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rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:35 am

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:46 pm

AylesburyBlue wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:34 pm

I’m completely out of love with Ipswich. I don’t look forward to Saturdays, I don’t care for the players and this league is awful. The club is going through the motions and so am I, I’ll continue going to tick off some grounds but i can’t remeber the last time I looked forward to a game and I can’t see that changing.

One last thing from me..... Lambert Out.

I think you’re on the right track Tom because for me Lambert is the problem. He has a more than half decent squad which for this League looks on paper as good as any other manager has to play with. However he has not a clue how to get the most out of them or how to make tactical changes to improve things mid game, these are two basic necessities to be a successful football manager.

Surely not

I mean - he's the messiah, isn't he?

ipswichtownNo1 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:51 am

rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:35 am

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:46 pm

I think you’re on the right track Tom because for me Lambert is the problem. He has a more than half decent squad which for this League looks on paper as good as any other manager has to play with. However he has not a clue how to get the most out of them or how to make tactical changes to improve things mid game, these are two basic necessities to be a successful football manager.

Surely not

I mean - he's the messiah, isn't he?

Hes not the messiah, hes a very naughty boy!!

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:28 am

As if by magic......

Dubai Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am

Obviously gutted with the result yesterday but I don't think it's time to lose the faith just yet. The league is very tight. Teams at the top are not having it all their own way and it seems like some of the other teams also have their idiosyncrasies. We are struggling to get results against top teams but others are finding it too easy to drop points against much lower teams whereas we are pretty effective at beating teams lower down, look at Wycombe yesterday and they have had a string of results like that.

Looking at the remaining games we have still chances to get an advantage over Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth & Oxford and then our last 6 games are all against sides at the bottom, the sort of teams that we have consistently beaten this season, whilst teams currently at or near the top are going to be playing each other.

In my view we need 3 wins in Feb, and Sunderland needs to be one of them. It looks like nobody is going to pull away, so it could be a very exciting end to the season and I would not bet against us getting 15 points from our last 18 available.

tangfastic wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:07 am

Dubai Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am

Obviously gutted with the result yesterday but I don't think it's time to lose the faith just yet. The league is very tight. Teams at the top are not having it all their own way and it seems like some of the other teams also have their idiosyncrasies. We are struggling to get results against top teams but others are finding it too easy to drop points against much lower teams whereas we are pretty effective at beating teams lower down, look at Wycombe yesterday and they have had a string of results like that.

Looking at the remaining games we have still chances to get an advantage over Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth & Oxford and then our last 6 games are all against sides at the bottom, the sort of teams that we have consistently beaten this season, whilst teams currently at or near the top are going to be playing each other.

In my view we need 3 wins in Feb, and Sunderland needs to be one of them. It looks like nobody is going to pull away, so it could be a very exciting end to the season and I would not bet against us getting 15 points from our last 18 available.

In terms of the league table now - yes, you’re right, we can still get enough points to get promotion.

But based on our last two pathetic performances, it’s difficult to see how we can a string of wins together. We seem clueless when put under pressure and we look both mentally and physically weaker than top sides. I wouldn’t also expect us to be so effective at beating lower placed teams. Having a strategy relying on our rivals dropping points and us beating just shitty teams seems more like hope and desperation.
That performance yesterday was not just another bad day at the office. It was a great opportunity to put the Rotherham game behind us and also to show we can beat one of our rivals. In the end, we get humiliated at home. The ref even felt so sorry for us, he gave us a very dodgy penalty.

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:28 am

tangfastic wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:07 am

Dubai Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am

Obviously gutted with the result yesterday but I don't think it's time to lose the faith just yet. The league is very tight. Teams at the top are not having it all their own way and it seems like some of the other teams also have their idiosyncrasies. We are struggling to get results against top teams but others are finding it too easy to drop points against much lower teams whereas we are pretty effective at beating teams lower down, look at Wycombe yesterday and they have had a string of results like that.

Looking at the remaining games we have still chances to get an advantage over Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth & Oxford and then our last 6 games are all against sides at the bottom, the sort of teams that we have consistently beaten this season, whilst teams currently at or near the top are going to be playing each other.

In my view we need 3 wins in Feb, and Sunderland needs to be one of them. It looks like nobody is going to pull away, so it could be a very exciting end to the season and I would not bet against us getting 15 points from our last 18 available.

In terms of the league table now - yes, you’re right, we can still get enough points to get promotion.

But based on our last two pathetic performances, it’s difficult to see how we can a string of wins together. We seem clueless when put under pressure and we look both mentally and physically weaker than top sides. I wouldn’t also expect us to be so effective at beating lower placed teams. Having a strategy relying on our rivals dropping points and us beating just shitty teams seems more like hope and desperation.
That performance yesterday was not just another bad day at the office. It was a great opportunity to put the Rotherham game behind us and also to show we can beat one of our rivals. In the end, we get humiliated at home. The ref even felt so sorry for us, he gave us a very dodgy penalty.

..... and to make matters worse Marcus Evans has gifted Paul Lambert a 5 year contract and there’s no way out of it cos he’ll be going nowhere after this season.

Sorry to be negative but this is looking more and more likely ending in tears.

Charnwood wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:32 am

ipswichtownNo1 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:51 am

rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:35 am

Surely not

I mean - he's the messiah, isn't he?

Hes not the messiah, hes a very naughty boy!!

....and we’ve got five more years to get used to him !

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:28 am

As if by magic......

rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:13 pm

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:28 am

As if by magic......

Hit a nerve did I Mike?

number 9 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:11 pm

How many managers will it take to make Ipswich Town competitive again?

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:23 pm

rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:13 pm

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:28 am

As if by magic......

Hit a nerve did I Mike?

Not really, I just knew the usual twats would appear at the first sign of adversity, you never disappoint.

Dubai Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am

Obviously gutted with the result yesterday but I don't think it's time to lose the faith just yet. The league is very tight. Teams at the top are not having it all their own way and it seems like some of the other teams also have their idiosyncrasies. We are struggling to get results against top teams but others are finding it too easy to drop points against much lower teams whereas we are pretty effective at beating teams lower down, look at Wycombe yesterday and they have had a string of results like that.

Looking at the remaining games we have still chances to get an advantage over Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth & Oxford and then our last 6 games are all against sides at the bottom, the sort of teams that we have consistently beaten this season, whilst teams currently at or near the top are going to be playing each other.

In my view we need 3 wins in Feb, and Sunderland needs to be one of them. It looks like nobody is going to pull away, so it could be a very exciting end to the season and I would not bet against us getting 15 points from our last 18 available.

goldandblack wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:27 pm

Dubai Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:55 am

Obviously gutted with the result yesterday but I don't think it's time to lose the faith just yet. The league is very tight. Teams at the top are not having it all their own way and it seems like some of the other teams also have their idiosyncrasies. We are struggling to get results against top teams but others are finding it too easy to drop points against much lower teams whereas we are pretty effective at beating teams lower down, look at Wycombe yesterday and they have had a string of results like that.

Looking at the remaining games we have still chances to get an advantage over Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth & Oxford and then our last 6 games are all against sides at the bottom, the sort of teams that we have consistently beaten this season, whilst teams currently at or near the top are going to be playing each other.

In my view we need 3 wins in Feb, and Sunderland needs to be one of them. It looks like nobody is going to pull away, so it could be a very exciting end to the season and I would not bet against us getting 15 points from our last 18 available.

Ditto Dubai Blue, this is not the time to panic,

the time to panic is when you support one of these 3.
22nd Southend 28-38 16
23rd Bolton 26-33 11
24th Bury Town,

goldandblack wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:27 pm

the time to panic is when you support one of these 3.
22nd Southend 28-38 16
23rd Bolton 26-33 11
24th Bury Town,

rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:16 pm

Bluemike wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:23 pm

rossi wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:13 pm

Hit a nerve did I Mike?

Not really, I just knew the usual twats would appear at the first sign of adversity, you never disappoint.

hmmmmm - well if that was the case, surely I would have posted after the Rotherham game?

Who's the tw*t now?

hallamblue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:51 pm

This is not the first time Mach had attacked G&B on this forum.

G&B has been a long valued friend and contributor on this forum .

I’m not sure how much abuse is tolerated on here before action is taken against the offenders.

Perhaps Moderators will finally make some lasting decisions instead of slaps on wrists or as often seems to happen on here, nothing at all.

tangfastic wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:21 pm

Come on.... a bit of perspective. Take away Mach’s first comment about GNB, Mach made a decent post and some good points.

Yes, Mach shouldn’t have gone into name-calling, but there’s been beef rumbling there under the surface for quite a while. I thought Mach went over the line there with name-calling, but still made good points. I would say GNB’s a sufferable pr*ck and not insufferable.

Personally, I was a tad annoyed with Wolfies post... very condescending about our club. Straight out of the Mick MCCarthy manual of “shut the f*ck up, know your place, you’re only little Ipswich”. But, hopefully, Wolfie, can add some feedback.

hallamblue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:51 pm

This is not the first time Mach had attacked G&B on this forum.

G&B has been a long valued friend and contributor on this forum .

I’m not sure how much abuse is tolerated on here before action is taken against the offenders.

Perhaps Moderators will finally make some lasting decisions instead of slaps on wrists or as often seems to happen on here, nothing at all.

Mach_Polish_Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:37 pm

We are a TURD as a club, UTTER TURD. Years of ongoing decline and failure and there seems to be no end of the destruction that Evans has been doing. No moments of joy, nothing to look forward to...... and then comes G&B with the quotes/threads which I have mentioned and I find it really annoying as an Ipswich fan. A fan of the different club comes here to be a smart arse and polish the turd to please some. And he's been like that for years.

We're at the lowest moment in our history and still keep sinking so do we really need comments that ... 'there is no time to panic cos we aren't in the bottom positions in this league' ? These and other comments throughout the years.

We also have some of our 'fans' saying that we should accept that we're a bang average, decaying 3rd Division team

marko69 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:11 pm

Dubai? Sometimes I can’t figure out if you’re on the wind up.
You wouldn’t bet against the club picking up 15 of 18 points near seasons end? That’s just pure wow.
If you are willing to bet FOR that happening, I’ll take that bet. Don’t like betting against ITFC and have hand on heart, never done it, but combined Rothers and Posh highlights suggest cluelessness! So, if you want a wee wager, let me know.

Is there a lambert post match interview? Would love to see that.

JohnnyB wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:20 pm

Personally I wasn’t reading Goldandblacks comments as patronising or anything. Wolves are in the prem now but it wasn’t that long ago that they were where we are or even lower. It gives me some hope that they’ve rebuilt and are back up there and I reckon it’s fair to say the two clubs are comparable in terms of size of support, history etc

Andym wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:24 pm

Mach_Polish_Blue wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:37 pm

We are a TURD as a club, UTTER TURD. Years of ongoing decline and failure and there seems to be no end of the destruction that Evans has been doing. No moments of joy, nothing to look forward to...... and then comes G&B with the quotes/threads which I have mentioned and I find it really annoying as an Ipswich fan. A fan of the different club comes here to be a smart arse and polish the turd to please some. And he's been like that for years.

We're at the lowest moment in our history and still keep sinking so do we really need comments that ... 'there is no time to panic cos we aren't in the bottom positions in this league' ? These and other comments throughout the years.

We also have some of our 'fans' saying that we should accept that we're a bang average, decaying 3rd Division team

I think that as Bluemike said we have been on a downturn for years for a number of reasons. Administration was a huge part of that (for reasons Bluemike touched on) and certainly pre-dates the current owner. So to put all the blame at his door is unfair.

I've highlighted part of the post as i guess it's at least partly aimed at me because i said a month or so ago that we aren't a big club. But I never said we are decaying. It's You, Mach, who keeps saying that. You talk of decline, destruction and failure. I don't see it like that.

I haven't commented on the 2 recent defeats because I saw little point. But I will now. Tuesday's defeat was in my opinion (and I say this not having seen the game, just on listening and my views if the squad) about ability of our players. Recently we have played better but for years if a team closes us down we can't cope. Hallam made exactly this point in Tuesday. Our first touch is generally not good enough, our vision isn't quick enough to cope in tight situations, and frequently teammates are slow to get close. As a result when we are closed down quickly we hoof it. I doubt if it was a deliberate tactic on our part, just a consequence of individually and collectively not good enough to cope.

Regarding yesterday, we were outplayed at Peterborough but salvaged a fortunate point. Yesterday we conceded some awful goals but we're really outplayed from 1-0 onwards. The second goal.was terrible but the other 3 weren't much better. The defence hopelessly flat footed for the first, and I think the other 2 were straight from goal kicks. The defence must take the blame for 3 of the goals.

The problem is done of us don't like the thought that Peterborough are a better side than us. I said after the away game (when they were way down) that they would finish above us. Ive said from the start of the season that we wouldn't make top 6 and I still think that. Others are starting to agree but I guess it's harder to take it you expected better.

The fact we haven't beaten a team in the top 8 is simply an indication of where we are as a club. So Yes, I think we are a fairly average league 1 club. We havegood games and not so good games. That's what makes us average.

So I'm criticised for accepting it. What else can I do? I can't change it so I have to accept it. At least that way I don't get as agitated, argumentative and insulting ad some on here because I can't face reality.