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Thread | Autograph memories..
at 15:23 1 Oct 2024
Following on from my last post about what player you pretended to be in the playground at school...
What are your autograph memories?
Personally I don't really get the autograph thing, except when I was a child or in my role as a dad going with my kids to collect them:
For me football creates great memories - whether good or bad they are about where you were in your life at that time, who you were with and the heightened emotions
Memory 1:
I'm going to say August 1991 away to Bristol Rovers (opening game of our promotion season and when Rovers were playing at Twerton Park - Bath), I was 9 years old and determined to get EVERYONES autograph even if they were Rovers. I ended up set on this quest and ended up asking the Ipswich coach driver for an autograph by accident!
A sign of how things have changed though is the Rovers striker Devon White came out with a pint of beer and got 9 year old me to hold it whilst signing my programme.
My mum took me to this game by herself and had accidentally brought us tickets in the Rovers end, so there I stood in my town shirt...
Probably worth mentioning that a certain Marcus Stewart played that day too
Memory 2 -
A few years ago away at Reading with my kids we were waiting to see the players despite losing and playing horrendously. MM with his face like he was chewing wasps was there and had the audacity to say to the town fans waiting with their kids something like 'come on, we want to get home tonight', I instantly glared at the arrogant tw*t and was about to say we've just watched this absolute shower and these kids just want to see the players, have some respect. But then he changed and obliged, begrudgingly.
I don't miss that bloke and what a different place we are for it.
What are your autograph memories? [Post edited 1 Oct 2024 15:53]
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Thread | What player were you in the playground?
at 13:57 26 Sep 2024
I'm sure like many kids we all had a 'go to player' that you 'were' when playing football in the primary school playground, a great way of aging us too
Bearing in mind it was around this time that I relocated to Wiltshire I can assure you I was in the minority with my choices of Forrest / Stockwell / Kiwomya depending upon the position I was playing at the time. [Post edited 26 Sep 2024 14:02]
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Thread | Mark Kennedy
at 22:56 3 Sep 2024
I'm already struggling with this 2 weeks of no Town games. I spent some of the evening flicking through cup games on sky and spent 10 minutes watching my now local team (Swindon) to which I promptly fell asleep
The standard was absolutely shocking but my favourite bit was reading the comments from Mark Kennedy (Swindon manager) after the game, who despite not managing a win in his first 7 games...
"Nothing but positivity is going through my mind right now" and "I had nothing but positives to come out of tonight, I am really pleased with where we are at"
Also I enjoyed ""The goal that won the game tonight was another wonder strike, so, no, there are no nerves." - That 'wonder strike' may well have been made possible by 4 of your defenders running away from him as if he was carrying a hand grenade
Good luck with that Swindon fans, I'm not sure what is worse for their fans, the losses or the dillusional comments from the manager
Yet again a reminder of how lucky we are with McKenna and his absolutely sense that he talks
https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport/24561222.mark-kennedy-sees-nothing-posi [Post edited 3 Sep 2024 22:58]
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Thread | Busy Busy
at 14:23 15 Aug 2024
What a couple of years and what a couple of days!
Quickly shifting from what felt like weeks of nothing going on in the transfer marketing to suddenly having lots of interesting leads seemingly coming together in the last couple of days.
My refresh button is worn out
I think Phillips could be sensational for us, as could we for him with the McKenna touch and hopefully getting him enjoying his football again. I assume that as McKenna and co like him he must have the right attitude and ethic
I think that's been key to our success tbh as instilled by Mckenna, the teamwork, application and dedication. The idea that you aren't always going to be the best but if you're the fittest and most applied that you stand a chance.
The real challenge here is to keep that approach whilst adding some additional quality too, and that takes time and assessment of characters. Getting that perfect mix of potential (or resurrection in Phillips case and those that can deliver day 1). Personally I'm still fingers crossed for Szmodics too as I think he could add a lot straight away.
Broja less so and might take more time but would be a fantastic addition as well as szmodics, rather instead of in my mind [Post edited 15 Aug 2024 14:28]
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Thread | The never ending saga
at 23:03 22 May 2024
I keep promising myself I won't get sucked into this, and then find myself every 30 minutes seeing if it has been confirmed he has left yet
I would have expected (Rightly or wrongly) that KMc would have taken the opportunity to help dispel the rumours last night when he was asked the questions. Even if it just meant not talking in the third person when talking about the club, or even a 'we have a lot to look forward to next season' would have been nice.
Who knows what will happen now, my head says he's gone, and if that's the case it is for the best. I thank him wholeheartedly for the last 2 seasons, in the same way that I believe he should be thankful to the entire club around him and the opportunity and environment to thrive, initially out of the spotlight to a degree as underdogs.
If he's to go off now then good luck to him, but let's get it done and give the club, fans and players some certainty.
If he does leave then quite honestly I think he's made a big mistake and he isn't quite the shrewd character that I thought he was. If he isn't an immediate success then he'll get blamed (whether it is his fault or not) and his reputation tarnished and he'll always be the manager who jumped ship from us after success.
Personally I think he should give it a season with us and see what happens and carry the project on. If it doesn't work out for us his stock won't be devalued, it will be because we are 'little old Ipswich' and that is what often happens with newly promoted clubs. If he succeeds with us next season then he truly would be the messiah and he would be rated a miracle worker.
Either way, lets get it done and move on. If its not to be its not to be
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Thread | Cards today?
at 10:44 6 Apr 2024
As with most of our derbys I can’t shift and irrational fear of a red card, especially not having had one yet this season.
At the same time I’m normally wrong about most things when I share a view so hopefully by posting this it t means it doesn’t happen 
Obviously there’s the issue of Morsy and not wanting to be without him for the remaining games so hopefully he can avoid a yellow, he’s a pro and he’s done it before so let’s hope he does again
Whatever happens what a hell of a season, but what a hell of a cherry on the top beating them today would be! |
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Thread | Pitch
at 22:20 29 Dec 2023
Whilst everyone will be whinging about the poor performance I would like to take the opportunity to whinge about something else - the pitch
I was only watching on town TV and I know there's been a hell of a lot of rain but it seemed to be cutting up pretty bad, especially towards West Stand / SBR.
Caveat - I know f**k all about gardening, grass, all these fancy systems we paid lots for, just genuine surprise rightly or wrongly.
On a positive note although I think he only had a couple of touches I have a bit of optimism about Buabo, seems strong and able to hold the ball up nicely.
The rest of the stand ins I'm afraid dispel this strength in depth idea, maybe switching one or two out but I think it showed today what we need. Roll on January |
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Thread | Carbon warm up top - any quality issues?
at 23:24 26 Dec 2023
Sorry for the random question, but I'm lucky enough that my other half bought me the carbon grey warm up top for my birthday from the umbro site.
Only worn it twice but in multiple places it has what looks like its been caught on something causing imperfections (it hasn't been caught on anything)
Anyone else had the same issues with this top? |
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Thread | Williams v Clarke
at 00:26 16 Dec 2023
it's the big day!'
Williams is a hell of a player, but I can't help but having a niggling fear about him getting sent off if he starts!. Probably irrational but the refs red card rate and the potential for Williams to get a bit overhyped against his old loan Club gives me a worry (he'll be getting a lot of stick about how he left etc too).
On that basis (and coming off early at Watford) Clarke swings it for me.
Whoever plays, they'll give it their best and I hope everyone (Town fans!) enjoys watching and we have something to celebrate
PS: You know what, to sort this for us I'll stick a bet on Williams getting a red card. It sure as hell won't then! [Post edited 16 Dec 2023 0:30]
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Thread | let's take a minute to appreciate how far we've come
at 23:40 27 Apr 2023
What a fantastic run we have had of late..
But I was thinking just earlier we only have to go back to December 2021 and the game away to Charlton at the Valley - the boos, the tensions, the videos from the end of the game.
Walton being pushed, Nsiala falling out with the crowd and if I remember right Morsy generally not loving life nor endearing himself to the fans at that point.
16 months later and we are here, a club, a team and a fanbase seemingly united and the team spirit obvious to all.
Well done to everyone involved in bringing this change and long may it last, whatever happens on Saturday |
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Thread | What a difference fair play
at 17:30 8 Jan 2022
What a difference. Only 2 games in and early days as we all know. But immediately what an improvement. 90% of my previous posts have harked back to the Burley esque days of the late 90s, not because I don’t embrace change but because I embrace commitment, work rate and effort throughout. The last 2 games we have shown that In 2 very different ways. If that is the effect of McKenna so soon then fantastic and well done to him and the lads these past weeks
My only hope is the likes of Cook don’t see this and think it in anyway proves he was only a couple of games from the team clicking, not a chance. The guy was devoid of the strategy and ability to inspire the guys in a way McKenna appears to of in the last few weeks.
Bedsides, in my opinion this clicking thing can be a bit of a nonsense. It should only really be the difference of drawing rather than winning and in no way justifies lacking application and abject performances from professional players. For that to happen there was something much more wrong in Cooks set up.
For those of you that watched the swindon game last night (my most local team now since my move you will know in the summer they nearly went under. They had 6 players in the summer and cobbled them together and are giving it a good go In their league. This is because their management got it right, not because of ‘clicking’.
Only 2 games but my god well done to McKenna and the lads to transform their efforts. That is all I can ever wish for to walk away from a game knowing they gave it everything come win, lose or draw.
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Thread | For literally no reason
at 20:07 20 Dec 2021
How much do we think McKenna might be on salary wise approximately? or Cook have been on for that matter?.
I have no feelings about this and don't have an issue with it or begrudge it, more just interested what a manager in this league might be on and giving my brain a break from thinking about Covid, our season so far and what to eat next.
I'm going to assume McKenna is likely to be highly incentivised financially on milestones and achievements. |
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Thread | Away fan pubs for Cheltenham
at 18:55 16 Aug 2021
Hi All,
Anyone know which pubs for away fans tomorrow that they can recommend?
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