Town’s costly habit of surrendering the lead in games is frustrating everyone connected with the club — but especially captain Carlos Edwards.

Incredibly, Ipswich have taken the lead in each of their last four league games but have collected just two of a possible 12 points.

The Trinidadian said: “Last season it seemed we had to go a goal down to start playing — and now we go a goal up and we stop playing.

“We still have a lot to do on the drawing board. Getting the second goal is the problem. We seem to take our foot off the pedal and think that’s the end of it.

“But that’s when we should be kicking on, trying to get that second goal. We are creating chances but the guys are just not lethal enough in front of goal.

“With the opposition we seem to say ‘Okay, there you go, take a bite of the cherry’ but once we get in front teams are not giving us an easy opportunity and we need to fight hard to get goals.

“Why can’t we do the same to them? If they score good goals against us, tip your hat to them, but while you are going to make mistakes it’s happening week in, week out, and we need to cut it out as soon as possible.”

Edwards recalled the dramatic events of the weekend when the 2-1 defeat at Hull led an emotional boss Paul Jewell to admit to the media that he was considering his future at the club.

He described the situation in the dressing room, adding: “To be fair I was so disappointed that my head was down. He didn’t speak for long and I’m not too sure exactly what his words were.

“The disappointing thing is that we lost the game and he was down. You could tell from his voice and his body language that he couldn’t believe it and was under great strain.

“I didn’t go to sleep until five o’clock on Sunday morning and then I was in at the training ground despite having a day off. I was looking at the television to see if there was any breaking news but luckily he is still here and that’s a bonus.

“Sometimes getting rid of the manager doesn’t really help but sometimes it does. It all depends on how the players react when that happens but in a nutshell this is the same situation as Roy Keane’s last few weeks in the job.

“To be fair our owner is one of the most patient owners in English football. But everyone can see that if we don’t have any good results in our next two games it could be the manager’s last.

“We as players must try to help him. We need to rally round him and make sure we are focused on the task ahead, which is to get us out of the slump we are in. We are looking forward to the Derby game and picking up three points.”

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WeirdFishes added 07:13 - Oct 23 He had to go to the training ground to watch tv?!
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WarkyWonderLand added 07:22 - Oct 23 From all the comments coming from the captain it sounds like they are waiting for the inevitable. This is not for the good of the club.
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warbeat78 added 08:11 - Oct 23 The guys are just not lethal enough in front of goal, this should not just mean forwards but any player that gets asight of goal we dont do any where enough from midfield to test keepers
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IamSpartacus added 08:12 - Oct 23 Yet another rallying cry from Carlos. I don't doubt the effort he puts in but all previous times he has done this we lost the following game. I really believe (with or without loanees) we have a good enough side to stay in the Champ. Jewell just appear incapable of formulating any kind of cohesive side. If we lose tonight I really think he must go. For the sake of ITFC's future.

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TR11BLU added 08:47 - Oct 23 Did he take the bus to training?
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TR11BLU added 08:49 - Oct 23 These are hardly encouraging comments, either for the manager or us fans. I take it that Carlos was not one of those who went to Jewell to ask him to stay then.
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yorksblue added 08:57 - Oct 23 Conceding the 2nd goal doesn't seem to be a problem
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Skippy93 added 09:09 - Oct 23 "in a nutshell this is the same situation as Roy Keane's last few weeks in the job." As WarkyWonderland said, they are just waiting for the inevitable. I don't think PJ has as much of the dressing room as he likes to think.
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African_Blue_78 added 09:12 - Oct 23 ITFC needs to start cultivating a culture of ruthlessness, grit, hunger, with its players, managers. I thought R.K. would bring that mentality in! It seems when players or managers come to Ipswich, they become lethargic. This is a LEADERSHIP problem. ITFC's Owner and chaiman are ''nice'' and ''patient'' people. So, the manager becomes this way, then the players become this way on the pitch. Managers too need a good ''shouting at'', a ''firm hand'', to be reminded that they are EMPLOYED, and they must DO THEIR JOB WITH DILIGENCE! ''We seem to take our foot off the pedal and think that's the end of it'', ''With the opposition we seem to say ‘Okay, there you go, take a bite of the cherry''. Comments like this are a reflection of the lack of pride and respect Edwards has in himself as a pro footballer. To freely, without anger, admit that you are blatantly not giving all of your best is unacceptable and insulting to me as a fan of ITFC. But, because i am 'nice' and 'patient', i will be wanting the boys to win tonight! Its not about them, or the manager, its about this great club's better standing in the Championship and its journey back to the Premiership!

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davidsc1971 added 11:28 - Oct 23 Well if the captain isn't listening to the manager at the end of a match then no one is. I've been tolerant so far in the vain hope that we have a squad capable of moving up the table - but if the players have stopped listening to him there's now no choice but to replace the manager. Mr Evans - objectively put, it's time to make the change. And don't bring Harry in unless you've got another £15m burning a hole in your pocket. In which case make it £14m to the club and pass a spare million my way please :-))

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warbeat78 added 17:25 - Oct 23 (Anywhere near) enough,
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