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Comment | O'Shea: I'm Fully Committed to Town at the Moment
at 18:24:19
Sick parrot
Yes O'Shea is a decent centre-half but if he decided to leave and I'm not convinced he will, Burgess and Woolfenden didn't do a bad job as central defenders in the Championship.
I'm more worried about losing McKenna because alot depends upon him staying with us. Certainly if he departs he'll likely take one or two of our best players with him! |
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Comment | Newcastle United 3-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report
at 18:25:32
Maybe we did rise too quickly in successive seasons but I still believed we would do a lot better than we have done.
Most Teams have been more streetwise and we have struggled to score goals and keep clean sheets and sadly lessons have not been learnt all season.
Recruitment with the odd exception has only really been top end championship players, so hopefully if we have aspirations of rejoining the elite again after next season we will be better equipped in that Department.
Other Teams now well established in the Premiership have done it. Being relegated and then being promoted again so why not us?
Can't say I've enjoyed this season which has been disjointed and underwhelming. Will welcome more matches and competitive games in the Championship and of no ruddy VAR to spoil the excitement.
Football is about the excitement of the moment not having to wait 5 minutes before a decision is made! |
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Comment | Wolves Win to Open Up 12-Point Gap
at 18:08:02
Perhaps Lee James should ask Kieran if he needs an assistant manager as he seems to love picking his Team!
To be honest it probably doesn't matter what combination of players you put out, 3 wins in 29 (Wolves 8 in 30) tells it's own story. Sadly although we competed in many games we kept making the same mistakes. Missed oportunities and too many individual errors.
Although it's been nice to see top Teams coming down to Portman Road it's almost an elitist league now with the money expected to buy and pay out for top quality players. The journey was much more enjoyable and hopefully next season we will be better prepared and come back stronger. |
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Comment | Morsy and Tuanzebe Return at Manchester United
at 19:07:47
Agree with Gforce and Timmy H, would have preferred Broadhead starting ahead of Clarke and Philogene needs to produce a good performance tonight. Hitting the bye line would be a good start, as he seemed loathe to do that on saturday!
Tuanzebe back should strengthen the defence and really pleased Cajuste is OK to play.
3 points please Town! |
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Comment | McKenna: We Know It's a Big Challenge to Stay in the Division But I Still Believe
at 14:53:38
Last couple of seasons we have controlled possession. This season however is a different ball game.
MOTD were right. The problems are solvable but unfortunately week after week we keep making the same mistakes.
Godfrey never laid a glove on Son and his class created two goals.
Also Davis is great going forward but his defensive awareness is awful.
Unfortunately defending and scoring goals have been our downfall and with only 12 games remaining we desparately need to win matches to stand any chance of staying up.
The only consolation is that if we go down and lose a few players the core of the Team will be stronger to make a good challenge to win the Championship next season. |
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Comment | Half a Glass in Thailand
at 17:56:08
Goalkeeper is a difficult gig, but irrespective of what the Club paid for him it was pretty obvious early on that he was capable of erractic decisions. His previous Club history bears testimony, so I'm not sure that due diligence was paid on this signing.
Unfortunately the defence was also trying to establish itself with many individual errors. Couple that with the problem of not scoring enough goals was a recipe for our present situation.
The bottom line is we need to turn likely draws into victories. A difficult task but not insurmountable! |
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Comment | Town to Face Forest in FA Cup
at 16:10:50
Will probably be to our advantage playing on a decent pitch. The Exeter pitch looked well worn and probably not suited to our style of play.
Fancy a win against Forest! |
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Comment | Town Drawn Away at Exeter or Forest in FA Cup
at 20:22:20
Plymouth beat Liverpool, Leyton Orient could have been 2-2 at full time.So for me it's Exeter to beat Forest and us to win 4-1 i and book a place in the quarter-finals.
Stranger things have happened in the FA Cup. We were out and out underdogs in 1978 and went out to completely outclass Arsenal on the day!
COYB's |
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Comment | Al-Hamadi Stoke Loan Agreed and Medical Passed
at 16:06:04
Would love to see him play regularly at Stoke and score plenty of goals. Sadly with us the jump between league 2 and the Premiership was too much for the lad.
Wonder if we will bring in another number 9? I'm not holding my breath. I know it's all about quality and what's available, but we are relying on Hirst and Delap keeping fit and with 16 games still to go we need to score more goals. It will be the difference between staying up and relegation. The prize is a big one an hopefully we can hang on in there and replicate Notts Forest next season!! |
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Comment | Town Closing in On Enciso Loan
at 19:12:52
Was this the guy that Mick Mills raved about? If so sounds like it would be a good signing. Brighton clearly have a very good scouting system and Sarmiento was certainly a good loan last season. |
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Comment | McKenna: Philogene Really Keen to Come to Town
at 18:17:43
It's good that McKenna has at least reassured us that boy wants to come here but ultimately it's always about MONEY!
I've felt all along that it's to do with his 5 year contract at Villa and how much of it they are prepared to pay him. In addition the knoc-on is that Villa will want some sort of percentage payment if we sell on in the future. |
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Comment | Philogene Deal Looking Closer After Villa Complete Malen Signing
at 21:21:45
Emery's comments were misleading. Should have said that the deal for Philogene was dependent upon Villa landing Malen. Not the other way round.
It doesn't take a genius therefore to work out if terms have been agreed and he's been enjoying a meal in Kesgrave he'll be onboard with Town tomorrow.
Don't panic Mr Mainwaring! |
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Comment | Donacien: My Hardest Ever Goodbye
at 16:46:39
Gosh Janoi you have been through so much with Town. From the misery of being shipped out by Lambert, probably the only person who never recognised your strengths as a defender, to the dizzy heights of being an important part of the journey with Kieran.
Good luck on your next chapter and hopefully in times to come we'll see you out on the pitch waving to the supporters and feeling the love! |
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Comment | McKenna: No News on Philogene
at 19:48:52
Frustrating I know but my gut feeling is that he'll be joining us over the next couple of days.
If a fee has been agreed, terms agreed and player had a good conversation with McKenna I suspect it's more likely that the Agent is concluding terms with Aston Villa regarding his contract with them.
I wonder if Hirst is now likely to be the back up number 9 whether Town will just concentrate on getting in Doak.
It wouldn't surprise me! |
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Comment | Donacien Close to Joining Chesterfield
at 17:21:29
Such a good player for us and linked up so well with Wes especially on the overlap. Probably unlucky not to get player of the year award, although Wes that season just pipped him for the honours, although not by much in my opinion!
A solid defender and excellent in one on one situations.
Lets hope that he stays fit and does well for Chesterfield. |
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Comment | Godfrey Keen On Town Loan Switch
at 20:59:15
The overseas market is something we will no doubt develop as other Premiership Teams are well down the line with this avenue of recruitment and enjoyed success. Axel is probably number one choice at right-back,when fit, but Godfrey would be a good deputy. Been disappointed with Johnson who looks well off the pace when up against a speedy athletic winger.
In the summer our recruitment was very much a mixed bag. Some good such as Delap, Hutchinson, Cajuste, O'Shea, Greaves and Szmodics and a few others debatable, Muric, Clarke, Johnson and Phillips.
Lookind forward to an improved second half of the season though, especially after the confidence booster beating Chelsea. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-4 Newcastle United - Match Report
at 18:36:28
Thought I was watching a Newcastle training session art times.
Agree with GK about their wingers as evident last week against Leicester.
Maybe we should play with 3 centre backs, certainly against the stronger Teams. Trouble is it's very hard to compete with established sides who have been able to attract better quality players and pay top dollar wages. 10-15 mill doesn't seem to buy you much in terms of competing in the Premiership.
Ipswich enjoy real loyal support and we all appreciate the journey that we have enjoyed with the Team. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-2 AFC Bournemouth - Highlights
at 14:25:21
If the goalkeeper rushes out he needs to be sure he can get to the ball, if not leave it to the defenders.
Second goal three players surround one player and everyone ignores the guy on the overlap.
SCHOOL BOY STUFF!! |
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Comment | McKenna: Cajuste, Phillips and Johnson Being Assessed Ahead of Bournemouth
at 10:46:03
You don't get much for your money these days. 10 mill for an average player. Begs the question would we have been better off bringing in say 6 players of better quality but more expensive. No guarantees but surely the standard would be higher and easier to integrate a smaller number within the rest of the squad!
The jury's out on Muric , Clarke, Phillips and Ogbene (before his injury) for me and hopefully Greaves, Johnson, Szmodics and O'Shea will continue to improve as the season progresses.
I know it's hard to get recruitment right all the time but it does ask a question of the Recruitment Team when the only shining lights so far this season are Cajuste, Delap and Hutchinson. |
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