| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? 21:02 - Apr 22 with 1214 views | homer_123 |
I fully appreciate that it's easier when we are looking at promotion.
But put that to one side, step back and take in where we are as a Club. What is happening behind the scenes and how the club now 'feels'.
Then, just look at the 'football' we are seeing on the pitch.
We have to pinch ourselves I think.
Just ruddy brilliant isn't it? |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 21:34 - Apr 22 with 1136 views | Fixed_It |
It really is. This is what upward trajectory and momentum feels like. And unity. I love it! |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 23:08 - Apr 22 with 1029 views | Churchman |
Where the club is compared with where it was two years ago is amazing. I can’t believe the progress that’s been made.
And then there’s the team. Ok, the job is not done, but this season has been extraordinary culminating in the last 12 games. It’s not just the results, it’s the way they’ve done it.
The club is blossoming into something special again. If we can get up, I really think we will be in with a shout next season with the minimum of changes. And that’s coming from a miserable old pessimist like me.
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 23:26 - Apr 22 with 991 views | vilanovablue |
The progression is nuts, we were 11th last season. I new we were making progress. This season the football has been a joy to watch. We all know we had rough patch. The club sorted that in January and here we are. Absolutely loving it! |  | | |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 08:30 - Apr 23 with 793 views | Pendejo |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 23:26 - Apr 22 by vilanovablue |
The progression is nuts, we were 11th last season. I new we were making progress. This season the football has been a joy to watch. We all know we had rough patch. The club sorted that in January and here we are. Absolutely loving it! |
We were 11th last year because of the cookie monster and his monster mash.
How many points last season under (super) Kieran McKenna? Where were we in the form table? I don't know and can't be bothered to look, but what I do recall is that the invigorating effect of his arrival is immense.
A personal belief of mine, about any successful organisation, is that success depends on the chemistry of all those involved.
Take the Robson era; The Cobbolds specifically Mr. John, Robson, Lea, Woods, Ron Gray and the players, both home grown and bought in.
And now we have the overall ownership, the stewards they've put in place down to Ashton, KMcK's team and the players from Woolfy to Hirst (picked as he's "only" a loanee) = chemstry.
Ruddy Brilliant (not the Naaaridge goalkeeper) |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 08:48 - Apr 23 with 764 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Some said relegation was disaster for this football club. I said at the time that was ridiculous and so it has proved. We're coming back way stronger than we were plodding along in 15th of the Championship, in all aspects of the club.
It doesn't even matter about how long we've taken to get back, as some have been screaming about. I always said Rome wasn't built in a day and patience was required. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to bounce back and it's far better to build solid foundations and be ready, rather than just desperately get up.
Once we get back up I expect us to be stronger than the teams we go up with, whatever position we all ultimately finish in. And I expect us to be stronger than a lot already in the Champ. Including Nodge. |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 10:10 - Apr 23 with 714 views | Steve_M |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 08:48 - Apr 23 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Some said relegation was disaster for this football club. I said at the time that was ridiculous and so it has proved. We're coming back way stronger than we were plodding along in 15th of the Championship, in all aspects of the club.
It doesn't even matter about how long we've taken to get back, as some have been screaming about. I always said Rome wasn't built in a day and patience was required. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to bounce back and it's far better to build solid foundations and be ready, rather than just desperately get up.
Once we get back up I expect us to be stronger than the teams we go up with, whatever position we all ultimately finish in. And I expect us to be stronger than a lot already in the Champ. Including Nodge. |
Relegation was not not a disaster because we got lucky with our new owners; under Evans we were spiralling downwards with no obvious resolution.
We also aren’t quite up yet. |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 10:18 - Apr 23 with 700 views | Chrisd |
Completely agree Homer, it will be great taking this style of football back into the Championship. The club are slowly climbing back to their feet on and off the pitch after a dull period in our history and it is exciting to see. It shows how ME really was hampering the club with his ownership, lack of ambition and foresight. I know we have plenty of MM admirers on this forum, and he did a good job with his hands tied, but even if we had MM at the helm now as our manager, he wouldn't have his team playing this brand of football even with more money to spend on better players. |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 11:01 - Apr 23 with 675 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 10:10 - Apr 23 by Steve_M |
Relegation was not not a disaster because we got lucky with our new owners; under Evans we were spiralling downwards with no obvious resolution.
We also aren’t quite up yet. |
Well no, it's proven not to have been a disaster. I'd dispute we got lucky too - Evans was always going to sell eventually, and the new owners were always going to be better than him! Our history and size made us attractive and I felt it was only a matter of time until we got a decent owner and turned the club around. The fact that Gamechanger have been so good so far is a bonus.
I've also not said we're up yet, so not sure what your last comment means. | |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 11:05 - Apr 23 with 663 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 10:18 - Apr 23 by Chrisd |
Completely agree Homer, it will be great taking this style of football back into the Championship. The club are slowly climbing back to their feet on and off the pitch after a dull period in our history and it is exciting to see. It shows how ME really was hampering the club with his ownership, lack of ambition and foresight. I know we have plenty of MM admirers on this forum, and he did a good job with his hands tied, but even if we had MM at the helm now as our manager, he wouldn't have his team playing this brand of football even with more money to spend on better players. |
A fantastic and thorough young manager,
Excellent new owners who invest in the club, infrastructure and staff,
Exciting, entertaining, flowing football,
Passionate, committed players, improving.
THIS is what we wished for. | |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 11:05 - Apr 23 with 661 views | Keno |
There where 2 posts on my FB feed that made me smile a lot this morning
One "Away Day Fans' showing 3000 plus Town fans going barmy at Peterborough yesterday
The next one was a Norwich gan with a picture of an emptying Carrot Road 10 minutes for the end bemoaning the atmosphere, the board, the players, the fans, the atmosphere |  |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 11:37 - Apr 23 with 616 views | IPS_wich |
If there’s one thing the Wrexham documentary makes really obvious is that if you engage with the fans, don’t treat them like idiots or cash cows, and build strong connections into the community - then there is enough latent fandom and pride in most communities to really embrace what new owners are trying to do - regardless of who those owners are.
Our journey is almost identical to Wrexham’s; just at a slightly different level of the pyramid and without the celebrity.
Maybe it’s a coincidence that the owners are also North American - but the one thing you can’t dispute is that college sports in the US are like nothing else in the world when it comes to galvanising a local community - it seems like our owners (and the Wrexham celebs) really understand that - in fact in just the first five minutes of episode 1 Rob Mc what’s his name sums it up pretty well.
I’d grown bored of watching Ipswich (I still did it, staying up until past midnight down under to watch streams of us huff and puff our way out of the Championship and then achieve mid table mediocrity in League 1). It felt like a duty rather than getting any enjoyment from it. But yesterday the excitement was building all day and then I couldn’t sleep until 3/4am because I was buzzing after the game had finished. And I’ll set the alarm for 3am on Tuesday because I have to watch the game. I’ve fallen back in love with Town - and it feels bloody fantastic. | | | |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 12:04 - Apr 23 with 555 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 11:37 - Apr 23 by IPS_wich |
If there’s one thing the Wrexham documentary makes really obvious is that if you engage with the fans, don’t treat them like idiots or cash cows, and build strong connections into the community - then there is enough latent fandom and pride in most communities to really embrace what new owners are trying to do - regardless of who those owners are.
Our journey is almost identical to Wrexham’s; just at a slightly different level of the pyramid and without the celebrity.
Maybe it’s a coincidence that the owners are also North American - but the one thing you can’t dispute is that college sports in the US are like nothing else in the world when it comes to galvanising a local community - it seems like our owners (and the Wrexham celebs) really understand that - in fact in just the first five minutes of episode 1 Rob Mc what’s his name sums it up pretty well.
I’d grown bored of watching Ipswich (I still did it, staying up until past midnight down under to watch streams of us huff and puff our way out of the Championship and then achieve mid table mediocrity in League 1). It felt like a duty rather than getting any enjoyment from it. But yesterday the excitement was building all day and then I couldn’t sleep until 3/4am because I was buzzing after the game had finished. And I’ll set the alarm for 3am on Tuesday because I have to watch the game. I’ve fallen back in love with Town - and it feels bloody fantastic. |
Lovely post. I just read it to my partner to help her understand and she replied "You've got a celebrity too, and a better one!" | |
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| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 12:14 - Apr 23 with 538 views | IPS_wich |
| Isn't it good to enjoy football again? on 12:04 - Apr 23 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Lovely post. I just read it to my partner to help her understand and she replied "You've got a celebrity too, and a better one!" |
That’s very true - easy to forget how much Sheeran’s sponsorship has raised the club’s profile across the world. Maybe the lack of a documentary is the reason why our profile isn’t as high in the UK.
My wife said to me first thing - “how did Ipswich do and did you see Wrexham were promoted?”
Seems she was more interested in the Wrexham result than that of the team her husband of 24 years supports!!!
To be fair, she’s a bit of an Ipswich fan; went to Wembley in 2000, was a season ticker holder for a few years - but since we moved down under she’s stopped following us. | | | |
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