Town’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Nottingham Forest will take place on Friday 24th January with an 8pm kick-off if the Blues beat Preston in next Tuesday’s third round replay at Deepdale.

The scheduling is due to Forest’s close neighbours Notts County being in league action on the Saturday and is on police advice.

Tickets for the Forest game will be priced at £10 for adults and £5 for over-65s and under-18s.

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MickMillsTash added 15:35 - Jan 10 The magic of the cup
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essextractorboy93 added 16:00 - Jan 10 Absolutely crazy. What's wrong with moving it to Sunday?!! Not everyone can get supporters coaches and it's tricky getting to away games up north which have evening kick off times as trains stop quite early.
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essexboy added 16:07 - Jan 10 What a load of rubbish,both should be played on the same day,just stagger the start times.Friday is a no no for most working supporters.What plonker arranged this.!!
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martin12120137 added 16:25 - Jan 10 Surely this doesn't mean the reading game goes ahead on the Saturday aswell does it?
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Cloddyseedbed added 16:43 - Jan 10 Has the FA got a grudge going with ITFC. 2 away games over Christmas at opposite ends of the country and now this, a Friday night up in Nottingham. I don't think the players or Club want to beat Preston anyway so it probably won't happen, After all it is only the FA cup and Ipswich obviously don't need the extra games or revenue it will bring in to the club!;)
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NoCanariesAllowed added 16:50 - Jan 10 "The scheduling is due to Forest's close neighbours Notts County being in league action on the Saturday." Does anyone in football have any sense of geography? Notts County are playing Walsall on that Saturday. I'm sure it would be of far less inconvenience to Walsall fans to travel across the Midlands on a Friday night than it is to send Ipswich Town fans half the way up the country to Nottingham, and I doubt it would suit Preston fans either.

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Scuzzer added 17:36 - Jan 10 3 hour journey on a Friday evening up the M1/A14...flippin madness. Woz wrong with Sunday?????????????
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TractorCam added 18:26 - Jan 10 Absolute joke of a decision, as everyone has pointed out, Sunday 3pm would be much more convenient, i was thinking about going if we beat Preston but would be unlikely now if it was Friday, terrible decision.
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CitrixBlue added 18:51 - Jan 10 Hardly an incentive to beat Preston is it?
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Tractorboysi added 18:56 - Jan 10 Might have something to do with us having Leeds away on the Following Tuesday
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jas0999 added 19:23 - Jan 10 Not only this, but if we get through Reading at home on the Saturday will be postponed and rearranged for midweek. Not bad for those living in Ipswich .... Not so good for those who travel a distance! The incentive to get past Preston is none!
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shefkuqi32 added 19:27 - Jan 10 Sensible prices at least for those who can make it.
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bluemikey100 added 20:05 - Jan 10 lol must b plenty fans we played at home last sat and scum played at home too didnt think this normally happens anyone no why
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Ebantiass added 20:06 - Jan 10 Preston will probably win anyway. Silly decision
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cornishblu added 22:22 - Jan 10 ..and they wonder why the fa cup is not looked on as before..a lower league game getting precident over an fa cup game involving two championship sides!!...but on a separate point every game we want to win so why is it pointless to beat Preston to ensure reading fans don't have to travel mid week???.....(jas0999). ..knew we were a family club but that sort of accommodating is surely beyond expectations

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cossy81 added 23:00 - Jan 10 Notts county attendance about 4000? let them move their game!
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yorksblue added 14:45 - Jan 11 And, of course, there's not enough Police in Nottinghamshire for them to control 2 games of football. Such a hard life being a copper these days!
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