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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-1 Middlesbrough - Match Report
at 17:47:44
We are top, where else would we want to be !
However, Vas was fanatic in last few minutes and ensured that position
The two week break hopefully will enable those who are showing weariness to recuperate for that last big push
It may be that Southampton will play the most important part in the final games, having Leicester and Leeds to play.
Having seen all contenders and even though we doubled them , they do look calm , clever and now in good form since we beat them , and probably the best overall side we have played.
So rest recuperate , listen to KM and onward |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-0 Watford - Match Report
at 22:31:49
Alll the supporters emotions in the last 9 days, fantastic unbelievable happy crying in the streets against Southampton, bitter disappointment against Norwich, frustration and a little sadness against Watford,
With very few exceptions there are no easy matches in the Championship.
42 matches played , how many have been truly awful for the whole match..maybe Leeds away with a steamrollering attacking force..but other than that there have been moments we were have been under par, as we were this evening, but we are still second still leading scorers , four matches to go , where ever we finish this season every player should be congratulated over that whole course
Physical Tiredness has set in to certain players, and mental fortitude now has to be resolved over those 360 minutes with Suffolk and some beyond so desperate after at least 15 years of ordinariness for this special promotion to happen .
So can Kieron and Sammy inspire this squad to achieve what in the eyes of many experts in other places would have thought impossible ?
A glorious opportunity, hoping it doesn’t fade away |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 3-2 Southampton - Match Report
at 20:30:33
Apologies to everyone who heard my voice at half time advising that we were o n the ropes unlikely to get up .
But driven on by a roaring crowd in the last 30 minutes the players all of them in that last furore played their hearts out.
Substitution magic again
Throughout the match , aside from one odd free kick across goal, Burgess was a giant.
Our energies were regained after Ali hit the post , the belief grew
Davis terrific action down the line
Broadhead clever finish
And then of course Sarmiento incredible incredible moment , followed by the coated Chaplin dancing round the pitch
Unbelievable yet it happened |
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Comment | Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 20:19:45
Having totally dominated the first half when we should have led by more than one but , from 60 minutes on we battled but our play was ragged our efforts nondescript Hearts in mouth time . We were we exhausted by then , even Sami disappeared from the fray when he had been masterful in first half
But we fortunately got the three much need points and onward
As for Sky , Nigel Pearsons comments were ludicrous about disallowed goal given where Szmodics was positioned , how many times was that replayed ?
Yet when Broadhead had his shirt pulled in penalty area no comment
Ok we weren’t good , but certain media people don’t really want us to be
But look at the table .
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Comment | Ipswich Town 6-0 Sheffield Wednesday - Match Report
at 17:43:19
The all round best team performance of the season .
Today individually and collectively
Omari fabulous skills
Massimo best match for weeks
Morsy a composed driving skippers effort
Defence solid, Axel powerful
Wednesday woeful but we were not dragged down to that level
Sarmiento can truly a hit a ball and Ali shows how to get in the position to score
No one less than 8/10
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Comment | Cardiff City 2-1 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 15:15:29
Having won six consecutive matches the attitude today was puzzling.
Slow out of the blocks, passes astray , may well have conceded in first ten minutes
Thereafter each part of our game individually and collectively worsened
But having somehow managed to go one up with really our only good shot of the match we couldn’t do what really good teams do
Force the win particularly against the home side who looked pretty poor by the time of Moores goal.
It will take some truly fantastic management and resurgent playing power to finish in top two.
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Comment | Ipswich Town 3-1 Birmingham City - Match Report
at 17:41:00
Axel grew into this game , excellent at the end
Omari, simply class
Morsy again a driving force
Burgess calm assured at the back
Overall thoroughly good team performance |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion - Match Report
at 15:27:54
After disappointing first half the recovery was truly terrific against an excellent WBA who were exhausted floored by the 99th minute
Realistically finishing second has a great dependency on the failure of either Southampton or Leeds failing, that looks unlikely
But we must now play our most dangerous players for longer game minutes.
Hutchinson mazy creative more dangerous than Burns, Chaplin has lost his mojo .in the few minutes on the field Ali Al Hamadi gave evidence of being an excellent signing
Burgess will need to be recalled
Corners were disappointing particularly with presence of Kieffer.
But overall I came away from ground more pleased than disappointed. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-2 Maidstone United - Match Report
at 15:24:36
Maidstone team and fans excellent, despite some rolling around, securing bouts of cramp etc, but they played as all Cup teams should , with desire, enthusiasm and a will to win.
We played for larger parts of the game in a “ what the hell should we do next “ mode.
As much as some of Hutchinson , Sarmiento and latterly Burns good efforts out wide , there was no one in the middle to really threaten Maidstone .
Certain costly players ,in particular Broadhead and Taylor were today very poor.
Of course playing against a ten man defence prepared to do ( fair) battle makes it harder , but a team on the doorstep of Premier League Football failed miserably this afternoon.
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Comment | Leicester City 1-1 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 22:29:22
A major significance about Kieran’s squad is that many players can have their moments, tonight Vas showed why he is number one keeper, Hutchinson produced a wonderful cameo, Broadhead showed neat feet, Massimo gave their keeper a shock with his shot, and Jeremy was there, has a Jeremy ever scored for us ,,,wonderful at the end |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 2-1 Sunderland - Match Report
at 19:55:25
Determination , spirit team performance with Chaplin, Travis Edmundson outstanding
And The joy on McKennas Face at final whistle -
Well done to all |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-0 Queens Park Rangers - Match Report
at 22:29:35
Very unfortunate so many players missing
It underlines the importance of Morsy
And evidences that for Championship
Football we do not have the strength in depth
Congratulations to Humphreys and to Wolfenden
None of the others tonight merited more than 6/10
And what has happened to Williams ? |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-1 Leicester City - Match Report
at 22:03:07
After The Leeds bad day tonights result was immense
Grit and determined
A little lucky with one justifiable penalty claim and even luckier with an “ in off” but thoroughly deserved on the second half display
But please no more Kayden , nice guy though he is |
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Comment | Leeds United 4-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 14:39:06
This season we have played brilliantly surprising so many.
But today we actually played against a team that was full of premiership players who played with premiership ability
We are still second because we have played brilliantly but everyone owners , management players have to realise that promotion will mean matches like todays every week
And so yes a lesson today and how will we react
We couldn’t have a better test than the Boxing Day Match
Await the outcome of that before the criticism that can come , but ideally whatever it is we will need reinforcements to maintain our position in the second half of the season |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 2-2 Norwich City - Match Report
at 15:38:30
Obvious feeling of disappointment , but in fairness Norwich showed they knew how to play against us and of course took the only two chances they had to score.
Unfortunately our shooting boots had failed to arrive in the first half when our superiority merited a half time lead. Broadhead was named MOTM but although he eventually scored a good goal after two misses that award was probably not deserved. Indeed though there was not one stand out player, but yet again Burgess was sturdy and personally faultless , Morsey and Luongo rarely lost the ball, Davis was a threat in the first half . But there are moments when we do need to “put on the gas”a little quicker. But it was a derby and anything can happen , and today it did, on possession and desire for victory it was ITFC , but as has happened in many times before in football in such fixtures it did not materialise.
So despite feeling somewhat flat let’s take the point , move on and just think about Leeds United |
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Comment | Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 22:03:15
This was a victory against a powerful team with great home record and having gone behind there was no panic , just belief in the Kieron Mc Kennacstyke of play
Burgess so clam at the back and how his passing has improved
Hutchinson busy
Harness always in the g@me and our midfield pairing wonderful |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 3-1 Millwall - Match Report
at 22:07:50
At last , particularly in the first half, Sky viewers saw the style ITfC possess.
Maybe the final score flattered Millwall who until the last embers were quite ordinary
Chaplin impressed , the Sky gang drooled over him, Super in first half
But overall man of the match fir me was Luongo
Re watch the match and see the positions he takes up , shielding of the ball and linking defence to attack and scoring in a performance that shows when available he must play .
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Comment | West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 19:58:56
Tonight was certainly a wake up call.
Too many if not all our players were well below par and opposition managers may well be thinking how to now play us
Albion deserved to win , they were cohesive and physically strong , Broadhead , Chaplin not a match against these more powerful units.
Tonight they pressed us so much , what percentage of our passes were going backwards and sidewards?
Of course we are not second because of luck, but as we approach this really difficult part of the season we must hope that Kieran’s magic ways have more that we haven’t yet seen .
And there will be more physicality in opposition to come .
We have to come out quicker from the defence, particularly from the central defenders.
we are now somewhat predictable , a workable variation needs to be found if we are to maintain our excellent first 17 matches .
This next Januarys market place may well be even more important than lasts.
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Comment | Ipswich Town 3-2 Swansea City - Match Report
at 18:09:42
Packed stands , Enjoyment , excitement, heart stopping, goals conceded but more goals scored, 100 minutes and home for a rest.In days gone by we wished this would come and now it has it is the BEST.
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Comment | Rotherham United 2-2 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 22:14:20
Awful start
Awful end
Various players under par
Will any referee award ITFc a penalty ?
Regroup but until Burns recovers, can not play Jackson out there
But Swansea look out because we must and will play better |
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