Dyer's frustration

[Bluemike]

Former Ipswich Town player Kieron Dyer has issued an impassioned plea to all those associated with the club – ‘the negativity has to stop’.

A downturn in results at the start of 2015 saw the Blues slip from second to seventh in the Championship table, with supporters of the Championship’s longest-serving club beginning to fear an anti-climax to the most promising season in a decade.

Saturday’s dramatic 1-0 victory at Watford lifted the Mick McCarthy’s men back into sixth-spot though and Dyer hopes that the mood will now lighten as Mick McCarthy’s men prepare for the final seven matches.

“For a while everything just seemed so negative; the fans, the media, everyone,” said Dyer, 36, who contacted this newspaper to air his frustrations.

“I was driving home from London last Tuesday night and listening to the radio after the 1-0 win against Bolton. You’d have thought we were bottom of the league hearing some of the comments. It’s the same when I pick up the paper and see these survey pages.

“I get that we were second at one stage in the season and that things dropped off, but the players were exceeding themselves week-in, week-out and it was always going to be difficult to maintain that.

“There’s still a fantastic opportunity and I think everyone needs to be behind the team.”

The former Westbourne High School pupil, who was capped 33 times by England, continued: “If this was Manchester City we were talking about then I’d understand the negativity, but this is a club with one of the lowest budgets in the league.

“Mick’s worked wonders with his recruitment. It’s been well documented that he has had no money to spend, so the squad he’s pulled together is ridiculous really.

“He’s managed to pick up players whose careers were going nowhere and been able to resurrect them.

“He’s done an unbelievable job, absolutely remarkable, yet at times it all seems to be doom and gloom. I can’t get my head around why.

“If you’d told me at the start of the season that with seven games to go we’d be sixth-place I’d have snapped your hand off.

“Everyone should be doing cartwheels at the moment, but at times it’s felt like an end of the world mentality.”

I couldn't agree with him more, it does kinda do your head in at times and funnily enough after the last two results it has settled down a bit in true Ipswich tradition, no doubt however that should we lose to Bournemouth the doommongers weill be out in force once more doing what they do. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but a bit of balance wouldnt go amiss at times, some have it, many don't, and I still stand by my beliefs that anyone questioning MM as remaining as our manager seriously needs help.

[marko69]

There is another element to this as well though........, (not saying you are guilty of this, Bluemike as I genuinely can't remember names) ......,

1/ but when the club are doing well: "Mick has done this with next to no budget, he's the f**king messiah." ....., bla bla bla.

2/ and when the club are playing sh*t: "Mick refused money in the window because he's a stubborn b*stard." ......, bla bla bla.

I have actually read SOME of the more optimistic fans turning to "doom", even just slightly, when the occasion suits. The "doommongers" club is not a club exclusive ONLY to itself.

But, show us all a football club with no fickle supporters. It doesn't exist.

[hallamblue]

This is the same player who single handedly got SBR the sack for refusing to play in a position he didnt think he was suited to and was so bloody arrogant his behaviour ended up in a brawl on the pitch with a team mate. And he questions our loyalty?

[marko69]

Is he questioning "loyalty", Hallam?

[hallamblue]

There is another element to this as well though........, (not saying you are guilty of this, Bluemike as I genuinely can't remember names) ......,

1/ but when the club are doing well: "Mick has done this with next to no budget, he's the f**king messiah." ....., bla bla bla.

2/ and when the club are playing sh*t: "Mick refused money in the window because he's a stubborn b*stard." ......, bla bla bla.

I have actually read SOME of the more optimistic fans turning to "doom", even just slightly, when the occasion suits. The "doommongers" club is not a club exclusive ONLY to itself.

But, show us all a football club with no fickle supporters. It doesn't exist.

Agree with this marko, especially the last line.

[Bluemike]

There is another element to this as well though........, (not saying you are guilty of this, Bluemike as I genuinely can't remember names) ......,

1/ but when the club are doing well: "Mick has done this with next to no budget, he's the f**king messiah." ....., bla bla bla.

2/ and when the club are playing sh*t: "Mick refused money in the window because he's a stubborn b*stard." ......, bla bla bla.

I have actually read SOME of the more optimistic fans turning to "doom", even just slightly, when the occasion suits. The "doommongers" club is not a club exclusive ONLY to itself.

But, show us all a football club with no fickle supporters. It doesn't exist.

But those are Two totally different things and point number 2 is nothing to do with being a doommonger, I couldnt agree more that MM is a stubborn b*stard but by me saying that or calling for one or two players to be dropped has nothing to do with doommongery. I certainly have at no time turned to doom where the seasons achievements are concerned, most others have.

[Bluemike]

This is the same player who single handedly got SBR the sack for refusing to play in a position he didnt think he was suited to and was so bloody arrogant his behaviour ended up in a brawl on the pitch with a team mate. And he questions our loyalty?

I am not keen on Dyer as a person but his comments are still very valid on this occasion.

[number 9]

It's always tough when your team is having a bad spell. I just think a lot of us are exciting about the possibility of being promoted after so long, and it was disheartening after we temporarily dropped out of the play offs. That, coupled with sh*t performances can become toxic rather quick. Every one is entitled to their opinion...as you say. COYBs!

[hallamblue]

Is he questioning "loyalty", Hallam?

Well i take it to be that he is.