For the majority of us, Paul Jewell will overlook our talents and playing for Town will remain just a dream. But there is an alternative.

Punch Drunk FC has been established since 1998, playing league matches, and entering tournaments in the IFA.

PDFC are very active throughout the year, competing in the IFA league, and in doing so travelling the country playing the counterpart fans teams such as Preston, Coventry, West Ham, Dagenham and Barnsley.

PDFC has always put the major emphasis on being a social side, with an importance placed on giving anyone who wants to play football in a Town shirt the opportunity to do so, and then have a couple of beers afterwards. Weekends in far-flung destinations often combine playing for PDFC, watching ITFC in the afternoon and hitting the drinking holes in the evening.

Playing for PDFC is not a commitment. While some players have played in all 20 matches, others who can only commit to the occasional match are welcomed just as much. As matches are played all over the country, your own location isn’t an issue. It is positive for us to have players based outside of Suffolk.

With the major annual tournament in Leeds on the horizon, on the weekend of 20-22 July, PDFC thought this would be an ideal time to try and bring new players on board, especially as we take sides for the veterans competition in addition to the main tournament, so age is not a boundary to getting involved.

If you are interested in getting involved, then email PDFC at punchdrunkfc@gmail.com for details or to have any query answered.

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sparks added 11:56 - May 23 Great lads, great fun. Sometimes great football too...
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foot_kick_ball_goal added 13:27 - May 23 Well if they ever organise a game over in the Algarve I'm in. Probably a bit unlikely though.
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SXBlue added 13:42 - May 23 Algarve - sounds good to me, find an opposition we could play and then we'll try to find a date we can get cheap flights, I'm sure a few of us would be up for it! We played in Moscow you know!
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chris69_itfc added 14:14 - May 23 i'd be up for this!
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foot_kick_ball_goal added 15:18 - May 23 Wow, didn't think I was actually in danger of starting something there... the local team is Esperanca de Lagos, but not sure if there is an opposition fan team of that club, its not that big. Who did you play in Moscow?
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rosseden added 15:39 - May 23 see if Esperanca de Lagos have a dozen or so slightly inebriated fans who can get a team together, wear their shirt and get it on......
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foot_kick_ball_goal added 16:02 - May 23 Well me and my friends have a kickabout twice a week at the local concrete pitch. Not sure anyone supports esperanca, would have to find out how to go about playing on the grass field, they haven't invented free to use grass pitches down here yet
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BlueBailey24 added 16:14 - May 23 I would love this but something tells me I wouldn't even get in a team where ability isn't a big issue, not with these 2 left feet I seem to have developed....
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