Ipswich Town home match thread

[MarcusX]

Bit of a frustrating night, wasn’t a bad performance just as someone else said a bit desperate in front of goal.

Thought their fans were decent first half and at the end but definitely quietened them for much of the second half.

Wasnt much in the way of Pearson support from us though, 5 mins at the start maybe and a couple of goes near the end

[red colin]

Just now, astrondrew said:

It's hard to imagine that J.James was more likely to snatch a point from this game than Mehmeti.

 

Correct 

[MarcusX]

2 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Thought Hickman was excellent tonight. Wouldn’t mind if we made his loan move permanent 

Yea I agree, looked good on the ball

[Simon bristol]

1 minute ago, red colin said:

Can't think of any reason why he can't get on at all as an attacking change even when it's not working up front strange  

We havent seen anything from him to think he will make any difference to us coming on as a sub

[fixit]

7 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

We’re just so midtable it hurts. Win one, lose one, draw one. I’m 40. I swear I’m going to be on my deathbed age 90 with us sitting 14th in the Championship, while Torquay or someone have just qualified for the Champions League.

I've had an further twenty years of hurt and the emotions just get worse. We had all the ingredients but no-one with the right recipe.

[GrahamC]

1 minute ago, Red Army 75 said:

Thought Hickman was excellent tonight. Wouldn’t mind if we made his loan move permanent 

Doesn’t that involve our owner spending some money?

Don’t hold your breath, we already have him on a season long loan, SL won’t want to do that if he can avoid it.

[roddy-d]

4 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said:

Yeh not playing very well

Lolz how can he not be playing well?? When he’s not given any game time is beyond me

[cityexile]

Thought Conway and Bell showed what they are tonight. Young players still learning their trade. Shame tonight, bit more composure, heck a bit of luck, we could have snuck a 1-1 which would have been very decent.

Does not get easier on Saturday really, but no lack of effort.

[petehinton]

2 minutes ago, astrondrew said:

It's hard to imagine that J.James was more likely to snatch a point from this game than Mehmeti.

 

A defender playing in defence or an out and out wide forward playing at LB…?

[GrahamC]

1 minute ago, roddy-d said:

Lolz how can he not be playing well?? When he’s not given any game time is beyond me

25 minutes at Leeds, was really poor.

[ChippenhamRed]

1 minute ago, Harry R said:

I'm 39. I've seen us play far too many seasons in League 1 to get too upset about us being reliably mid-table in the Championship. 

You’re satisfied to be “reliably mid-table in the Championship”? Really? You’re honestly saying after nearly four decades on earth, you’re happy to have seen us achieve less than Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Brentford, Swansea, Cardiff, Swindon, Barnsley, Reading, Wigan, Burnley, Blackpool, Stoke and Bradford?

Good for you. I’m sick to death of it.

[red colin]

1 minute ago, Simon bristol said:

We havent seen anything from him to think he will make any difference to us coming on as a sub

That's why Nige bought him cos he is unpredictable a maverick surely worth a chance 

[fisherrich]

Lansdown needs to go. This football club is going nowhere. Quite frankly it is shocking that the AS money was not invested in some key positions to strengthen this meagre squad, the Bristol Sport ideaology, sides like Ipswich overtaking us, etc. 

He has no idea how to run a football club. He’s happy to just hang this football club out to dry until he finds a buyer. Losing faith under Lansdown’s tenure. He has no interest in the football nowadays.

[JoeAman08]

Nothing wrong with effort but we are hopeless creating from open play. We needed forwards and creative players going into the season and it never happened. We had quantity but no real quality. Idk how many we scored this season but am quite sure the majority from some kind of corner free kick or long throw. Good option to have but bad when it is your main route to goals. Why we are in for another boring lower midtable finish. 

[BS3 Ark at Ee]

14 minutes ago, Malvern Red said:

Roberts

Benarous

[Barrs Court Red]

Just now, ChippenhamRed said:

You’re satisfied to be “reliably mid-table in the Championship”? Really? You’re honestly saying after nearly four decades on earth, you’re happy to have seen us achieve less than Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Brentford, Swansea, Cardiff, Swindon, Barnsley, Reading, Wigan, Burnley, Blackpool, Stoke and Bradford?

Good for you. I’m sick to death of it.

Just take a breath and except it, because it’s not going to change until the ownership does. 

[Rossi the Robin]

5 minutes ago, red colin said:

Not playing at all?

He has been ineffective when he’s been on

Nige is good at this, playing the long game to get the best out of players

[Dastardly and Muttley]

Decent performance, but Ispwich always looked like they had a second gear.

On another night, the two Dickie headers, the Conway header, Cornick’s shot, even the Conway free kick end up as 2 or 3 goals.

But even if we’d scored, I’d have fancied Ipswich to get another. One of those games where a 2-2 draw may have been a fair result, but we came down on the wrong side of a few chances.

[ChippenhamRed]

3 minutes ago, fixit said:

I've had a further twenty years of hurt and the emotions just get worse. We had all the ingredients but no-one with the right recipe.

If you’re 60 that means you’ve seen us in the top flight. Count yourself lucky! I genuinely don’t think there is a more long-suffering group of supporters in football than City fans of my generation, in terms of achievement against potential.

[roddy-d]

Just now, Rossi the Robin said:

He has been ineffective when he’s been on

Nige is good at this, playing the long game to get the best out of players

I disagree now I know yeboah is young but give me strength 

[Finley_Smith10]

Another season of playing Andy King at centre half and a point of the season were half our teams missing. Mediocrity. When are we actually going to kick on and have a go at promotion. Ipswich by far the better team

[Better Red]

5 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Doesn’t that involve our owner spending some money?

Don’t hold your breath, we already have him on a season long loan, SL won’t want to do that if he can avoid it.

£1 million is rumoured to be the fee.

He is not worth that kind of money better players out there for that sort of money

[fixit]

9 minutes ago, Supersonic Robin said:

Genuine question - what do you think "the most out of this squad" is?

On a night like tonight; Fewer mistakes and being able to be compete for 90 minutes, against any team in the division.

It's not too much to ask, especially when you consider some of the talent we have.

[roddy-d]

3 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

25 minutes at Leeds, was really poor.

So was yeboah just then. But because he’s 17 it’s alright I take it. Okey dokey then 

[Supersonic Robin]

1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said:

You’re satisfied to be “reliably mid-table in the Championship”? Really? You’re honestly saying after nearly four decades on earth, you’re happy to have seen us achieve less than Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Brentford, Swansea, Cardiff, Swindon, Barnsley, Reading, Wigan, Burnley, Blackpool, Stoke and Bradford?

Good for you. I’m sick to death of it.

Spot on. Absolutely cannot understand the mentality of those who view midtable Championship as success.

Nights like tonight, in which we see a team in League 1 last season beat us and sit in the top 2 of the Championship, should absolutely enrage our fanbase.

As a club, we really do lack ambition sometimes (certain portions of the fanbase included)

[Better Red]

1 minute ago, roddy-d said:

I disagree now I know yeboah is young but give me strength 

Yeboah is not up to this standard at this point but he’s only 17.

Pace, Energy and effort but no composure and just not ready yet for this level

Should have a least a season

[Robin101]

5 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

You’re satisfied to be “reliably mid-table in the Championship”? Really? You’re honestly saying after nearly four decades on earth, you’re happy to have seen us achieve less than Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Brentford, Swansea, Cardiff, Swindon, Barnsley, Reading, Wigan, Burnley, Blackpool, Stoke and Bradford?

Good for you. I’m sick to death of it.

Totally bloody agree. I actually said as I left the ground tonight that I’m not sure we’re necessarily that boring a team to watch, but my god we are so boring as a club.

Something needs to happen. We are painfully stale. I’ve never previously been one to think the owners are the issue, but frankly it’s a worth a shot that they might be.

[Harry R]

1 minute ago, Supersonic Robin said:

Spot on. Absolutely cannot understand the mentality of those who view midtable Championship as success.

Nights like tonight, in which we see a team in League 1 last season beat us and sit in the top 2 of the Championship, should absolutely enrage our fanbase.

As a club, we really do lack ambition sometimes (certain portions of the fanbase included)

We literally did what Ipswich are doing in 2007. We almost made it.

[bexhill reds]

9 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Doesn’t that involve our owner spending some money?

Don’t hold your breath, we already have him on a season long loan, SL won’t want to do that if he can avoid it.

Deals been agreed, money committed, loan then the purchase.

[Robin101]

1 minute ago, Harry R said:

We literally did what Ipswich are doing in 2007. We almost made it.

Nearly 20 years ago!!