http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/ Access all the Ipswich Town Football news, match reports, post-match comment and reactions you want, where you want them - on your computer and mobile phone. en-gb Copyright myfootballwriter.com. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:07:38 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4417 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4417 Workman-like, with the rub of the green was more the order of the day but a place in the 4th Round is a welcome distraction for what let's face it has been a disappointing campaign so far. The worry is in the cyclical world of the Championship, this is an average crop. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:35:16 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4411 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4411 "It would have been very annoying had we not been in that fourth round considering the opposition that we had," said the Town boss afterwards, sensing a touch of wind in the sails. "So we are in the hat - and that's important. Plus it's another clean sheet; another win. And we've just got to keep continuing in that sort of form." Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:48:25 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4408 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4408 "We proved that two years ago by beating two Premiership sides on the way to a good cup run and this year the non-league sides have been doing really well and you only have to look at the Carling Cup competition over the last few seasons to see lots of giant-killing acts going on," said Richardson. "So we know it can happen... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:09:56 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4404 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4404 Long-admired by City boss Glenn Roeder up the road, any Town interest is likely to be met with a straight 'No thanks...' from hard-pressed Toon boss Joe Kinnear after that wretched 5-1 home defeat by Liverpool left him down to the very bare bones player-wise for their own FA Cup clash with Hull City. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:30:07 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4402 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4402 The whole Town side worked hard as a unit and Richard Wright had an outstanding game in goal as did Gareth McAuley in central defence and they dealt fairly comfortably with all that was thrown at them. Up front, Quinn, Lisbie and Walters created several chances to extend the lead. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:47:29 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4398 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4398 "It is not as if we have brought a ringer in at the last minute. Sean Newton is one of our players. It was a genuine mistake by our secretary. Fine us by all means but don't kick us out," said Droylsden's chairman-cum-manager - as the FA did exactly that this afternoon. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:39:55 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4395 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4395 If the club's reclusive owner Marcus Evans was starting to get a twitchy finger trigger-wise, his grip might have relaxed slightly tonight as Magilton starts to get rather more value for money out of Ivan Campo by installing the 34-year-old the Spaniard alongside Gareth McAuley at the heart of that Town defence. Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:07:04 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4393 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4393 The removal of a 'Jim Out' banner from the North Stand on the grounds that it was not fireproof was ridiculous, but whether you agree with its sentiments or not, it summed up the gulf between 'the club' and the supporters that keep the club alive. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:39:11 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4392 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4392 "I know what I can get from Richard Naylor," explained the Town chief, as the club skipper made way for the 34-year-old Spaniard. "Richard's tough as old boots, but I just thought Ivan [Campo] could dominate the ball and would command the ball. And I thought some of Ivan's passing was exquisite... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:14:36 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4387 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4387 "You try," said the club skipper. "Obviously it's going to have a little bit of a negative impact on you, but you try and not to take it into games with you. And it's not our job to prove people wrong - its our job to play football. And do it to the best of our ability. We want to do it for oursleves; for our own, personal pride." Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:24:25 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4382 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4382 It was good to see Danny Haynes return with a whole-hearted shift. Often his feet are in fifth gear, whilst his head is stuck in second. But on his day, the lad on the shirt-tails of Usain Bolt, is a big Town asset, where your average Championship defence fancies pace, like a Turkey fancies stuffing. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:36:23 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4380 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4380 "Again, I thought the response was excellent and we controlled large parts of the first-half," said the Town chief, convinced that Blues could then go on and nick all three points. "We had a couple of good chances; Kev [Lisbie] scored - and I thought he was excellent today - and we had opportunities to go on and really win the game... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:35:26 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4378 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4378 "I think the people of East Anglia want us to get promoted, I think my players want to get promoted but I think all the press are doing everything they can not for us to get promoted." Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:42:24 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4376 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4376 The bookies favourite, however, is deemed to be the FA's current operating officer, Alex Horne, who earned his spurs in his successful handling of the Wembley construction project after that ran into all manner of problems under the initial stewardship of Leeds United owner Ken Bates. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:51:01 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4369 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4369 Alf's message to Jim is to set up a TV in the car-park and make the players watch that little video nasty, standing. That might just come close to how the long-suffering fans felt... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:37:10 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4366 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4366 "[Of late] we've been defensively very strong, but individual errors have cost us today and we're going to have to re-group again, stick together and see it out," said the Town chief, as the murmurs continued. "At the end of the day it's a results-driven business - and today was a poor result." Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:51:59 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4361 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4361 "I've improved as a player," he said. "I'm more mature now; I can handle being dropped - I couldn't before. That's what happens and I'm learning how to deal with it... I just think it must be hard for the manager with all the players that he's brought in to keep everybody happy. I've just got to make sure that I'm ready when he needs me." Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:53:20 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4359 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4359 What Fabian Wilnis seated in Portman Lower made of it all Alf can only guess. Some were delighted at that he was showing his connection to the fans in a very public way, whilst others thought he may have been planted there by his mate JM to gauge the current mood of the fans. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:09:57 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4356 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4356 "The boy is a whole-hearted player," Magilton told the club's official website this evening. "And having watched his challenge on Nicky Maynard again on videa, we feel there was good enough reason to launch an appeal over the red card... It's not a two-footed challenge and he hasn't gone over the ball. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:26:46 GMT http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4353 http://ipswichtown.myfootballwriter.com/full_article.asp?i=4353 "This is the first time they've been beaten by Norwich for some time, so we'll see what their state of mind is," he added. "If we can put ourselves about, make life difficult for them and play our football, then we'll see what Ipswich are made of and how much spirit they have." Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:59:42 GMT