| News Comment | Hutchinson: I Turned Down England and Jamaica Calls to Concentrate on Town at 13:52:58
Agreed Len_Brennan. However if you WERE the manager of a top Premier League club, (or La Liga/Serie A/Ligue 1 etc.) then you would hope they were not following Dane Scarlett's development! Notwithstanding, Omari is a credit to our Club and most importantly himself; to play like that on the back of a the Player of the Month award shows he is humble and relentless. Wonder where he got that from ?! lol COYB PS: the players clearly ARE talking about promotion now ! Bunch of liars. lol |
| News Comment | Six Players Plus Boss McKenna in Team of the Week at 13:43:41
Shows what I know. I had Sam as my MoM on Saturday....he was back to his best. We are lucky to have such a Captain....well not exactly lucky as we must all thank Paul Cook for the blessing that is Sammy Morsy! |
| News Comment | Travis: I Could See It Going to the Last Day at 12:28:18
Of course everyone is going to drop points as the top teams all have to play each other...even though we only have Saints at home. However we still have to go up the road. On the plus side, we know how to do this, we have the mentality for the run in, whereas the other teams at the top could not get results when they really needed to last year, and whilst this is a lower league, you wonder if they can/will cope. We are in this, but everyone get behind the boys tonight as every performance and point will be vital. COYB |
| News Comment | European Clubs 'Monitoring' Hutchinson at 10:30:21
Omari will back himself am sure, but going back to Chelsea where players seem to go backwards would be a big mistake. However, no one should forget he is performing in The Championship, and many of his best moments have been off the bench, when teams/defenders are either unprepared for him and/or have tired legs. He also has a manager who is doing right by him, developing his ability and mental side too. Put simply Omari could do worse than stay at Town next season regardless of what League we are in, but based on this season Chelsea will no doubt want him loaned to a higher level, if only to increase his sale value and visibility! Tread carefully Omari. You love it here and we love having you and you are in Team that is pulling for each other and having fun doing it; don't underestimate how unusual that is! PS: we get promoted and sign Omari is a much better solution for all! COYB |
| News Comment | McKenna: My Full Focus and Commitment is On Town at 16:36:39
Nothing lasts forever, but we should enjoy these days under Kieran while we can. So when some idiots in the away end last week were getting annoyed with what we were doing on the pitch, then know that these things can factor. Keiran is no fool and if we have it in us to turn that quickly then maybe he would think another project is for him come the summer; can't see anything happening before or him leaving in the summer either if we get promoted...but he is no one's fool, so let's back him while we have him ! |
| News Comment | Former Blues Defender Smith Makes Australia Move at 09:52:20
Often made a scapegoat in our darkest days instead of lauded and made captain. Happy for Tommy he has found a new home, but at 33 he could so easily still be here, giving guidance to the likes of Woolfy....esp with all that Championship experience. Top player, top man, top servant to this Club in the most trying of times; not many will be remembered fondly from that period but Tommy should be. Good luck Tommy, they could do worse than having a team of Tommy Smiths ! |
| News Comment | Town Linked With Former German U21 International at 00:18:11
Europablue my point was that this would be the 2nd window where expectations that the Club set have not been met as things stand, so we need to ensure we address that before the summer which would THEN be a third window in a row. Apology accepted |
| News Comment | Town Linked With Former German U21 International at 15:04:04
Fascinated by this. Not played even 1 season's worth of minutes in his 5 year pro career to date, never left Germany, but we have eyes on him?! Either amazing scouting, a complete punt (almost free-hit salary/fee wise presumably), or pure desperation. Am backing the Club and hoping for the former but can completely understand others feeling the opposite. Time will tell if/when it happens but our recruitment under Ashton will come under scrutiny after this window regardless, as he has suggested we had plans/targets since the summer but clearly we were scrambling from the get-go....and it is not like we needed Hirst to get injured to know we needed a striker....in July! For me, Ashton has been almost perfect since he arrived at the Club but recruitment was an issue when he was at Bristol and a review of approach needs to happen so that we do not fail to maximise a 3rd window in succession in the summer coming, as our progress will surely start to flounder at that point.....if we can then also keep hold of McKenna! |
| News Comment | Morsy: You Feel Like You've Let the Fans Down at 17:58:22
This is not Lincoln where our performance was shocking. Here we did most things right but being a bit disjointed showed, a couple of players were miles off it (sadly time up Sone), add some poor finishing and you open the door to the disastrous result we got. Hope all get a grip, we secure a decent striker or 3 and put Preston to the sword next week. We had knocks this time last season and we know what happened. So congrats to Maidstone and on we go. COYB |
| News Comment | Aluko: I've Not Made a Decision on My Future Yet at 10:49:19
pennblue nooooo. Sone absolutely shown his experience and value to The Club in everything he does. His sister is all about the media, regularly creating or courting controversy, and want no part of that anywhere near any part of our Club! |
| News Comment | Bid Lodged For Al-Hamadi, New Offer For Gallagher Turned Down at 10:07:55
SpiritOfJohn is spot on. What is the point chasing down an average Champ striker when Blackburn have a history of not cashing in on their assets (think Brereton-Diaz), unless it is a decoy?! Al-Hamadi looks realistic, but you have to wonder what Gas thinks about that! |
| News Comment | Luongo Signs New Deal at 17:53:34
Who was complaining about signings....this is a doozy! Shame he cant pay up front tho. lol |
| News Comment | Former Blues Boss Hurst Returns to Shrewsbury at 12:57:56
Right Club, hopefully right time for a decent guy who knows how to do the job. Obviously wrong Club and wrong time with us, but glad he has not had his career blighted by mistrusting ME and the state he found us in! You have to wonder how he would get on now with us, but that opportunity to step up to a Club like ours does not come around often, so he probably felt he had to take it, but he does have time on his side to have another crack at the Championship. At least he never told us all to F off on TV ! |
| News Comment | Town Targeting Owls Winger Johnson at 12:06:49
Not wrong Europablue, but think TWTD has been better at not (re)posting every rumour that goes about which suggests this has legs. Despite being so proud of the Club and how we have operated in recent times, this would have to be viewed as an indictment on our transfer window. Despite being told the planning was going into this from the Summer and always had a gap for (e.g,) a striker, we really do just seem to be exploring options as they come up. Would love to think there is still a a plan, that we are waiting on a couple of player moves to be sanctioned by their parent Clubs, but not feeling that way right now. Am still trusting the process, just, but what an opportunity this season has presented for us to not exploit a January window, just as we failed under Evans/MM....have to believe we are better than that now. |
| News Comment | Gallagher Move Stalls at 23:00:34
Just a bit disappointed (had to happen at some point) that despite the rhetoric in the Summer and since about planning for this window, knowing we were already light up top, that we had not targets locked down and are now scratching around the Championship for players who can do a job.....but not much more....certainly not the acquisition level we were promised i.e. players who would improve the 1st Team. I do believe that Ashton has learned from the mistakes made in the transfer market from his time at Bristol, and maybe that is leading to some caution. But in its own way this window is as potentially pivotal as when we were last around the top of the Championship and we did not invest in January under Evans/MM. The League is so tough this year but consider Leeds not getting promoted and an Everton coming down. This could be THE year or we could face another extended period in the Championship. Not a time to blindly gamble, but def not a time to be over-cautious. Here is hoping Ashton has got a plan, the players are lined up, and I can look back on this post as an expression of unnecessary nervousness. |
| News Comment | Edwards: Thanks For Making Ipswich a Home at 11:58:03
Am genuinely choked. Top man and hope Kyle has every success (except if playing us) in the future. There are plenty of players that have come through the doors and left who I will struggle to remember, but Kyle's ability, positivity and that smile, will never be forgotten. We were lucky to have you and just sorry the time ended a little prematurely. |
| News Comment | Edwards Leaves Town By Mutual Consent at 14:15:22
Sad to see Kyle leave but good on the Club settling up and giving him the freedom to ply his trade where he wants and is wanted going forward. Am certain he would have added something to our squad this season, but respect his decision to get more minutes, but would having him in our squad (versus e.g. Scarlett) helped us to more points? Probably. Even as an impact sub he had magic, something we have very much missed at times despite our amazing start. No coincidence that Sarmiento was the first person in this January to fulfil that skillset we lost with Kyle. All the best, get well soon, and will always follow Kyle's career from now on. Top person as well as footballer. |
| News Comment | Town Closing in On Loan Signing of Blackburn Skipper Travis at 09:35:17
Makes complete sense esp if Keiran can raise his standard as he has for Morsy and Luongo. However, this time last year we were buy players suited to the league above, this signing is not quite that unless he makes a big leap in performance given he was not in an inferior Blackburn side who concede too many goals....something you would have thought he would have helped address?! Is he an upgrade on Dom Ball, Cam Humphries or another backup....time will tell but hope it works out and do hope this happens, but when it comes to other key positions (e.g. Striker) we need to be aiming higher. |
| News Comment | Humphreys: It's a Strength That I Can Play a Variety of Positions at 07:34:38
Cam showed what ability he had yet again when playing full back recently (despite being unfairly compared to Leif... no one comparesto Leif statistically), but truth is he won't nail down a starting spot in any side until he commits to a position and shows he can step up. Have no doubt he is good enough though and that the Club help him find his place. One thing for sure, Can will always give his all, and never let us down. |
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