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Post by Frosty » Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:42 pm

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Saturday 2nd April 2022 – 15:00

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Pre-Match Thoughts - Mike


One Down, Six To Go !..........

Winning the final Seven games of the season was never going to be easy, in fact it's highly unlikely but following the impressive victory over a bang average Plymouth Argyle the dream is still very much alive, for now ! The gap is now down to Five points but most of our play off rivals have a game in hand so we are still very much up against it.

The solitary goal victory over Plymouth was aa comprehensive as a 1-0 win can be, the first half in particular saw Town in the ascendancy throughout and we should really have had the game put to bed by half time. Our captain fantastic is showing us what a pivotal and inspirational leader he is and boy are we lucky to have him, how fitting was it that on a day when he was superb it was he who got the winning goal after benefitting from some superb work by James Norwood who somehow got his cross in for Morsy to tap home.

While the second half was less one sided it was still Town, and only Town that ever really looked like scoring and quite how POTS Wes Burns didn't get the second with time ticking down is beyond me, it was easier to score but on this occasion it was not to be, thankfully we didn't live to regret our failings in front of goal.

What is that now, Twelve clean in Seventeen games under Kieran McKenna? Remarkable is the only word for it and it's credit to the whole team for such a proud record, the loss of George Edmundson was feared by some but Cameron Burgess has slipped into the back Three effortlessly and has been superb, along with Janoi Donacien and a totally rejuvenated Luke Woolfenden we have a defence that rarely even looks like being breached in open play.

If things are looking good on the pitch what can we say about events going on off it ? Mark Ashton and co just keep on giving us upbeat news about the clubs plans and intentions and with the promise of other news to come which cannot be divulged yet its all very exciting times for us Town fans, it looks like no stone is going to be unturned in their quest to return the glory days to Portman Road, its been a long time coming and hopefully it all comes off but so far we have no reason to doubt them. Whether it be the new pitch, PA System, new dugouts, purchase of land, new Town TV station, the promise of more squad investment or whatever you cannot help but be impressed with the vision and direction of the owners and board. Add to that the freezing of season ticket prices is a fantastic gesture in such difficult times and I can see us going from 13k to 18k minimum in season ticket sales, I hope I'm right.

The next game sees Town at home again, this time Cambridge United provide the opposition, they currently are finding goals very hard to come by with a single goal in their last Five outings and couple that with Towns miserly defence this can surely only end one way, they did however have an impressive win over Plymouth themselves a few weeks back so complacency must not be allowed to creep in.

I can't see beyond another Town win here and yet another clean sheet, I also have a feeling we may just find our shooting boots in this one so I am expecting a few goals, with other teams playing each other the gap could well be reduced further as we keep the distant dream alive. 3-0 Town win. Keep the faith. COYB'S.



The Opposition – Cambridge United



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The club was founded in 1912 as Abbey United, named after the Abbey district of Cambridge. A club called Cambridge United existed in Cambridge from 1909, but it was not linked to the club that exists today. The club played in local amateur leagues for many of its early years, moving from ground to ground around Cambridge (see Stadium below) before settling at the Abbey Stadium. In 1949 the club turned professional, and changed its name to Cambridge United in 1951. They played in the Eastern Counties League until finishing as runners-up in 1957–58, which saw them promoted to the Southern League. Three years later, Cambridge United reached the Premier Division of the Southern League.


After election to the Football League in 1970, to replace Bradford (Park Avenue), the club was promoted from the Fourth Division after three seasons, but went straight back down.


Following the appointment of Ron Atkinson as manager, Cambridge won successive promotions which took them into the Second Division in 1978 – a mere eight years after joining the Football League. Atkinson had gone to West Bromwich Albion, a First Division club, in January 1978, and was succeeded by John Docherty, who oversaw the second promotion.


Cambridge peaked at eighth place in the Second Division in 1980. However, a terrible season in 1983–84 (setting a league record for most successive games without a win, 31, which was surpassed by Derby County in 2008) was followed by a further relegation in 1984–85 (equalling the then league record for most losses in a season, 33). These successive relegations, which also had a negative effect on the club's attendances as well as its finances, placed Cambridge back in the Fourth Division, the lowest professional league in English football at the time. They had to apply for re-election in their first season back in the Fourth Division, and promotion would not be achieved for another four years.


The early 1990s was the U's most successful period. Soon after the appointment of new manager John Beck, the club won the first ever appearance as a professional club at Wembley Stadium, the Fourth Division playoff final in May 1990, which secured promotion to the Third Division – the club's first promotion for 12 years. Dion Dublin scored the only goal in a game against Chesterfield. Under Beck, United gained promotion from the Fourth Division and had already reached the FA Cup quarter finals in 1990, and reached them again a year later, and winning the Third Division in 1991. United reached the play-offs in 1992, after finishing 5th in the Second Division, but failed in their bid to become founder members of the Premier League. This was the club's highest final league placing to date. The following season the club sacked John Beck and were relegated from the new First Division. Further relegation followed two seasons later. United returned to Division Two but were relegated in 2002 despite a successful run in the Football League Trophy which saw them reach the final which they lost 1–4 to Blackpool at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.


In 2005, after 35 years in the Football League, Cambridge United were relegated into the Football Conference. This brought with it financial difficulties and the club filed for administration on 29 April. On 22 July 2005 the club came out of administration with a deal being struck with HM Revenue and Customs at the eleventh hour after the intervention of then sports minister Richard Caborn. Cambridge had sold their Abbey Stadium home earlier in the season for £1.9 million to keep the club afloat.


On the eve of the 2006–07 season, it was announced that former Norwich City striker Lee Power would be the club's new chairman taking over from Brian Attmore's caretaking reign. Johnny Hon was also to rejoin the board as vice-chairman after John Howard's resignation on conflict of interests grounds (owing to his ownership of Bideawhile 445 Ltd, United's landlords). Jimmy Quinn was appointed manager soon after Power took charge and, after a difficult settling-in period which included a humiliating 5–0 loss to local rivals Histon, he guided Cambridge United away from another possible relegation by achieving five wins from their last seven games of the season.


After signing several respected and experienced players at the non-league level in the following close season Quinn led Cambridge to their then longest ever unbeaten start to a season (2007–08), which stretched to twelve games. Off the field, United reported several major sponsorship deals which seemed to point towards increased financial security. Halfway through the season the chairman, Lee Power, resigned. He was replaced by Wayne Purser. United finished the season in 2nd place, qualifying for the play-offs. They beat Burton Albion in the semi-final, 4–3 on aggregate, but lost 1–0 to Exeter City in the final, played at Wembley Stadium.


Following the play-off defeat many players left the club, culminating in the departure of manager Jimmy Quinn. Quinn was succeeded by former Southport manager Gary Brabin, who appointed Paul Carden as player-assistant manager. United finished the 2008–09 season again 2nd in the league, and also again reached the play-off final, overturning a 3–1 deficit to beat Stevenage Borough 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-final; however, they were beaten again at Wembley Stadium, 2–0 by Torquay United. Brabin was named as the Conference's Manager of the Season, but was sacked in the close-season after reportedly falling out with the chairman. He was replaced by Martin Ling, who resigned just eight days into the job, before the start of the 2009–10 season and was followed days later by chairman George Rolls. The new board re-appointed Ling as manager the following week.


Cambridge finished Ling's first season in 10th place – not enough for a playoff place. The following season, on 6 January 2011, with Cambridge in a similar position to where they finished the previous season, the club's owners put the club up for sale citing the need for new funds to take the club forward. Despite interest being expressed from a number of parties, no new owner has yet been found. Later the same month, the club's landlords Grosvenor Group revealed the plans for a new community stadium, including potential new locations both within the city and outside it. At the start of 2011 Martin Ling was removed from his position as manager and replaced on a temporary basis by CRC manager Jez George. He managed to steer the club towards safety, finishing 17th, which led to George's role being made permanent. After having rebuilt the squad with players from the club's youth system and with astute signings in Harrison Dunk and Tom Shaw, George managed to lead Cambridge to a 9th-place finish, a huge improvement on their previous season. As well as the league, Jez George also took Cambridge to the quarter-final of the FA Trophy (which was the furthest they had reached at the time), but lost 2–1 at home to minnows, Wealdstone. Eleven games into the following season Jez George became Director of Football, and Richard Money was announced as the new head coach of the club. The club spent much of the season in mid-table, finishing in 14th position with 59 points.

The squad was greatly revamped, and United started 2013–14 with a record-breaking 16 games unbeaten. Cambridge finished the season in second place, qualifying for the play-offs. After beating FC Halifax Town 2–1, on aggregate, in the semi-final, they won 2–1 against Gateshead in the final, held at Wembley Stadium, gaining promotion back to the Football League after a nine-year absence. The club also reached their first FA Trophy final, held at Wembley Stadium, where they beat Gosport Borough 4–0.


Cambridge finished 19th with 51 points, 10 points above the relegation zone. The following season started poorly, and Richard Money was sacked in November 2015, to be replaced by Shaun Derry the same month. A six-match unbeaten run saw Derry win the League Two Manager of the Month award for December 2015, and the U's finished the league in 9th place with 68 points. They finished 2016–17 season in 11th place, in a season that took in extended runs of both good and poor form. Derry was dismissed in February 2018 and was replaced on a permanent basis by his assistant, Joe Dunne, on the final day of 2017–18.


Cambridge started 2018–19 poorly, and manager Dunne was dismissed after 20 games with the club in 21st place. Colin Calderwood was appointed as his replacement in December 2018. Cambridge's second half under Calderwood was more successful, however, they could only finish in 21st place, only six points clear of the relegation zone. Following a successful start to the 2019–20 season, Calderwood was offered a new contract. However, after three heavy defeats in one month, Calderwood was sacked following a 4–0 defeat to Salford City. With the U's in 18th place, Calderwood's assistant manager Mark Bonner was placed in temporary charge until the end of the season. Under Bonner, Cambridge won four from their final seven matches before the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the season. Final league positions were decided on a points per game basis with Cambridge finishing in 16th place. This good form resulted in Bonner being handed the permanent role of head coach. During the 2020–21 season, Bonner guided Cambridge to promotion from League Two as runners-up after seven seasons in that division. Promotion was clinched on the final day with an emphatic 3–0 victory over Grimsby Town. Following this success, Bonner was handed a new three-year contract.



The Manager – Mark Bonner



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Form Guide




Ipswich Last 5 Matches – Currently in 9th place with 64 points




5 Mar Fleetwood 0 - 2 Ipswich Town


8 Mar Ipswich Town 2 - 0 Lincoln City


12 Mar Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Portsmouth


19 Mar Oxford Utd 1 - 1 Ipswich Town


26 Mar Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Plymouth




Cambridge United Last 5 Matches – Currently in 16th place with 48 points





1 Mar Wycombe 3 - 0 Cambridge Utd


5 Mar Cambridge Utd 0 - 0 Shrewsbury


12 Mar Sheffield Wed 6 - 0 Cambridge Utd


19 Mar Cambridge Utd 0 - 1 Milton Keynes


26 Mar AFC Wimbledon 0 - 1 Cambridge Utd




Match Referee – Craig Hicks



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IPSWICH TOWN 2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0

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Post by arana peligrosa » Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:57 pm

Voted to win before even viewing their last five score or league placing. Only then you realize what an opportunity this game should present.

They don't score many, taken a few big hits and seem tailor made for us particularly with a home advantage. We have to lose sooner or later but it won't be in this event. If other results go our way then hell the team should be right on the verge of the play-off section.

Real hope we don't mess up, this presents three points just begging to be taken.

ITFC 3 Cambridge United 1

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Post by marko69 » Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:56 am

Yep, a week of great news coming out of the club from various news outlets …… cherry on that cake would be a Wednesday-like dismantling of this lot on Saturday. Ipswich come out like greyhounds from the traps and attack. Go for 3-0 half time. And then a bigger full time score and 3pts.

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Post by goldandblack » Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:21 pm

Watched Cambridge United in the old Southern League days, cheating B"""""ds, hope you thrash em.

they once had a manager who would thro a bucket of cold water over each player when they ran out at the start in the middle of winter, he threw one over Steve Claridge and Steve smacked him in the mouth, he said he would if he tried it on him, think the manager was John Docherty.

Used to be a Cambridge City as well. were the bigger of the two clubs at on time

just out of interest, Where is their half a mini bus of fans going to park :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by barmy billy » Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:31 pm

goldandblack wrote:
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:21 pm
Watched Cambridge United in the old Southern League days, cheating B"""""ds, hope you thrash em.

they once had a manager who would thro a bucket of cold water over each player when they ran out at the start in the middle of winter, he threw one over Steve Claridge and Steve smacked him in the mouth, he said he would if he tried it in him, think the manager was John Docherty.

just out of interest, Where is their half a mini bus of fans going to park :lol: :lol: :lol:
Was it John Docherty or John Beck?

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Post by goldandblack » Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:52 pm

barmy billy wrote:
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:31 pm
goldandblack wrote:
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:21 pm
Watched Cambridge United in the old Southern League days, cheating B"""""ds, hope you thrash em.

they once had a manager who would thro a bucket of cold water over each player when they ran out at the start in the middle of winter, he threw one over Steve Claridge and Steve smacked him in the mouth, he said he would if he tried it in him, think the manager was John Docherty.

just out of interest, Where is their half a mini bus of fans going to park :lol: :lol: :lol:
Was it John Docherty or John Beck?
Good call Billy, looked it up and your right it must have been John Beck? as Steve Claridge was their at the same time,
John Docherty was their from 78 to 83. wonder what he did to register in my brain,

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Post by rossi » Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:07 am

goldandblack wrote:
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:21 pm
Watched Cambridge United in the old Southern League days, cheating B"""""ds, hope you thrash em.

they once had a manager who would thro a bucket of cold water over each player when they ran out at the start in the middle of winter, he threw one over Steve Claridge and Steve smacked him in the mouth, he said he would if he tried it on him, think the manager was John Docherty.

Used to be a Cambridge City as well. were the bigger of the two clubs at on time

just out of interest, Where is their half a mini bus of fans going to park :lol: :lol: :lol:
Yep, I saw Cambridge Utd play many times in the 50s and 60s at New Writtle Street. I think I'm right in saying that the season Cambridge were elected to Div 4, Chelmsford City actually won the Southern League Premier but the manager - Harry Ferrier - didn't think it worthwhile applying for election

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Post by hallamblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:59 am

Bet he regrets that now lol

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Post by goldandblack » Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:08 am

rossi wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:07 am
goldandblack wrote:
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:21 pm
Watched Cambridge United in the old Southern League days, cheating B"""""ds, hope you thrash em.

they once had a manager who would thro a bucket of cold water over each player when they ran out at the start in the middle of winter, he threw one over Steve Claridge and Steve smacked him in the mouth, he said he would if he tried it on him, think the manager was John Docherty.

Used to be a Cambridge City as well. were the bigger of the two clubs at on time

just out of interest, Where is their half a mini bus of fans going to park :lol: :lol: :lol:
Yep, I saw Cambridge Utd play many times in the 50s and 60s at New Writtle Street. I think I'm right in saying that the season Cambridge were elected to Div 4, Chelmsford City actually won the Southern League Premier but the manager - Harry Ferrier - didn't think it worthwhile applying for election
that was Hereford who got in the league the season CCFC won the league ( Actually won it at Cambridge City that season)
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Post by Andym » Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:21 am

Caravanning in Peterborough. Was going to make the trip back but decided against it. Scared my wife will have polished off all the alcohol before I get back.

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Post by rossi » Sat Apr 02, 2022 12:51 pm

goldandblack wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:08 am
rossi wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 10:07 am
goldandblack wrote:
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:21 pm
Watched Cambridge United in the old Southern League days, cheating B"""""ds, hope you thrash em.

they once had a manager who would thro a bucket of cold water over each player when they ran out at the start in the middle of winter, he threw one over Steve Claridge and Steve smacked him in the mouth, he said he would if he tried it on him, think the manager was John Docherty.

Used to be a Cambridge City as well. were the bigger of the two clubs at on time

just out of interest, Where is their half a mini bus of fans going to park :lol: :lol: :lol:
Yep, I saw Cambridge Utd play many times in the 50s and 60s at New Writtle Street. I think I'm right in saying that the season Cambridge were elected to Div 4, Chelmsford City actually won the Southern League Premier but the manager - Harry Ferrier - didn't think it worthwhile applying for election
that was Hereford who got in the league the season CCFC won the league ( Actually won it at Cambridge City that season)
the reason CCFC let Hereford be the only club to apply for league status was that before that season 5 or 6 clubs from the S L & N L they cancelled each other out in the votes from Div 1 and 2 chairmen , also CCFC had been banned from applying for 5 yrs up to then for signing top league players without paying for them, including Bobby Mason from Wolves 22k at the time, (didn't break any rules tho) so the SL & NL decided whoever won there leagues would be the only ones to apply. and CCFC decided Hereford had the best chance after their cup exploits, or perhaps another reason :?
When Cam U got in the league CCFC were under the new owners of Bairstow and Cherry as you will know Rossi,
CCFC had won the league then these owners gave 5 of the top payers to Cam U who then won the SL Twice and got in the league.
Q, for you Rossi, can you name those 5 players ?

Reason i know all this is because I also watched CCFC at times and had a couple of friends played for them, P.G. & Tony Butcher and bro Mick.
P.G used to come down to Town v Wolves matches until he became ill and sadly passed recently.
Happy days at New Writtle Street under the floodlights,
I'm quite sure about 4 of them - Bill Cassidy, Tony Butcher, Peter Leggett, and Terry Eades. The other one I'm not sure of, but perhaps Owen Medlock

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Post by goldandblack » Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:10 pm

I cant think of the 5th, perhaps it was only 4 players , a long time ago now aye, wasn't Owen Medlock , I thought Dave Kidd went their but wrong,
,found this, so it was only 4 players.
https://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/news/t ... 53658.html
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Post by Bluemike » Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:11 pm

Carroll in, could blow this today.

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Post by MasseyFerguson » Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:12 pm

I expect a straightforward win. Perhaps 3-0. We have momentum, we have a great manager. It's a pity we probably do have enough games to make it to the playoffs.

If by some extraordinary chance other teams fall away and we scrape a top six, I think we would be strong contenders to go up.

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Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:48 pm

Bluemike wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:11 pm
Carroll in, could blow this today.
Don't get why he is playing ?

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Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:27 pm

Carroll is playing crap as usual

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Post by Denny61 » Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:34 pm

Have a feeling this will be against the grain today and the day it will come to an end for us..a draw im feeling plus others around us wilk gain more points

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Post by JamessB » Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:37 pm

If we don't win today it will be a massive disappointment after getting the win against Plymouth last week. Come on lads, let’s push on

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Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:53 pm

Poor half. Carroll and Chaplin are the weakness. Bakinson and Aluko for me.

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Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:55 pm

JamessB wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:37 pm
If we don't win today it will be a massive disappointment after getting the win against Plymouth last week. Come on lads, let’s push on
Yep play off Dream would be over.

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Post by Tangfastic » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:06 pm

Half time moan.

How many times has Thompson tried to save a corner or a throw in since he's been here..... and put us us in worse positions. If his strength is defending... he needs to work on that.

And if Carrolls strength is passing. He needs to work on that, because he's as weak as p*ss in the challenge.

Think Norwood could be on a red so would go for a HT Bonne sub.
Can - and should still - win this . We still are a side that seems to want to get past the last fullback, cross and score. And we might need15-20 chances to do that. Be good to see other ways of scoring.

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Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:23 pm

Thompson at fault for the goal.

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Post by Charnwood » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:25 pm

Of course you would blame Thompson but your wrong. The person to blame for that goal if that’s what you’re about is Woolfie. A most ridiculous and unnecessary foul to concede in a very dangerous area.

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Post by Charnwood » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:36 pm

BlueBalls wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:27 pm
Thompson is sh*t. Just shepharded out a ball for....... a corner. Bloody useless.

Catalogue of errors every match.
Are you suggesting McKenna isn’t as good as we think he is when it come’s to team selection ? Aluko just made a massive mistake putting the ball out of play and conceding possession but he doesn’t get slated. It just seems we have players who fans love to blame.

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Post by Andym » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:40 pm

Charnwood wrote:
Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:36 pm

It just seems we have players who fans love to blame.
I’m afraid it’s been like that here for as long as I’ve been here. I guess there are always fans’ favourites and the fall guys, but there are many fans who can’t see good in some players or faults in others.

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Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:41 pm

Hopefully that's the last we will see of Thompson and Carroll starting games this season. Penny on.

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Post by JohnnyB » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:44 pm

Can’t believe we’re losing. What a missed opportunity to go 2 points off the playoffs

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Post by JamessB » Sat Apr 02, 2022 4:55 pm

It's madness how many times we've got within touching distance only to then follow up with a poor performance and undo all the hard work. KC can start planning for another season in League 1 I suppose...

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Re: League 1 - Ipswich Town vs Cambridge United Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by mendipblue » Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:01 pm

This is the first game since KM has taken over that we actually looked ordinary all game. It can happen I know but there was 2 players playing today Carroll and Thompson who are really poor. The other starting 9 were under par as well but those 2 are shocking.

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Re: League 1 - Ipswich Town vs Cambridge United Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by MasseyFerguson » Sat Apr 02, 2022 5:04 pm

Still trying to process that. The chances of getting in the playoffs were slim before today. They are gone now. The performance was really disappointing, and surprising, in the context of the end of season shake up. Depressing.

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