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Loan duo Dominic Iorfa and Bersant Celina are set to make their first appearances in Town shirts when the Blues take on League One Peterborough United in an 120-minute pre-season friendly at the ABAX Stadium this evening (KO 7pm).

Recently-signed striker Joe Garner will be looking to add to his three goals in the first two pre-season friendlies - the 5-0 win at Drogheda and the behind-closed-doors 4-1 defeat of Southend United at Playford Road - but two of Town’s other signings won’t be involved.

Tom Adeyemi is unwell, while Emyr Huws is not yet ready to play having only just returned to training after an extended break after being away with the Wales squad until mid-June.

Tommy Smith and Monty Patterson have both already been involved in pre-season games having also returned to the club late having been with New Zealand at the Confederations Cup late into the summer, while David McGoldrick, who was with the Republic of Ireland squad, will play his first game of pre-season this evening.

Andre Dozzell is not yet back in training with the Blues having played for the England U19s in Sunday's European Championships final in which they beat Portugal 2-1.

A number of youngsters, including some not involved in first-team games so far during pre-season, will also make the trip to Cambridgeshire, although Pat Webber, who featured at Drogheda, is with Aldershot and is likely to play in their friendly against Chelsea's U23s tomorrow evening.

Former Blues striker Jack Marriott is likely to be in the Posh squad, having joined them from Luton Town earlier in the summer.

The match will be played in four periods of half an hour with a five-minute break between the first two quarters.

Both clubs plan to change their XIs in their entirety at the midway point when there will be a break of half an hour with the second 60 minutes expected to end at around 9.35pm.

Speaking after the Drogheda match, manager Mick McCarthy says he liked the idea of the extended game, which he said was Peterborough’s suggestion.

“I like the idea, it was theirs," he said. “It just starts to progress them, they get 60 minutes. It means two teams can play 60 minutes instead of one 60 and one 30.”

Tickets are available on the gate at £12 for adults, £10 for senior citizens/under-22s, £5 for under-18s and £1 for under-12s.

Town’s team for the first hour of tonight’s 120-minute friendly at Peterborough United sees on-loan Manchester City man Bersant Celina make his first appearance in a Town shirt. (KO 7pm).

Also starting are skipper Luke Chambers, who missed the game at Drogheda having had his tonsils out, and striker David McGoldrick, who was given an extended break following Ireland duty earlier in the summer.

Missing from the squad is keeper Bartosz Bialkowski, who is ill with a stomach bug, as has been Tom Adeyemi.
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Emyr Huws, who has only just returned to training, and Andre Dozzell, who was with the England U19s until earlier this week, and Adam Webster, who has had an ankle problem.

Dominic Iorfa will make his first appearance in a Town shirt - with the red away strip getting an outing for the first time - in the second hour.

The match will be played in four periods of half an hour with a five-minute break between the first two quarters.

Both clubs plan to change their XIs in their entirety at the midway point when there will be a break of half an hour with the second 60 minutes expected to end at around 9.35pm.

First hour XI: Gerken, Spence, Chambers, Knudsen, Nydam, Rowe, Bru, Downes, Celina, Garner, McGoldrick.

Second hour XI: Crowe, T Smith, Kenlock, Iorfa, C Smith, Skuse, McKendry, Bishop, Ward, Sears, Morris. Subs: Fowler, Folami, Daniels, McGavin, McLoughlin, Patterson, McDonnell.

bluemike wrote:

Town’s team for the first hour of tonight’s 120-minute friendly at Peterborough United sees on-loan Manchester City man Bersant Celina make his first appearance in a Town shirt. (KO 7pm).

Also starting are skipper Luke Chambers, who missed the game at Drogheda having had his tonsils out, and striker David McGoldrick, who was given an extended break following Ireland duty earlier in the summer.

Missing from the squad is keeper Bartosz Bialkowski, who is ill with a stomach bug, as has been Tom Adeyemi.
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Emyr Huws, who has only just returned to training, and Andre Dozzell, who was with the England U19s until earlier this week, and Adam Webster, who has had an ankle problem.

Dominic Iorfa will make his first appearance in a Town shirt - with the red away strip getting an outing for the first time - in the second hour.

The match will be played in four periods of half an hour with a five-minute break between the first two quarters.

Both clubs plan to change their XIs in their entirety at the midway point when there will be a break of half an hour with the second 60 minutes expected to end at around 9.35pm.

First hour XI: Gerken, Spence, Chambers, Knudsen, Nydam, Rowe, Bru, Downes, Celina, Garner, McGoldrick.

Second hour XI: Crowe, T Smith, Kenlock, Iorfa, C Smith, Skuse, McKendry, Bishop, Ward, Sears, Morris. Subs: Fowler, Folami, Daniels, McGavin, McLoughlin, Patterson, McDonnell.

Joe Garner continued his fine pre-season form with a brace as Ipswich Town beat Peterborough United 3-1 in an epic four-quarter encounter.

Town quickly recovered from going behind to old boy Jack Marriott to impose their upper league pedigree at the ABAX Stadium.

David McGoldrick grabbed an equaliser before Garner grabbed two more – his fifth in three friendlies – as he finished decisively following mistakes in the home defence.

An impressive Town following got their first glimpse of new signings Bersant Celina and Dominic Iorfa during the 120-minute match although Bartosz Bialkowski was a surprise and late omission – after falling ill today.

Ipswich zipped the ball around early on but it was Peterborough who had the first shot at goal after Michael Doughty closed down Flynn Downes but Junior Morias’s 20-yard shot was too close to Dean Gerken.

In the 15th minute, Peterborough took the lead from a familiar source to Ipswich fans.

Gwion Edwards’s low cross was devilishly whipped across Gerken’s goal and Jack Marriott slid in to open the scoring against his old employers.

It could – and probably should – have been two in the 20th minute when Luke Chambers was guilty of spurning possession but the pacy Morias’s run into the area failed to materialise into a shot for either him or Marriott.

It was slightly harsh on the hosts that they conceded an equaliser in the 23rd minute – though the footwork shown by Jordan Spence on the right-hand side deserved the eventual finish, McGoldrick turning in Joe Garner’s low cross-shot.

The first 30 minutes ended with a quick water break and a changing of ends before play resumed in the four-quarter match.

Two minutes into the second quarter, Ipswich went within a whisker of taking the lead when Bersant Celina, making his first start in the friendlies, rolled the ball across to Downes who teed up Kevin Bru to curl a decent effort just over Jonathan Bond’s goal.

Ipswich were looking more of a threat in the final third and the onrushing Danny Rowe chipped a ball just beyond both McGoldrick and the far post after the winger was released by Garner’s header.

Town were on top but Marriott came within a whisker of doubling his tally, and restoring Posh’s lead, when he cut in from the left and released a right footed drive that whistled past the far post.

The third goal duly arrived, and for Ipswich, in the 41st minute when Rowe’s corner was powerfully met by the unmarked Garner who comfortably headed home to make It 2-1.

The two frontmen almost linked up with a third after Garner’s powerful first-time cross was headed over by the stretching McGoldrick.

Ipswich did make it 3-1 in the 47th minute when a horrendous clearance from Bond fell to the feet of Celina who opted to pass to Garner rather than shooting.

Garner returned the favour inside the area but Celina opted to give the final back to Garner for a tap-in following the quick interchange of passing.

An entertaining second quarter ended with Morais’s close range overhead being held by Gerken before Marriott glanced a header wide of the far post – before both frontmen went agonisingly close to reducing the arrears for the hosts.

A perfectly executed through ball from Danny Lloyd released Morias who was denied by a brilliant save by Gerken before Marriott fired the rebound goalwards but Spence did superbly to block on the line.

At the other end, Celina got the better of Chris Forrester but this time he opted to shoot, rather than feed McGoldrick, and his angled shot was pushed wide by Bond.

The end of the second quarter, or half time depending on your persuasion, saw both sides change all 11 players with Town fans getting their first look at Dominic Iorfa.

The extended break in play predictably resulted in a slower start with the likes of Grant Ward and Freddie Sears looking lively but failing to trouble Daniel Tibbetts in the Posh goal.

It was Ward who almost added a fourth in the 76th minute after a lovely assured piece of skill from Cole Skuse - and a through ball to match - sent the right winger clear but his shot was blocked by the onrushing Tibbetts.

Chances were few and far between with Ward continuing to look dangerous down the flank, another dangerous low cross just missing Conor McKendry at the far post.

Two minutes into the fourth quarter, or the 92nd minute, saw the best chance of the ‘second match’ when Ward released Sears down the right and his deep cross was headed goalwards by McKendry but Tibbetts did well to push the ball away at his near post.

Marcus Maddison fired a shot wide of Michael Crowe’s near post while at the other end, Town centre back Chris Smith, last season’s under-23s captain, headed a deep Grant Ward corner wide.

A fine run at the heart of the home defence by the impressive McKendry ended with a free kick on the edge of the area but Sears narrowly missed the far post with a powerful effort.

The chances continued to come for Ipswich and, midway through the fourth quarter, Sears fired into the side netting after fine work from Teddy Bishop.

Sears remained the second match dangerman, once again going close from inside the area before almost teeing up McKendry for a tap-in but Peterborough just about cleared the danger.

Monty Patterson, who replaced Ward after the winger limped off, almost twice grabbed a deserved fourth goal – denied by the legs of Tibbetts before screwing a shot just wide.

It was the last of the chances in a game where Ipswich put in a professional shift, showing glimpses of good football with Garner continuing to show his eye for goal.

First half team: Gerken, Spence, Chambers (c), Knudsen, Nydam, Rowe, Bru, Downes, Celina, Garner, McGoldrick.

Second half team: Crowe, Iorfa (Fowler 101), C Smith, T Smith, Kenlock, Ward (Patterson 113), Skuse (c), Bishop, McKendry, Sears, Morris (McLoughlin 101). Unused: Folami, Daniels, McGavin, McDonnell.

bluemike wrote:http://www.talkingbaws.com/2017/07/vide ... re-season/

No sound but the goals from last night, are we actually pinging the ball around nicely for a change ? Early days I know but some nice stuff, great footwork from Jordan Spence in the build up to Didsy's goal while Garner & Celina seemed to link up well.

It was Ward who almost added a fourth in the 76th minute after a lovely assured piece of skill from Cole Skuse - and a through ball to match - sent the right winger clear but his shot was blocked by the onrushing Tibbetts.

hallamblue wrote:Perhaps we can elect Mach as the director of said fan club ?