| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club 23:10 - Mar 24 with 9686 views | redrickstuhaart |
I am embarrassed and ashamed of the club.
I am not going to be part of a club which openly endorses a promoter of hate and bigotry.
Done.
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:00 - Mar 25 with 1475 views | Herbivore |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 09:04 - Mar 25 by E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
Exactly this. There are 3 sections of people here. Supports of his, people that do not like him and people that just don't give a to$$ either way.
But those against him can't help but have their say and blow everything out of proportion making it seem on here that is the majority of the opinion when it is not.
All these bed wetting types are the kind that tend to post on the turn of a middlesboro goal for example and can't keep their emotions in check. If we now see less of them that will at least be beneficial to the rest of us. |
There's a direct correlation between those who support Farage or are downplaying the significance of yesterday and those who piss their pants every time we draw a game or Boro score a goal. So, as with a lot of your posts on this topic, you're quite a way wide of the mark. |  |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:19 - Mar 25 with 1411 views | waveneyblue |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:00 - Mar 25 by Herbivore |
There's a direct correlation between those who support Farage or are downplaying the significance of yesterday and those who piss their pants every time we draw a game or Boro score a goal. So, as with a lot of your posts on this topic, you're quite a way wide of the mark. |
I dont think so sunshine, so you can take that back.
Im not being associated with that lot. |  | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:46 - Mar 25 with 1379 views | Herbivore |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:19 - Mar 25 by waveneyblue |
I dont think so sunshine, so you can take that back.
Im not being associated with that lot. |
I think I'll stand by it, thanks. | |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:56 - Mar 25 with 1351 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:00 - Mar 25 by Herbivore |
There's a direct correlation between those who support Farage or are downplaying the significance of yesterday and those who piss their pants every time we draw a game or Boro score a goal. So, as with a lot of your posts on this topic, you're quite a way wide of the mark. |
Complete bollox. You're trying to draw a correlation between people's political views and how supportive you perceive them to be of the team. 2 completely separate and unrelated issues.
You might as well try and draw a 'link' between how tall someone is and how early they leave games when losing. |  |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:02 - Mar 25 with 1321 views | Herbivore |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 13:56 - Mar 25 by BouncebackIpswich |
Complete bollox. You're trying to draw a correlation between people's political views and how supportive you perceive them to be of the team. 2 completely separate and unrelated issues.
You might as well try and draw a 'link' between how tall someone is and how early they leave games when losing. |
I'm saying what I've seen on the forum. I'm not drawing wider conclusions than that. Have a look at posts from some of our most vocal negative fans - blueoutlook, ernie, gtsb, for example - over the last 24 hours. Many of those who are constantly outraged by Town on the pitch seem remarkably unbothered by Farage visiting the club. There will be some exceptions of course but it's quite noticeable. [Post edited 25 Mar 14:03]
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:07 - Mar 25 with 1296 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:02 - Mar 25 by Herbivore |
I'm saying what I've seen on the forum. I'm not drawing wider conclusions than that. Have a look at posts from some of our most vocal negative fans - blueoutlook, ernie, gtsb, for example - over the last 24 hours. Many of those who are constantly outraged by Town on the pitch seem remarkably unbothered by Farage visiting the club. There will be some exceptions of course but it's quite noticeable. [Post edited 25 Mar 14:03]
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If you've observed it then fair enough. A somewhat bizarre and worrying phenomenon. Maybe it has more to do with wind up merchants saying whatever is going to rub the majority up the wrong way for reactions than actual political views. | |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:08 - Mar 25 with 1291 views | Norfolk_north |
Anybody who supports farage is a horrible and terrible person. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:09 - Mar 25 with 1281 views | Herbivore |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:07 - Mar 25 by BouncebackIpswich |
If you've observed it then fair enough. A somewhat bizarre and worrying phenomenon. Maybe it has more to do with wind up merchants saying whatever is going to rub the majority up the wrong way for reactions than actual political views. |
I think there are some traits - impatience, frustration with the status quo, wanting the moon on a stick, inability to gain perspective - that are likely common amongst both bedwetters and Reform voters. | |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:12 - Mar 25 with 1263 views | BouncebackIpswich |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:09 - Mar 25 by Herbivore |
I think there are some traits - impatience, frustration with the status quo, wanting the moon on a stick, inability to gain perspective - that are likely common amongst both bedwetters and Reform voters. |
You missed off IQ | |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:13 - Mar 25 with 1253 views | Herbivore |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:12 - Mar 25 by BouncebackIpswich |
You missed off IQ |
I was trying to avoid controversy. | |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:40 - Mar 25 with 1214 views | E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
Simon Jordan has more brain cells than the collective amount of over the top angry people on here. Maybe try and be smart enough to take that into consideration and figure it out. |  | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:40 - Mar 25 with 1214 views | rkc123 |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 23:16 - Mar 24 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
It is sort of hard to believe.
This club has done so much right under the new ownership. The foundation is sensational work. A place that champions and provides a space for Veterans, disabled people, refugees, the LGBTQ community and the elderly among many other initiatives. Just the other week Mark Ashton was on the radio in tears talking about what the foundations means to him and how important it was he looked after children in this town who live in poverty and don't get to eat 3 meals a day.
So how can a club who have done all that, so much good, so much to make us proud of the football club again get this so wrong. I simply cannot understand it. Why would the club do something that would so obviously alienate a large portion of the fanbase and make national headlines.
It is as confusing as it is sad. That is my overwhelming emotion today, I feel sad. [Post edited 24 Mar 23:16]
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I work with a man who moved over here from Nigeria 12 years ago, he lives in Ipswich with his wife and 3 daughters, all are settled in school and they are just the nicest family. He started to go to the odd game soon after moving here as he is a big football fan, and particularly when Sone joined in 2021 he really started to follow the team and went to matches whenever he could. He is now a huge fan, always wearing the kit and has bought kids ones for a load of nieces and nephews back in Nigeria, spreading his love for the club.
This man is also scared of Nigel Farage, he doesn't just find his views offensive, he doesn't find him annoying, he is truly scared of the man and what his party would do if they come to power, and what it would mean for him and his family. He messaged me when he saw the photos yesterday of Farage at the ground, he was distraught, and as the news developed that the club seemed to at least in some way be complicit in allowing Farage to associate himself with us he said he didn't want to wear the shirt again, and he doesn't want to go to a game again.
It really frustrates me seeing the amount of posters on here telling everyone how this is being blown out of proportion. As fans our connection with the club is not a physical thing, they don't pay us, we each have our own ties to the club and reasons for them. When the club allows itself to be co-opted by a divisive political figure, it punctures the bubble of that shared identity that we all feel. For some of you, you can just move past it, it isn't a big deal, but for others it is a seismic shift in how they view the club and whether they feel any connection to it at all. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:41 - Mar 25 with 1199 views | Herbivore |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:40 - Mar 25 by E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
Simon Jordan has more brain cells than the collective amount of over the top angry people on here. Maybe try and be smart enough to take that into consideration and figure it out. |
This is hilarious on a number of levels. Kudos. | |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 14:46 - Mar 25 with 1174 views | J2BLUE |
I think people should take a couple of weeks to chill out and see how this plays out.
I strongly suspect we will eventually see a video from Ashton apologising for the mistake and the handling of this whole incident.
In the eye of the storm it seems like a huge issue and i'm not downplaying it, virtually no one wanted Farage to use our club for propaganda, but this will blow over. The important thing is whether they learn from it. I think the pressure will eventually tell and they will apologise. Usually I find apologies from businesses or institutions to be hollow and pointless but I do feel it would be appropriate in this case. |  |
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 15:33 - Mar 25 with 1058 views | bluejacko |
Now back to the real world I’ve just been out walking through our local shopping centre with the wife me wearing my Town jacket with the badge on prominent display,guess what? I didn’t get abused or spat on,nobody commented on the goings on at PR!almost as if the majority of people don’t give a toss isn’t it? | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 15:39 - Mar 25 with 1034 views | Norfolk_north |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 15:33 - Mar 25 by bluejacko |
Now back to the real world I’ve just been out walking through our local shopping centre with the wife me wearing my Town jacket with the badge on prominent display,guess what? I didn’t get abused or spat on,nobody commented on the goings on at PR!almost as if the majority of people don’t give a toss isn’t it? |
Aren't you the person who was defending the Reform MEP who was sent to prison for being a traitor?
Why am I absolutely not shocked at all that you, as a fully grown adult, go out to the shops in a replica shirt despite it not being match day or having anything to do with football. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 15:39 - Mar 25 with 1033 views | HampBlue |
Ridiculous over dramatic nonsense.
Farage exploited the club and I don't like it, but this is getting silly.
Were the club foolish to open themselves up to it, yes.
Is the club endorsing Farage? No. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:07 - Mar 25 with 985 views | bluejacko |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 15:39 - Mar 25 by Norfolk_north |
Aren't you the person who was defending the Reform MEP who was sent to prison for being a traitor?
Why am I absolutely not shocked at all that you, as a fully grown adult, go out to the shops in a replica shirt despite it not being match day or having anything to do with football. |
Well if you can find that post and put it back on here good luck to you,unless you can actually prove what you accuse me of wind your neck in! Just for the record NO I did not make such a post!
As for the replica shirt bit obviously you can’t read I was wearing my JACKET you know them things that keep us old folks warm! [Post edited 25 Mar 16:10]
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| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:11 - Mar 25 with 969 views | Bluesky |
Just laugh. Don't be so serious. |  | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:14 - Mar 25 with 944 views | Norfolk_north |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:07 - Mar 25 by bluejacko |
Well if you can find that post and put it back on here good luck to you,unless you can actually prove what you accuse me of wind your neck in! Just for the record NO I did not make such a post!
As for the replica shirt bit obviously you can’t read I was wearing my JACKET you know them things that keep us old folks warm! [Post edited 25 Mar 16:10]
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"I’m not defending anyone, it’s been pointed out he is an EX member of the bodies you have mentioned! And yes you can call him a traitor but did the Govt of the say actually charge him?(they should have)Labour have got to be a bit desperate to dig this up though,how far do you want to go back about Russia? I mean way back we had a set of MPs in our government spying for them!"
It's either a defence of Nathan Gill or a defence of Reform by trying to white wash away his association with the party. (Even though it is very clear they knew everything and their blatant lies about hardly knowing him should have been the end of their political aspirations)
So which is it? Defending Nathan Gill or Reform as a whole? Remember, I am much more intelligent than you so don't try and dance around it with whataboutism, just answer the question. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:31 - Mar 25 with 896 views | bluejacko |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:14 - Mar 25 by Norfolk_north |
"I’m not defending anyone, it’s been pointed out he is an EX member of the bodies you have mentioned! And yes you can call him a traitor but did the Govt of the say actually charge him?(they should have)Labour have got to be a bit desperate to dig this up though,how far do you want to go back about Russia? I mean way back we had a set of MPs in our government spying for them!"
It's either a defence of Nathan Gill or a defence of Reform by trying to white wash away his association with the party. (Even though it is very clear they knew everything and their blatant lies about hardly knowing him should have been the end of their political aspirations)
So which is it? Defending Nathan Gill or Reform as a whole? Remember, I am much more intelligent than you so don't try and dance around it with whataboutism, just answer the question. |
Well again can you read oh intelligent one? I said “I am not defending anyone”look closer in brackets “ they should have “(charged him)and I even agreed he should be called a traitor so how is that defending him or Reform? | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:36 - Mar 25 with 875 views | boysof1981 |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 07:13 - Mar 25 by muhrensleftfoot |
Can't believe all the fuss about this. What an absolute over the top reaction on here! Anyone would think Putin had rolled into Town. I won't vote for Farage but he's a legitimate politician who could well be next PM, and quite a number of the guys I go to match days with, support him.
Just get a life - there's far more important things going on in the world right now, and where ITFC are concerned, my only worry is whether we'll get promoted this season. |
Can guarantee they’ll be some on here bemoaning the visit when we fail to get promoted. It won’t be because of the poor football or management of the team all season, some will say some politician turned up and ruined it all. Pathetic | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:43 - Mar 25 with 855 views | CastroSito |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:36 - Mar 25 by boysof1981 |
Can guarantee they’ll be some on here bemoaning the visit when we fail to get promoted. It won’t be because of the poor football or management of the team all season, some will say some politician turned up and ruined it all. Pathetic |
When?
Pathetic. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 17:07 - Mar 25 with 795 views | Norfolk_north |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 16:31 - Mar 25 by bluejacko |
Well again can you read oh intelligent one? I said “I am not defending anyone”look closer in brackets “ they should have “(charged him)and I even agreed he should be called a traitor so how is that defending him or Reform? |
*sigh* well I tried to give you a chance but it seems you just could not grasp it.
So it's not a defense of Gill. It's a defense of Reform. You could have just answered with that.
How is it a defense of Reform? Your poor attempt to distance Reform from him by claiming he's an ex Reform MEP despite that being irrelevant, your pained appeals of leniency due to the distance in time from the act to prosecution and then for some reason completely making up some British MP's who were supposedly spying for Russia.
You never actually came back to address and answer that one. | | | |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 17:40 - Mar 25 with 743 views | darkhorse28 |
| I cannot now stand and proudly call myself a supporter of the club on 23:16 - Mar 24 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
It is sort of hard to believe.
This club has done so much right under the new ownership. The foundation is sensational work. A place that champions and provides a space for Veterans, disabled people, refugees, the LGBTQ community and the elderly among many other initiatives. Just the other week Mark Ashton was on the radio in tears talking about what the foundations means to him and how important it was he looked after children in this town who live in poverty and don't get to eat 3 meals a day.
So how can a club who have done all that, so much good, so much to make us proud of the football club again get this so wrong. I simply cannot understand it. Why would the club do something that would so obviously alienate a large portion of the fanbase and make national headlines.
It is as confusing as it is sad. That is my overwhelming emotion today, I feel sad. [Post edited 24 Mar 23:16]
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The club wouldn’t, Mark in full career management mode, would. Your appraisal of Mark in years is so far off the Mark. He’s a self interested egomaniac, an everything is to that ends.
That he’s had zero oversight is 100% the problem, and that’s in the owners, the media, and many fans.
Zero oversight. Hundreds of years of being an inclusive community club, destroyed by one man and his ego. And it WAS predictable, it’s been coming for a VERY long while. All the red flags from previous roles, where ‘nobody at the club liked Mark and his ego’
Like any sociopath he learnt how to dog whistle and mange fans, from the Nunez signing, to wanting to sing ‘shit on the Villa’ at OUR promotion party.
The commercial implications are vast. It’s not about reform. Their biggest fan wouldn’t sign for us - as an agent you wouldn’t let them!!!!
Yeah - sign for Ipswich and your commercial appeal is diminished by 80%!!! Plus!!! .., no chance, you can sign for any club you like, but not Ipswich.
In 2026 people brand, and brand equity is everything.
He hasn’t just destroyed ours, he’s destroyed our entire future!!
It’s THAT serious.
When it comes to money, players, coaches, managers, sponsors, they don’t forget, they can’t afford to!!
I love our club…. I wouldn’t commercial touch us with a ten foot barge poll, why would I reduce the commercial potential like that!!
It’s why 9.99999% of payers and clubs DONT do this.
We are DONE.., and I mean that.
I’ll be here longer tha Mark will, but we are finished as a club while he’s here.., we can’t be a success if quality people don’t want to be here and help
Us in the journey.
And I wouldn’t be shocked if important stakeholders at the club now, LEAVE.
Even if they didn’t want to.., commercial opportunities will now be much bigger elsewhere.
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