Sick Boy
Super Moderator
Of course it wouldn’t do but the starting 11 wouldn’t be recognisable to what we have now.
Of course it wouldn’t do but the starting 11 wouldn’t be recognisable to what we have now.no way this team survives in the top flight.
Because the internet is is a microcosim of opinion. It's also a place here some people just instantly ie everything is either great or crap. No nuance just instant opinion. We were beaten by a team stronger, faster , betwtr in the night with far more resources at their disposal than us .Jesus, some of the comments towards players/manager/team are beyond. So classic of todays society to react to everything, rather than be patient and look at bigger picture.
We got beat by a team littered with quality and they all turned up, very good and tactically excellent. It happens, it’s football. That’s the Ipswich I expected all season, they beat every team in this division last night.
there are so many factors which effect us, this flu which is and has effected most players on that pitch - that’s fact, I know one in particular been playing and struggling with it.
Layer that into a thin and knackered squad. People had off days, again allowed.
we are top still, enjoy it ffs. See you at Charlton.
I can't remember any quality crosses. How many crosses came in from our wingers?We did get a lot of crosses into the box but they dealt with them very comfortably.
It's for that reason I think Simms should have started but there's no guarantee he'd have fared any better.
We hit it long because they pressed us so well and prevented us from bringing out from the back. We had very little time on the ball .Why did we keep knocking it long when we never won anything all night,every second ball fell to them every 50/50 bounced to them a bad night all round we will need to bounce back with 3 points on Friday.
Some great points. Also worth noting we have key players out of form, who will certainly come back into form.Jesus, some of the comments towards players/manager/team are beyond. So classic of todays society to react to everything, rather than be patient and look at bigger picture.
We got beat by a team littered with quality and they all turned up, very good and tactically excellent. It happens, it’s football. That’s the Ipswich I expected all season, they beat every team in this division last night.
there are so many factors which effect us, this flu which is and has effected most players on that pitch - that’s fact, I know one in particular been playing and struggling with it.
Layer that into a thin and knackered squad. People had off days, again allowed.
we are top still, enjoy it ffs. See you at Charlton.
I can't remember any quality crosses. How many crosses came in from our wingers?
Most of our balls into the box came from the long throw.
Wright’s hold up/link play was childlike in competence.
We struggled to get the ball into any forward positions for the majority of the match - certainly on the ground.
But Haji’s contribution (he wasn’t alone of course) was yet again utter shite.
We're literally aiming to go up so that if we do come down we can have a team that has all the advantages Ipswichs' team has. The fact we are 10 points clear of said team is a huge credit to us.Of course it wouldn’t do but the starting 11 wouldn’t be recognisable to what we have now.
We did first halfKnowing that Ipswich struggle against the low block, I wonder why we didn’t opt to simply park the bus to frustrate them and then try to hit them on the counter (regardless whether we’re at home)? Worst case we end up with a draw bad and best case we might nick a win. I think playing an expansive game (as we’ve tried before) plays into their hands. Just my thoughts. I don’t care if we don’t entertain as long we get the job done. If we’d gotten a draw, we’d have preserved our unbeaten hims streak and gained a point over Boro as well. I hope the team doesn’t look for excuses, get too down or go off the boil now.
Video of EMC penalty call. Looks fairly conclusive to me.
Video of EMC penalty call. Looks fairly conclusive to me.
We all know 10-15% of our fans are only there because we are top.Just got back. Gutted with that performance - didn’t lay a glove on them. Helps of course when you’ve spend £100m+ on the squad.
Disappointing to see the exodus of fans when the goals went in.
Where was the linesman?!Great angle of it, everyone in the ground could see it was a stonewaller, except the one person who mattered. Accidental or not, he’s taken the man out, got nowhere near the ball.
on the opposite side of the pitchWhere was the linesman?!
We have a curious absence of pens recently ! Despite seeing me stonewallersIt was Wright not EMC. Im afraid to say but he may have a reputation for looking for pens of late and not getting anything
You don't give your inform striker 10/15 mins. He was on fire, 6 goals, in 7. Then got dropped.Im not blaming him, im saying in the brief time he had (15 mins) he looked no better than Wright.
Replacing one out of form striker with another isntbthe answer.
We need to address the striker issue asap.
BTA will obviously help when hes back, but we also need another CF.
Simms scored 6 in 7 games, got player of the month, then dropped. Why?all I know is Simms or wright are going and we’ve got a replacement lined up, after the last few games it can’t come quick enough
Perhaps play 2 strikers?We don't need 4 strikers when we play 1 up top .
Squad is tired and flat after recent illness in the camp and injuries/suspensions.
We need 2-3 in the door in January
Any transfer snippets you can share??Find myself agreeing with this. He's probably the player in this squad who i feel has the most potential for the future, however since he has been back in the team, the goals have dried up.
It's totally understandable that he is rusty (possibly the shoulder is subconsciously causing a problem) and you can't improve without minutes, but he has been slowing us down in attacks and we look less fluid as everything seems to have to go through him because he pops up everywhere in others space.
It's a really tough situation, you want him to get back to his best of last season, but you don't want the progression of this season to holt.
Perhaps both he and the team would benefit from him coming off the bench. I don't think Eccles had been playing badly at all and deserves a chance to carry that on.
We really miss BTA, but there's nothing we can do about that. So why not bring Eccles back in for a couple of starts. I don't think Lampard will bring Rudi out though.
Ellis managed to win more in the air in 15 mins than Haji did all night.
Having slept on it I’m less annoyed really. That first half was the worst we’ve played in ages (maybe since Plymouth away) and if the refs aren’t shit we probably undeservedly win.
Ipswich aren’t going to go on a mad run really and even if they do, Boro won’t. We’ll be fine.
Bloke’s got the incentive of a home World Cup to play in next summer but even that isn’t doing it for him.Let's be honest, we had a chance to go up last season via the play offs and he stunk the place out.
Now we're challenging for the autos and he's doing the same again.
Yes, Milan made a major fuck up in the play off semi, yes, there were several other players off it last night, but it just seems to be a regular thing with Wright, long periods where his contribution is minimal.
We can't afford to hang around waiting for him to find his mojo when there are gamechanging promotion opportunities at stake.
He needs to start firing soon or he needs dropping.
Someone's gotten into his head on his last visit home and he's either demanding something we're not prepared to meet ATM it's either pay up or ship out, crazy scenario I know but it's needed sorting for a longtime now hope Doug's got it sorted and ready to go.Bloke’s got the incentive of a home World Cup to play in next summer but even that isn’t doing it for him.
The linesman would not have seen it anyway.He didn't see the Tats pen, the attack on MVE or the excersion outside the box with ball in hand by their keeper(3rd time is as many games).on the opposite side of the pitch
My assessment.
Man for man they were the better team.
Dasilva was never my favourite player but the drop off in quality on the ball is massive.
If we do go up Grimes won’t be the answer. He’s brilliant in this league but their number 5 bullied him.
We need to drop Rudoni. We look a poorer team with him starting at present
Basically they were miles better on the night
Define huge I guess, but the club can spend at least £100 million without risking its future.This is why people claiming we just need to make a couple of key signings seems mad to me. The difference is level is huge. These players playing at their max can match a parachute club. But by definition a parachute club isn’t good enough for the PL. aside from the few who we’ve signed from abroad most of our players are here because a PL club has deemed them not good enough. Thats not a slight on them just a reality of this division. Players like Clarke who look a level above here aren’t good enough. Hamer wasn’t good enough. Players who would walk into our current team. We really will need to spend huge amounts to not be embarrassed.
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