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Reply | Mcateer
at 11:31 13 Sep 2025
I’ll say one thing, Furlong won’t go anywhere near as far forward so Mcateer will be covering a lot more ground to support the defence and then working to get forward to support attacks.
Nothing glamorous there, nothing outstanding, but physically looks strong and will do a lot of unnoticed work.
He’s got a tough job. |
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Reply | Ref tonight
at 08:08 13 Sep 2025
We’re quick to slate refs so praise needed for that performance. That said both sets of players behaved professionally too. |
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Reply | Would you start Hirst tonight? (n/t)
at 11:45 12 Sep 2025
We have no idea how good Ivan is other than a short cameo.
I'd agree that Hirst had a poor game against Derby, in the right places, getting chances, but he looked really leggy and tired, as evidenced by his first touch being way off which was unlike him.
He still makes us tick and does a lot more than just try to score. |
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Reply | Presser
at 12:41 11 Sep 2025
Chuba starting then. |
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Reply | There are people on here who think O’Shea is better than Wolf
at 15:48 10 Sep 2025
Oh, I agree that O'Shea is the right physical profile, no arguments there at all.
I'm just offering something else to those arguing that they don't see that and there's 'possibly' more to it than just ability, which Wolfy does seem to have.
I felt bad typing it as it suggests Wolfy hasn't been professional and that's not what I was suggesting, just that perhaps he wasn't up to the levels in training, regardless of how well he played. Some people are just naturally fitter and faster and we're looking for every single advantage aren't we? |
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Reply | There are people on here who think O’Shea is better than Wolf
at 15:09 10 Sep 2025
Catching up on this thread.
I may be way off here, and if so, I apologise to LW profusely, but wasn't he considered to be a very laid back person in training and I suspect with how McKenna runs things, it just didn't fit with his ethos, regardless of how well Luke played.
What i'm rightly or wrongly insinuating, is that LW perhaps wasn't putting the effort in training that would make him deserving of a place, when you have a culture of hard work.
I'm not basing this on anything other than Lambert's comments a number of years ago about "checking for a pulse".
Worth noting that was playing for Lambert, so probably hard to motivate yourself for that plank, so context needed.
Whatever way you look at it, seems odd he was dropped so quickly.
For clarity, was a fan of Wolfy, but also like what O'Shea brings if we play further up the pitch now (correct thing to do with our current goalkeeper imo). |
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Reply | Engli up front Friday?
at 14:05 10 Sep 2025
If he's good enough, he's old enough?
I can honestly say I know nothing about him. Can't even find much by way of stats etc.
Obviously excited as you don't spend that kind of money unless you're at least a bit confident of an impact!
Anyway....
Who knows who our 10 is going to be Friday? If Szmodics is injured, is Nunez the 10? Or is that Akpom who I can't imagine is here to just make up numbers.
If Szmodics is unavailable or not being risked, Egeli has a big chance of at least being on the subs bench. |
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Reply | WBA 21/22
at 12:29 10 Sep 2025
You say no clear strategy, but how do we know that?
I agree that whatever we did, didn't work out particularly brilliantly, but to say there was no strategy, is prety disingenous to what seems a pretty organised club at the moment. We wouldn't have had two promotions without some degree of a plan.
The strategy of "young hungry champ" players or however you want to dress it hasn't been stellar, but it was a strategy.
Key thing here is to learn from it, adapt and go again. |
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Reply | WBA 21/22
at 11:06 9 Sep 2025
I cba to read all of your post, but after the first couple of paras, I can guess where you were heading.
WBA defence that season was solid, best home record in the league, that wasn't their problem in a 10th place finish, it was that they didn't score. Reading who narrowly avoided relegation outscored them. |
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Reply | The inevitable has happened
at 10:52 9 Sep 2025
I consider myself a happy clapper if you like, but Omari did disappoint me massively.
He's had an impact on our slow start without ever playing because he didn't play.
I personally think he owed us a game or two regardless, but get that he would be concerned about an injury scuppering the deal (that goes both ways for the club and player btw)
Still...should have played. |
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Reply | McKenna & Ashton Interview
at 08:00 6 Sep 2025
F*** people asking how to combat the low block, it’s an issue for every team that tries to play attacking football. It’s easy to put 10 big lumps behind a ball then hit and hope on a break, but if I see us doing that on a regular basis I’ll stop going.
We’re going about this the right way, one of the most important aspects of that interview was, for all his b***** talk…Ashtons comment about unity and the minute that’s lost so is the future.
Clearly the transfer window was difficult and that’s not McKennn’s fault but he’s the one that takes the flak when we’ve essentially got players who’ve not even played a game together yet!
Definitely tempering side expectations but if the top brass understands it and is supportive then that’s all part of an ongoing process of building this club.
I’m all in still. Up or down. |
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Reply | Hey Jude pre match..
at 09:08 4 Sep 2025
Change the lyrics then.
I found a club for me
Oh, Ipswich, just dive right in and snap someone's knee
Well, I found a club, one i'd kill for in a heartbeat
Oh, I never knew it was the Ipswich waitin' for me
'Cause we were just kids when we wore C P, not knowin' what at tw*t we'd be
I will not wear Stone-ey, this time
Oh, Ipswich, just smash them all, blood their heads with your elbow
So on and so on? |
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Reply | Hey Jude pre match..
at 21:06 3 Sep 2025
This is brought up regularly but as mentioned, in the upper you don’t have any time to hear it and by the time you do it’s over. It’s fine for a one block or when you’re in away sections but for a whole stadium to join it needs to be a different type of song
I see Perfect is being touted as cheesy again and just don’t understand it? It’s not a cheesy song in any way shape or form.
Bubbles at West Ham is far more ‘cheesy’ !!! Surely? |
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Reply | Hey Jude pre match..
at 15:22 3 Sep 2025
This kind of attitude just baffles me. Why?
I don't listen to him day to day, but still know his songs, know he's popular worldwide.
Look, I agree with lots you post on here, but this feels like "Ed's not as cool or edgy as Liam Gallagher, so not for me"
I really think we're missing a trick and I say that as someone who still listens to REM, Chillis, Nirvana on a regular basis. |
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Reply | Hey Jude pre match..
at 15:15 3 Sep 2025
I really like EEJB, but being in the upper, the song is basically over by the time the sound carries enough for it to be picked up on and carried around the stadium, so loses all impact.
Plus there's the issue of the second verse which many don't know.
Call it cringe or whatever, but Ed's 'pefect' is actually ideal for a number of reasons.
Let's start.
1. Ed Sheeran is a blue and does an awful lot for the club, he's down to earth, he's not pretentious, not really dislked by anyone (other than those being contrarian)
2. It's slow and anthemic and has time to build with others joining in.
3. The 'old boys' might not think it's cool (see point 1) but we're not all going to be around forever, the youngsters want identity with the club too....they're the future, they know it.
4. Might be royalty free to play lol
5. It's now got meaning (as posted prior in this thread) having been sung in the changing rooms post promotion, that's a reason to maintain the memory of great times specific to us and nobody else.
6. Lyrics.....here's where it can be a bit cheesy, but bear with me....
"I've found a love" we all have right? Ipswich FC. Easy start.
"Barefoot in the grass" Hallowed turf of Portman road?
"fightin' against all odds" or being stronger together, fans and team.
Some are more tenuous, but they're there, carrying children (passing the baton on to generations of fans)?
Basically, for a lot of fans, Ipswich means way more than it should lol! Comparable to the wife/partner/love whatever ....
I'd lay money it'd work.
I'd lay money it'd carry on well past kick off (assuming we don't go 1-0 in the first minute lol!) [Post edited 3 Sep 15:17]
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Reply | A positive outlook
at 15:35 2 Sep 2025
We're nowhere near where we were with Evans and you know that.
Season doesn't finish on 2 September.
There's not a genuine Ipswich fan out there who'd say give me back the Evans era and for many good reasons.
You're looking at a league table a paltry 4 games in, cherry picking the £200m figure, whereas with Wolfenden, we're around £125m net spend since Gamechanger took over.
Like Newcastle, it's irrelevant being rich with PSR in effect.
And there's probably an argument, taking into account football is much greater than 'normal' inflation, that Keane spent a modern day equivalent of ~£40m to get us sat in the same position we are now, playing absolute dog pile football.
Let's then add that the club is now active in the community doesn't make a differene to us sat there at 3pm on a Saturday, but it does to others, the training ground is being invested in, we finally got a Cat1 Academy that fans have wanted for years. The stadium itself has had more than a touch of paint.
There's countless things to be thankful for, not least, two of the best seasons in modern times we've ever experiences.
There's no 'right' to success in football, just make the most of it when it's there. |
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Reply | My read on KM and Chappers etc going
at 08:53 2 Sep 2025
Small point I was thinking about on the way into work.
McKenna has been at United and worked with players like Ronaldo who he will have seen working day in and day out and clearly knows what a world class environment looks like, working with Ole and Carrick, they finished 3rd and then 2nd (which seems quite remarkable given their decline since).
There's a large part of me that's trusted and enjoyed everything McKenna has said since arriving. He's just had a disappointing season after bringing nothing but joy in the previous seasons.
He's ambitious and I simply have to believe that he's got players that are capable of improving, learning the patterns of play and will get us up the league.
It's going to be a slog from now on, there's cushion of the continuity of a Champ team built in League One.
A line has now been drawn.
Disappointed to see all bar what, Walton, Burns and Humphreys leave, but the players we have, do have room to grow and improve and we will undoubtedly get better as the season progresses.
We're obviously a little behind where we should be table wise (which is why i'm disappointed with Omari still, he could have been the difference in those first couple of games), you can't plan for that.
Anyway.
Here we are. I'm pleased with who's been signed largely, although am on board with the fee paid for Mcateer seeing steep, but that's not Mcateer's fault.
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