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Reply | Where were Town on your birthday?
at 14:58 17 Jun 2025
Well, rock bottom of the old division 1 (should have been an omen). Had recently endured the longest winless streak in the club's history and beaten 10 - 1 by Fulham on Boxing Day. It was the ill-fated year when Jackie Milburn was manager. It's great how Ipswich and Newcastle have this special connection through Bobby Robson but nobody ever seems to bring up the Jackie Milburn connection, no celebratory merchandise that I have seen! |
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Reply | This has got 10 pages and....
at 09:55 12 Feb 2025
When he gets to the pearly gates he might need to use his negotiating skills around Commandment 6 (about committing adultery), 7 (thou shalt not steal), 9 (about lusting after a neighbour's wife), 10 (coveting a neighbours house etc, like Greenland!). Apart from that he should be fine. |
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Reply | How are we feeling about the nodge game?
at 10:23 2 Apr 2024
I think Kieran has a couple of big calls to make after last night.
Southampton over ran us in midfield until we made our subs. Maybe need to swap Taylor for Luongo to inject some fresh energy. Possibly Hutchinson on the right and Broadhead back in the starting line up. Not quite sure about right back, would probably stick with Tuanzebe with Clarke off the bench depending on how the game is going. |
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Reply | Obv always happy not to lose
at 12:14 5 Nov 2023
It does feel like we might need to make more use of the squad, our starting 11 have played a lot of minutes and there have been a few games recently where we have been below our best. Good to see Scarlett, Hutchinson and Harness making a statement and pushing for starting places. Would be good to see more of Taylor, Axel, Humphreys and Ball too. |
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Reply | Plymouth don't win many away
at 09:15 13 Mar 2023
Think we need our noses in front by early April. 4 of their last 5 games are at home and not particularly tough fixtures.
I still have a nagging doubt Barnsley will be right in the mix. Their next 3 games are Wycombe (A), Sheff Wed (H) then us. If they do well in those fixtures they will be a huge threat. They are at the top of the form league with ourselves and Sheff Wed. |
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Reply | Team predictions tonight
at 18:14 14 Feb 2023
Walton
Clarke
Woolfenden
Keogh
Davis
Morsy
Humphreys
Jackson
Broadhead
Edwards
Ladapo
Subs: Hladky, Leigh, Donacien, Burns, Chaplin, Harness or Luongo if fit, Hirst |
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Reply | Wednesday v Plymouth next week then…
at 11:43 27 Jan 2023
A draw I think but I am still concerned about Derby. On a great run and they have 4 home games in Feb and most of their fixtures are against bottom half teams. Only tricky fixture would appear to be away to Barnsley. They are 4 pts behind us with a game in hand. We slip up at all, it easily becomes a 4 horse race, much more unpredictable. |
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Reply | Keogh and Fridge were solid tonight.
at 13:42 25 Jan 2023
Would like to see more of Keogh. A real leader on the pitch and he played some excellent passes out of defence to get attacks going. May need to be used sparingly. His passing would be curtailed by a team that presses high and he may well be exposed against pacy strikers but I thought he made a big difference last night. |
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Reply | Now the dust has settled from Saturday...
at 19:53 17 Jan 2023
Still pretty positive but I have this nagging doubt that has been growing over the past few weeks. If it is indeed a 3 horse race I would fancy our chances. But Derby and Barnsley are going well at the moment. It it ends up that 4 or 5 teams are fighting for automatic I think it will be a it more of a lottery and you would fancy one of the teams relegated last year to take one of the automatics leaving us fighting for the remaining place. |
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Thread | Subs today
at 13:17 14 Jan 2023
Going to be very interesting to see who the subs are today. Could be a similar first XI as against Portsmouth (illness affected the Lincoln line up more)
Walton
Donacien, Woolfenden, Burgess
Burns, Evans, Morsy, Davis
Chaplin, Harness
Ladapo
Apart from Hladky we have 6 places on the bench with the following presumably available
Keogh
Edmonson
KVY
Jackson
Edwards
Humphreys
Ahadme
Aluko
Leigh
Hirst
Broadhead
Luongo
Tough to choose from that group. |
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Reply | Journo’s releasing info on transfer targets
at 20:58 5 Jan 2023
It's a dilemma for the local guys. They want/need to protect their relationship with the club but on the other hand if signings are getting widely reported elsewhere (like Mel Henderson in the Mirror), they can't be seen to be behind the curve.
The picture taken in front of a dark stadium would suggest the Luongo signing announcement has been rushed out by the club, probably in response to the widespread speculation it was happening. |
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Thread | Pattern emerging with potential signings
at 19:28 5 Jan 2023
Looking at the write ups on Hirst, Luongo, Broadhead and Corbeanu, they all seem to have performed well at League 1 level but struggled this year in the Championship. Presumably the recruitment team feel they are the kind of players we need to get us out of League 1 but do they feel these players could be developed to make more impression on the Championship next season. |
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Reply | A comment from ITFC_Joe earlier got me thinking.
at 14:00 5 Jan 2023
I think it was identified at the end of last season that we would require a more physical team to get out of this league. Ball, Ahadme and Camara would all seem to fit this criteria and it's unfortunate that they have all suffered from injuries. I would not be surprised to see one or two more robust players join during this transfer window. |
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Reply | Plymouth + Sheff Wed
at 09:27 3 Jan 2023
Football is very much about momentum, especially for promotion chasing teams. At the moment that momentum is with Wednesday and Plymouth with Derby and Barnsley also pulling themselves gradually into the race for the automatic spots. Along with Wycombe those teams hold the top 5 spots in the form table over the last six, we have slipped to eighth.
However, we now have a couple of weeks with major opportunities to switch momentum towards us.
We have the transfer window open and as KMK said in his thinly veiled challenge to the board, we need to recruit well. We have seen before how one or two key additions can reignite a team.
We have a 'nothing to lose' cup tie against an opponent with only one win in 10. Morale boosting win or concentrate on the league if we lose.
We have a home game against Plymouth. A chance to ignite our campaign and put down a marker.
Feels like a key period in this season. |
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Reply | So, a good result ?
at 09:43 30 Dec 2022
A win on Monday and that will be a good haul over the festive season, especially with lots of players coming back from injury. |
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Reply | Derby V Sheffield Wednesday ends 0-0.
at 16:28 3 Dec 2022
I'm thinking more about buffer to top 2. I really do not want to go through the play-offs experience again.
Over the last 4 games Barnsley have made up 6 points on us and Sheff Wed have made up 4 pts. If we keep shipping late goals that 3 way contest for automatic could easily become a 4 or 5horse race. |
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Reply | Derby V Sheffield Wednesday ends 0-0.
at 14:53 3 Dec 2022
I think we all know one team around or below the play-offs will go on a huge winning streak later this season, if we keep missing opportunities to create a massive buffer we will pay the price. |
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