havanatopia Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Drowned in a sea of salt, hit by a plague in 1665, bombarded by Zeppelins and attacked by Danish Marauders. Ipswich, lying on the Rivers Orwell and nearby Gippin and open to invaders has had its fair share of turmoil down the centuries. Gip's Wic became a port and trading settlement in the 7th century. It traded with the Germans long before it was attacked by them, trading millstones for wool. And they were potters and minted money. Maybe that is what attracted the Danes who occupied the settlement in the 9th and 10th centuries. The destructive forces of the North Sea have seen the East Coast battered for centuries inexorably losing land and settlements to the sea; Dunwich was a thriving 'city' completely lost to the crushing waves. But Ipswich grew slowly through all of this making boats, rope, machine parts and iron and exporting grain. And like all towns and cities in these isles it reacted to our manufacturing decline by entering the service industries in the latter part of the 20th century and its population all but stopped growing in recent times to around 133,000 before expanding rapidly over the past 15 years or so.Ipswich will not enamour itself to anyone, especially not Big Tone, but I am reasonably reliably informed it is small enough to be able to get out of if one finds oneself in a bit of a sticky wicket. The surrounding countryside is littered with attractive and historical little villages where there for sure are super little pubs to try local ales. As for the accent?.. people take the proverbial out of the Bristolian but Ipswich may feel is easily less attractive. One local resident wrote this on a forum..The accent is horrific though That is his emoticon. Says more than the words.At least the locals can concentrate on one league club to take their minds off other matters and since 1878 too. They won the top flight in 1961 as well so have a reasonable history and who can forget the time when Sir Bobby Robson was in charge? Finishing as runners up twice under his reign. Ipswich were always the team breathing down the neck of Liverpool and all non-Liverpool fans had Ipswich as their 'second' team back in those days. What a team they had with the two Dutchmen, Muhren and Thjssen (apologies for the spelling). I am sure others will recall the other English names of the day.Well, so here we are on Match Day 9 hoping to turn the tide of relative failure. Can we bury the nightmare of 2007? I was there that day so please lads and lasses roar City on to something to celebrate at 1745 today. And my admiration to all of you going; that is one hec of a journey. Fabulous support, as always.1-1.. arrest the naysayers and set us up for a spanking of MK next week.Flint with a bullet equaliser in the 2nd half.U Riddddddddzzzzzzzz.Watch that Ipswich accent my babbers... p.s. excuse any spelling errors.. gotta run, no time to double check. 1 Quote Link to comment
BEARBOY79 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Yes, I'm the first to reply to a match day thread. Let's hope the boys are positive, what's the betting Skuse scores a scremer like he did against Leicester for us. I hope SC changes it with Agard for Wilbs, and Reid shows his class, I'm going for 3-1 city, Skuse, Reid, Freeman and Kodjia. Safe journey to those who are travelling to Ipswich COYR!!! Quote Link to comment
havanatopia Posted September 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I admire your enthusiasm.. hope you are right. Quote Link to comment
reddogkev Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Damn, I wanted to be the first to reply, how absolutely dare you, boy of the bear.Like I said during the week, City 1 - Gips Wic 0Kodjia to score.Skuse to celebrate with the city fans at the end! Quote Link to comment
archie andrews Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Drowned in a sea of salt, hit by a plague in 1665, bombarded by Zeppelins and attacked by Danish Marauders. Ipswich, lying on the Rivers Orwell and nearby Gippin and open to invaders has had its fair share of turmoil down the centuries. Gip's Wic became a port and trading settlement in the 7th century. It traded with the Germans long before it was attacked by them, trading millstones for wool. And they were potters and minted money. Maybe that is what attracted the Danes who occupied the settlement in the 9th and 10th centuries. The destructive forces of the North Sea have seen the East Coast battered for centuries inexorably losing land and settlements to the sea; Dunwich was a thriving 'city' completely lost to the crushing waves. But Ipswich grew slowly through all of this making boats, rope, machine parts and iron and exporting grain. And like all towns and cities in these isles it reacted to our manufacturing decline by entering the service industries in the latter part of the 20th century and its population all but stopped growing in recent times to around 133,000 before expanding rapidly over the past 15 years or so.Ipswich will not enamour itself to anyone, especially not Big Tone, but I am reasonably reliably informed it is small enough to be able to get out of if one finds oneself in a bit of a sticky wicket. The surrounding countryside is littered with attractive and historical little villages where there for sure are super little pubs to try local ales. As for the accent?.. people take the proverbial out of the Bristolian but Ipswich may feel is easily less attractive. One local resident wrote this on a forum..The accent is horrific though That is his emoticon. Says more than the words.At least the locals can concentrate on one league club to take their minds off other matters and since 1878 too. They won the top flight in 1961 as well so have a reasonable history and who can forget the time when Sir Bobby Robson was in charge? Finishing as runners up twice under his reign. Ipswich were always the team breathing down the neck of Liverpool and all non-Liverpool fans had Ipswich as their 'second' team back in those days. What a team they had with the two Dutchmen, Muhren and Thjssen (apologies for the spelling). I am sure others will recall the other English names of the day.Well, so here we are on Match Day 9 hoping to turn the tide of relative failure. Can we bury the nightmare of 2007? I was there that day so please lads and lasses roar City on to something to celebrate at 1745 today. And my admiration to all of you going; that is one hec of a journey. Fabulous support, as always.1-1.. arrest the naysayers and set us up for a spanking of MK next week.Flint with a bullet equaliser in the 2nd half.U Riddddddddzzzzzzzz.Watch that Ipswich accent my babbers... p.s. excuse any spelling errors.. gotta run, no time to double check. very thorough H 1 Quote Link to comment
Slippin cider Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Let's hope for a positive result today.....it'll be tough.....COYR!! Quote Link to comment
Lew-T Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 They are a good side Ipswich, came close last year and will be hoping to go one better. Not expecting anything today! Quote Link to comment
spudski Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well according to Freeman this week, the long trip to Ipswich will actually benefit us. Lets see whether SC comes out and says the lads were tired from the travelling this time...if we lose, i'm sure it will be a factor...if we win....then i'm sure it will be because we played on the counter attack and didn't have the pressure of the home crowd... Apparently the lads are confident and have total belief in themselves at this level...not sure why SC has felt the need to keep telling us that lately.... unless it's being questioned So after hearing all that from the camp...I'm going for a 3-1 win to Ipswich....although we will create chances, have good possession and give a good account of ourselves.... but silly errors will allow Ipswich to score All said with tongue firmly in cheek Quote Link to comment
mikep Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 The usual excellent match day thread from Manilatopia. Just waiting for BigTone to remind us that there is nothing there of note. Could the West Country Combine Harvesters steam roller the East Anglia Tractors?? Oh I just hope we do.Come on you reds. 1 Quote Link to comment
Garland-sweden Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 They are big fav. Think its suit us. 30-70 to win, but Think we can win 2-1 with a Little bit of luck. Come on you reds!!! Quote Link to comment
ten minutes of rough Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Sort of resigned in thinking we are going to lose every match at the moment, can't see this as anything different, the players need to man up, collectively we are a soft touch, Wibs aside. 1 Quote Link to comment
RedYoshi Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 All said with tongue firmly in cheek I can clearly see your tongue there - why would you tell us it's in your cheek when it so blatantly isn't?!You've clearly got an agenda. 1 Quote Link to comment
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Much as I remain positive about our team ( really I do) - at the moment I struggle to see anything other than another effortless 3 points in the bag for Ipswich. Just so long as we play with passion and heads don't drop like against Reading.Football's a funny old game- a few months ago I expected to win every game and now I expect to lose.Summer chickens roosting in Autumn home. 2 Quote Link to comment
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Been reminiscing about the 98-99 season to cheer myself up. On 19th September that season we lost 3-1 at Ipswich with, I believe, a central defensive pairing of Swenenber (spelt phanetically, the correct spelling had z's and silent h's etc) and Julian Watts. Am predicting the same outcome today :( Quote Link to comment
Lack of Action Man Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Much as I remain positive about our team ( really I do) - at the moment I struggle to see anything other than another effortless 3 points in the bag for Ipswich. Just so long as we play with passion and heads don't drop like against Reading.Football's a funny old game- a few months ago I expected to win every game and now I expect to lose.Summer chickens roosting in Autumn home.You've pretty much said what I wanted to there MRR. 1 Quote Link to comment
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Been reminiscing about the 98-99 season to cheer myself up. On 19th September that season we lost 3-1 at Ipswich with, I believe, a central defensive pairing of Swenenber (spelt phanetically, the correct spelling had z's and silent h's etc) and Julian Watts. Am predicting the same outcome today :(Are you spelling phanetically, phonetically? In order to cheer myself up, I just think of last season's swindle match. It puts a smile on my face every time. As does the resulting song. Quote Link to comment
downendcity Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Drowned in a sea of salt, hit by a plague in 1665, bombarded by Zeppelins and attacked by Danish Marauders. Sounds like our 6-0 defeat there first season back in championship under GJ! Quote Link to comment
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Are you spelling phanetically, phonetically? In order to cheer myself up, I just think of last season's swindle match. It puts a smile on my face every time. As does the resulting song.No, 'phonetically' spelt phonetically would be 'fonetically'. 'Phanetically' - there is no excuse for but does explain why I didn't bother attempting Swenenberg correctly!Anyway, back to the point:- COOOOOMMMMMEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOONNNNNNN YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUU REEEEEEDDDSSSSS !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
hortonred Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I vowed not to go to Ipswich again after seeing a couple of trouncing.But a friend of a couple years insisted on treating me to the trip if City were promoted.So the fateful day has arrived and I will meet him and go to the game and sit in with the home fans.Can't see any up side to the day.At least as I live up this way I don't have that far to travel. Quote Link to comment
Chivs Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Two questions: why do we have to wait to 1745 to celebrate? And why would the Danes be attracted to pottery? Quote Link to comment
RedYoshi Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Two questions: why do we have to wait to 1745 to celebrate? And why would the Danes be attracted to pottery? It'll take us all an hour to get over the shock.Not sure on the Danish pottery link, but I have heard that many Norwegians are magnetic, so... Quote Link to comment
Out of his pie crust Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Cheers for that intro Havana. Enjoyed reading that one to the family on the m25 heading to Portman road. No expectations of point(s)....but you never know !! 1 Quote Link to comment
Kid in the Riot Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Just arrived in Ipswich. Lovely day for it.Want to see some fight from us today at the very least. 2 Quote Link to comment
cityexile Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I know if us going to be a long season when my first hope for today is hoping we are still in the game after 20 mins. Quote Link to comment
Teddy Milks Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 So, here's the age old question - is there an internet stream for the game? Quote Link to comment
old_eastender Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 So, here's the age old question - is there an internet stream for the game? No, just as there has not been for any game this season, bar the opener away to S.Weds. Quote Link to comment
BigTone Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Condensed VersionIpswich:Shit hole "out East" full of Tractors, Cow Pats and girls with dodgy accents.Apart from that it's very nice Edited September 26, 2015 by BigTone 1 Quote Link to comment
Roe Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 #BristolCity v Ipswich: Fielding, Little, Ayling, Flint, Baker, Williams, Bryan, Pack, Freeman, Wilbraham, Kodjia.Nice 6-2-2 formation on paper there.. Quote Link to comment
South Bristol Red Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Fielding, Little, Ayling, Flint, Baker, Williams, Bryan, Pack, Freeman, Wilbraham, Kodjia. subs: O'Leary, Moore, Reid, Robinson, Burns, Agard. (Six subs) Quote Link to comment
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 No, just as there has not been for any game this season, bar the opener away to S.Weds. Brentford v Sheff W is the only stream I can find in the Championship. Quote Link to comment
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