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Comment | Town Set New Highest Average Home League Attendance Record
at 12:25:10
I have little doubt providing a regular Premier League status can be achieved and the ground expanded to 35,000-40,000 that the 28,845 average will be smashed. If the ground held more for next season that record would go as the queue for tickets far exceeds the current capacity. I would assume that given the previous development that it may be a couple of seasons before we see further development, but as I have stressed before many aspects of what happened when we went into administration now don't exist. Parachute payments much, much better, a huge backing by Gamechanger and I cannot see us buying players like Serini and George that have no sell on value and cost 2.5 million to get shot of. |
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Comment | Davis Players' Player of the Year
at 15:09:54
Oh Sarmiento give eet to me, delicious iced cream of Italy, the choc and nut a dream or Sarmiento from Walls ice cream |
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Comment | Life's a Pitch TV - Episode 38 - Ray Crawford
at 10:20:44
Dad used to take me to PR and I remember Ray Crawford, Joey Broadfoot and co. Ray said he didn't remember a chant of his name. It was "Jungle Boy Oh Oh (like a monkey noise)" |
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Comment | McKenna: Proud Night Individually and For Everyone at the Club
at 14:49:10
I suppose an apology from myself is in order. As it was myself that asked the question with regards to McKenna proving himself. I feel that the way the question was phrased was all wrong and in no way was it meant to question Kieran's ability as a manager. His commitment and desire and to prove this he has been given this award. To take a group made up of loan players, players that weren't accustomed to the riggers of the Championship and to pluck players like Al Hamadi and Broadhead out of their clubs was genius. won't dwell on the question again and have always and will always see ITFC as my club who I have followed since the late 50's. Once again I apologise and hope that, in fact I am convinced we will get automatic promotion this season as I see Leicester on 96 points, Town on 93 and Leeds and Southampton on 91 each. |
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Comment | Leicester and Leeds Drop Points
at 10:43:38
No going gung ho, we need a professional performance. No team at the top can feel comfortable. Who would have predicted Leicester losing at Millwall or Leeds drawing at home. The last thing we need is to now lose to Watford andop can expect favours from any of their opponents end up still third. But of course we know it's possible if another Budgies type performance is forthcoming. I'm pretty sure there will be a bit of a shake up with maybe four changes from Saturday. No team at the top can expect any favours from their opponents whether vying for the top six, mid table or scrapping at the bottom. Managers will be looking to get new contracts or save themselves from the chop, players will be the same. It's the old cliche, but there will be many twists and turns. Our fate, due to last nights results is if anything even more in our own hands. Instead of six games Leeds now have five left and whilst that gap of three points doesn't make anything certain to not attain that tonight may define our season. |
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Comment | McKenna: Derby Disappointment Can't Be Allowed to Linger
at 19:32:15
I think there will be an element of nervousness tomorrow night and I hope it doesn't affect the players or supporters. As for Kieran's remarks about forgetting the Budgies game it doesn't work like that with fans. The hurt goes deep and I wonder if those that are not from this area in the team really get it. I have over the years watched many local Derbies and this one ranks as possibly the worst, not because we lost, but the manner in which we went out like a damp squib and in all honesty Norwich weren't much better. |
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Comment | Morsy: Our Biggest Strength Has Been How We Bounce Back
at 10:07:46
Agree nobody is at their best all the time. Unfortunately this game so many were off the pace. Many excuses are being rolled out, kick off time, players being ill. I don't know whether that should have had such a dramatic lowering of standards. After all Leif Davis was one who had been under the weather, but he was by no means the worst player for Town. If you can't perform at a level when a pot of gold is on the horizon then when can you. I just don't know where we will be at the end of the season. I do feel playoff's isn't where we need to be as if legs are getting weary now can we keep going for even longer? |
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Comment | McKenna: We Didn't Hit Our Usual Levels
at 08:58:39
Added to the fact that Axel put half a dozen passes that were fairly straight forward into touch I felt our midfield were overrun. What's happened to Travis? Think he makes our midfield stronger than with Loungo who looks a bit off it. But then how many got into the game yesterday. Chappers, Broadhead, Hutchinson. Many times Moore went up for flick on's and there wasn't a Town player within yards of him. As for the ref well he gave them some iffy free kicks.Possibly a pen on Hutchinson, but we just didn't do enough to deserve anything. Norwich were there for the taking. They aren't particularly good, but battled hard, were set up to frustrate and counter attack. We have to have a plan B against these sides. An early goal from us would have made a huge difference. But if we had still been playing now we wouldn't have scored. |
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Comment | McKenna Nominated For Manager of the Season
at 16:47:37
A football team is like building a house if the concrete in the footings is not up to scratch the house falls down. If the builders and carpenters, plumbers and electrician are all rubbish then the houses won't sell or the buyers will complain. ITFC after the disaster of the Evans reign have rebuilt everything. McKenna deserves huge credit, but so does the CEO, Gamechanger and all the backroom staff. Plucking McKenna, an unknown from Man Utd was a masterstroke and yes he has repaid that faith many times over. As has been said those at clubs like Leicester, Leeds and Southampton came with a massive advantage. Multi million pound squads with Premier League experience whereas we came with many who hadn't been beyond Division One, a few with Championship games and purchases and loans from Premier League fringe players. That is where and why McKenna should get manager of the year award, but a huge deal of credit also to the backroom staff. |
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Comment | Stoke Role For Ex-Town Captain Walters
at 15:01:24
Walters was a superb player recommended by the players after I believe an FA Cup game in which he played against Town. Would have been with the club longer but for Roy Keane and a fallout over time away from the club as his child had been born. Typical Keane. A great player, but no manager of men. |
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Comment | Palace Reportedly Fail in Move For McKenna
at 16:12:39
Tbh 4 mill if true is an insult. The guy is destined for the very top. Would not surprise me if in a few years he was back at his old club Man Utd. He's tailor made for the job where he'd probably take his old buddy Michael Carrick as his assistant. Out of Palace and West Ham I think the hammers are a better proposition. But hopefully we can go on a run and get into the Premier League. If that happened then surely the only clubs McKenna would go for would be the big guns and not one's that would struggle to stay in the Prem. |
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Comment | McKenna: Millwall Trip Too Soon For Taylor
at 15:40:27
Do you remember, aye aye aye aye Hancock is better than Yashin and Crawford is better than Eusebio and ( whoever we were playing) is in for a thrashing. |
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Comment | McKenna: Officials Apologised For First Two Preston Goals
at 16:54:37
They say things even themselves out. I don't see much of it as far as Town are concerned. Penalties against, but very few given. Player booked whilst other teams commit equally as bad a foul but don't get card. Not sour grapes, just stating facts. Town have done really well so far, it will be a shame if officialdom ruins our chances. We don't expect privileges, just fairness. |
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Comment | McKenna: We're Hopeful We Can Add to the Squad By Next Week
at 16:59:42
Agree with you MK1. But by the looks of things it's not going to be easy getting two strikers in for less than 2.5 million and even then I question the quality. Not that it can't be done, but the two they have been bidding on one's unproven and the other whilst proven isn't going to be a lot better than Hirst. |
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Comment | Luongo Signs New Deal
at 18:44:43
Tractor Boys, Suffolk Punch and now a Massi-Mo. What more could we want ? |
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Comment | Maresca: A Big Shame
at 13:50:22
If the highlights were anything to go by then yes Leicester should have won. But cast your minds back to us against the Budgies, we absolutely annihilated them but they came away with a draw. If you don't take your chances there's always I am afraid the chance of the opposition getting something out of the game. We are still short of a striker and have done very well the last couple of games without one. Hopefully that will be addressed, but then I don't want some makeshift guy in. I'd rather we wait for some real class. |
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Comment | McKenna: A Mixed Night
at 14:01:37
Shouda gone to spec savers. Diabolical refereeing and that continued where he gave free kicks to them for innocous fouls, but nothing for several challenges on Jackson. |
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Comment | McKenna: A Tough Game But One We'll Be Much Stronger For
at 11:40:57
As a long standing Town fan and this being my first match at PR was a bit disappointed with our performance. But I do fully understand the reasoning behind the team, real credit to Fulham as I thought they were excellent, admittedly against a weakish Town side. But in did give McKenna a chance to look at what he has and in Baggott he has a real gem. This fella could go all the way. Reminds me of an Alan Hanson. So we go forward, put this down as an experience and make sure we learn from it. We don't really know judging by the number of first teamers missing how we stand as far as the Premier League goes. Last night showed us a few weaknesses and a few strengths. By the way, great crowd last night. A bit subdued, but like myself I suspect many who aren't regulars and it's difficult to create an atmosphere when only sections are singing. Still enjoyed my first visit to PR for a long time though. |
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