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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Dec 2, 2025
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Just realised we’ve got the second best defence
 
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Grimetime

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,212
Sky Blue Pete said:
Just realised we’ve got the second best defence
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We've also got the best attack, which as everyone knows is the best defence. We're number 1 and number 2!
 
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shmmeee

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,213
Sky Blue Pete said:
Just realised we’ve got the second best defence
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Lampard out, Robins back in.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,214
Ref should have given a second corner - clearly comes off an Ipswich player and he gives a goal kick - when do we get this ref - probably next week
 

edgy

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,215
Ipswich a big and clumsy at the back. Shame we haven't got BTA to buzz around them. But still nothing to fear from them.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 2, 2025
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Dec 2, 2025
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edgy said:
Ipswich a big and clumsy at the back. Shame we haven't got BTA to buzz around them. But still nothing to fear from them.
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Will be interesting to see how EMC gets on against the now misnamed Ashley Young. He looked decent tonight but had no pressure on him.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Dec 2, 2025
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Terry_dactyl said:
Will be interesting to see how EMC gets on against the now misnamed Ashley Young. He looked decent tonight but had no pressure on him.
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they bring darnell furlong back in who isn't very good
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,219
Terry_dactyl said:
Will be interesting to see how EMC gets on against the now misnamed Ashley Young. He looked decent tonight but had no pressure on him.
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Is he over 40
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,220
David O'Day said:
they bring darnell furlong back in who isn't very good
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I actually think I'd rather him play against Furlong than young.
 
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SwanLane

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,221
I’m just assuming they’ll play a lot better against us but having watched them twice in a week, they look very short on ideas and confidence. Not a team. Also really don’t luke it up em. Don’t react well to pressure and not aggressive enough themselves
 

Alkhen

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,222
Weird game for us though, do we just play our own game and try blow them away or sit in and try break on them.
 
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mark82

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,223
shmmeee said:
Lampard out, Robins back in.
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Lampard to manage attack, Robins to manage defence. Dream team.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,224
Alkhen said:
Weird game for us though, do we just play our own game and try blow them away or sit in and try break on them.
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They look dodgy playing out from the back, defending set pieces and being hit on the break.

Take your pick as far as approaches are concerned, I want to see us cut out the unforced errors at the back regardless.
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Dec 2, 2025
  • #7,225
Major Tom said:
1-1 is ok, I couldn’t see them losing two on the bounce
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I couldn't see them losing 3 on the bounce if they lost tonight, good result for us. I've said for ages Ipswich were a 1 season wonder
 
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Warwickhunt

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,226
My only worry is the effing referee! They know we have 3 players on 4 yellows and as God made little apples the bloody ref will target them.
 

Otis

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,227
Gynnsthetonic said:
I couldn't see them losing 3 on the bounce if they lost tonight, good result for us. I've said for ages Ipswich were a 1 season wonder
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I think it also helps us a little, because had Ipswich lost last night, the players would have got a right old rollicking and then would have been expected to put in extra effort to put things right against us .

That draw will now be seen as a little positive in some ways, as they seemed certain to lose the game and that was a last gasp effort that saved them. They will have now surely come out of the game a little more upbeat.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,228
Warwickhunt said:
My only worry is the effing referee! They know we have 3 players on 4 yellows and as God made little apples the bloody ref will target them.
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Isn’t game 19 where they all expire, or do they have to get through this game without another card?
That fucking ref last night, Oliver Langford was as bad as the wanker we had last Sat, David Webb, useless pair of cunts.
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,229
robbiethemole said:
Isn’t game 19 where they all expire, or do they have to get through this game without another card?
That fucking ref last night, Oliver Langford was as bad as the wanker we had last Sat, David Webb, useless pair of cunts.
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Dreadful. How he didn’t send that Ipswich player off. Blackburn fans should feel aggrieved about all of that fixture.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Dec 3, 2025
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That bloke Waller Egerli was pretty decent on the left wing when he came on and scored the goal with his persistence - guarantee he plays the full 90 Saturday as some people are saying it was the Ipswich B team last night
 
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SwanLane

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,231
Mcbean said:
That bloke Waller Egerli was pretty decent on the left wing when he came on and scored the goal with his persistence - guarantee he plays the full 90 Saturday as some people are saying it was the Ipswich B team last night
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He was lively in the first 30 mins v Oxford but they kept him very quiet after that.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,232
Brighton Sky Blue said:
They look dodgy playing out from the back, defending set pieces and being hit on the break.

Take your pick as far as approaches are concerned, I want to see us cut out the unforced errors at the back regardless.
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They also look quite vulnerable to being overrun in midfield. I only caught the second half of last night but similar to Oxford when pressed Ipswich seem to lose / give the ball away needlessly in the middle of the park on several occasions.
 

shmmeee

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,233
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
They also look quite vulnerable to being overrun in midfield. I only caught the second half of last night but similar to Oxford when pressed Ipswich seem to lose / give the ball away needlessly in the middle of the park on several occasions.
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Yeah they lost it at the back a fair few times too. Seemed to lack that instinct to go for goal as well, always checking back. Ashley Young looks like you could get something out of him too. They looked very beatable and were lucky to come away with a point. Of course it’ll be a different team Saturday I’d expect and as everyone does they’ll raise their game.
 
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Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon

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  • Dec 3, 2025
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Terry_dactyl said:
Will be interesting to see how EMC gets on against the now misnamed Ashley Young. He looked decent tonight but had no pressure on him.
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Any idea why he was getting booed so much by the Blackburn fans? I only saw the last 20mins or so of the 1st half so I don't know if it was an 'in-game' thing but every touch he was getting stick from them. The only thing I could think of was the Man Utd connection but are Blackburn still hanging on to that 'rivalry' these days?
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,235
shmmeee said:
Yeah they lost it at the back a fair few times too. Seemed to lack that instinct to go for goal as well, always checking back. Ashley Young looks like you could get something out of him too. They looked very beatable and were lucky to come away with a point. Of course it’ll be a different team Saturday I’d expect and as everyone does they’ll raise their game.
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In terms of defence and at CM the only change last night was Young in for Furlong.

The same team we'll face is roughly from an attacking POV is the one put out against Oxford and to be honest it was a similar story to last night in terms of vulnerabilities. Very pedestrian and little end product.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 3, 2025
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shmmeee said:
Yeah they lost it at the back a fair few times too. Seemed to lack that instinct to go for goal as well, always checking back. Ashley Young looks like you could get something out of him too. They looked very beatable and were lucky to come away with a point. Of course it’ll be a different team Saturday I’d expect and as everyone does they’ll raise their game.
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Yep every side is going up a few levels against us it seems, and some already very good individuals in that Ipswich team will probably perform like prime Messi
 
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TomRad85

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,237
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Yep every side is going up a few levels against us it seems, and some already very good individuals in that Ipswich team will probably perform like prime Messi
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They are the joint second top scorers so they are hardly toothless anyway tbf. We're just absolute freaks.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 3, 2025
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TomRad85 said:
They are the joint second top scorers so they are hardly toothless anyway tbf. We're just absolute freaks.
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Well it’s like if Marcus Wareing had a cook off against Gordon Ramsay.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,239
I think as long as we keep their wingers quiet we’ll be fine
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,240
TomRad85 said:
They are the joint second top scorers so they are hardly toothless anyway tbf. We're just absolute freaks.
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They're not toothless but they are incredibly wasteful. They're currently leading the table in big chances missed this season with 37.
 
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wingy

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,241
Terry_dactyl said:
I’ve watched this shite instead of watching Man City vs Fulham play out a 9 goal thriller. What the fuck is wrong with me/ us?
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Too much choice, sometimes it's not the right motto.
Ask Margeret!
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Dec 3, 2025
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Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon said:
Any idea why he was getting booed so much by the Blackburn fans? I only saw the last 20mins or so of the 1st half so I don't know if it was an 'in-game' thing but every touch he was getting stick from them. The only thing I could think of was the Man Utd connection but are Blackburn still hanging on to that 'rivalry' these days?
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No idea at all. Nothing obvious to me from the game. He doesn’t seem the sort to usually invoke the wrath of opposition fans, so you may well be right.

I’m sure someone posted on here that he’s the last remaining player to have played at Highfield Rd. I hope that’s the case cos that’s what I told my son!
 
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Lamps

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,243
TomRad85 said:
They are the joint second top scorers so they are hardly toothless anyway tbf. We're just absolute freaks.
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It isn't that they're toothless up front. They're just not scoring many for the amount of chances they normally get. It's as though none of them have the confidence or capability to take on shots. For instance they had nearly 3/4 possession against Hull yet Hull had more shots on target. Last night they had plenty of the ball yet only 2 shots on target and had to wait until there was only seconds to go in injury time to get the second one.

Maybe I've lost perspective on goalscoring this season but they've only got 30 goals in 18 games. Our GD is higher than that.
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Dec 3, 2025
  • #7,244
Sky Blue Pete said:
Is he over 40
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Yeah, I think he’s 40.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Dec 3, 2025
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Terry_dactyl said:
Yeah, I think he’s 40.
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That’s impressive isn’t it!!
 
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