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[Ducado]

A question for you all from the Ipswich forums - do you think yeaterday was:

A) Man City fully turning up from the start, finding their gears and shifting through them - and you would have beaten anyone on that performance.

B) Ipswich had seen City’s weaknesses this season and in that first 20mins spell carved chances, but didn’t have the belief to score, a Town goal would have caused a City confidence drop and issues, and the game would have been different.

C) Ipswich were not good enough defensively and allowed Man City to play their intricate attacking game too easily - especially on their right side?!

Would love to get views??

I note someone has put up the fun Alex Griffin Town content. Do watch the below Town vid for a bit more analysis and kudos to City, with your own Sean Riley giving a season view to date from a city perspective:

A bit of everything to be honest, ITFC are not the worst club to be promoted (some worse ones have stayed up in previous seasons) but it was always going to be a struggle mainly because your rise was so fast, it might take you a few bites of the cherry in order to become an established PL team, but that is contingent on your owners investing in the club Brentford and Bournemouth are really good examples both historically very small clubs but with good management they have cemented their place

Although there is the doom scenario where you fall like a stone, Huddersfield, Bolton, Wigan, Reading etc

 

[BringBackSwales]

I thought our team energy was back to normal yesterday, but the real key for me is KDB’s pace and intensity in transition, brings Erl and Phil so much into the action. Surely a new 12/24 month contract beckons?

 

[the blue panther]

A question for you all from the Ipswich forums - do you think yeaterday was:

A) Man City fully turning up from the start, finding their gears and shifting through them - and you would have beaten anyone on that performance.

B) Ipswich had seen City’s weaknesses this season and in that first 20mins spell carved chances, but didn’t have the belief to score, a Town goal would have caused a City confidence drop and issues, and the game would have been different.

C) Ipswich were not good enough defensively and allowed Man City to play their intricate attacking game too easily - especially on their right side?!

Would love to get views??

I note someone has put up the fun Alex Griffin Town content. Do watch the below Town vid for a bit more analysis and kudos to City, with your own Sean Riley giving a season view to date from a city perspective:

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City are on their way back up. Still functioning below our best but Ipswich were very little threat before we scored, and when we got the 2nd a few minutes later, your team seemed to think it was 'game over'; we grew in confidence and took control, and your team's body language was terrible, looking completely deflated.

I was surprised at the lack of fight and felt that your team weren't worthy of such good home support - hopefully you can carry them to the few extra points they'll need to pinch in order to stay up. It's no disgrace getting a thumping when City turn it on and control a game like they have done over many times during the last 8 years, but, presently, you might just be the 2nd or 3rd "Weakest Link." So, good luck.

 

[the blue panther]

I thought our team energy was back to normal yesterday, but the real key for me is KDB’s pace and intensity in transition, brings Erl and Phil so much into the action. Surely a new 12/24 month contract beckons?

I couldn't agree more.

KDB wasn't given M.o.M by many, but - for me - he was the difference. Even at, what, 85% fit?? He's still worth his place - so fuckin' clever!

There's no one like him. Without him, that performance yesterday doesn't happen.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I couldn't agree more.

KDB wasn't given M.o.M by many, but - for me - he was the difference. Even at, what, 85% fit?? He's still worth his place - so fuckin' clever!

There's no one like him. Without him, that performance yesterday doesn't happen.

Wouldn’t go that far, only in that I think the whole team played well yesterday

 

[southamptonblue]

A question for you all from the Ipswich forums - do you think yeaterday was:

A) Man City fully turning up from the start, finding their gears and shifting through them - and you would have beaten anyone on that performance.

B) Ipswich had seen City’s weaknesses this season and in that first 20mins spell carved chances, but didn’t have the belief to score, a Town goal would have caused a City confidence drop and issues, and the game would have been different.

C) Ipswich were not good enough defensively and allowed Man City to play their intricate attacking game too easily - especially on their right side?!

Would love to get views??

I note someone has put up the fun Alex Griffin Town content. Do watch the below Town vid for a bit more analysis and kudos to City, with your own Sean Riley giving a season view to date from a city perspective:

A) it was probably the best we have played for a while......but that certainly wasn't near how well we can play.

B) 99% of games in the last 5yrs teams have had chances against us, scoring them is what matters.....we lost 4-0 at home to Spurs recently, but had better chances than you had, and should have been 3 up before they scored. All games "could" be different....if aunty Ethyl had bollox she would be uncle Fred ;)

C) no you weren't, but no different to most teams, if we play half well, any team will struggle....but overall, I can't see you staying up, there definitely aren't 3 worse teams in the league.

So all 3.....but the main one being, you are a poor team.

 

[waspish]

A question for you all from the Ipswich forums - do you think yeaterday was:

A) Man City fully turning up from the start, finding their gears and shifting through them - and you would have beaten anyone on that performance.

B) Ipswich had seen City’s weaknesses this season and in that first 20mins spell carved chances, but didn’t have the belief to score, a Town goal would have caused a City confidence drop and issues, and the game would have been different.

C) Ipswich were not good enough defensively and allowed Man City to play their intricate attacking game too easily - especially on their right side?!

Would love to get views??

I note someone has put up the fun Alex Griffin Town content. Do watch the below Town vid for a bit more analysis and kudos to City, with your own Sean Riley giving a season view to date from a city perspective:

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[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I thought our team energy was back to normal yesterday, but the real key for me is KDB’s pace and intensity in transition, brings Erl and Phil so much into the action. Surely a new 12/24 month contract beckons?

KDB is setting the example at the moment and the others are following. KDB is our best player still when anywhere near on it.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

KDB is setting the example at the moment and the others are following. KDB is our best player still when anywhere near on it.

If he remains fit, & still wants the intensity of PL & CL games, he's worth a conditional contract extension to play for 70/80 minutes in the crucial games.

10 days conditioning/fitness break in Abu Dahabi every 6/8 weeks.

Still no one better in attacking transitions and killer crossing

Move Gundog across to the academy or Girona to learn his coaching trade.

 

[KS55]

So because 29 years ago, an inexperienced side had a big lead and then threw it away means we now have a chance in 2025. Get in, lets book the parade!

We was going into the latter stages at Brentford with a two goal lead and drew. They was going into injury time drawing with them and come out 2-0 winners. Them kind of moments will be the difference this season and you can't underperform for half a season and think you can turn it around. You are relying on slip ups firstly from Liverpool and Saturday was a glimmer of a chance which they got through. Them kind of games we need them to slip.

They won't win every game but we certainly won't either. With our form shifting and a few through the door we can have a solid second half of the season. Consolidate CL football and push hard in the CL and FA Cup. We can't win the league every year and certainly not after our first half of the season. I also don't mind the leagues we lose when we aren't really competing, much less stressful haha we never finish a close second in the tight races thankfully.

I see we are fifth in the PL. I was delighted when we reached that position under Reid. Perspective.