Re: Ipswich Town vs Northampton Town Preview & Matchday Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:58 pm
There's a Group on Facebook planning to go Protest down at the Main Gates of Football Ground Tonight
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I can't see a point out of all these gamesCharnwood wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:05 pmAnyone remember this recent post ?
...... after what should be a home win against lowly Northampton who haven’t won away for more than three months we then have a busy month with 9 difficult games.
Sat 20 Feb H Oxford United
Tue 23 Feb A Hull City
Sat 27 Feb H Doncaster Rovers
Tue 2 Mar A Accrington Stanley
Sat 6 Mar A Gillingham
Tue 9 Mar H Lincoln City
Sat 13 Mar H Plymouth Argyle
Tue 16 Mar A Fleetwood Town
Sat 20 Mar A Portsmouth
Well after tonight’s result these games look even more difficult.
Also sounds like a big f*ck off to Marcus Evans for the way he's run the club in the past and the way he's running it nowhallamblue wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:53 pmLambert actually giving a post match interview now. Sounds as flat as ditch water and acknowledges it’s all not good enough “ all of it is not good enough “..... I wonder if he’s seeing it as his time is up?
Lol he’s managed to get in that he’s “played for huge clubs , Celtic” , etc etc ..... unbelievable!
Giving credit to McCarthy now .... it sounds like a cheerio to me .
Absolutely agree re Evans .After initially supporting him many years ago I’ve always agreed that he is top of the pile of “ must go “. But I have also always said it’s impossible for Town fans to force him out .... unless the fans vote on mass by not renewing ST’s because the language of money is all he understands. Protests are futile too. It’s like water off a ducks back to him / he’s that remote from the club. And as Rossi states the Club is rotten through and through, and it won’t change until Evans sells up ( and there’s still no guarantee it would get better with a new owner). Mick Mills certainly wasn’t pulling any punches tonight , as he was almost saying Evans bought the club with all good intentions. But knew nothing about the product he’d bought , and was poorly advised throughout / lost money and had lost interest .Charnwood wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:01 pmLet’s hope you’re right Liz , the only problem is we’ll still be owned by Marcus Evans and therein lies the problem. As I said when fans were calling for McCarthys head, there’s no point getting rid whilst Evans remains in charge and the same applies now really. Nothing changed except the name on the managers door and sooner or later prospective managers will come to realise this and steer clear. Our football club had become toxic.
And there you have it. 100% spot onrossi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:40 pmI've said it before, and I'll say it again - this club is rotten to the core.
It doesn't matter if PL is sacked tonight, or tomorrow, or next week - whatever manager we may be able to attract will go the same way.
The fact is that this club started to degenerate the day that ME bought it - I said it at the time and MPB said it also. Since then, there has been a series of terrible managerial appointments (MM excepted, but he was never given any backing by the owner), and a plethora of bad decisions and general lack of ambition.
This club has been/is being slowly suffocated by ME - trust me, the grim reaper beckons
Say it one last time, at least DS had the best interests of the club at heart. No surprise at all the club has fallen on it's as* since 2007 when Evans took up pitch here, the man is a f**king buffoon. Almost totally devoid of care as to where the club finds itself, just waiting now for the obligatory 'message to the fans' on how bad it is and how 'it pains him'. Or some bullshit.Steve and Jo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:01 amAnd there you have it. 100% spot onrossi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:40 pmI've said it before, and I'll say it again - this club is rotten to the core.
It doesn't matter if PL is sacked tonight, or tomorrow, or next week - whatever manager we may be able to attract will go the same way.
The fact is that this club started to degenerate the day that ME bought it - I said it at the time and MPB said it also. Since then, there has been a series of terrible managerial appointments (MM excepted, but he was never given any backing by the owner), and a plethora of bad decisions and general lack of ambition.
This club has been/is being slowly suffocated by ME - trust me, the grim reaper beckons
Keep blaming the managers. I was enjoying the football more under David Sheepshanks, yes he made mistakes, obviously some huge but at least he loved the club. Maybe with ME we will never go down that rout as we did with DS as in administration but that is the only plus i can see with ME to Sheepshanks.
here it isSteve and Jo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:04 amSlight change of subject
That Referee, Surely he cannot get away with pressing his head into Judge like he did !!.. I thought Judge had a decent game when he came on and like to see the penalty incident again
Just watched it and that is shocking behaviour from a referee. The fact that the Northampton player places his hand on the ref, to seemingly usher him away, speaks volumes. He should be facing charges at the FA.BLUEBLOOD wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:26 amhere it isSteve and Jo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:04 amSlight change of subject
That Referee, Surely he cannot get away with pressing his head into Judge like he did !!.. I thought Judge had a decent game when he came on and like to see the penalty incident again
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... 220338/ref
If a player did that on the pitch they would get a red card for sure... take a look.
Defo penalty no attempt to get the ball left out a trailing leg to bring Judge down.
It also speaks volumes that PL didn’t make excuses about the penalty decision or the ref. No mention of calling Mike Jones. He sounds as if the fight has left him and he’s waiting for Marcus to make that call.AzzurroMark wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:06 amJust watched it and that is shocking behaviour from a referee. The fact that the Northampton player places his hand on the ref, to seemingly usher him away, speaks volumes. He should be facing charges at the FA.BLUEBLOOD wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:26 amhere it isSteve and Jo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:04 amSlight change of subject
That Referee, Surely he cannot get away with pressing his head into Judge like he did !!.. I thought Judge had a decent game when he came on and like to see the penalty incident again
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... 220338/ref
If a player did that on the pitch they would get a red card for sure... take a look.
Defo penalty no attempt to get the ball left out a trailing leg to bring Judge down.
Oh, I'm not sure I blame the ref for anything.Steve and Jo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:04 amSlight change of subject
That Referee, Surely he cannot get away with pressing his head into Judge like he did !!.. I thought Judge had a decent game when he came on and like to see the penalty incident again
I hear what you say but if that was a player, he wouldn't just get a red card for pressing his head against a referee, he would get the book thrown at him. It works both ways, they say respect officials and I agree, players should respect officials as should managers etc.tangfastic wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:47 amIt also speaks volumes that PL didn’t make excuses about the penalty decision or the ref. No mention of calling Mike Jones. He sounds as if the fight has left him and he’s waiting for Marcus to make that call.AzzurroMark wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:06 amJust watched it and that is shocking behaviour from a referee. The fact that the Northampton player places his hand on the ref, to seemingly usher him away, speaks volumes. He should be facing charges at the FA.BLUEBLOOD wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:26 am
here it is
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... 220338/ref
If a player did that on the pitch they would get a red card for sure... take a look.
Defo penalty no attempt to get the ball left out a trailing leg to bring Judge down.
The ref will surely get in trouble, but as long as he hasn’t got previous for that, I hope he doesn’t get banned. These days there’s too much outrage over small things and wanting people to be banned. No one got hurt. Could have been years and years of receiving abuse from players and he finally snapped.
I’m sure he will get punished and he was unprofessional. I just don’t get the outrage. It might be good for players to see a ref fight back once in a while. It might make them think a bit more.Steve and Jo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:24 amI hear what you say but if that was a player, he wouldn't just get a red card for pressing his head against a referee, he would get the book thrown at him. It works both ways, they say respect officials and I agree, players should respect officials as should managers etc.tangfastic wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:47 amIt also speaks volumes that PL didn’t make excuses about the penalty decision or the ref. No mention of calling Mike Jones. He sounds as if the fight has left him and he’s waiting for Marcus to make that call.AzzurroMark wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:06 am
Just watched it and that is shocking behaviour from a referee. The fact that the Northampton player places his hand on the ref, to seemingly usher him away, speaks volumes. He should be facing charges at the FA.
The ref will surely get in trouble, but as long as he hasn’t got previous for that, I hope he doesn’t get banned. These days there’s too much outrage over small things and wanting people to be banned. No one got hurt. Could have been years and years of receiving abuse from players and he finally snapped.
However to earn respect you do not do what that referee did, yes maybe just pressing his head against Judge but look at the rage on his face. It taken players to pull him away. No way should an official act in that way. Referees should also set standards, what message does that give?
It was a penalty, the ref made a bad call and then to make matters worse he booked Judge for simulation diving and all this lead to Downs dismissal. Not defending Downs for not sure what happened. No doubt refs get abuse and that goes from the local grass roots football on a Sunday to non league and all the way up but he chooses to official, he gets paid, it's his choice. I bet refs lower down get more abuse. I was no saint either at letting the ref know my opinions at my lowly standard. A well known player of 30 or so years ago in Norfolk used to swing his elbows around, He later manage Wymondham Town and Attleborough, I remember him letting a ref know his difference of opinion and then the Ref snapped. So many cases can recall but this Ref was wrong and no doubt right now he totally regrets his actions
One thing the ref doesn't deter from, it was an absolute stinker of a performance from Town though