As last season’s ‘alternative awards’ went down well, we are thinking of doing something similar for the final preview of 2016/17, against Nottingham Forest next week. If you have the time and the inclination, it would be great if you could cast your vote for each of the categories below.
Feel free to reply to this thread, or alternatively send me your nominations in a private message.
If you have an idea for another award, by all means suggest this too.
Many thanks,
James
Goal of the season
Last year’s winner: Kevin Bru v Bolton
2016/17 contenders:
- Grant Ward’s second v Barnsley at home (1:00 in video)
- Tom Lawrence v Sheffield Wednesday away (0:33)
- Brett Pitman v Bristol City at home (1:50)
- Tom Lawrence v QPR away (1:00)
- Tom Lawrence’s second v Lincoln at home (1:55)
- Tom Lawrence’s second v Blackburn at home (1:23)
- Tom Lawrence v Preston away (0:13)
- Tom Lawrence’s first v Reading at home (0:15)
- David McGoldrick v Newcastle at home (1:13)
- Emyr Huws v Newcastle at home (1:50)
- Other (please specify)
Save of the season
Last year’s winner: Bartosz Bialkowski v Bristol City
2016/17 contenders:
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Barnsley at home – Tom Bradshaw one-on-one (1:06)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Wolves away – Jon Dadi Bodvarsson penalty (0:26)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Aston Villa away – Henri Lansbury strike from edge of area (0:05)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Norwich away – acrobatic tip-over from Jonas Knudsen deflection (0:30)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Wolves at home – Ben Marshall free kick (1:50)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Barnsley away – Adam Hammill one-on-one (1:38)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Birmingham at home – David McGoldrick unintentional back-header (1:55)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Wigan at home – Alex Gilbey long-range shot (1:55)
- Bartosz Bialkowski v Fulham away – Floyd Ayité free kick (0:50)
- Dean Gerken v Rotherham away – Danny Ward penalty (0:23)
- Other (please specify)
Most improved player of the season
Last year’s winner: N/A (new award)
2016/17 contenders:
- Josh Emmanuel
- Myles Kenlock
- Luke Chambers
- Jonas Knudsen
- Grant Ward
- Freddie Sears
- Other (please specify)
Signing of the season
Last year’s winner: N/A (new award)
2016/17 contenders (permanent or loan):
- Emyr Huws
- Tom Lawrence
- Grant Ward
- Other (please specify)
Funniest moment of the season
Last year’s winner: Charlton’s Johann Berg Gudmundsson getting a ribbing from the Blue Army after being struck in a ‘sensitive spot’
2016/17 contenders:
- The utter tool in the home end at Carrow Road who set off a flare to celebrate Norwich’s opening goal...BEFORE making sure it hadn’t been disallowed. It was, for offside.
- Other (please specify)
Chant of the season
Last year’s winner: Town’s away support informing Fulham fans that ‘Chelsea are sh*t, but they’re better than you’ (how things have changed!)
2016/17 contenders:
- ‘Jimmy Saville, he’s one of your own’ to visiting Leeds fans in February
- Responding to Norwich fans’ taunting by modifying their chant: ‘15 years in the Championship, we’re still famous and you’re still sh*t!’
- ‘Can we play you every week?’, sung, with more than a hint of irony, to Newcastle’s travelling support as we took their team apart on Sir Bobby Robson Day.
- Other (please specify)
Best Mick McCarthy quote of the season
Last year’s winner: Mick’s response to Steve Evans’ sour grapes: ‘He can talk, can’t he? He certainly gives his jaw some exercise… I don’t know what else.’
2016/17 contenders:
- ‘You can quickly go from God to dog in this game’, on the subject of his shifting popularity at Portman Road
- Describing Luke Freeman’s wonder goal as an ‘unbelievable flying bomb’ following the defeat at Bristol City
- ‘I’ll do my best ‘bovvered’ face’, as a reaction to any kind of criticism from supporters or media
- ‘When you are winning games, the pies taste better; the beer tastes better; the tickets sell quicker; everyone’s happier’ – trying to lift the mood ahead of next season
- Other (please specify)
Most uninspiring/forgettable match at Portman Road of the season
Last year’s winner: N/A (new award)
2016/17 contenders:
- Ipswich Town 2 Rotherham United 2
- Ipswich Town 0 Derby County 3
- Ipswich Town 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
- Ipswich Town 1 Birmingham City 1
- Ipswich Town 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1
- Other (please specify)
Most ineffectual long throw-in in the Football League
Last year’s winner: Jonas Knudsen
2016/17 contenders:
Do I really need to bother?
