View from an Ipswich supporter (6 Viewers)

[suffolkblue]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

 

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[Evo1883]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

Well played today , felt the ref was poor however we struggled to really implement our game after going 1 down and without 3 big players we probably didnt have it in the squad to claw it back .

I think you desevved to win in all honesty , many might disagree .

All the best

 

[Tommo1993]

Not too deflated mate. Just one of those ‘moments’ games. Ipswich won’t drop many points at home.

 

[Skybluekyle]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

So close to getting a well deserved like and a kudos on a fair summary until the sentence highlighted in bold.

I am a staunch hot coral fanatic and think you should shut your whore mouth. Might even go all weird like Blackpool do about referring to it as orange.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Your view is fair imo.

Going into this game, we were missing 4 of our top 5 goal scorers and that’ll impact any team.

Even so, football is a game of fine margins, if we score the shot that hits the post or the referee books Hirst a second time, we probably win the game comfortably.

Soft goal at the tail end of the first half made the second half difficult for us. Both your goals against were good counter attacks and in fairness, Ipswich defended excellently and limited to nothing really.

 

[suffolkblue]

The ref was poor. The standard of refereeing has been abysmal this season in most of our games. Every set of fans think decisions go against them more than for them but I’ll admit that today we had the rub of the green. He’d booked 6 players with less than an hour gone and there wasn’t a bad tackle in the game (unless I missed it, you don’t always see things at the game). Bottled sending Hirst off having made a rod for his own back with the earlier booking.

 

[pusbccfc]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

I mean tbf, it really was a library.

Even 700 Morecambe home fans made more noise in 2017.

 

[pusbccfc]

The ref was poor. The standard of refereeing has been abysmal this season in most of our games. Every set of fans think decisions go against them more than for them but I’ll admit that today we had the rub of the green. He’d booked 6 players with less than an hour gone and there wasn’t a bad tackle in the game (unless I missed it, you don’t always see things at the game). Bottled sending Hirst off having made a rod for his own back with the earlier booking.

Is it just Ipswich allowed to pick up the ball in the middle of the pitch or was that a one off?

 

[suffolkblue]

So close to getting a well deserved like and a kudos on a fair summary until the sentence highlighted in bold.

I am a staunch hot coral fanatic and think you should shut your whore mouth. Might even go all weird like Blackpool do about referring to it as orange.

I’m a big fan of some of your away kits. The brown one from 79 (ish) was incredible to 8 year old me. The black and white two tone kit you wore in the game at PR just before Covid was lovely but I’m not having that one you had on today. Shocking!

 

[suffolkblue]

Not too deflated mate. Just one of those ‘moments’ games. Ipswich won’t drop many points at home.

I don’t share your confidence. We’re unconvincing and when teams come to sit deep and play for a point we struggle. It’s just not clicking at all this season. We’re good when we get 2 goals ahead but so are most teams.

 

[suffolkblue]

I mean tbf, it really was a library.

Even 700 Morecambe home fans made more noise in 2017.

You won’t believe me but a lot of it is the poor acoustics in the stadium. I can hear the away fans from where I am (directly opposite the away fans ) but if you’re in the North Stand (the end we were attacking second half) you can’t at all. It wasn’t loud today, the atmosphere this year has been poor compared to what it was 22-24. Too many fans now turn up with high expectations expecting to be entertained). It wasn’t quite a library though and even if it was in just find it a pointless, unoriginal song. Same when our fans sing it - I’d rather we just got behind our own team

 

[Viktor17]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

Really well balanced post - well done and see you on 29th!

 

[suffolkblue]

Is it just Ipswich allowed to pick up the ball in the middle of the pitch or was that a one off?

Nunez after he was fouled right under the ref’s nose?

 

[David O'Day]

Nunez after he was fouled right under the ref’s nose?

I'll take things that didn't happen for $100 please

 

[Rodders1]

You won’t believe me but a lot of it is the poor acoustics in the stadium. I can hear the away fans from where I am (directly opposite the away fans ) but if you’re in the North Stand (the end we were attacking second half) you can’t at all. It wasn’t loud today, the atmosphere this year has been poor compared to what it was 22-24. Too many fans now turn up with high expectations expecting to be entertained). It wasn’t quite a library though and even if it was in just find it a pointless, unoriginal song. Same when our fans sing it - I’d rather we just got behind our own team

I fear this happening (it may already have) to our home atmospheres. We’ve not got to the recent heights of Ipswich - but I think there is a level of expectation (or nerves) starting to creep in.

 

[pusbccfc]

You won’t believe me but a lot of it is the poor acoustics in the stadium. I can hear the away fans from where I am (directly opposite the away fans ) but if you’re in the North Stand (the end we were attacking second half) you can’t at all. It wasn’t loud today, the atmosphere this year has been poor compared to what it was 22-24. Too many fans now turn up with high expectations expecting to be entertained). It wasn’t quite a library though and even if it was in just find it a pointless, unoriginal song. Same when our fans sing it - I’d rather we just got behind our own team

It was loud years back on our last visit but eerie today.

Ultimately it has that family club feel. The sort of thing you hear/see at Fulham and Norwich. Not a criticism because the numbers are excellent.

 

[suffolkblue]

I'll take things that didn't happen for $100 please

It looked a foul from where I was but if it wasn’t then it was a booking. Ref was shocking, I’ve said that already. We were gifted an injury time penalty at Birmingham on the first day of the season, were on the right side of a key decision today but other than that I think we’ve been on the wrong side of most marginal decisions.

Last season we were harshly done by so many times even with VAR (have a look at Kalvin Phillips sending off against Leicester). We’d have gone down with a whimper regardless but it still irks that we had so much go against us. when you go up, unfortunately for you the same will happen. It really does feel corrupt at times. It’s probably not but it doesn’t stop you feeling it’s all scripted when every major decision seems to go against you.

 

[pusbccfc]

Nunez after he was fouled right under the ref’s nose?

?

 

[pusbccfc]

It looked a foul from where I was but if it wasn’t then it was a booking. Ref was shocking, I’ve said that already. We were gifted an injury time penalty at Birmingham on the first day of the season, were on the right side of a key decision today but other than that I think we’ve been on the wrong side of most marginal decisions.

Last season we were harshly done by so many times even with VAR (have a look at Kalvin Phillips sending off against Leicester). We’d have gone down with a whimper regardless but it still irks that we had so much go against us. when you go up, unfortunately for you the same will happen. It really does feel corrupt at times. It’s probably not but it doesn’t stop you feeling it’s all scripted when every major decision seems to go against you.

You would be releasing statements to the EFL and FA if our keeper decided to catch a ball in the middle of nowhere today.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Thanks

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that.

Nobody know what will happen in the future.

I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

ok

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

If the ref on Wed sent off Matusiwa (which he should have done) and today's ref sent off Hirst (again which he should have done), then you may not have "deserved to win in the end today". We will never know will we because the officials always seem to take your side when it matters most and lack the conviction to make the right call in game-defining moments that could have swung the momentum our way. You may say that, in spite of such biases, your team managed to rack up 5 yellow cards today. But that was inconsequential in the grand scheme of things and the 5 yellows (which should have actually been 6 + 1 red) were due deliberate obvious dirty play/timewasting etc.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

So basically you're saying if we didn't try to win you would have lost. Interesting, but makes little sense. Guess you're saying we should have parked the bus?

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

I hope we return the favor on Dec 29 and that your team is missing several key players like we missed ours today. Besides our team, I'd like a different team besides the parachute teams getting a shot at the Premier League.

 

[Tommo1993]

Kudos returned on the hot coral kit, it is horrendous.

 

[suffolkblue]

It was loud years back on our last visit but eerie today.

Ultimately it has that family club feel. The sort of thing you hear/see at Fulham and Norwich. Not a criticism because the numbers are excellent.

The atmosphere was better when we were crap and was excellent in our back to back promotion seasons. The sense of entitlement and maybe the morale sapping prem season where we won one only one home game seem to have taken their toll. The other factor is every game is now sold out, 23k or so season ticket holders. For years lads could decide to go on the day, stand or sit with their mates. It’s a closed shop now and a lot of our season ticket holders are 50+ or kids.

 

[suffolkblue]

You would be releasing statements to the EFL and FA if our keeper decided to catch a ball in the middle of nowhere today.

I’ll sound like Arsene Wenger but I couldn’t see it clearly from where I was. Looked marginal if he was outside although the reaction from 2,000 of you simultaneously suggested he was just outside. Surely you’re not suggesting that was a red though are you?

 

[David O'Day]

It looked a foul from where I was but if it wasn’t then it was a booking. Ref was shocking, I’ve said that already. We were gifted an injury time penalty at Birmingham on the first day of the season, were on the right side of a key decision today but other than that I think we’ve been on the wrong side of most marginal decisions.

Last season we were harshly done by so many times even with VAR (have a look at Kalvin Phillips sending off against Leicester). We’d have gone down with a whimper regardless but it still irks that we had so much go against us. when you go up, unfortunately for you the same will happen. It really does feel corrupt at times. It’s probably not but it doesn’t stop you feeling it’s all scripted when every major decision seems to go against you.

It was never a foul and he grabbed the ball and annoyed the ref who told him that giving Ipswich strange decisions was his decision alone.

 

[itsabuzzard]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

"Bus stop in Norwich" Superb!

 

[David O'Day]

I’ll sound like Arsene Wenger but I couldn’t see it clearly from where I was. Looked marginal if he was outside although the reaction from 2,000 of you simultaneously suggested he was just outside. Surely you’re not suggesting that was a red though are you?

Given he picked the ball up to stop our player getting a chance it is text book DOGSO to be fair.

 

[suffolkblue]

Thanks

Nobody know what will happen in the future.

ok

If the ref on Wed sent off Matusiwa (which he should have done) and today's ref sent off Hirst (again which he should have done), then you may not have "deserved to win in the end today". We will never know will we because the officials always seem to take your side when it matters most and lack the conviction to make the right call in game-defining moments that could have swung the momentum our way. You may say that, in spite of such biases, your team managed to rack up 5 yellow cards today. But that was inconsequential in the grand scheme of things and the 5 yellows (which should have actually been 6 + 1 red) were due deliberate obvious dirty play/timewasting etc.


So basically you're saying if we didn't try to win you would have lost. Interesting, but makes little sense. Guess you're saying we should have parked the bus?


I hope we return the favor on Dec 29 and that your team is missing several key players like we missed ours today. Besides our team, I'd like a different team besides the parachute teams getting a shot at the Premier League.

Cheer up, you’re going up. You’ve missed my point about you coming to play football and besides it was meant as a compliment xxx

 

[pusbccfc]

I’ll sound like Arsene Wenger but I couldn’t see it clearly from where I was. Looked marginal if he was outside although the reaction from 2,000 of you simultaneously suggested he was just outside. Surely you’re not suggesting that was a red though are you?

He was absolutely miles outside the box. It wasn't even close.

I don't want goalkeepers sent off when they slide out of the box.

He came out and knew he was outside the box. It was very frustrating and you'd have been just as angry if it was Rushworth catching the ball when you were on the attack.

 

[pusbccfc]

"Bus stop in Norwich" Superb!

Norwich is a city and Ipswich is quite a small town tbf

 

[shmmeee]

Maybe too soon and if you want me to I’ll quietly slope off. Yours is the only non-Ipswich forum I’ve ever posted on, I’m only back because you seem a really decent bunch.

Firstly, you’re definitely going up. Today’s result doesn’t change that. I’ve had a quick look at the posts on here and am surprised how scathing some are of the performance today. There’s a quality and rhythm to your play, even when you’re below par, that is going to carry you though. In a 46 game season you’ll lose some and it’s about how you respond, which your team seems to do well this season. We got hammered 4-0 by Leeds in December in the season we got promoted to the prem. It really was a hammering too, not like today. They took us apart and could have won by 6 or 7. We thought it would rock the team but it didn’t, they just put it behind them straight away and went on another good run.

I felt we deserved to win in the end today but it wasn’t a 3-0 game. It turned on fine margins - walton’s save onto the post, our goal and the ref deciding not to give Hirst a second yellow when he’s booked your player earlier for doing the same. I didn’t think either were really bookings (both were seconds after the whistle, they weren’t real dissent where a player just smashes the ball away when they know the game has stopped). If you’re booking one though, you book them both.

I also felt we were going to win today because unlike every other team to come to Portman Road this season with the possible exception of Southampton, you came to play football and try to win. You were the better team for the first 30 minutes and even at 2-0 you remained composed. If you’d got one back, I think you’s have got another. The consensus of the town fans around us was that you’re a good team, a lot of similarities with how we were 2 years ago.

You deserve a points deduction for that grim orange kit, the cocky 12 year old cov fan mouthing off before the game about Ipswich being a “bus stop in Norwich” got what he deserved and “is this a library” is the dullest song ever sung by away fans (we do it, I cringe then too). Aside from these small gripes, I wish you well for the rest of the season other than on 29th (my first trip on a march day to your current home, looking forward to it). Keep the faith and hopefully we’ll be playing each other in the Premier League next season.

Thought you played us well today. Our attack wasn’t firing with an unfit Rudoni and a RB on the wing but you nullified us well and played our high line really well. Ultimately the quality you could bring on and the ability to rotate you’ve got were always going to tell at this point in the season.

 

[Evo1883]

He was absolutely miles outside the box. It wasn't even close.

I don't want goalkeepers sent off when they slide out of the box.

He came out and knew he was outside the box. It was very frustrating and you'd have been just as angry if it was Rushworth catching the ball when you were on the attack.

He was just outside wasnt he ?

 

[suffolkblue]

Given he picked the ball up to stop our player getting a chance it is text book DOGSO to be fair.

I’d have had no complaints if he’d sent Hirst off and when I watch it back i might have a different view but the Walton one didn’t strike me as being close to a red at the time.

 

[pusbccfc]

He was just outside wasnt he ?

An entire body out at least.

It was no accident.

 

[suffolkblue]

Norwich is a city and Ipswich is quite a small town tbf

I’m not from Ipswich so will happily tell you it’s a pretty average town, I’ll also admit that football aside Norwich is a really nice city. I just thought this cocky kid, egged on by his dad had it coming to him!

 

[pusbccfc]

I’m not from Ipswich so will happily tell you it’s a pretty average town, I’ll also admit that football aside Norwich is a really nice city. I just thought this cocky kid, egged on by his dad had it coming to him!

Norwich is lovely. One of my favourite cities in England to be fair.