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THIS IS A QUESTION TO ALL REALISTIC TOWN FANS

WHEN IF EVER DO YOU GUYS SEE TOWN MAKING IT BACK INTO THE TOP FLIGHT OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL?

Not for a very very long time

WHEN I LEARN NOT TO USE CAPITOLS!

Maybe when Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd and a few of the 'bigger' teams go to play in a European super league.

Not until Roman gets bored with Chelsea and takes over at Town

2 or 3 seasons time.

God, is it really that bad? I'm sorry but I am keeping faith in our team. Tradition alone proves that Ipswich will be back in the top flight. We all knew this would be a transitional year. But, I think we will be significantly stronger next season. Look at how many new players we have in the first team. It will take at least a season for them to even begin to gel. There's one thing I do know for sure though...booing our own players is not very productive at all. It's time for that nonsense to stop. If you can't be patience enough to see this young team grow, then don't even bother going to the games. You should know by now that being an Ipswich fan is like riding a roller coaster. There are ups and downs. Trust me...I am not an optimist, but I am a realist. Let's all take a deep breath and try to get through this rebuilding process together.

Not for many years yet I fear. We could end up in League One before the Premiership.

Stranger things have happened to be honest, look at Charlton 15 years or so ago, they didn't even have a home ground they had to share with Palace and then West Ham and look at them now.

Portsmouth were also in the doldrums until Redknapp unexpectantly got them up as Champions (people had them down for mid-table at best) and they've stayed their since.

Teams fortunes can turn around pretty quickly, although of course they can go the other way as well (look at Leeds, Champions League semi finalists to 2nd Division(Championship) midtable in about 4 seasons).

wilkoitfc wrote:THIS IS A QUESTION TO ALL REALISTIC TOWN FANS

WHEN IF EVER DO YOU GUYS SEE TOWN MAKING IT BACK INTO THE TOP FLIGHT OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL?

We need money, and a 5 year plan - thats the most realistic chance we have at this point. Without money, a 10 year plan might not even get it done.

Without serious investment, doesn't look likely.

I think once some of the Youngsters have devloped, and we have maybe got some better resources in terms of funds, we can make a serious push again for Promotion. 5 Years Time

Unfortunatley not for the forseeable future....Im with Mork on this one we have to think ahead and look forward to about 5 seasons on.

But being an Ipswich fan can always hope.

ITFC10 wrote:I think once some of the Youngsters have devloped, and we have maybe got some better resources in terms of funds, we can make a serious push again for Promotion. 5 Years Time

...but thtas making the assumption that we KEEP our youngsters...the recent signs appear to indicate... we wont !

we could do it this year, palace went from strugglers to promotion in half a season or so and if you look at the current table theres 12 points from 24th to 6th alot could happen.

I think a lot of people have mentioned it but football is a game in which a teams fortunes can turn around very quickly. I agree that it is possible (and im sure there are plenty of examples, portsmouth,charlton etc) for a team to quickly get out of a bad position and back in the prem. However it is also possible to go the other way. (eg Leeds, Notts Forest). Personally the current team, squad and financial situation means that i cant see us returning to the premiership any time soon, not within the next 3 seasons anyway. It could happen but not without a dramatic trnaround which is no the most likely thing to happen. I think a few years to regroup sort out the monetry side of things and with the right signings etc we could be back in the top flight. We could however still quite easily be in league 1. But hey thats football.

I reckon we will be back there next season...

I remember in the late 1980's during the days of Duncan that I never expected to see Ipswich play in the top flight again and would certainly never see them in Europe again. As everyone knows we've been in the Premiership twice since them and played in Europe.
One of the things that make our club a little bit different is that we always bounce back, eventually. Things don't look too hopeful at the moment, but yes i think we can get back to the top flight, but it may be another 2 or 3 years before we can mount the challenge.

leedsblue67 wrote:I remember in the late 1980's during the days of Duncan that I never expected to see Ipswich play in the top flight again and would certainly never see them in Europe again. As everyone knows we've been in the Premiership twice since them and played in Europe.
One of the things that make our club a little bit different is that we always bounce back, eventually. Things don't look too hopeful at the moment, but yes i think we can get back to the top flight, but it may be another 2 or 3 years before we can mount the challenge.

This is so true.

I was slightly too young to see Robson's great team in Europe and so thought I'd missed my chance to ever see Town in Europe but of course as we now know Burley gave me that chance again and I got to see Town in 4 home and 2 away UEFA cup matches...something I never thought would happen!

Things may look dark at the moment but things can always turn around, we need to concentrate on winning one match at a time, confidence is a magical thing that can transform a poor team into a great one almost overnight.

toby wrote:This is so true.

I was slightly too young to see Robson's great team in Europe and so thought I'd missed my chance to ever see Town in Europe but of course as we now know Burley gave me that chance again and I got to see Town in 4 home and 2 away UEFA cup matches...something I never thought would happen!

Things may look dark at the moment but things can always turn around, we need to concentrate on winning one match at a time, confidence is a magical thing that can transform a poor team into a great one almost overnight.

You have hit the nail on the head there Toby. I really don't think we are confident any more. The fans don't seem to get behind the team, even the North Stand have been quiet recently, apart from the hecklers about Sheepshanks. The times the crowd are noisy, the players seem to respond.

Lets get behind the lads. We can beat Brighton tomorrow.

Keep The Faith guys, I think u can bounce back into the top flight, maybe im the next five years, never say never.

Strike wrote:Keep The Faith guys, I think u can bounce back into the top flight, maybe im the next five years, never say never.

Steve Bruce asked God"when will Birmingham win the premier league"2087 God said.Steve Bruce said "I'll be dead by then"Alan Pardue asked God "when will West Ham win the premier league"2091 God said.Alan Pardue said"I'll be dead by then"Joe Royle asked God"when will Ipswich Town make it back to the premier league"God said "I don't know I'll be dead by then".

md5299 wrote:

Strike wrote:Keep The Faith guys, I think u can bounce back into the top flight, maybe im the next five years, never say never.

Steve Bruce asked God"when will Birmingham win the premier league"2087 God said.Steve Bruce said "I'll be dead by then"Alan Pardue asked God "when will West Ham win the premier league"2091 God said.Alan Pardue said"I'll be dead by then"Joe Royle asked God"when will Ipswich Town make it back to the premier league"God said "I don't know I'll be dead by then".

Someone fetch the man his hat and coat!!!

3 or 4 wins on the bounce and we will forget the last month - that is the way of football.

Don't expect too much and you will be pleasantly surprised - expect it all and you will find yourself on here every week moaning about how bad it is.

So - yes we will be back in the top flight again, but no I will not put a time frame on it, then when it happens I can be pleasantly surprised.

One bad month doesn't mean that we'll never, ever, in the entire future of football get back into the top flight ffs. We will get back there, just not for a few seasons.

wilkoitfc wrote:THIS IS A QUESTION TO ALL REALISTIC TOWN FANS

WHEN IF EVER DO YOU GUYS SEE TOWN MAKING IT BACK INTO THE TOP FLIGHT OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL?

NO !

Of course we will but noone could say when but it will happen.A more certain question would be how many years will chelski win the prem on the trot.