PRESTON 1 ITFC 1

An away draw and away point for Town today. Well done Town!

An away draw to a team above Town in the table is a good result. Again I listened on Radio Suffolk and again Tom Lawrence scored another great goal.

There was a Town debut for new loanee Toumani Diagouraga and Town were ahead but conceded an equaliser late in the game.
Town also have more new latest signings to strengthen the squad. Stephen Taylor a defender (ex Newcastle) and Danny Rowe (a winger from Macclesfield) can add to Kieffer Moore and Jordan Spence. Hopefully we can see these new players play good football and fit in well to the Town squad.

Well, Town can take some encouragement from this drawn game against Preston, but they need to keep working hard to improve, especially as the next game is against Derby who have a strong team with quality players (Tom Ince, Darren Bent etc).

There are still Town fans who are very negative and not convinced it was an improvement from Town and still want Mick McCarthy to resign, but Town need the fans support. It is part of life’s rich pattern to have ups and downs and Town are operating on a shoestring budget and it is time everyone pulled together for the Town. Captain Luke Chambers said earlier in the week how the players had let the manager down with their performances to date and it is great he is taking responsibility for this and trying to improve and play better for Town! Leon Best is now out of favour and will not play again for Town which is a strong indication that manager Mick will not play players who do not try hard enough after being given trust and opportunity by the manager and only let everyone down (especially themselves).

For me on a positive note, I WON a BBC Radio Suffolk Mark Murphy ITFC duck! I correctly guessed the mystery Town goal scorer in the “whose goal was it” competition (Owen Garvan against Plymouth in 2008) 🙂

COYB!

Huddersfield 2 ITFC 0

I listened to the game on Radio Suffolk and apparently Town were better than against Lincoln but had no goal threat and were again comfortably outplayed. So, there was a response, but not enough of one! The discontent among the fans is growing. One of the chief complaints is the defensive nature of the players and set up of the team, without players who have the skill and ability and confidence to take opposition players on and try to score goals for the team. That bothers me, but I believe that can be overcome with real hard work and determination to play well enough with some real pride and passion to prove they and the team are good enough to play for this great club and that they can get points and results. I am not seeing enough of that from the players. It seems like the old expression “the lights are on but there is no-one at home!”.

It probably will take time to fix and get the team back playing well, but meantime all the players need to show the fans they are trying to play football and play with pride and passion for the club and not just for themselves. Also remember the old expression, “diamonds are made under pressure”.

Which means the fans should keep supporting and the players should keep trying to play better! COYB!

Today (Sat 210117) ITFC are away in the Championship to Huddersfield and back to “normal” league business.
Mick McCarthy remains in charge of the team despite being under great pressure of losing his job due to Town’s poor form and play. I support manager Mick who wants to stay and change the team and results for the better. All Town fans and hopefully the team want better for the club and the players have to work and play hard to change things for the better!

This link describes the aftermath of the embarrassing result losing to Lincoln on Radio Suffolk…http://bbc.in/2iRqmVK

Team news for today:
Leon Best is out, Paul Digby and Adam Spence(?) are in.
Town have been unlucky with injuries this season but that is no excuse for the poor play from all the other squad members and they have to look on these times as opportunities to do well for Town to get in the team or on the bench and play well!

It is tough times for all associated with ITFC (fans and players) and it is time for everyone who supports this club to support it as positively as possible! COYB!

COME ON TOWN…COYB!

Lincoln 1 Ipswich Town 0

Town sink to a new low. Well played Lincoln.

I watched the game on BBC TV and Lincoln deserved to win.
ITFC again make national sports news for all the wrong reasons and inflict more misery, pain and humiliation on themselves and any remaining Town fans! Tough times at Town and when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Town aren’t tough enough though and I cannot see where they will go from here? We will see, but a monumental improvement is needed from the whole team if they are to go forward!
As a loyal Town fan, I cry “COYB” more now in hope than expectation….

Town drew at home againt Lincoln City today after being behind twice. ITFC 2 Lincoln City 2.

This was the FA cup third round and Town are lucky to have a replay.

It was the perfect opportunity for Town to kick start their season as the manager said in his pre match interview but it did not work out that way at all.

I listened to the match on the radio and Tommy Smith was guest commentator with Brenner Wooley and he stated he felt Town were lucky to get a draw.

The Town team was a near enough full first team and Lincoln played better! Nothing has changed from last year when Town played Portsmouth and were lucky to get a draw but then Town lost the replay!

There is now growing discontent with the fans at the manager Mick McCarthy. It isn’t his fault though, it is the players fault! Today Christophe Berra made an error to help Lincoln score but nearly all the Town players let themselves and the fans down again. The one exception was Tom Lawrence who scored both Town goals.

Town have not improved since last year and are actually getting worse! How long can these players be given to start playing better? Why are these potentially talented players not playing well and nowhere near to their potential? When are the players going to wake up and realise they have to do better? That is not just for a few games through the season, but in every game!

It was fully clear to all that Lincoln are a good side and were coming to Portman Road unafraid and prepared to play their own good football game and Town could not play better than them or beat them.

Recently, Grant Ward stated Town would improve and get results and be better!?
Grant Ward states Town are too good to be relegated

Why has nothing changed for the better at Town? Are these players really so complacent? Every single one of them, needs to wake up and start playing better, as it is almost too late for them and this side this season!

Come on Town, wake up, get a grip and work harder and better to be better and start winning games!
COYB….

Unfortunate defeat away to QPR leaves Town facing a difficult New Year 2017.

Some weeks ago Ward spoke about not fearing relegation as he felt Town were too good to be relegated!
That is not a good attitude when Town are in the bottom half of the table and quite close to a relegation battle! If Town are that good, then why do the results and position say otherwise!?

I have been saying how potentially good the Town team and players are for the last 2 seasons and yet they constantly underperform and both individual players and the team combined have lost their way in all areas of the pitch. As they are not playing to their potential, then games become much harder to win so they need to toughen up physically and mentally and make the games harder to lose! When individuals and the team are out of form, there is no option but to work harder to both try to recapture your form and to just be harder to beat as a team. If the players individually and as a team, work hard enough for long enough, they should recapture their form and yet in the meanwhile the players and team have to work harder and smarter to play better and get more points! It isn’t easy…..

COYB..stop the bad talking and playing and start working harder and winning games and points!

A much needed win at home for Town!

Happy New Year 2017 to all ITFC supporters and team…COYB! 😉