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Comment | Cajuste: I Feel Ready to Start
at 09:34:38
Love this man. He can be our main man this season in midfield. Linking everything together. One of the best moments this summer was the news he was coming home to Suffolk. |
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Comment | Town Complete Egeli Signing
at 00:26:23
Have kept quiet pretty much all summer, went on a nice holiday and trusted the club to do the best they could with the money from Delap and Omari and the parachute.
I was gutted to lose Omari as Starboy was my favourite player of recent years, but we know there's a price that comes from all those great recent highs we've had when you hit a wall and have to take a step back. We wouldn't have got Delap or Omari if we hadn't got promoted, and in the same way by having that year up there in the Prem, however painful it was to come back down, it means we have the means to go to Norwich and take one of their best players, convince our first Spaniard in many moons to come here and reignite the excitement of the Pablo years, and for a 19 year old hot Norwegian prospect to leave Scandi-lands for East Anglia, not just to meet his ancestors at Sutton Hoo, but to wear the blue of Ipswich Town. We've even got arguably our best player from last season (Jens Cajuste) back in the fold.
We can only judge the clubs efforts on Sept 1st for work in the window, and we can only judge the players we've held onto and brought in at the end of the season where we'll see where we're at. Rebuilding is often painful, but we've got Mckenna who attracts players and is still the best young British manager out there, and Ashton who can get those deals over the line. Let's enjoy the journey. Life after Morsy, Axel, Delap and Omari, was always gonna be tricky, but maybe Jack Clarke will relax and become the player we want him to be, Philogene's confidence will grow and put teams to the sword, Matusiwa, Nunez and Cajuste will control midfields up and down the country, and the West Brom defence will prevent other teams from scoring. Then when Egeli, Azon and Akpom are ready, we'll have the extra firepower to help out Sammie & George.
It's gonna be fun guys. Maybe painful along the way, but there will be fun to be had. Put your shorts and shirt on tomorrow...enjoy the sunshine while it's still here, and get behind this wonderful club and it's new generation of players.
I for one cannot wait! |
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Comment | Town Confirm Cajuste Loan Return
at 16:36:34
Absolutely love this man! This news is one of the finest moments of the summer. That and not having to listen to rumours of McKenna going like last time around!
Now let's get Akpom done and dusted, and Omari out on the pitch remembering why he loves this club and his mentor manager.
Welcome back Jens you beautiful man! |
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Comment | Brentford Make £35m Bid But Fail to Meet Terms Ahead of Release Clause Deadline
at 09:55:22
Yeh agree with @MickMilsTash
Alot of this could be down to the Mckenna factor and the relationship he has with the player which we know is strong. He fought hard to get Omari, and he'll fight hard to keep him.
Arguably the first name on the team sheet, and McKenna set hm up as our Number 10 last season dictating play, and for all the grief fans have given Omari, he was often consistently our most effective player in tandem with Delap. The home win against Chelsea was their doing, his goal against Man Utd. Teams started to realise he was our main threat and supply to Delap, and Palace man-marked him out of the game with Guehi, Newcastle did the same with Tonali.
If we can keep hold of Omari and he's given the baton again to dictate things and develop even further, he could be the spark that gets us back up. Then he'll be back in the Premiership again, as a better player having been a starter for Ipswich, at a club that views him as the main string puller, rather than just part of the squad.
If we don't go up, then I imagine we'd have to let him go and develop elsewhere at the top level & we'd still get decent money for him.
Very much hope we see him at Portman Road on August 17th wearing the beautiful blue of ITFC. |
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Comment | Town 'in Advanced Negotiations' For Dutch Midfielder
at 13:39:37
Leave poor Phil alone! He's entitled to a typo or two every once in a while.
So our scouting operation is in full flow. They now have cars and access to the channel tunnel (that or they are getting a lift in the MSC cargo hold at Felixstowe). The search for physicality has begun... |
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Comment | Tuanzebe Set to Join Burnley
at 17:15:33
Real shame...we were alot better when he was fit and firing last season. Made the difference when we had him. Still sadly we're at the whim when a player is out of contract and newly promoted club come calling. Who do West Brom play at right back? We do alright with those ex-Baggies. This is a blow.... |
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Comment | O'Shea Signs New Deal
at 16:10:11
Yeh tidy that! Big fan of Woolfie and was on the fence for a while with O'Shea as I thought Woolfie deserved his chance to start games in the Prem, but O'Shea's pace and positioning real shone through last season. Just need to get Greaves up to the same level, and give Woolfie plenty of game time as well, and we can hopefully build more understanding between the pairings. Very much hoping Axel joins the party to sign on the dotted line. |
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Comment | Hutchinson in England U21s Squad
at 10:24:40
Yeh a tournament that England Youngsters would have a great shot at winning, and Chelsea withdraw Delap right away. Bunch of.... |
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Comment | Last Day to Complete TWTD Questionnaire 2024/25
at 16:23:27
Didn't take long at all! Goal of the season between Enciso and Cajuste probably wasn't fair on Delap. I think his goals started to blur into one, because he scored so many good ones. As much as he dropped off. Give him his due, he brought some excitement to proceedings this season. |
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Comment | Enciso: Thanks For Supporting Me and For the Love
at 10:42:29
@poet Yesterday's team of course looked more like players that will be around next year, but that includes injured players like Philogene, Ogbene as well. Szmodics coming back season will be a great bonus. We've missed him alot, and if we can hold onto Omari, Cajuste, O'Shea & Axel we'll be in a good place. We can only speculate about who's gonna stay and who's gonna go, as well as how much we're gonna bring in new players. Rumours are there will be plenty of coming and going, but either way, if we can retain the likes of Omari, O'Shea and co, we'll be in a lot better place than we were in the Championship last time around. Take a break and enjoy the summer, as there is ain't alot we can do about the club's transfer policy! Just gotta get behind the team that stays and arrives. I for one, am looking forward to it! |
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Comment | Chaplin: I Can't Speak Highly Enough of Mass
at 10:36:35
I think McKenna missed a trick not playing him in more games against the likes of Everton/ Palace/ Brentford. We missed his physicality and feel he was the player who should have stepped into play when Cajuste couldn't play a full 90. Jack Taylor I know Mckenna will be thinking of trying to hone him into a player we can use next year, but Massimo is a step up in quality. |
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Comment | Enciso: Thanks For Supporting Me and For the Love
at 10:32:20
He was a fun watch! Enjoyed having him at the club even though he's a massive hogger and has got to learn when to pass more! Him Delap were having a competition there for a while to see who could get a shot off quicker without remotely thinking to pass to a team mate. Hopefully he'll win another Goal of the Season for the Everton cracker! |
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Comment | Hirst: Unity and Togetherness Will Stand Us in Good Stead Next Season
at 13:47:41
Loved Hirst's performance at Stamford Bridge, and he'd have given Saliba even more of a hard day if we'd have had 11 men on the pitch for the duration.
I'd love for Rory Delap to tell his son to stay and play with David's son for another season to learn his trade in the Championship properly, but if Liam does go, then I have no fear whatsoever in starting games with George Hirst, who's link up play is fantastic for us. He was great against Brentford away as well.
You seem to be angry still after the weekend Lee! It was a rubbish game from an Ipswich fan point of view, but would have been alot more of a game if it wasn't for that red card. Leif seemed to have an extra shredded wheat for his Easter Sunday breakfast, that made him a bit over zealous in his approach to trying to stop Saka. Saka who made Real Madrid look stupid over two legs. Once he was off the pitch sadly we lost all our creativity from Jack Clarke's sub for Burgess and Enciso's half time yank for Taylor. I was really looking forward to that game, but it spoilt my birthday weekend. It's a new week though, and we've been the best of the promoted clubs, with so much to build on with our new acquisitions for next year.
Leeds and Burnley have gone, and hopefully one of Sheff Utd and Sunderland with them via the play-offs, then we can get everyone fit in the summer and go again.
Hopefully with some of the parachute money spent on the silky Swede Cajuste. |
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