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Originally posted by ROTF:
Yes - we bounced back. Stunning performance. It could have been 10-1 and Coventry are not a bad side (good free kick).

Why can't we play like this every week. Pablo Counago was sensational. The whole team played well.

More of the same against Hull - please.

ATB Rotf

You looked good from what I saw on the tv marra ..the thing you have to remember is there are a humungous amount of matches in The Championship (compared to the Prem)...as long as you are esconsed even in the top 8 at Xmas you've got a real chance of promotion....

....Believe me NO-ONE knows more about getting out of that division (and falling back into it!) than my good self and fellow Sunderland fans

..Any sort of run from January onwards can get you there!

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Originally posted by Jet Johnson:
..Any sort of run from January onwards can get you there!

Thanks Jet

Hopefully by January our players will have learnt the importance of picking up points away from home. I didn't see any of the match at Hull and I know we hit the post twice, but a pattern seems to be developing that suggests a total of around 70 points - not enough I think.

ATB Rotf

An away point - after being 2-0 up in the first 9 mimutes, but the equaliser was a freak goal our goalkeeper's clearance cannoning off their forward and back in to the net. We also had a perfectly good goal by Pablo Counago ruled offside 5 minutes from time - another mysterious off-side.

We got off to a reasonable start through Legwinski's trademark near post header from Garvan's corner and Lee made it two with a looping header after good work by Clarke.

So we are learning to play away from home -- I'd have settled for a point at Burnley, but from all accounts we deserved all three.

Next up PNE.

Four wins out of four at home. We deserved this one and should have won more convincingly. Billy Clarke nearly scored after 20 minutes, but his header went just wide. Soon after, Pablo Counago's header hit the bar. Then on the half hour, Alan Lee stooped to head in his sixth goal of the season from Jon Walters’ cross. In the second half, Billy Clarke’s terrific long range shot smashed against the post. And with 15 minutes left. Tommy Miller after a back heel by Pablo Counago et him up. True, Preston got a dubious penalty when their substitute fell over his own feet, but it made no difference to result.

We need to take this for away, but winning our home games is a good foundation.

I hear David Gold is trying to buy the club - my view: no thanks. We’ll take our chances as we are.

Have you heard that Oxo are bringing out a new stock cube in a distinctive yellow and green wrapper? Laughing stock.

How about us getting our first win of the season against the budgies on Monday then chaps??!!

'Twas noted ( here) - an excellent result.

I remember when when we were promoted with Rangers, back in the time of McGarry and Sammy Chung (1968) - a repeat performance in the not too distant future would be most welcome.

Don't expect to stay at the bottom too long, Mark, I'm sure Rangers will put a run together after the next game, of course, not worth trying to win every game after all - mind you with our away form you've got every chance.

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Originally posted by JWM:
Have you heard that Oxo are bringing out a new stock cube in a distinctive yellow and green wrapper? Laughing stock.

I hear Delia is on her way after saying to Peter Grant Where are you. Let's be 'aving you - sad really. You'd have thought they'd been OK in Blue Square league.

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Originally posted by ROTF:
'Twas noted ( here) - an excellent result.

Oops, missed that one ROTF, I was away for a few days.

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Don't expect to stay at the bottom too long, Mark, I'm sure Rangers will put a run together.

Let's hope so - we can't be the strongest team in the league all season!

The shape of things to come, I feel

Tractor Boys 1 Arsenal 0

2,000 fans watched as Town U18s thrashed highly rated Arsenal at Portman Road in a game sponsored by Kieron Dyer. A superb penalty on 73 minutes from Jack Ainsley gave Blues victory, the striker scoring from the spot after he had been chopped down. Kieron Dyer watched from the stands as we kept out the Arsenal attacks and held on for an impressive victory against quality opposition.

Hopefully the Tractor Boys will be as generous to us today as the Budgies were the other week, ROTF.

Oh well, I'm happy enough to share the points with my friends from Suffolk I suppose, although it's not enough to take QPR off the bottom.

Mark

Worry not, Mark - another East Anglian team has its sights on bottom spot.

It was a pretty good game really - we had chances to win, especially near the end, but Rangers had a fair bit of the play. Didn't understand Jim's tactics of dropping Pablo to the bench - don't you need your best players on the field? I don't like playing one up front and would have preferred to see a more attacking formation. Still great goal by Sylvain Legwinski - what a volley.

It's another point and if we win our game in hand we'll be up there challenging.

Sorry to have missed this season big East Anglian derby, but I simply couldn't get there today.

Well I couldn't make it to the game, but picked up the commentary. A goal behind to the Us who were playing well and a penalty conceded - it sounded bleak, but then Neil Alexander saved the spot kick. The play went to the other end and it was 1-1 - Jon Walters converting Dan Harding's cross. Soon after, a corner - Owen Garvan swung it in and Liam Trotter scored on his home debut. Two minutes later and Danny Haynes had sealed the points.

Tractor Boys 3 -1 Colchester United

So there it is a 3-1 victory in the big East Anglian derby between the region's two top teams. It sounded a great game from what I heard - wish I'd been there.

Now let's take some of that home form away with us and we'll be OK this season.

Which seems to put Town 8th in the Championship Table which seems to be only 2 points behind 2nd!

COME ON YOU BLUES!

Brilliant, brilliant brilliant performance - the Wolves are good side and we simply annihilated them.

Alan Lee what a goal.
Pablo Counago what a goal.
Danny Haynes what a goal.

Neil Alexander what save from yet another penalty.

I can't believe how well we played after the open moments when Wolves looked a top side, we were all over them. We won tackle after tackle, we passed superbly and our finishing was clinical - with a bit of luck it could have been eight.

Can we reproduce this week after week - no idea. So let's enjoy it why it lasts.

No manager of the month awards, please - just let Jim do his job quietly and as well as this.

An very very happy Rotf

Rotf did you go today?
ATB Munch

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Originally posted by munch:
Rotf did you go today?
ATB Munch

Yes I was there - try to get to all the home games, it is just under a 4 hour drive each way for me, but worth it. I can't make many of the mid-week games. There used to be an Ipswich Town supporters club in the village, but the other member moved.

I first watch them when Sir Alf Ramsey was manager. Sir Alf, as we all know, was the man responsible for the greatest moment in the history of English football - yes Ipswich Town winning the championship in 1962

We won the old second division (now the Championship) in 61 and immediately came up and won the first division (now the Premier League) - the year after. Nearly 50 years ago and history does have a strange way of repeating itself.

ATB Rotf

PS - Dropped by post office on the way.

I am glad you saw the best game this year.
Thanks for the post office stop off.
Regards Munch

I hope we can keep this going - our away form has improved, but is not up to our home form - next up are those Squawkers from Budgieland and I can think of no better place than that to get our first away win of the season.

Whether it will happen ....

We don't have a great record against the Budgies despite the fact we have always been a much better team than them .... the form book sometimes goes out the window. I hope Delia keeps off the pitch.

Even though Colchester has supplanted the Budgies as East Anglia's third team - after Ipswich and Ipswich reserves - I think they are still regarded as the old enemy. I would say though that as a city, Norwich is a very nice place