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Thread | Post pub musing… If Hirst stays fit he should have a career year!
at 05:58 26 Jul 2025
Think the second half of last season went a bit understated how well he done when called upon because of the terrible form we were in. Saw enough to think he could be decent in the PL let alone Championship. Chelsea and Everton away are games that came to mind.
Obviously need another striker but if he plays over 35 games, look out.
How’s he looked pre season so far overall?
Also is Jack Clarke going to play on try right hand side? That’s twice in a row now isn’t it? Or just experimenting? Glad to hear Philogene had a good night! Haven’t seen any of the two games outside of the limited highlights. |
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Thread | I’m a bit less surprised when it come’s to Sam leaving than a few others.
at 03:14 16 Jul 2025
Sure a lot of this has been said but was traveling so haven’t had a chance to catch up. The club is in a position financially where looking forward and upgrading areas of the pitch is so important. The more you think of last season the more it was buying for the future and just hoping some patchwork deals came off with the likes of Phillips etc.
I said to a few people, I just don’t see Morsy as a player you’d bring on in games, he’s your captain/leader or he leaves for a pay day was my prediction. He done himself proud last year! I think there were a few signs showing by the end of the season he wasn’t going to be playing the same level as a few years back, albeit harder to judge against PL opposition.
He would have been very handy for us, especially early on this season but I doubt wants to be worried about sitting on the bench by October. He’s still in decent shape and if the money on the table is big in the Middle East you’ve got to doubt whether Town would have giving him a really lucrative one year deal.
An unbelievable ITFC hero who achieved so much at a late stage in his career and proof that sometimes timing in life is everything. A Paul Cook purchase who absolutely excelled under McKenna and will go down as a true legend of the club.
We move forward though and the incoming players will be exciting. Might take a little time to gel but the names being thrown around along with one decent signing is showing our current ambition! [Post edited 16 Jul 3:20]
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Thread | Wow London Stansted numbers!
at 20:04 8 Jul 2025
Nerdy post but STN is close to overtaking Manchester in passenger numbers. That's pretty incredible as MAN was always a pretty clear number 3.
More flagship carriers now as well with Emirates and soon to be coming daily flights on Turkish Airlines to Istanbul from next spring. So not just a low cost holiday hub.
Guess it always had potential for this kind of growth with the population around there and alleviating the need to get to the other side of the city. More expansion planned to possible increase capacity to 50M a year, which would be quite the economic driver for the area.
Can the local roads cope? |
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Thread | The reveal
at 17:06 5 Jul 2025
Was a 6th form film project.
The away shirt is basically a Sunday league kit, horrific.
Cajuste to Turkey.
Home shirt clean but looked better with Adidas.
Moaning for weekend is done! Hopefully. |
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Thread | Happy Birthday to the United States of America!
at 19:05 4 Jul 2025
Friend, Ally and financial backers of ITFC!
From the Great Lakes and National Parks to beers being brought to your seat at sports, it’s a day to toast the land of opportunity with a lite beer and settle in for Will Smith, apple pie and fireworks.
I hope everyone had a great day at work.
God bless. |
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Thread | Hijack the Derby bid
at 01:49 30 Jun 2025
Just watching the Gold Cup, Agyemang Looks decent with back to goal and has some qualities. I think he’d be a decent rotational piece. Would still want another in the door but with Hirst’s injuries record and a long season I’d like the look of this guy working under KM. Could fit into the system. We need an American on the squad anyway! ;)
On another note, despite missing most of their top talent in this summer looks like the USMNT have gone backwards since Qatar a year out from their home tournament and Poch doesn’t seem to have found much from them yet. |
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Thread | Leeds and Sunderland straight into the European markets
at 12:29 28 Jun 2025
Doesn’t seem like they are going to be taking our approach from last summer. Let’s see if it works out any better for them. I hope we aren’t going to be doing the “Predominantly English” thing from a level down again if we get the chance this time next year, heard Ashton repeat that phrase on the Talksport segment.
If you can’t get Premier League experience, the European top leagues seems the best logical next step, or at least a blend of two. Sorry to beat an old drum but I did see the first couple of transfer interesting. |
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Thread | Quick questions, fixtures
at 19:55 24 Jun 2025
When they come out, are they subject to late dates changes/kick offs moves in the EFL? Or do Sky set them early so they remain as planned. I am guessing the former but I am in Europe a few times later in the year, so wanted to see if I plan around a few games if possible.
Thanks! [Post edited 24 Jun 19:56]
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Thread | Band recommendation
at 15:37 6 Jun 2025
Saw CAAMP last night for the 3rd time! Amazing set at an outside gig, really enjoy there stuff. Think Folk-Rock/Indie. I first saw them in 2017 but popularity has been growing for a while.
Hard to give a comparison but I guess in the same bracket of Lumineers, RKS, even at times a little bit Mumford and Sons but not really.
Anyway they mentioned last night they just are doing their first European shows. End of October they are at the Forum in Kentish Town. Would recommend if that's your vibe or you're cool enough. [Post edited 6 Jun 15:43]
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Thread | Who else to go? If we manage retain Axel and Johnson
at 20:40 5 Jun 2025
I'd let Harry Clarke explore options. Hate to say it, as I know he is a true Ipswich lad but just a little erratic positionally for me and would be quite far behind the other two mentioned.
Any others from the League 1 crew or last Champ season, outside those that are not regularly discussed?
Taylor probably a squad player that would be needed at times. There is not room for all the 10s. If we keep Philogene, Omari, Clarke, SS, then Maybe Broadhead goes. Of course there is Ogbene and Burns to come back on the right as well. Burns signed two years I think last September? So I assume would stay and coming back from a nasty injury I am sure some rehab to go.
I personally think one of Jack Clarke or Omari is sold but not both.
Love all the players that got us to the PL but I do think we need to be a little cautious thinking they could re-create 2023/24. The momentum is gone, a few years older and we are in a different place now. Got to keep moving forwards as a Parachute club! [Post edited 5 Jun 20:42]
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Thread | Interesting McKenna quote
at 21:38 25 May 2025
I don’t like to read too much into all this stuff but it was vaguely interesting I thought.
When finishing up his interview about looking forward to next season
“It’s up to us build a new team, a team they can be proud of, a winning team”.
Nothing earth shattering in there but I think we are at the crossroads somewhat in terms of recruitment, obviously a lot of the core from the back to backs have gone, so the argument for continuity isn’t really there as much. I’m sure a few will play a part squad wise but I think there will be more changes than some people think and a lot more goodbyes than just the official ones we knew about today. |
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Thread | No home points in 2025
at 17:58 25 May 2025
That deserves serious security whatever level you’re at, especially with the backing and net spend.
Lessons to be learned in all areas, including tactics and recruitment.
Massive summer ahead!
Fanbase and club to look forward though and a fast start required in August. |
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Thread | Greaves
at 17:25 25 May 2025
Someone who has had a lot questions post injury, has actually been one positive to me over the last few months! |
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Thread | Where exactly did Szmodics play for Blackburn in 23/24?
at 18:17 24 May 2025
We will need a lot of goals from our 10s if Hirst is going to lead the line. Szmodics Seems a more off the shoulder type forward that a Chaplin type finisher but I think he could be key for us. Curious to see how we set up next year.
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Thread | Random commute thoughts. Should McKenna have tried 3 in midfield this year?
at 14:26 21 May 2025
After Newcastle at home he certainly had showed he wasn’t afraid of changing some things up
and had a degree of success doing it, if only for few games.
Not sure we had the personnel to pull it off and often had injury troubles as well but having 4 quite high up the pitch seemed to be downfall at home sometimes, in particular through the middle. Also think Cajuste/Taylor weren’t always best suited to the double pivot. Personally I don’t think Taylor isn’t any where really near the levels for the top division but I’d have liked to have seen us give it a shot. Especially when all, including Phillips were fit (might not have been that often tbf).
I know it’s not the way he plays but with how things were going this season and in particular this year surely anything was worth exploring? Was a tough watch seeing teams win the ball and break against us, with our less than athletic (at least compared to the opposition) CM pairing.
Flood the zone!
Excuse typos (iPhone) [Post edited 21 May 14:27]
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Thread | Reality check
at 16:48 18 May 2025
Will prefix this by saying we all know the levels of this league and relegation is no surprise whatsoever.
However, for me over recent weeks, I’ve had enough of little victories, fine margins, the noise that we are miles better the other promoted sides, blaming of officials or desperately searching for positives in amongst all the bad.
Just not good enough on a number of levels the second half of the season. Of course the club is in a good place, the fanbase is right behind the players and we have a lot to look forward to and be optimistic about.
However, in isolation I think it’s perfectly fair to question why this season quite so south, in particularly since January.
Now we are into the final game, I've got to say recruitment at best was a C- for me and I hope it’s good enough to get us back up next year. Still a big summer ahead on that front as well. We will be one of if not the favorite to get back. Need to get some confidence back and fast. |
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Thread | Hypothetical for you
at 15:47 18 May 2025
Sunderland get promoted
Offer you 20M for Jack Clarke.
Yay or nay? |
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Thread | Commentators you’ve liked and never really liked?
at 15:45 11 May 2025
Ian Darke 10/10! Used to love him back in his Sky days with football and boxing and now does all the major England tournaments for US broadcasters.
This year the PL production feed has often given the global audience the joys of Tony Jones who I think is an old school Anglia reporter and pretty sure he’s Norwich based? To be fair seems to keep it fairly unbiased. It’s funny because he’s on a lot of those ITFC retro clips as well.
John Champion and Clive Tyldseley (sp) I’ve never really liked that much for some reason.
Martin Tyler still gets some PL world feed production stuff and with the loss of some HOF commentators over the recent years must be one of the longest serving now?
I was wondering if Barry Davis was still alive and then the crowd panned to him at our game against Palace! [Post edited 11 May 15:47]
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Thread | Older London blues. What areas of London were rough in the 90s?
at 17:00 9 May 2025
Was having a beer last night locally and a bar tender was telling me this area was literally a war zone thirty years ago. Gentrification does seem to push the problem areas further out.
Obviously a bit of a different scale out here in terms of safety/violence but just got me thinking. London surely had some very dodgy areas back in the day? I know Kings X has gone from a bit shady to a Tech Hub. Where else would you be be going for brunch in between strollers this weekend where you might have been mugged years ago? I only lived in the city 15 years ago in the SW and it was almost annoyingly trendy everywhere. Not that you ever want to be near crime but a bit of grit makes city life more real sometimes.
Don't think I have ever fairly unsafe in London (which is obviously a good thing) but I do remember there being some fairly rough estates though even in the West.
Incredible there was over 2k murders in NYC alone in 1990 and in those same Brooklyn streets you can't buy an apartment for under $1.5M now! |
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