| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - 08:03 - Aug 8 with 2715 views | Keno |
prompted by the Morsy thread who are your favourite / best Town captains
Me - I love Mick Mills, wonderful player, amazing captain and I miss him on the radio
Honourable mentions to Magic and Matty Holland
Alsop Chambers for being all he was through a really crap time at Town
and Morsy once this team gets going will up there
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:17 - Aug 8 with 2046 views | ElephantintheRoom |
I have a certain fondness for Billy Baxter who was something of an inspiration until he fell out with Robson.
Never really took to happy clappy Holland who always seemed a bit lightweight and totally insincere to me - a feeling sort of confirmed by the manner of his departure. And Morsy is something of a cowardly thug (so far) - but could be a poor man’s Roy Keane type of skipper in the lower divisions I suppose.
Other than that your list is hard to disagree with |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:25 - Aug 8 with 2024 views | Keno |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:17 - Aug 8 by ElephantintheRoom |
I have a certain fondness for Billy Baxter who was something of an inspiration until he fell out with Robson.
Never really took to happy clappy Holland who always seemed a bit lightweight and totally insincere to me - a feeling sort of confirmed by the manner of his departure. And Morsy is something of a cowardly thug (so far) - but could be a poor man’s Roy Keane type of skipper in the lower divisions I suppose.
Other than that your list is hard to disagree with |
I dont really remember Baxter.
I think Morsy has something we have lacked for a long time and hopefully what we need to get up out of this deck awful division | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:25 - Aug 8 with 2021 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Matt Holland for me then Magic, both oversaw good times at this club |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:41 - Aug 8 with 1981 views | DJR |
It has to be Mick Mills. I also miss him on I-Follow as he brings back fantastic memories of my childhood growing up in Ipswich. |  | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:56 - Aug 8 with 1923 views | belgablue |
Always liked Jason De Vos - captained us through a pretty entertaining period (in comparison with the last few years pre KM). |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 09:01 - Aug 8 with 1893 views | Metal_Hacker |
For different reasons
1) Mills
2) Mogga
3)Magic |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 09:02 - Aug 8 with 1887 views | solemio |
There is only one answer: the great Mick Mills.
You could have a thread for who is the second best captain. | | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 09:07 - Aug 8 with 1862 views | Keno |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 09:02 - Aug 8 by solemio |
There is only one answer: the great Mick Mills.
You could have a thread for who is the second best captain. |
^^^THIS^^^ | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 09:24 - Aug 8 with 1814 views | CityBlue |
I think we have been tremendously lucky to have some superb captains and cannot really recall a poor one. Even Chambo was a strong leader although results were poor. |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:10 - Aug 8 with 1718 views | PJH |
It can only be Mick Mills for me.
Not only our best ever captain but also our best ever RB and our best ever LB. Not bad in MF either.
There have been quite a few very good/inspirational captains most of whom led by example. |  | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:10 - Aug 8 with 1703 views | J2BLUE |
Magilton but we really are spoilt for choice. Can't remember a bad one in my lifetime and we've had some great ones. |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:15 - Aug 8 with 1674 views | chicoazul |
David Linighan. |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:21 - Aug 8 with 1665 views | Strimmer |
Matty Holland for the double whammy of promotion and being the main man during my teenage years. Later when I moved away from Ipswich he was on some sort of banner at the train station so he was the first thing I'd see when visiting home. Indelibly inked in my brain as 'Ipswich Captain' now | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:22 - Aug 8 with 1660 views | BlueRaider |
Terry Butcher, the first one I saw, Matt Holland also great, Chambo was good too | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:49 - Aug 8 with 1601 views | waveneyblue |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:17 - Aug 8 by ElephantintheRoom |
I have a certain fondness for Billy Baxter who was something of an inspiration until he fell out with Robson.
Never really took to happy clappy Holland who always seemed a bit lightweight and totally insincere to me - a feeling sort of confirmed by the manner of his departure. And Morsy is something of a cowardly thug (so far) - but could be a poor man’s Roy Keane type of skipper in the lower divisions I suppose.
Other than that your list is hard to disagree with |
I appreciate that you like to be "different" - but that's a hell of a take on both Matt Holland and Sam Morsy.
Do you think being an Ipswich fan is for you ? |  | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:52 - Aug 8 with 1584 views | mylittletown |
No brainer.
Mick Mills, by some distance.
Followed by Mowbray and then Magilton. |  | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 11:36 - Aug 8 with 1485 views | Farmerpiles |
Mick Mills.
Captain of Town for Sir Bobby. Captain who lifted 2 of our 3 major honours. Club Legend.
And captained England at a World Cup.
We've had a few great captains down the years. But he's the greatest. And my favourite. |  | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 11:55 - Aug 8 with 1454 views | BondiBlue |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:17 - Aug 8 by ElephantintheRoom |
I have a certain fondness for Billy Baxter who was something of an inspiration until he fell out with Robson.
Never really took to happy clappy Holland who always seemed a bit lightweight and totally insincere to me - a feeling sort of confirmed by the manner of his departure. And Morsy is something of a cowardly thug (so far) - but could be a poor man’s Roy Keane type of skipper in the lower divisions I suppose.
Other than that your list is hard to disagree with |
Insincere? The vibe i got from him was a million miles from insincere. | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 11:56 - Aug 8 with 1444 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 08:17 - Aug 8 by ElephantintheRoom |
I have a certain fondness for Billy Baxter who was something of an inspiration until he fell out with Robson.
Never really took to happy clappy Holland who always seemed a bit lightweight and totally insincere to me - a feeling sort of confirmed by the manner of his departure. And Morsy is something of a cowardly thug (so far) - but could be a poor man’s Roy Keane type of skipper in the lower divisions I suppose.
Other than that your list is hard to disagree with |
This is nonsense.
Not a bad opinion, just objectively untrue. |  |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 12:20 - Aug 8 with 1358 views | HighgateBlue |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 10:21 - Aug 8 by Strimmer |
Matty Holland for the double whammy of promotion and being the main man during my teenage years. Later when I moved away from Ipswich he was on some sort of banner at the train station so he was the first thing I'd see when visiting home. Indelibly inked in my brain as 'Ipswich Captain' now |
It says something about the man that he was captain of the playoff final team that also included Magilton, Mowbray, McGreal, Venus, Naylor (who played most of the game, and went on to captain us), Wilnis (who came on at the end and went on to captain us at least once).
I remember Holland being our promotion captain, of course I do, but I can't quite compute Mogga not being captain when he rose like a granite salmon to power that header in... |  | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 12:39 - Aug 8 with 1301 views | Strimmer |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 12:20 - Aug 8 by HighgateBlue |
It says something about the man that he was captain of the playoff final team that also included Magilton, Mowbray, McGreal, Venus, Naylor (who played most of the game, and went on to captain us), Wilnis (who came on at the end and went on to captain us at least once).
I remember Holland being our promotion captain, of course I do, but I can't quite compute Mogga not being captain when he rose like a granite salmon to power that header in... |
Funny you say that as just after i posted i went to the play off final wiki page to reassure myself of the same thing! | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 12:45 - Aug 8 with 1278 views | BondiBlue |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 12:39 - Aug 8 by Strimmer |
Funny you say that as just after i posted i went to the play off final wiki page to reassure myself of the same thing! |
Mogga had retired the previous summer but dragged out of retirement when (surprise surprise) it turned out that he was still better than manuel thetis. Holland had been made captain when he retired. Would have been a bit awkward to take it off him after a couple of months. | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 13:30 - Aug 8 with 1224 views | blueislander |
Andy Nelson. He lifted the Division One trophy. | | | |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 13:43 - Aug 8 with 1186 views | Strimmer |
| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 12:45 - Aug 8 by BondiBlue |
Mogga had retired the previous summer but dragged out of retirement when (surprise surprise) it turned out that he was still better than manuel thetis. Holland had been made captain when he retired. Would have been a bit awkward to take it off him after a couple of months. |
I'd forgotten about his return from retirement. Retirement to vital play off final header what a roy of the rovers story. | |
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| Your Favourite/Best Town captain - on 13:53 - Aug 8 with 1167 views | Churchman |
I can only really comment on those I’ve seen. While I was privileged to see Bill Baxter play, I was too young to judge him, so I’ll leave him aside along with Nelson, McLuckie, Parker etc.
For me, Mills by a distance. Second, Matt Holland. In many ways he was the face of the team in Burley’s time. Ok, I get he couldn’t tackle a hot dinner, but I thought he was an all round good player, especially alongside more creative ones like Dyer and Magilton.
Third place, Jason De Vos. I thought he was a smashing Captain and actually a half way decent Centre Half.
Edit: EADT article from a year ago for interest:
https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/ipswich-town-captains-8012890 [Post edited 8 Aug 2022 13:55]
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