| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town 12:48 - May 30 with 3764 views | Churchman |
The thread on Trevor Whymark prompted this. I know it’s been done before, but what are your top 5 that you’ve seen? For me I saw Crawford play, but don’t remember him so he is left out of my list.
1. Paul Mariner
2. Marcus Stewart
3. Trevor Whymark
4. Alan Brazil
5. David Johnson 1st |  | | |  |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 08:58 - May 31 with 594 views | chicoazul |
Dalian
Dozzell & Kiwomya 92 season
Mathie
Marcus
David Lowe until his knee was mangled |  |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 12:12 - May 31 with 525 views | BlueBadger |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 13:06 - May 30 by Mullet |
Stewart
David Johnson
Murphy
Will Keane
Alex Mathie |
Will Keane ahead of David McGoldrick is quite the take. |  |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 17:51 - May 31 with 457 views | IndependentlyBlue |
1. Ray Crawford
2. Paul Mariner
3. David Johnson (1st)
4. Marcus Stewart
5. Trevor Whymark |  |
| Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 18:07 - May 31 with 440 views | grow_our_own |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 17:51 - May 31 by IndependentlyBlue |
1. Ray Crawford
2. Paul Mariner
3. David Johnson (1st)
4. Marcus Stewart
5. Trevor Whymark |
That I saw: Darren Bent. Better than Marcus Stewart, but latter scored more important/memorable goals. Scoring seemed easy. Anything lobbed over the last defender's shoulder and not too hard was a one-on-one thanks to DB's unfeasible pace. |  | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 18:15 - May 31 with 427 views | armchaircritic59 |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 06:17 - May 31 by Churchman |
Did you see them play? Must have been a sight to behold. My dad and his father thought so. |
Yes though Ray was to leave for Wolves in "63 " not so long after I first watched a game at PR the season after we won the 1st Division title. Bad timing, though in my defence I was only 8! As for Ted, well got to watch him for a couple of years, before he left. Phenomenally powerful shot on him. As an aside, some of the players at the time used to use my late uncles home as an escape bolt hole, in a village on the Suffolk/Essex border ( still the family home ). Never did find out exactly what his position was at the club, but he was something! Not unusual to see a few players there when I went with my parents, including the above mentioned. There's little chance of Ray remembering me, but I'd bet he'd remember the place, even if it took a little memory jog.
I remember reading something from Jimmy Greaves saying he rated Ray Crawford highly. You don't get greater praise from a fellow striker than that! If they were around today, subject to today's regimes ( training etc ) they'd absolutely tear up the PL! |  | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 18:23 - May 31 with 425 views | Churchman |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 18:15 - May 31 by armchaircritic59 |
Yes though Ray was to leave for Wolves in "63 " not so long after I first watched a game at PR the season after we won the 1st Division title. Bad timing, though in my defence I was only 8! As for Ted, well got to watch him for a couple of years, before he left. Phenomenally powerful shot on him. As an aside, some of the players at the time used to use my late uncles home as an escape bolt hole, in a village on the Suffolk/Essex border ( still the family home ). Never did find out exactly what his position was at the club, but he was something! Not unusual to see a few players there when I went with my parents, including the above mentioned. There's little chance of Ray remembering me, but I'd bet he'd remember the place, even if it took a little memory jog.
I remember reading something from Jimmy Greaves saying he rated Ray Crawford highly. You don't get greater praise from a fellow striker than that! If they were around today, subject to today's regimes ( training etc ) they'd absolutely tear up the PL! |
Thank you for that. Really interesting | | | |
| Was that the Gillingham FA cup game? (n/t) on 18:25 - May 31 with 424 views | unstableblue |
| I actually think Daryl Murphy in that one wonder season on 15:06 - May 30 by Stadiumofdark |
I met Kevin Wilson for a coffee last week.
He was my playing in the first match I went to.
He's aged better than me |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 19:38 - May 31 with 392 views | flykickingbybgunn |
Best strikers ?
Swan Vestas
Bryant & May
Ship.
Cook's |  | | |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 19:48 - May 31 with 386 views | armchaircritic59 |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 18:23 - May 31 by Churchman |
Thank you for that. Really interesting |
Very welcome. I wonder if Ray ever wonders what his career would have been like if he was around today. You'd need to bust the bank to buy him! By the way I forgot to add in the original piece that Ray came back here for a 2nd spell, and he was just as lethal! Happy days. | | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 19:53 - May 31 with 383 views | Coastalblue |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 18:14 - May 30 by Pendejo |
That i saw...
1. Mariner
2. Brazil
3. Gates
4. Stewart
5. Whymark
All based on goals scored at highest level
Special mentions
Atkinson - so explosive & exciting
Marshall
Mathie
Johnson (2)
Murphy's golden few months till McG hot injured |
I'd agree with you there, we've been watching the same amount of time.
One I'd mention who wasn't prolific and came in the tail end of his career but I think was important at the time was Paul Goddard. We never saw the best of him as a goalscorer, that had gone, but believe he was a hugely important player in his time here. |  |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 20:06 - May 31 with 368 views | Churchman |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 19:48 - May 31 by armchaircritic59 |
Very welcome. I wonder if Ray ever wonders what his career would have been like if he was around today. You'd need to bust the bank to buy him! By the way I forgot to add in the original piece that Ray came back here for a 2nd spell, and he was just as lethal! Happy days. |
I saw him play in his second spell, but I really don’t remember much about him from that time.
He was obviously prolific and that Jinny Greaves rated him says it all. One of the club’s great players, undoubtably. | | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 20:12 - May 31 with 363 views | Blue_Moses |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 14:21 - May 30 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Stewart
Atkinson
Darren Bent
Kiwomya
Shefki [Post edited 30 May 16:03]
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Same | | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 00:22 - Jun 1 with 331 views | armchaircritic59 |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 20:06 - May 31 by Churchman |
I saw him play in his second spell, but I really don’t remember much about him from that time.
He was obviously prolific and that Jinny Greaves rated him says it all. One of the club’s great players, undoubtably. |
A lot of course depends on what era supporters were/are around in. Those two would easily be my pick of the whole lot. If I had to pick one from the rest, it would have to be Paul Mariner. Truly excellent all round striker. | | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 07:27 - Jun 1 with 274 views | Churchman |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 00:22 - Jun 1 by armchaircritic59 |
A lot of course depends on what era supporters were/are around in. Those two would easily be my pick of the whole lot. If I had to pick one from the rest, it would have to be Paul Mariner. Truly excellent all round striker. |
I love an opinion. My dad who saw them all from 1938 on reckoned Mariner was the best of the lot, closely followed by Ray. | | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 09:23 - Jun 1 with 219 views | GlasgowBlue |
1. Mariner
2. Brazil
3. Whymark
4. Stewart
5. Kiwomya |  |
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| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 10:15 - Jun 1 with 194 views | solemio |
1. Ray Crawford
2. Paul Mariner
3. Trevor Whymark
4. Marcus Stewart
5. My Lord Kiwomya | | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 11:59 - Jun 1 with 169 views | peterleeblue |
Mariner - although mainly on TV as too young to get to PR
Stewart - Goal on his debut at Barnsley - knew we would finally go up as we had the missing piece at that point
Brazil - see Mariner
Delap - 14 goals in lets face it a poor side that level - He's been rubbish at Chelsea though.
Goddard - left field choice but finally under Lyall dragged us out of the late 80's malaise
Honourable mention
Kiwomya - Only because he represents the time when I could attend often once I passed my driving test.
and glad no one as shortlisted Pablo - easily the most overrated Ipswich player in my attending time.
All just my opinion of course.
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| Hmmm, tough one.... on 12:29 - Jun 1 with 162 views | keighleyblue |
| Hmmm, tough one.... on 16:52 - May 30 by Vic |
Pop Mitch D'Avray & Robin Turner to that group and you're on to something. |
Nouble on the bench? |  | | |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 15:09 - Jun 1 with 133 views | darkhorse28 |
| Best strikers you saw play for Ipswich Town on 15:41 - May 30 by waveneyblue |
Fun fact.
Ian Marshall had a hell of a record for us.
32 goals in 84 games... a lot of those apps in an abysmal team too. |
Such a handful when he was ‘at it’ .., didn’t he score in seven games in the bounce, really good finisher, often wonder how he’d have done in a side higher up.
I think we take for granted some of the players that did it for us at the top level in struggling side.
Geraint ‘the tank’, Baltacha etc - those three in their pomp would move forward a level right now.
Morris at Boro reminds me of Williams, he’s very good at what he does. | | | |
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