TomRad85
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That's preferable but I don't see it happening.
That's preferable but I don't see it happening.The answer to that is to do improve refereeing standards not rely on VAR
As I’ve said before I don’t know what got into him last night. He’s usually not a player who gets involved in anything, fairly anonymous, just quietly goes about his job.I thought you definitely deserved to win last night we just wasn't at it at all but you did have the advantage of the extra man too.. Furlong was a c**t though
You had an “off” day, we’ve not played as well as that away from home in at least a year.
Firstly, yes you probably should have had a penalty. It was at the other end of the pitch and I’ve not seen a replay yet but the consensus among the town fans was that it looked like a penalty. Goals change games so if you’d been given it and scored the outcome may have been different but tonight I felt we were better all over the pitch and could have stepped it up a gear or two if needed. Overall we were very good value for the win and deserved the 3 points. Blaming the ref, tactics, Lampard, singling out players etc is your prerogative but it doesn’t alter the fact that tonight the best team won. Having a large squad comes into its own when injuries, illness and a run of games in quick succession come around like they do at this time of the year. We’ve been under-whelming all season, poor at times and seen very little return on the £200m or so spent over the last 3 transfer windows. Tonight we at last saw some signs of it giving us an edge.
It was the first time I’ve been to your “new” stadium. I really liked it. A good atmosphere before the game and for most of it. I still think you’re going up as champions. I hope you get promoted. Stick together, keep the faith, get behind your team and enjoy the next few months. Hopefully next season Ipswich v Coventry will be a premier league game.
Fair assessment. Agree completely. We should have had 2 pens, Wright, at 0-0 and Sakamoto at 0-2 but tbf you deserved the win.You had an “off” day, we’ve not played as well as that away from home in at least a year.
Firstly, yes you probably should have had a penalty. It was at the other end of the pitch and I’ve not seen a replay yet but the consensus among the town fans was that it looked like a penalty. Goals change games so if you’d been given it and scored the outcome may have been different but tonight I felt we were better all over the pitch and could have stepped it up a gear or two if needed. Overall we were very good value for the win and deserved the 3 points. Blaming the ref, tactics, Lampard, singling out players etc is your prerogative but it doesn’t alter the fact that tonight the best team won. Having a large squad comes into its own when injuries, illness and a run of games in quick succession come around like they do at this time of the year. We’ve been under-whelming all season, poor at times and seen very little return on the £200m or so spent over the last 3 transfer windows. Tonight we at last saw some signs of it giving us an edge.
It was the first time I’ve been to your “new” stadium. I really liked it. A good atmosphere before the game and for most of it. I still think you’re going up as champions. I hope you get promoted. Stick together, keep the faith, get behind your team and enjoy the next few months. Hopefully next season Ipswich v Coventry will be a premier league game.
Pretty sure I saw 2 ipswich coaches (vehicles!) parked outside the players drop off area, and thought then - is this the result of PL money affording them a greater entourage than some clubs?!Pre-match warm-up was a sight. How many coaching staff do you have? I can’t remember a time when so many were with a team.
How Hirst wasn’t sent off at PR I’ll never know. We sit in the third tier of the stand directly in line with where he kicked the ball away. We heard the whistle, he must have done, albeit there wasn’t much of a gap between the whistle and shot.Ref made a rod for his own back when he booked one of your players and then as you say bottled it when it came to giving Hirst a second yellow for the same offence. We’ve had some diabolical decisions go against us this season but got lucky against you.Ref probably thought it was Hirst?
so which of the wright, saka and the shorts pulling down fouls wasn't a pen?
It’s a few weeks ago now, but my recollection is that he seemed to pause after the whistle, then kick the ball but not with the intensity of a shot. He was clearly a very lucky boy.How Hirst wasn’t sent off at PR I’ll never know. We sit in the third tier of the stand directly in line with where he kicked the ball away. We heard the whistle, he must have done, albeit there wasn’t much of a gap between the whistle and shot.Ref made a rod for his own back when he booked one of your players and then as you say bottled it when it came to giving Hirst a second yellow for the same offence. We’ve had some diabolical decisions go against us this season but got lucky against you.
Think this is the point, no one would/could moan if he hadn't booked Eccles just before. Common sense would say not to book either of them, not like they were genuinely looking to time waste at that stage of the game. Pisses me off when they book for meaningless actions like that and let some of the late challenges go with just a warning.How Hirst wasn’t sent off at PR I’ll never know. We sit in the third tier of the stand directly in line with where he kicked the ball away. We heard the whistle, he must have done, albeit there wasn’t much of a gap between the whistle and shot.Ref made a rod for his own back when he booked one of your players and then as you say bottled it when it came to giving Hirst a second yellow for the same offence. We’ve had some diabolical decisions go against us this season but got lucky against you.
Why does Wright have to be in control of the ball? when is that in the rules? It's not is it. There's a whole thread on it with multiple videos. It's one of the clearest pens you'll see this season.Wright looked the best call but was not in control of the ball. Think the ref read it as two players equally running into each other. Saka was pulling on Kipre to start with, not convinced. The other incident I didn't see and wasn't featured in the highlights which says a lot.
Why does Wright have to be in control of the ball? when is that in the rules? It's not is it. There's a whole thread on it with multiple videos. It's one of the clearest pens you'll see this season.
The Saka one is not how you describe it
The shorts pulling, there's a video on here as well if you'd to watch it. It says fuck all that it is not in the highlights as the MvE pen vs Charlton wasn't in the original highlights for that game either,
Mad you think the Wright one was just 2 players running into each other, barmy in fact but each to their own.
I think a few of yours had been told to try and rattle us last night. Furlong was a complete twat the whole game, which i dont recall being a thing with before. Also noticed O'Shea being a dick about an extra ball on the field and farting about with it as we waited to KO after your first goal. Small things maybe but felt like a deliberate attempt to assert dominance in an important match.As I’ve said before I don’t know what got into him last night. He’s usually not a player who gets involved in anything, fairly anonymous, just quietly goes about his job.
I think a few of yours had been told to try and rattle us last night. Furlong was a complete twat the whole game, which i dont recall being a thing with before. Also noticed O'Shea being a dick about an extra ball on the field and farting about with it as we waited to KO after your first goal. Small things maybe but felt like a deliberate attempt to assert dominance in an important match.
This is why I'mnot overly concerned. It fully well could be another false dawn for themHad a lot of texts from my Ipswich supporting mates, all of whom are trying to understand how that team lost at Oxford and worrying that they might do the same thing on Thursday. Absolute quality last night but woefully underperformed so far this season
Or the result and performance that kicks their season into gear.This is why I'mnot overly concerned. It fully well could be another false dawn for them
I don't understand why it's in the play-off final but in any of the other games.I've said before, the standard of officiating in this division is basically VAR propaganda. I was always a VAR hater but I dunno, I'm starting to get slightly VAR-pilled. These officials simply aren't capable of making big decisions by themselves.
We said that after the last setOr the result and performance that kicks their season into gear.
Because Wembley has it set up already I guess.I don't understand why it's in the play-off final but in any of the other games.
It should be the same across all games in the season, though, regardless of whether it's set up or not.Because Wembley has it set up already I guess.
Pretty sure I saw 2 ipswich coaches (vehicles!) parked outside the players drop off area, and thought then - is this the result of PL money affording them a greater entourage than
Thanks, I agree with you. There have been glimpses here and there of us being a good side and we are definitely improving as the season has progressed but we’re inconsistent and not clinical enough. We don’t have a decent striker and are wasteful. The first half last night showed that and although our second goal when you were chasing the game was excellent, there was a big slice of luck with the first. If we sign a striker in January and he hits the ground running we could go on a run of 8 or 9 wins but without that, no chance.Fair play. Think you deserved the win and you caught us cold when we are struggling for form and depth.
Still think you are too streaky to catch us though, but could see you catching Boro.
All the best for the rest of the season.
Don’t be fooled by the £20m price tags of some. We’ve wasted a fortune on some very average players. I won’t name him but we spent 8 figures on one player who looks so far out of his depth it’s staggering.Better team which is unsurprising when you’ve spent what you have on that squad and can rotate £20m players for fun. Shit team full of cheats though. Furlong is a c**t. Both games you’ve been lucky to end with eleven.
I would have done. I have never posted on any other fans sites, rarely post on our own one (TWTD). I signed up a couple of years ago to commiserate with you on the cup semi final defeat because you were brilliant that day. I came back on after the play off semi defeat last season to tell you that you really weren’t missing out as much as you might think, how the premier league isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, isn’t for the likes of us etc and then again after the game at PR to say it wasn’t a 3-0 and we got lucky. I like this site, lots of decent fans and for some unknown reason have a bit of a soft spot for Coventry. I didn’t come on here to gloat. Why would I? You’re 10 points clear, going up and will then find out that what I said at the end of last season is 100% true! You really can’t beat the championship, it’s a great league.If Ipswich had lost would this poster have posted about how amazing we were? Or do we only have other teams fans posting when they beat us?
Not sure Sunderland would swap places but to each his own.I would have done. I have never posted on any other fans sites, rarely post on our own one (TWTD). I signed up a couple of years ago to commiserate with you on the cup semi final defeat because you were brilliant that day. I came back on after the play off semi defeat last season to tell you that you really weren’t missing out as much as you might think, how the premier league isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, isn’t for the likes of us etc and then again after the game at PR to say it wasn’t a 3-0 and we got lucky. I like this site, lots of decent fans and for some unknown reason have a bit of a soft spot for Coventry. I didn’t come on here to gloat. Why would I? You’re 10 points clear, going up and will then find out that what I said at the end of last season is 100% true! You really can’t beat the championship, it’s a great league.
What they’ve done is incredible. Of course if you can do what they’re doing it’s incredible but I didn’t enjoy last season at all. The team that had got us there was pulled apart, those that came in were either using us a stepping stone or weren’t good enough and it dawns on you very quickly that there’s a far bigger gap between the leagues than there was a few years ago. If you can go up and make a go of it then great but Sunderland are the exception. I hated league one, didn’t enjoy the premier league but love the championship. As you say, each to their own.Not sure Sunderland would swap places but to each his own.
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