Monday post match round up :

[hallamblue]

MONDAY VERDICT: Ipswich are depressingly predictable – and it will be apathy, not anger that speaks loudest tomorrow night
06:00 17 October 2016
Stuart Watson

Saturday’s game at Blackburn always had nil-nil written all over it and that is exactly what transpired.

Ipswich Town have now gone five games – and more than eight hours of action – without scoring a goal.

It was, to be fair, a fourth clean sheet in six. The Blues never looked like conceding at Ewood Park and, it should be pointed out, did create plenty more chances than of late.

In isolation, this was a reasonable performance. As part of the bigger picture it was another binary code scoreline to continue the mind-numbingly dull theme of 2016.

Since the opening day 4-2 home win over Barnsley (how long ago that seems) it’s been: Goals for: 000111100000. Against: 120102001010.

Town’s hard-working, good bunch of thoroughly nice lads are never thrashed, but they never, ever look like handing out a thrashing either. Their biggest win of the near four-year Mick McCarthy era is 4-0 over Middlesbrough at Portman Road back in February 2013 – and that was the day McCarthy was absent through illness, leaving Terry Connor in charge.

There is always enough solidity about the club, on and off the pitch, to prevent excessive criticism. There is never enough spark, skill, or positive momentum to engender any real sense of excitement of optimism either.

The ‘boring, boring Ipswich’ tag will soon spread. Fifteen years in the Championship. Everything just feels monochrome and anodyne. As the short attention span younger generation describe their indifference ‘meh’.

The priority is always to stop. The risk versus reward balance is weighted all wrong. But it’s the Blues boss’ words, just as much as his actions, which rubs fans up the wrong way.

He said after Saturday’s game that he’d have always taken a point at Blackburn given his team’s ‘awful’ record at Ewood Park. Why did recent history matter? Rovers hadn’t kept a clean sheet all season, had key players missing and were there for the taking.

The phrase – “I hear people screaming ‘you should play 4-4-2 all the time’ – yeah, I know, good one. Maybe I’ll be the judge on what tactics I use” – was unprompted, ill-timed and unnecessary. It was more evidence of dismissiveness towards the supporters who pay their money and get zero entertainment value in return.

Tomorrow night’s home game against Burton being described as ‘huge’ shows just how far backwards things have gone since Town topped the table after a Boxing Day win at Brentford in 2014.

There may be some banners and boos, but it will be apathy rather than anger that tells the story. Empty seats always speak loudest


I couldnmt have put it better myself .

[phily bon bon]

MONDAY VERDICT: Ipswich are depressingly predictable – and it will be apathy, not anger that speaks loudest tomorrow night
06:00 17 October 2016
Stuart Watson

Saturday’s game at Blackburn always had nil-nil written all over it and that is exactly what transpired.

Ipswich Town have now gone five games – and more than eight hours of action – without scoring a goal.

It was, to be fair, a fourth clean sheet in six. The Blues never looked like conceding at Ewood Park and, it should be pointed out, did create plenty more chances than of late.

In isolation, this was a reasonable performance. As part of the bigger picture it was another binary code scoreline to continue the mind-numbingly dull theme of 2016.

Since the opening day 4-2 home win over Barnsley (how long ago that seems) it’s been: Goals for: 000111100000. Against: 120102001010.

Town’s hard-working, good bunch of thoroughly nice lads are never thrashed, but they never, ever look like handing out a thrashing either. Their biggest win of the near four-year Mick McCarthy era is 4-0 over Middlesbrough at Portman Road back in February 2013 – and that was the day McCarthy was absent through illness, leaving Terry Connor in charge.

There is always enough solidity about the club, on and off the pitch, to prevent excessive criticism. There is never enough spark, skill, or positive momentum to engender any real sense of excitement of optimism either.

The ‘boring, boring Ipswich’ tag will soon spread. Fifteen years in the Championship. Everything just feels monochrome and anodyne. As the short attention span younger generation describe their indifference ‘meh’.

The priority is always to stop. The risk versus reward balance is weighted all wrong. But it’s the Blues boss’ words, just as much as his actions, which rubs fans up the wrong way.

He said after Saturday’s game that he’d have always taken a point at Blackburn given his team’s ‘awful’ record at Ewood Park. Why did recent history matter? Rovers hadn’t kept a clean sheet all season, had key players missing and were there for the taking.

The phrase – “I hear people screaming ‘you should play 4-4-2 all the time’ – yeah, I know, good one. Maybe I’ll be the judge on what tactics I use” – was unprompted, ill-timed and unnecessary. It was more evidence of dismissiveness towards the supporters who pay their money and get zero entertainment value in return.

Tomorrow night’s home game against Burton being described as ‘huge’ shows just how far backwards things have gone since Town topped the table after a Boxing Day win at Brentford in 2014.

There may be some banners and boos, but it will be apathy rather than anger that tells the story. Empty seats always speak loudest


I couldnmt have put it better myself .

Very sad reading and exactly where I am coming from. I believe Evans has a bigger role in the backwards spiral of late than mentioned in the piece above.

[bluejacko]

Bloody depressing just reading that

[hallamblue]

You'd think Mick would have caught on by now wouldnt you BJ?


I live in hope of seeing us really hammer into BA tomorrow night . WHAT A PLEASENT CHANGE THAT WOULD BE.

[arana peligrosa]

Say again, that brief period where we challenged the top places around Christmas '14 and the play-off opportunity aside, there has been next to nothing to get excited about in terms of league 'competition' in recent time. Joe Royle (someone who from a personal viewpoint deserves the utmost respect) came in and almost took us back to top league status but in the subsequent years we've seen one name fall after another.

You can now add McCarthy to that list. 'Took the club to a top six finish, became a club savior etc' : Yes.. good enough.. what he did once is to be applauded, but the bad points are now exceeding the good the longer the name remains in position.

Lo and behold if Ipswich were to win tomorrow or put in a performance of some merit, a majority will be back to blowing sunshine up the manager's as* and any wrongdoing from previous games will conveniently be overlooked. Don't know where it will end but win lose or draw in the next game, would still wish for McCarthy's resignation to be finalized.

[marko69]

A majority? Thought you read all the other sites? Absolutely no chance. Maybe a very small minority.

[bluepeter]

I won't be going tonight.I shall do some painting instead.
I hate listening to the match on the radio so shall update on the BBC stats. Seeing no shots on target with the likely hood of the opponents sneeking a goal from a mistake at the back and knowing we have s*d all chance of pulling it back saddens me.At least I can watch my paint dry without spending £50 on a ticket,fuel,parking ETC. I can have a nice pint without queuing and get some decent hot food.
MM/TC I hope you are reading this,you have seriously fecked my matchday buzz.

[ashfordblue]

You'd think Mick would have caught on by now wouldnt you BJ?


I live in hope of seeing us really hammer into BA tomorrow night . WHAT A PLEASENT CHANGE THAT WOULD BE.

PMSL Liz, You been on the juice,

[len]

Whatever the result tonight against Burton, I still think MM will be gone come Xmas!!!!
The only thing that might save his bacon is to come up with a good striker signing when
the transfer window is open!!! If that fails, he's doomed!

[arana peligrosa]

Whatever the result tonight against Burton, I still think MM will be gone come Xmas!!!!
The only thing that might save his bacon is to come up with a good striker signing when
the transfer window is open!!! If that fails, he's doomed!

Today's game is at and end at the team just won 2 - 0 and that alone will buy McCarthy considerable time. Had we just lost then things could really have been set in motion faster than before but any garbage from previous game will be conveniently swept under the rug for our owner and McCarthy would once again be viewed in high regard.

Said before I would never want to see Town lose ANY game but after the sh*t of recent weeks, there was a hope that we could see further setbacks after the Huddersfield game, if only to finalize McCarthy's exit from the club and restore some order. Believe we've got Newcastle up next on Tyneside and that alone should be a game to relish, particularly potential post-game reaction.

[hallamblue]

You'd think Mick would have caught on by now wouldnt you BJ?


I live in hope of seeing us really hammer into BA tomorrow night . WHAT A PLEASENT CHANGE THAT WOULD BE.

PMSL Liz, You been on the juice,

Beetle Juice ? for sure lol