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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this 13:57 - Oct 20 with 2945 viewswaveneyblue

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/25555781.middlesbrough-2-ipswich-town-1---karl-full

Probably too "happy clappy" for some - but he sums the situation up perfectly.

It is possible to be disappointed without behaving like a moron.

(Apologies if the link doesn't work - not sure how to do these)
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:01 - Oct 20 with 2401 viewsBasingstokeBlue

What does it say? (It's behind a paywall)

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:07 - Oct 20 with 2341 viewschantryblueboy

Doesn’t read very well to me. First few paragraphs he tells everyone to stop being negative then the rest of the article is pretty negative. He’s obviously the only one measured enough to give a negative opinion without it being an overreaction
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:10 - Oct 20 with 2316 viewsSitfcB

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:01 - Oct 20 by BasingstokeBlue

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I absolutely hate it when we lose.

Apart from the obvious feelings gained in defeat, it is the overreaction from some fans that follow these games that gets me.

Call me old fashioned, but I much preferred the pre social media days when defeats were far easier to get over.

‘Kieran McKenna needs to go'. 'He does not have a clue'. 'The players are not good enough'. 'Questions need to be asked.’ Just some of the comments I had the misfortune to stumble across over the weekend. I did not see anyone stating that questions needed to be asked after beating Norwich 3-1.

I did have some more reasoned comments from non-Ipswich fans coming my way too. ‘If Hirst scores the penalty and we do not concede a calamitous own goal, then we could have won that'. Fair point, but in truth, we fell somewhere in between.

I also read how we should be doing much better given our squad and the money that has been spent. There are some with short memories it would seem.

Cast your mind back just two years. We did not have the best squad on paper in the Championship. We also did not have one of the most expensively assembled squads. What we had back then that we do not have now is something that money cannot buy. For want of a better phrase, a well-oiled machine. You could say togetherness. But I am sure this squad is together. Camaraderie might be another descriptive term often bandied about. Again, I have no doubts that this squad have plenty of that.

But getting a team to function into a mass state that is bigger than the sum of its parts is incredibly difficult to perfect. If you go back to the first six months of McKenna’s tenure here, they were not fruitful. He joined us whilst we were sitting in 11th place in League One. We finished in 11th place. History will go on to show an incredible job he did in pushing us forward. All being well, he will do so again. But this brand-new team will need a degree of patience. As I said, we are somewhere in the middle right now. Winning home games but the opposite away is proof of that.

Without a doubt, there are improvements required in away games. On Friday night, we often looked laboured and were slow to get the ball moving forward. In the dying moments too, there was little urgency in getting the ball into the danger zone. That is a trait that does stem back to last season. Anyone remember the lack of wanting to get the ball into the box at the end of the game away at Manchester United when we were in the ascendency thanks to a numerical advantage?

We were also far too open at times against Middlesbrough. Alex Palmer certainly kept us in the game. Some Town fans cannot survive without a scapegoat. The latest casualty is George Hirst. He is going through a barren spell, and he did not miss his penalty on purpose. What George lacks right now is something that affects us away from home and that is a functioning unit behind him. I love Sammie Szmodics and will always be right behind him. Chuba Akpom has lacked purposeful minutes. Their role in the number 10 position has yet to ignite. I do wonder how the team as a whole and Hirst would benefit with a more familiar component in that position in Conor Chaplin. Does he merit a recall in January? But do we keep looking back?

On the plus side, we now have two home games to hopefully win to get a foothold into a position around the play-off places and a position to build upon.

It will be interesting to see who plays in the middle with one change for definite with Azor Matusiwa suspended. Is it time to have a look at Marcelino Nunez starting at Portman Road? Can we afford the luxury of a partnership with Jens Cajuste alongside Nunez. I just hope that the lack of a like-for-like replacement for Matusiwa does not bite us on the backside.

But let’s be positive and remember, we support the Ipswich if we’re up or down.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:38 - Oct 20 with 2170 viewsJ2BLUE

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:10 - Oct 20 by SitfcB

I absolutely hate it when we lose.

Apart from the obvious feelings gained in defeat, it is the overreaction from some fans that follow these games that gets me.

Call me old fashioned, but I much preferred the pre social media days when defeats were far easier to get over.

‘Kieran McKenna needs to go'. 'He does not have a clue'. 'The players are not good enough'. 'Questions need to be asked.’ Just some of the comments I had the misfortune to stumble across over the weekend. I did not see anyone stating that questions needed to be asked after beating Norwich 3-1.

I did have some more reasoned comments from non-Ipswich fans coming my way too. ‘If Hirst scores the penalty and we do not concede a calamitous own goal, then we could have won that'. Fair point, but in truth, we fell somewhere in between.

I also read how we should be doing much better given our squad and the money that has been spent. There are some with short memories it would seem.

Cast your mind back just two years. We did not have the best squad on paper in the Championship. We also did not have one of the most expensively assembled squads. What we had back then that we do not have now is something that money cannot buy. For want of a better phrase, a well-oiled machine. You could say togetherness. But I am sure this squad is together. Camaraderie might be another descriptive term often bandied about. Again, I have no doubts that this squad have plenty of that.

But getting a team to function into a mass state that is bigger than the sum of its parts is incredibly difficult to perfect. If you go back to the first six months of McKenna’s tenure here, they were not fruitful. He joined us whilst we were sitting in 11th place in League One. We finished in 11th place. History will go on to show an incredible job he did in pushing us forward. All being well, he will do so again. But this brand-new team will need a degree of patience. As I said, we are somewhere in the middle right now. Winning home games but the opposite away is proof of that.

Without a doubt, there are improvements required in away games. On Friday night, we often looked laboured and were slow to get the ball moving forward. In the dying moments too, there was little urgency in getting the ball into the danger zone. That is a trait that does stem back to last season. Anyone remember the lack of wanting to get the ball into the box at the end of the game away at Manchester United when we were in the ascendency thanks to a numerical advantage?

We were also far too open at times against Middlesbrough. Alex Palmer certainly kept us in the game. Some Town fans cannot survive without a scapegoat. The latest casualty is George Hirst. He is going through a barren spell, and he did not miss his penalty on purpose. What George lacks right now is something that affects us away from home and that is a functioning unit behind him. I love Sammie Szmodics and will always be right behind him. Chuba Akpom has lacked purposeful minutes. Their role in the number 10 position has yet to ignite. I do wonder how the team as a whole and Hirst would benefit with a more familiar component in that position in Conor Chaplin. Does he merit a recall in January? But do we keep looking back?

On the plus side, we now have two home games to hopefully win to get a foothold into a position around the play-off places and a position to build upon.

It will be interesting to see who plays in the middle with one change for definite with Azor Matusiwa suspended. Is it time to have a look at Marcelino Nunez starting at Portman Road? Can we afford the luxury of a partnership with Jens Cajuste alongside Nunez. I just hope that the lack of a like-for-like replacement for Matusiwa does not bite us on the backside.

But let’s be positive and remember, we support the Ipswich if we’re up or down.


As I said the other day, Boro fans were a lot more impressed than we were. We're holding this team up against our peak promotion team.

I wasn't too upset at the final whistle because I will believe this team is going to click and win 3-4 on the bounce to get right up there and then stay up there.

You can factually build a case that we're crap and you can factually build a case that we're not even out of second gear yet.

I really think it's more the latter.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:46 - Oct 20 with 2119 viewschantryblueboy

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:38 - Oct 20 by J2BLUE

As I said the other day, Boro fans were a lot more impressed than we were. We're holding this team up against our peak promotion team.

I wasn't too upset at the final whistle because I will believe this team is going to click and win 3-4 on the bounce to get right up there and then stay up there.

You can factually build a case that we're crap and you can factually build a case that we're not even out of second gear yet.

I really think it's more the latter.


People are probably holding our team up against the prime promotion team because we’re told every player we’ve bought is better than what we had
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:55 - Oct 20 with 2036 viewsIH_KGF

What is you take on how we've started mate?
Seen you jump on others for not being happy, but you've not really given any real insight to what you feel has worked/not worked.
Be interested for your view point on this
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:31 - Oct 20 with 1843 viewswaveneyblue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:46 - Oct 20 by chantryblueboy

People are probably holding our team up against the prime promotion team because we’re told every player we’ve bought is better than what we had


Mind me asking who's actually told you that.

Or are you just chatting sh1t ?

Im guessing the latter, but Im sure you are about to prove me wrong.
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:34 - Oct 20 with 1825 viewsFrimleyBlue

With respect Waveney, for someone who didn't watch the game, you seem quite emotionally involved in others thoughts who did.

I don't have a care for other social media posts about town, alot are BOTS or kids trying to act cool etc

On here, i've seen maybe 2/3 OTT posts about the game - those are easy to ignore, but the large majority has just been discussions about various players which IMO is fine.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:37 - Oct 20 with 1800 viewsIH_KGF

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:31 - Oct 20 by waveneyblue

Mind me asking who's actually told you that.

Or are you just chatting sh1t ?

Im guessing the latter, but Im sure you are about to prove me wrong.


Without stating the obvious, if KM has let players go because we have replacements in, doesn't that say he feels they are better than what we had?
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:37 - Oct 20 with 1793 viewsFrimleyBlue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:31 - Oct 20 by waveneyblue

Mind me asking who's actually told you that.

Or are you just chatting sh1t ?

Im guessing the latter, but Im sure you are about to prove me wrong.


In defence of the poster, I know of someone involved in the coaching and they claim the squad is one of the most talented groups town have had in the past couple of decades.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:39 - Oct 20 with 1774 viewswaveneyblue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:55 - Oct 20 by IH_KGF

What is you take on how we've started mate?
Seen you jump on others for not being happy, but you've not really given any real insight to what you feel has worked/not worked.
Be interested for your view point on this


Ok, bearing in mind I've linked to someone else's thoughts, it doesn't take a genius to work out that I broadly agree with them.

Im wondering if you are a returning "guest" as yours isnt a name im that familiar with.

But for you....as you asked.

We haven't been great, weve shown in patches how good we can be. But we seem to shot ourselves in the foot every away game.

The negativity is ridiculous, as is the picking out various players and slaughtering them.

Saying that, if we are in the same position at Christmas I will agree that sonething is pretty wrong.

Hope thats what you were after.
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:40 - Oct 20 with 1761 viewsJ2BLUE

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:46 - Oct 20 by chantryblueboy

People are probably holding our team up against the prime promotion team because we’re told every player we’ve bought is better than what we had


Fair point.

Maybe give this team the whole season then?

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:42 - Oct 20 with 1746 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:10 - Oct 20 by SitfcB

I absolutely hate it when we lose.

Apart from the obvious feelings gained in defeat, it is the overreaction from some fans that follow these games that gets me.

Call me old fashioned, but I much preferred the pre social media days when defeats were far easier to get over.

‘Kieran McKenna needs to go'. 'He does not have a clue'. 'The players are not good enough'. 'Questions need to be asked.’ Just some of the comments I had the misfortune to stumble across over the weekend. I did not see anyone stating that questions needed to be asked after beating Norwich 3-1.

I did have some more reasoned comments from non-Ipswich fans coming my way too. ‘If Hirst scores the penalty and we do not concede a calamitous own goal, then we could have won that'. Fair point, but in truth, we fell somewhere in between.

I also read how we should be doing much better given our squad and the money that has been spent. There are some with short memories it would seem.

Cast your mind back just two years. We did not have the best squad on paper in the Championship. We also did not have one of the most expensively assembled squads. What we had back then that we do not have now is something that money cannot buy. For want of a better phrase, a well-oiled machine. You could say togetherness. But I am sure this squad is together. Camaraderie might be another descriptive term often bandied about. Again, I have no doubts that this squad have plenty of that.

But getting a team to function into a mass state that is bigger than the sum of its parts is incredibly difficult to perfect. If you go back to the first six months of McKenna’s tenure here, they were not fruitful. He joined us whilst we were sitting in 11th place in League One. We finished in 11th place. History will go on to show an incredible job he did in pushing us forward. All being well, he will do so again. But this brand-new team will need a degree of patience. As I said, we are somewhere in the middle right now. Winning home games but the opposite away is proof of that.

Without a doubt, there are improvements required in away games. On Friday night, we often looked laboured and were slow to get the ball moving forward. In the dying moments too, there was little urgency in getting the ball into the danger zone. That is a trait that does stem back to last season. Anyone remember the lack of wanting to get the ball into the box at the end of the game away at Manchester United when we were in the ascendency thanks to a numerical advantage?

We were also far too open at times against Middlesbrough. Alex Palmer certainly kept us in the game. Some Town fans cannot survive without a scapegoat. The latest casualty is George Hirst. He is going through a barren spell, and he did not miss his penalty on purpose. What George lacks right now is something that affects us away from home and that is a functioning unit behind him. I love Sammie Szmodics and will always be right behind him. Chuba Akpom has lacked purposeful minutes. Their role in the number 10 position has yet to ignite. I do wonder how the team as a whole and Hirst would benefit with a more familiar component in that position in Conor Chaplin. Does he merit a recall in January? But do we keep looking back?

On the plus side, we now have two home games to hopefully win to get a foothold into a position around the play-off places and a position to build upon.

It will be interesting to see who plays in the middle with one change for definite with Azor Matusiwa suspended. Is it time to have a look at Marcelino Nunez starting at Portman Road? Can we afford the luxury of a partnership with Jens Cajuste alongside Nunez. I just hope that the lack of a like-for-like replacement for Matusiwa does not bite us on the backside.

But let’s be positive and remember, we support the Ipswich if we’re up or down.


I think he's spot on there, personally.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:43 - Oct 20 with 1733 viewsBasingstokeBlue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:10 - Oct 20 by SitfcB

I absolutely hate it when we lose.

Apart from the obvious feelings gained in defeat, it is the overreaction from some fans that follow these games that gets me.

Call me old fashioned, but I much preferred the pre social media days when defeats were far easier to get over.

‘Kieran McKenna needs to go'. 'He does not have a clue'. 'The players are not good enough'. 'Questions need to be asked.’ Just some of the comments I had the misfortune to stumble across over the weekend. I did not see anyone stating that questions needed to be asked after beating Norwich 3-1.

I did have some more reasoned comments from non-Ipswich fans coming my way too. ‘If Hirst scores the penalty and we do not concede a calamitous own goal, then we could have won that'. Fair point, but in truth, we fell somewhere in between.

I also read how we should be doing much better given our squad and the money that has been spent. There are some with short memories it would seem.

Cast your mind back just two years. We did not have the best squad on paper in the Championship. We also did not have one of the most expensively assembled squads. What we had back then that we do not have now is something that money cannot buy. For want of a better phrase, a well-oiled machine. You could say togetherness. But I am sure this squad is together. Camaraderie might be another descriptive term often bandied about. Again, I have no doubts that this squad have plenty of that.

But getting a team to function into a mass state that is bigger than the sum of its parts is incredibly difficult to perfect. If you go back to the first six months of McKenna’s tenure here, they were not fruitful. He joined us whilst we were sitting in 11th place in League One. We finished in 11th place. History will go on to show an incredible job he did in pushing us forward. All being well, he will do so again. But this brand-new team will need a degree of patience. As I said, we are somewhere in the middle right now. Winning home games but the opposite away is proof of that.

Without a doubt, there are improvements required in away games. On Friday night, we often looked laboured and were slow to get the ball moving forward. In the dying moments too, there was little urgency in getting the ball into the danger zone. That is a trait that does stem back to last season. Anyone remember the lack of wanting to get the ball into the box at the end of the game away at Manchester United when we were in the ascendency thanks to a numerical advantage?

We were also far too open at times against Middlesbrough. Alex Palmer certainly kept us in the game. Some Town fans cannot survive without a scapegoat. The latest casualty is George Hirst. He is going through a barren spell, and he did not miss his penalty on purpose. What George lacks right now is something that affects us away from home and that is a functioning unit behind him. I love Sammie Szmodics and will always be right behind him. Chuba Akpom has lacked purposeful minutes. Their role in the number 10 position has yet to ignite. I do wonder how the team as a whole and Hirst would benefit with a more familiar component in that position in Conor Chaplin. Does he merit a recall in January? But do we keep looking back?

On the plus side, we now have two home games to hopefully win to get a foothold into a position around the play-off places and a position to build upon.

It will be interesting to see who plays in the middle with one change for definite with Azor Matusiwa suspended. Is it time to have a look at Marcelino Nunez starting at Portman Road? Can we afford the luxury of a partnership with Jens Cajuste alongside Nunez. I just hope that the lack of a like-for-like replacement for Matusiwa does not bite us on the backside.

But let’s be positive and remember, we support the Ipswich if we’re up or down.


Cheers, Sitters.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:43 - Oct 20 with 1729 viewsIH_KGF

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:39 - Oct 20 by waveneyblue

Ok, bearing in mind I've linked to someone else's thoughts, it doesn't take a genius to work out that I broadly agree with them.

Im wondering if you are a returning "guest" as yours isnt a name im that familiar with.

But for you....as you asked.

We haven't been great, weve shown in patches how good we can be. But we seem to shot ourselves in the foot every away game.

The negativity is ridiculous, as is the picking out various players and slaughtering them.

Saying that, if we are in the same position at Christmas I will agree that sonething is pretty wrong.

Hope thats what you were after.


I joined a few weeks back to discuss the crowd issues behind the back of the north stand, since then I've got a little hooked on this place, ITFC chat on tap 24/7, what's not to like :)

"The negativity is ridiculous, as is the picking out various players and slaughtering them"

Genuinely not seen this, or anywhere near that level. But appreciate I've not been about long so some of you know one another much better and have an idea of posting history (typically positive/negative)

I shall shut up now, I was just wondering on your view thats all.

3 points tomorrow incoming!
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:46 - Oct 20 with 1695 viewsblueoutlook

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:10 - Oct 20 by SitfcB

I absolutely hate it when we lose.

Apart from the obvious feelings gained in defeat, it is the overreaction from some fans that follow these games that gets me.

Call me old fashioned, but I much preferred the pre social media days when defeats were far easier to get over.

‘Kieran McKenna needs to go'. 'He does not have a clue'. 'The players are not good enough'. 'Questions need to be asked.’ Just some of the comments I had the misfortune to stumble across over the weekend. I did not see anyone stating that questions needed to be asked after beating Norwich 3-1.

I did have some more reasoned comments from non-Ipswich fans coming my way too. ‘If Hirst scores the penalty and we do not concede a calamitous own goal, then we could have won that'. Fair point, but in truth, we fell somewhere in between.

I also read how we should be doing much better given our squad and the money that has been spent. There are some with short memories it would seem.

Cast your mind back just two years. We did not have the best squad on paper in the Championship. We also did not have one of the most expensively assembled squads. What we had back then that we do not have now is something that money cannot buy. For want of a better phrase, a well-oiled machine. You could say togetherness. But I am sure this squad is together. Camaraderie might be another descriptive term often bandied about. Again, I have no doubts that this squad have plenty of that.

But getting a team to function into a mass state that is bigger than the sum of its parts is incredibly difficult to perfect. If you go back to the first six months of McKenna’s tenure here, they were not fruitful. He joined us whilst we were sitting in 11th place in League One. We finished in 11th place. History will go on to show an incredible job he did in pushing us forward. All being well, he will do so again. But this brand-new team will need a degree of patience. As I said, we are somewhere in the middle right now. Winning home games but the opposite away is proof of that.

Without a doubt, there are improvements required in away games. On Friday night, we often looked laboured and were slow to get the ball moving forward. In the dying moments too, there was little urgency in getting the ball into the danger zone. That is a trait that does stem back to last season. Anyone remember the lack of wanting to get the ball into the box at the end of the game away at Manchester United when we were in the ascendency thanks to a numerical advantage?

We were also far too open at times against Middlesbrough. Alex Palmer certainly kept us in the game. Some Town fans cannot survive without a scapegoat. The latest casualty is George Hirst. He is going through a barren spell, and he did not miss his penalty on purpose. What George lacks right now is something that affects us away from home and that is a functioning unit behind him. I love Sammie Szmodics and will always be right behind him. Chuba Akpom has lacked purposeful minutes. Their role in the number 10 position has yet to ignite. I do wonder how the team as a whole and Hirst would benefit with a more familiar component in that position in Conor Chaplin. Does he merit a recall in January? But do we keep looking back?

On the plus side, we now have two home games to hopefully win to get a foothold into a position around the play-off places and a position to build upon.

It will be interesting to see who plays in the middle with one change for definite with Azor Matusiwa suspended. Is it time to have a look at Marcelino Nunez starting at Portman Road? Can we afford the luxury of a partnership with Jens Cajuste alongside Nunez. I just hope that the lack of a like-for-like replacement for Matusiwa does not bite us on the backside.

But let’s be positive and remember, we support the Ipswich if we’re up or down.


And then there are the rose tinted glasses supporters who happy clapped us all the way to Division 1. They are the real morons.
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:48 - Oct 20 with 1680 viewsjasondozzell

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 14:10 - Oct 20 by SitfcB

I absolutely hate it when we lose.

Apart from the obvious feelings gained in defeat, it is the overreaction from some fans that follow these games that gets me.

Call me old fashioned, but I much preferred the pre social media days when defeats were far easier to get over.

‘Kieran McKenna needs to go'. 'He does not have a clue'. 'The players are not good enough'. 'Questions need to be asked.’ Just some of the comments I had the misfortune to stumble across over the weekend. I did not see anyone stating that questions needed to be asked after beating Norwich 3-1.

I did have some more reasoned comments from non-Ipswich fans coming my way too. ‘If Hirst scores the penalty and we do not concede a calamitous own goal, then we could have won that'. Fair point, but in truth, we fell somewhere in between.

I also read how we should be doing much better given our squad and the money that has been spent. There are some with short memories it would seem.

Cast your mind back just two years. We did not have the best squad on paper in the Championship. We also did not have one of the most expensively assembled squads. What we had back then that we do not have now is something that money cannot buy. For want of a better phrase, a well-oiled machine. You could say togetherness. But I am sure this squad is together. Camaraderie might be another descriptive term often bandied about. Again, I have no doubts that this squad have plenty of that.

But getting a team to function into a mass state that is bigger than the sum of its parts is incredibly difficult to perfect. If you go back to the first six months of McKenna’s tenure here, they were not fruitful. He joined us whilst we were sitting in 11th place in League One. We finished in 11th place. History will go on to show an incredible job he did in pushing us forward. All being well, he will do so again. But this brand-new team will need a degree of patience. As I said, we are somewhere in the middle right now. Winning home games but the opposite away is proof of that.

Without a doubt, there are improvements required in away games. On Friday night, we often looked laboured and were slow to get the ball moving forward. In the dying moments too, there was little urgency in getting the ball into the danger zone. That is a trait that does stem back to last season. Anyone remember the lack of wanting to get the ball into the box at the end of the game away at Manchester United when we were in the ascendency thanks to a numerical advantage?

We were also far too open at times against Middlesbrough. Alex Palmer certainly kept us in the game. Some Town fans cannot survive without a scapegoat. The latest casualty is George Hirst. He is going through a barren spell, and he did not miss his penalty on purpose. What George lacks right now is something that affects us away from home and that is a functioning unit behind him. I love Sammie Szmodics and will always be right behind him. Chuba Akpom has lacked purposeful minutes. Their role in the number 10 position has yet to ignite. I do wonder how the team as a whole and Hirst would benefit with a more familiar component in that position in Conor Chaplin. Does he merit a recall in January? But do we keep looking back?

On the plus side, we now have two home games to hopefully win to get a foothold into a position around the play-off places and a position to build upon.

It will be interesting to see who plays in the middle with one change for definite with Azor Matusiwa suspended. Is it time to have a look at Marcelino Nunez starting at Portman Road? Can we afford the luxury of a partnership with Jens Cajuste alongside Nunez. I just hope that the lack of a like-for-like replacement for Matusiwa does not bite us on the backside.

But let’s be positive and remember, we support the Ipswich if we’re up or down.


Excellent summation of where we are.

I can't stand the entitlement and frankly lack of footballing knowledge after games like Friday.

KM is building. Let him work.

I think a lot of supporters either weren't here or have forgotten what it looked like when we really were in a state.

My own view is that we're so well coached that we sometimes lack that spontaneity especially in terms of going past players.
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:48 - Oct 20 with 1674 viewsSitfcB

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:43 - Oct 20 by BasingstokeBlue

Cheers, Sitters.


Karl does post his column free to read here a day or so later after the paper I think.

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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:52 - Oct 20 with 1618 viewschantryblueboy

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:31 - Oct 20 by waveneyblue

Mind me asking who's actually told you that.

Or are you just chatting sh1t ?

Im guessing the latter, but Im sure you are about to prove me wrong.


Gets repeated on here every time someone is criticised with reference to one of the old school heroes
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:53 - Oct 20 with 1591 viewswaveneyblue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:52 - Oct 20 by chantryblueboy

Gets repeated on here every time someone is criticised with reference to one of the old school heroes
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Interesting that you cant read, lol.
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:54 - Oct 20 with 1580 viewschantryblueboy

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:53 - Oct 20 by waveneyblue

Interesting that you cant read, lol.


Lol started typing it then got a teams call then posted it. Oops
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 16:00 - Oct 20 with 1531 viewswaveneyblue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:34 - Oct 20 by FrimleyBlue

With respect Waveney, for someone who didn't watch the game, you seem quite emotionally involved in others thoughts who did.

I don't have a care for other social media posts about town, alot are BOTS or kids trying to act cool etc

On here, i've seen maybe 2/3 OTT posts about the game - those are easy to ignore, but the large majority has just been discussions about various players which IMO is fine.


Not sure how to politely answer this, but I will give it a crack.

I didn't watch the game correct, however I watch every game I possibly can and attend as much as I can - So no need for that smartarse comment.

I linked to an article in the local press, not a "social media post" which I feel sums up a vast amount of our fanbase at the moment.

Why do certain people on here, pretend that things haven't happened when its clear to anybody who can read that they have. Its weird
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 16:04 - Oct 20 with 1491 viewswaveneyblue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:43 - Oct 20 by IH_KGF

I joined a few weeks back to discuss the crowd issues behind the back of the north stand, since then I've got a little hooked on this place, ITFC chat on tap 24/7, what's not to like :)

"The negativity is ridiculous, as is the picking out various players and slaughtering them"

Genuinely not seen this, or anywhere near that level. But appreciate I've not been about long so some of you know one another much better and have an idea of posting history (typically positive/negative)

I shall shut up now, I was just wondering on your view thats all.

3 points tomorrow incoming!


Fair enough, the tone reminded of somebody, but apologies.

Maybe its not always on here, but Social Media is full of it - hence the link.

We really need 3 points for loads of reasons.........
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 16:04 - Oct 20 with 1486 viewswaveneyblue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 15:54 - Oct 20 by chantryblueboy

Lol started typing it then got a teams call then posted it. Oops


Fair enough
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Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 16:08 - Oct 20 with 1454 viewsFrimleyBlue

Some on here could really do with taking a read of this on 16:00 - Oct 20 by waveneyblue

Not sure how to politely answer this, but I will give it a crack.

I didn't watch the game correct, however I watch every game I possibly can and attend as much as I can - So no need for that smartarse comment.

I linked to an article in the local press, not a "social media post" which I feel sums up a vast amount of our fanbase at the moment.

Why do certain people on here, pretend that things haven't happened when its clear to anybody who can read that they have. Its weird


"Not sure how to politely answer this, but I will give it a crack."

Sorry Waveney but it's easy to respond politely, my post to you wasn't a smartarse comment, it's more that a lot of posts during or following the game were made with emotion, some were down right stupid, but others weren't and were discussed well, I just feel if you weren't part of that emotion then it's not really something to worry yourself about and perhaps if you had felt the same emotions potentially you could understand some of the posts being made ( Still agree though some were stupid)

I dont feel i've pretended certain things didnt happen, if anything i've agreed with you.

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