better than the poor performances.
If your analysis only goes as deep as looking at results, then a myopic view such as yours makes sense. But anyone watching can see that the struggles under McKenna are not the same as the struggles under Cook. |  |
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