Archive for August, 2010

Jason Scotland on his home debut looked a long way from being match fit and he did not look suited to the lone striker role which was his burden in the first-half, but he was still impressive and possesses a predatory instinct that has been lacking in Town strikers for far too long.

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“We just concentrated on that first game of the season,” he told Radio Suffolk. “I think going up to Middlesbrough the expectations were quite low, but we surprised one or two people and all we have to do now – if we can – is to keep surprising people.”

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“Inconsistency has been my biggest enemy and I think that explains why I did not play every week at Ipswich. I would play three or four games and then have a bad one and be out. While that was frustrating at the time, I realise I was not entirely blameless…

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Alf took the scenic route to the railway junction capital of the world, stopping off at Alton Towers. But not long after downing a pint of Legend in the British Lion pub, he was soon regretting that extra ride on Oblivion…

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“We didn’t plan on giving him the 75 minutes, to be honest with you,” said the Town chief. “But it’s that bloody extra-time again for you! But he stuck at it and he’ll be the better for it and I thought he showed some good signs.”

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“Jason is a good pro who has never given me less than 100 per cent on the training ground and on the pitch,” said the Spaniard. “Everyone at the club wishes him all the best with his new career at Ipswich Town.”

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What do they say about pets and their owners? Come the second and most telling year in the Keane dynasty, the current boys in blue have more than a passing resemblance to one Roy Maurice Keane…

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“I believe the club have accepted a bid from Bristol City and that might go through on Monday or Tuesday,” he said. “He’ll be a big loss to us, but there’s nothing finalised yet and you never know he might be available to us on Tuesday night.”

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“We’ve been close but getting close to signing a player is no good,” Keane told BBC Radio Suffolk ahead of this weekend’s clash. “You’ve got to get the deals done. We’ve been in talks and more talks and more talks. We’ve had players lined up 12 weeks ago who wanted to sign for Ipswich and they weren’t done.”

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“He has been one of the outstanding performers in the Championship over the past three years and I am confident the lad can make the same sort of impact in the Premier League now that he has been given this opportunity,” said Potters boss Pulis today.

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