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McKenna: Millwall Trip Too Soon For Taylor
at 13:37:18

Kesblue66: Yes, it was our victory anthem during the consecutive championship winning seasons 1960-61 and 1961-62. Then Birmingham City adopted it and it was not heard much more at Portman Road, if ever again, after those two seasons. Certainly it had faded out completely before the end of that decade.
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Youngster Haddoch Joins Stowmarket on Loan
at 11:28:06

He needs to keep chipping away.
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Rotherham Game Expected to Go Ahead
at 10:35:56

Plums: I agree, surely with the forecast for that area as it is this match should be postponed in order to give travelling fans some consideration.
This is asking rather a lot as we fans almost always seems to be overlooked when it comes to logistical matters. A good example of this relates to the announcement that Sky are televising the Millwall home game, new K.O. time 2000. Train timetable for the large group of us who travel from Gt Yarmouth is such that it is no longer practical to use the train as the last train departs just after 2200. Thereby putting more vehicles on our overcrowded roads.
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McKenna: Burns Has a Unique Role For Us
at 16:18:12

As well as scoring our goal he blocked a goal-bound shot in the first half against Plymouth. McK mentions this defensive side of his team role, it is obviously something that has been worked upon.
Keep it up Wes!
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More Than 6,000 iFollow Passes Sold For Portsmouth Match
at 13:39:45

Pity the camera work was of such a low standard - the reason I didn't spend £10 on watching the Lincoln match.
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Merry Christmas From TWTD
at 09:11:06

Merry Christmas to you too Phil and Gav. Let's hope we all have something to celebrate in 2023.
Thank you for all your hard work, it is truly appreciated.
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Walton: Oxford Game a Big Opportunity in Front of a Big Crowd
at 08:08:35

We need the support to be constantly noisy throughout the match, even when things on the pitch are not going according to our hopes. Keep the volume high to let the players know how badly we want them to win. They feed off our presence and enthusiasm on Monday, we don't need to wait for them to do things that excite us.
COYB!
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Plus, Cons, Pros and Negatives
at 14:51:49

Why would you post this now?
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Viewpoint: Derby County - 21/10/2022
at 12:26:28

I would like to add my thanks for your excellent blogs. I know how rewarding it is to be thanked for your hard work, remembering the reactions I got from my contributions during Lockdown in 2020.
Keep them coming!
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Town to Wear Blackout Kit Against Derby
at 16:35:53

I remember being at the match against Peterborough, we lost 2-3. Our opponents were then in the Midland League, it was a shock defeat and totally wrecked my 13th birthday!
If playing in any strip but our blue was a bad omen then, it certainly could be now, especially as the game is on Sky TV. Does anyone know of a superstition where one bad omen can cancel out another?
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Referees - A Fable from the Past
at 12:56:55

Indeed ye recount the fable with great accuracy, hail to the chicken!
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Ashton: We'd Love a Women's International at Portman Road
at 16:37:50

My post should have read: I attended a rugby match played at Portman Road on 1st March 1954. The New Zealand All Blacks were on a world tour that lasted several months. On that date they beat a South Eastern Counties select team by 21 points to 13. It was a strange experience watching rugby being played on our hallowed turf.
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Ashton: We'd Love a Women's International at Portman Road
at 16:31:12

I attended a rugby match played at Portman Road on 1st March 1954. On that date they beat a South Eastern Counties select team by 21 points to 13.The New Zealand All Blacks were on a world tour that lasted several months. It was a strange experience watching rugby being played on our hallowed turf.
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Viewpoint: Accrington - 03/09/2022
at 14:23:47

Europablue: it is a problem...aspiring to beat a team above you when you're top of the league!
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A Brand New Bright Tomorrow! - Notes for Morecambe
at 19:38:15

Thank you Tom, a lot of work went into this. Insights into the opposition players as well as some of the views of their fans are valuable additions to the build up for any match.
Please continue with this excellent contribution, it could become a traditional part of our anticipation for each match and appreciated in the same way as Harry's good work in the past.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
at 13:40:39

Well said. My first match was in 1952, so I have watched Town through a variety of ups and downs. The current situation is the lowest point of all and unless Evans changes his attitude and his actions further falls are beckoning.
He needs to decide: to allow the degeneration of our beloved club to continue; to walk away; to have a total change in the way he sees his stewardship of the club and lead a recovery.
I just hope that he bothers to listen to the fans and remember we are the people who are not only the beating heart of our club, but also the people upon whom the manager, players, employees and owner, rely for financial support. We are also the ones who will travel hundreds of miles each match day to give our support and for whom our club is an integral part of our lives.
Please listen to us!
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Blue Action Call For Lambert Exit
at 10:11:05

I shared the optimism expressed by Blue Action last season and loved the way they orchestrated a better atmosphere in Portman Road. I welcomed the way Lambert related to the Town fans and thought he did an excellent job in this respect.
However, I agree wholeheartedly with Blue Action's message and believe that we are inevitably stumbling towards failure once again this season. Something is wrong with the coaching, we have young players with potentially bright futures but they are being put under pressure by unnecessarily negative comments from the manager. The inflexibility once we take the pitch and things start to go wrong does not help. For instance the situation against Hull was crying out for another striker to play alongside the excellent Norwood.
We have been extremely unlucky to lose a whole midfield plus other key players through injury. One must have some sympathy for the manager on this point. Nevertheless, we have reached a stage where we know, if nothing changes, we will face a future of wallowing in the third tier of English football. Action is needed and fast.
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Happy Highbury as Town Head to Wembley
at 07:46:18

The man was a disgrace. He was more interested in putting himself in the limelight. His decision at Stamford Bridge to rule out Bryan hamilton's goal for offside, when the linesman had not only kept his flag down, but had returned to the halfway line for a the restart, was indefensible. Then he denied Bryan a goal for Everton against Liverpool - no one could see why. BH must have wondered what he had done to upset him. Bobby Robson made it very clear what he thought of the Welshman as did Mick Mills, who refused to shake hands with him at start of matches that he officiated.
Not content with making his mark on English football, he then annoyed a whole country's population by blowing his whistle a fraction of a second before Brazil "scored" from a corner.
As a result he became known as "clivebleedingthomas" in our household.
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Easter 1962 Top of Table Ipswich Trounce Arsenal
at 10:19:17

Yes, he was a close friend of my Dad. They sat together in the old stand on Portman Road side of ground. They also went to some away matches together, taking me with them, which was a real adventure for a boy growing up to be as keen a Town fan as they both were.
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Easter 1962 Top of Table Ipswich Trounce Arsenal
at 10:50:12

Nthsuffolkblue - sorry to disappoint you but there were three of us. My Dad, Ron Ellis and me. Ron had a phenomenal memory. You could ask him something completely random, such as: Ron, who did the Town play on the first Saturday in March 1948? He would give it some thought and after about ten seconds his answer would come: that was the sixth, and we played Watford at home and lost 1-3. For good measure, he would then say, our goal was scored by Bill Jennings. I kid you not, I used to check up on his answers later as a stat-obsessed eleven or twelve year old; he was never wrong.
Ron was a bachelor, who lived with his Mum in Sherrington Road. He was a lovely man and had a regular column in the Town programme, as well as being featured on the sports pages of the Evening Star and the Anglian.
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