Of our 27 top-flight seasons, 22:19 - Jun 22 with 776 views | Miaow | 11 have resulted in top-six finishes. I think that's extremely impressive. Ten of those came in our first 17 seasons in the First Division. |  |
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Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 22:54 - Jun 22 with 653 views | Swansea_Blue | All about framing and context innit. It’s equally true we’ve had only one top division, top 6 finish in the last 43 years. Which doesn’t sound particularly impressive. |  |
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Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 23:18 - Jun 22 with 611 views | burnbudgiesburn |
Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 22:54 - Jun 22 by Swansea_Blue | All about framing and context innit. It’s equally true we’ve had only one top division, top 6 finish in the last 43 years. Which doesn’t sound particularly impressive. |
Yep, considering our status in 1981 in English & European football the fact we have only spent 12 seasons since in the top flight in 44 years is a sobering statistic. |  | |  |
Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 06:57 - Jun 23 with 458 views | PioneerBlue | That’s is quite disappointing what might have been on the post Bobby legacy but frankly it would have been a different football club and life with history being rewritten post 1982-4. I don’t know if all clubs feel they can define things in this way due to owners, managers, and players having ups and downs but we really feel like we’ve had our eras! Pre Scott Duncan and Alf and back to birthing club era Scott Duncan’s Ipswich make into the league pyrimid era The Alf Early Bobby The Bobby Post Bobby The PL V in the 1990s Capped by The Burley’s European Tour The Big Fat Joe and Jim years The Darkest gone and forgotten years The GC20 Morsy and McKenna’s Men empire … What comes next? You decide. I only hope it’s less The 2025 PL aftermath and more The New Golden era [Post edited 23 Jun 14:55]
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Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 08:22 - Jun 23 with 325 views | surreyblue |
Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 06:57 - Jun 23 by PioneerBlue | That’s is quite disappointing what might have been on the post Bobby legacy but frankly it would have been a different football club and life with history being rewritten post 1982-4. I don’t know if all clubs feel they can define things in this way due to owners, managers, and players having ups and downs but we really feel like we’ve had our eras! Pre Scott Duncan and Alf and back to birthing club era Scott Duncan’s Ipswich make into the league pyrimid era The Alf Early Bobby The Bobby Post Bobby The PL V in the 1990s Capped by The Burley’s European Tour The Big Fat Joe and Jim years The Darkest gone and forgotten years The GC20 Morsy and McKenna’s Men empire … What comes next? You decide. I only hope it’s less The 2025 PL aftermath and more The New Golden era [Post edited 23 Jun 14:55]
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I reckon what follows is "the yo yo years" followed by "Lee Grant's FA Cup winners" In your eras id also make it "the Joe and Jim years", plus split "the dark" into 'Championship "stability" (Keane through to 14/15 and the playoff) and "s***" |  | |  |
Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 09:34 - Jun 23 with 214 views | bournemouthblue |
Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 09:31 - Jun 23 by monty_radio | Before my time, but many older than me used to pay tributr to Scott Duncan as the man who started it all. I give you TWTD'S own verdict on him: Scott Duncan - Football's Forgotten Man 13th Oct 2023 14:39Scott Duncan, the manager who masterminded Town’s entry into the Football League in 1938 and remained in charge until 1955, is a surprisingly little known figure despite a life in football which took him to Rangers, Celtic, Newcastle United and Manchester United as well as Portman Road - but veteran Scottish journalist Alex Mooney is seeking to address that. 16 |
The dark forgotten years can be Evans reign of terror |  |
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Of our 27 top-flight seasons, on 10:21 - Jun 23 with 172 views | Smoresy | Good ratio but a bit light on the quantity dare I say it! Fewer top flight seasons than Blackpool, let's put that right over these next 10 years. |  | |  |
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