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ProfessorbyGrace

ProfessorbyGrace

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I’ll just chime in with my take on the away kit debate…

…I’ve had vomit that colour, and when it’s a fluorescent orange, it sticks with you. Ergo, the hot vomit kit is rank. To me, at least.

Carry on.
 
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TewkesburySkyBlue

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suffolkblue said:
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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Thanks mate very fair
 
Warwickhunt

Warwickhunt

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I think Frank will have something today about our two centre backs trying to play Hurst offside in Ipswich half. Very poor decision making😢😜
 
TomRad85

TomRad85

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
It’s a compliment to be honest, we’re a scalp this season and it’s thanks to injuries and an appalling referee they’ve got one.
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Considering we're many points ahead of their far more expensive team and we have the opportunity to put it right very soon at the CBS, their crowing may well be short lived.
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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TomRad85 said:
Considering we're many points ahead of their far more expensive team and we have the opportunity to put it right very soon at the CBS, their crowing may well be short lived.
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If we’re injury ravaged for that game too we’ll probably lose again, not that bothered. We didn’t have £50 million to flesh out all the gaps in the squad and it’s a good thing for them too, with that sort of cash we’d genuinely be winning every single game.
 
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suffolkblue

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SleepyGinger said:
Never really been bothered about Ipswich but they way some of their fans have gone on since Saturday really starting to dislike them
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Every clubs got them. We’ve got some absolute weapons who follow our club. Stone Island clad teens who gob off and give it plenty in a group when they know they’re safe but would run a mile at the first sign of them having to actually fight one on one.

A few of your fans weren’t that great after the game - some on TWTD mentioning an 80 year old bloke being knocked over after the game and some other things. Every club has got its morons. I could have come on here posting about that but didn’t because I know a few dickheads isn’t representative of the 2,000 Cov fans at PR.

Overall our fans are decent, know how to behave and are friendly - some comments on here about fans drinking together pre-game Saturday. . That’s always been my impression of your supporters too. If you want to dislike us then that’s your prerogative, I couldn’t care less but if the basis for you doing it is that the ref was poor and our fans celebrated a win then following your team away is probably not the game for you.
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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suffolkblue said:
Every clubs got them. We’ve got some absolute weapons who follow our club. Stone Island clad teens who gob off and give it plenty in a group when they know they’re safe but would run a mile at the first sign of them having to actually fight one on one.

A few of your fans weren’t that great after the game - some on TWTD mentioning an 80 year old bloke being knocked over after the game and some other things. Every club has got its morons. I could have come on here posting about that but didn’t because I know a few dickheads isn’t representative of the 2,000 Cov fans at PR.

Overall our fans are decent, know how to behave and are friendly - some comments on here about fans drinking together pre-game Saturday. . That’s always been my impression of your supporters too. If you want to dislike us then that’s your prerogative, I couldn’t care less but if the basis for you doing it is that the ref was poor and our fans celebrated a win then following your team away is probably not the game for you.
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I mean I’m not sure what people expect trawling the internet after a football match, you can predict the people who’ve won will post one thing and those who’ve lost the opposite.

Vast majority of real life fans can hold a decent conversation about a game afterwards, or at least I like to think so.
 
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suffolkblue

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
If we’re injury ravaged for that game too we’ll probably lose again, not that bothered. We didn’t have £50 million to flesh out all the gaps in the squad and it’s a good thing for them too, with that sort of cash we’d genuinely be winning every single game.
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You’d think so but it doesn’t work like that. Our 23/24 team would beat the current one. Sometimes it’s about the right blend and everyone doing their job. It isn’t about transfer fees, reputations and wages. A sizeable minority of our fan base acted as though we’d won the league in July when we were signing players for 8 figure sums to add to a squad that cost a lot last season. We’re average - compare our performance Saturday with the one against you at PR when we went up (from memory without checking 2-1 to us). We were much better in that game than on Saturday. The current team could not score a goal close to the one Burns got against you after a great move.
 
Warwickhunt

Warwickhunt

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
I mean I’m not sure what people expect trawling the internet after a football match, you can predict the people who’ve won will post one thing and those who’ve lost the opposite.

Vast majority of real life fans can hold a decent conversation about a game afterwards, or at least I like to think so.
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Totally agree! It's a supporters forum and its good to be able to converse with each other as the commonality football is far reaching topic of convesation
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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suffolkblue said:
You’d think so but it doesn’t work like that. Our 23/24 team would beat the current one. Sometimes it’s about the right blend and everyone doing their job. It isn’t about transfer fees, reputations and wages. A sizeable minority of our fan base acted as though we’d won the league in July when we were signing players for 8 figure sums to add to a squad that cost a lot last season. We’re average - compare our performance Saturday with the one against you at PR when we went up (from memory without checking 2-1 to us). We were much better in that game than on Saturday. The current team could not score a goal close to the one Burns got against you after a great move.
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I think so because I suspect Lampard and his coaching team would get more from the same amount of money than McKenna and his (this season). We’re missing extra depth in a few key positions which when exposed push the team past its limit. An extra £20-30 million and those gaps are plugged perhaps with change left over; meaning we probably don’t lose the two games we have done.

All ifs and buts of course but I and others, probably FL himself, feel the only thing that will deny us promotion is an injury crisis. McKenna has an embarrassment of riches and so far is underperforming.
 
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suffolkblue

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
I think so because I suspect Lampard and his coaching team would get more from the same amount of money than McKenna and his (this season). We’re missing extra depth in a few key positions which when exposed push the team past its limit. An extra £20-30 million and those gaps are plugged perhaps with change left over; meaning we probably don’t lose the two games we have done.

All ifs and buts of course but I and others, probably FL himself, feel the only thing that will deny us promotion is an injury crisis. McKenna has an embarrassment of riches and so far is underperforming.
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I agree, he is/we are. Last season’s effort looks even worse now when you see what Sunderland are doing than it did at the time. However, I still wouldn’t swap McKenna for any other manager in the EFL. It’s too early to judge Lampard or say how effectively he’d spend money if he had it. He’s been a manager for longer than McKenna and achieved a lot less. It looks very much as if he’s going to get you promoted which would be a great achievement but judge him over 3-4 years not one.
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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suffolkblue said:
I agree, he is/we are. Last season’s effort looks even worse now when you see what Sunderland are doing than it did at the time. However, I still wouldn’t swap McKenna for any other manager in the EFL. It’s too early to judge Lampard or say how effectively he’d spend money if he had it. He’s been a manager for longer than McKenna and achieved a lot less. It looks very much as if he’s going to get you promoted which would be a great achievement but judge him over 3-4 years not one.
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Purely talking about this season was my point. Unrelated question, but how much roughly has Sheeran put into the club?
 
Warwickhunt

Warwickhunt

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suffolkblue said:
I agree, he is/we are. Last season’s effort looks even worse now when you see what Sunderland are doing than it did at the time. However, I still wouldn’t swap McKenna for any other manager in the EFL. It’s too early to judge Lampard or say how effectively he’d spend money if he had it. He’s been a manager for longer than McKenna and achieved a lot less. It looks very much as if he’s going to get you promoted which would be a great achievement but judge him over 3-4 years not one.
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I am surprised Mckenna is not on some ones radar i in the premier league as he has done well and learnt a lot. I think the premier league is about managing the precocious nature of the players rather than the tactical side of it! After all the amount of money they are paid they should not need telling how to play.
 
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suffolkblue

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Purely talking about this season was my point. Unrelated question, but how much roughly has Sheeran put into the club?
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I get that. At the moment, the majority of our fans would say we’ve over paid on players and bought some very average players for a lot of money. It’s too early to really judge though.. For 8 months Philogene was average at best but whilst he still lacks consistency, he’s had a few games recently where we’ve seen what McKenna saw in him all along. What I was trying to say was that just because Lampard has made a very good start to his time with you, it doesn’t mean everything he touches will turn to gold. For two and a half years, McKenna could do no wrong. You would not have found a single supporter who had anything other than total confidence in him.


As for Ed Sheeran, not much I don’t think. Indirectly his involvement has been a big factor in us finally going forward after 20 years of decline. He raised the profile of the club which made us more attractive to investors and sports, generated huge shirt sales across the world because his logo was on the front and having someone like him is just generally seen as a good thing. He sponsored the shirts for 3 years (wouldn’t have been much, especially when we were in league one, at least not to a man of his many millions) but he’s not a major shareholder or significant investor.
 
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suffolkblue

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Warwickhunt said:
I am surprised Mckenna is not on some ones radar i in the premier league as he has done well and learnt a lot. I think the premier league is about managing the precocious nature of the players rather than the tactical side of it! After all the amount of money they are paid they should not need telling how to play.
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In the summer after we got promoted, Chelsea and Man U were interested. Palace and Brighton both supposedly offered him the managers job. He chose to stay and signed a new 5 year contract - rumours of him earning £100k a week. Right now his stock is relatively low. Relegation and an average start mean he’s not going to be getting a top half premier league club. If we go up this season, wouldn’t be surprised to see him leave for an established premier league club.
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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suffolkblue said:
I get that. At the moment, the majority of our fans would say we’ve over paid on players and bought some very average players for a lot of money. It’s too early to really judge though.. For 8 months Philogene was average at best but whilst he still lacks consistency, he’s had a few games recently where we’ve seen what McKenna saw in him all along. What I was trying to say was that just because Lampard has made a very good start to his time with you, it doesn’t mean everything he touches will turn to gold. For two and a half years, McKenna could do no wrong. You would not have found a single supporter who had anything other than total confidence in him.


As for Ed Sheeran, not much I don’t think. Indirectly his involvement has been a big factor in us finally going forward after 20 years of decline. He raised the profile of the club which made us more attractive to investors and sports, generated huge shirt sales across the world because his logo was on the front and having someone like him is just generally seen as a good thing. He sponsored the shirts for 3 years (wouldn’t have been much, especially when we were in league one, at least not to a man of his many millions) but he’s not a major shareholder or significant investor.
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Sure, again my point was that this season we’re a couple short and the extra money would have sorted that. No argument about the rest of your post though.

Sheeran’s involvement is a nice story anyway. Local boy goes away and does well for himself then returns to give his home club a boost. Not that I’m at all biased as a Sheeran lookalike
 
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suffolkblue

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Sure, again my point was that this season we’re a couple short and the extra money would have sorted that. No argument about the rest of your post though.

Sheeran’s involvement is a nice story anyway. Local boy goes away and does well for himself then returns to give his home club a boost. Not that I’m at all biased as a Sheeran lookalike
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January signings will be crucial to you, that’s evident when a couple of injuries at the moment are leaving you short. We were lucky/clever with our signings in both January windows in our back to back promotion seasons. In the year we got to the premier league we made 4 and they played an important part. We’d have fallen short without them but we didn’t have a 12 point lead in December!
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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I just think you need 20 upper champ level players and we have maybe 15. Players are starting to tire, we’ve got a gruelling period on heavy pitches coming up, and that’s before you get any injuries, and we’ve consistently had two or three out each game for a while it seems like. If anything does us it’ll be the squad size.
 
Mucca Mad Boys

Mucca Mad Boys

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shmmeee said:
I just think you need 20 upper champ level players and we have maybe 15. Players are starting to tire, we’ve got a gruelling period on heavy pitches coming up, and that’s before you get any injuries, and we’ve consistently had two or three out each game for a while it seems like. If anything does us it’ll be the squad size.
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15-17 at full strength, it’s not really tenable having 4-5 defenders on the bench week in, week out.

Jan will see players come through the door, I’m sure of it. Even if December is a difficult month, we’ll regroup and get back at it.
 
blunted

blunted

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I was surprised by the statistic that our four top scorers missing from the starting eleven at Ipswich had scored only one less than the whole Ipswich team at the start.
 
Jamesimus

Jamesimus

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Always wanted to start a change.org petition to have Ed Sheeran retrospectively punished for admitting to driving at 90mph down country lanes in his nails on blackboard of a song “Castle on the Hill”.

Obviously he should be sentenced to death for crimes against humanity aswell, but a driving ban would be a start.
 
blunted

blunted

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Since it had been pissing it down for ages, why were Ipswich watering the pitch before the match. Can only assume they wanted the heaviest possible pitch to stop us.
 
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Macca1987

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suffolkblue said:
Every clubs got them. We’ve got some absolute weapons who follow our club. Stone Island clad teens who gob off and give it plenty in a group when they know they’re safe but would run a mile at the first sign of them having to actually fight one on one.

A few of your fans weren’t that great after the game - some on TWTD mentioning an 80 year old bloke being knocked over after the game and some other things. Every club has got its morons. I could have come on here posting about that but didn’t because I know a few dickheads isn’t representative of the 2,000 Cov fans at PR.

Overall our fans are decent, know how to behave and are friendly - some comments on here about fans drinking together pre-game Saturday. . That’s always been my impression of your supporters too. If you want to dislike us then that’s your prerogative, I couldn’t care less but if the basis for you doing it is that the ref was poor and our fans celebrated a win then following your team away is probably not the game for you.
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Suffolk
I was right next to that, some of your gobby teens were walking down giving it large which caught a reaction from some of ours, the old geezer was knocked over by the cops rushing in, me and an Ipswich supporter sat him up, checked he was okay and then got him back on his feet, then the cops came in to check he was okay, when I left to get my coach he was up and alert
 
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