Great article in The Athletic about Ipswich https://theathletic.com/4508917/2023/05/12/inside-ipswich-how-us-investment-has-
Appreciate it’s behind a pay wall - I’ve actually got some guess passes if anyone wants one send me a DM - and I appreciate the position it puts TWTD in if I share the full article, but wanted to share this quote from Walton.
“It’s definitely better to be settled,” Walton says. “I was on my own for such a long period of time that I never found a home. Brighton was my home, but it wasn’t because I was rarely there; I was there half a season in and out (on loan). I never really got settled anywhere. I’ve been at clubs where you’re in a big town – Wigan and Blackburn — and no one lived there because you have Liverpool, Manchester and so many other places to live around there. It’s very rare players live in the town they’re playing for.
“At Ipswich, you have to relocate. There are not really many places you can commute from, so you are moving here to play. It was the same when I was at Plymouth, so maybe it has an effect. You’re in it together and the manager has helped with that. He’s put on things throughout the year on a Wednesday or a Tuesday night, where we meet for food at a restaurant as a team and watch the football or do events, which brings everyone together. I know from experience it’s not nice being on your own somewhere you’re not used to living. It’s good that the manager has put things in place.”
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