I think your wish may be granted this season? Aren't they the team who have spent the longest in the Championship? If they do go down, who takes over that mantle? DL? Forest? Massive?
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[Football] McCarthy gone from Ipswich
- Thread starter Geoffbn2
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I think your wish may be granted this season? Aren't they the team who have spent the longest in the Championship? If they do go down, who takes over that mantle? DL? Forest? Massive?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
I believe in Joe Hendry
- Oct 4, 2003
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Derby and Forest are next currently on 11 seasons I think.
erkan
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Ipswich haven't had anything like as much fun as Palace in the last 35 years... I should think their fans will quite welcome a foray into the lower divisions as relief from the tedium they have endured...
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Thanks. I can't see either of those leaving the division in the next few years
Lurchy
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- Jul 2, 2014
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Some people will always find something to complain about. If their message boards are anything to go by then they're not happy with the bookies favourite for the role either.
blue-shifted
Banned
I quite like Mick McCarthy. But also I see Ipswich fans point of view. I'd rather have one bad season and reset a division lower than continually watch rubbish football year in year out. (i'm not in any way comparing that to our situation before anyone comments, I quite like the way we play)
Not Andy Naylor
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Well, unlike Palace they had two European jaunts, once qualifying through league position and once via the fair play place. Of course, various visitors to this site regularly assure us that Palace are aiming at a European place so I’m sure that will happen very, very soon.
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Hursty is a good manager but the way he'd clearly decided to join 'swich before the Shrews play-off final was poor. Great club and fans and all that but it always seems a bit odd how keen lower league managers are to jump ship for them. I remember Ronnie Moore waving farewell after a game at Rov cos the club had received a telephone enquiry for his services from someone purporting to be Sheepshanks. Turned out to be a hoax
HastingsSeagull
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Doesn't help that both Ipswich fans I've gotten to know moderately over the years (one through Uni and one through work) have both been utter tools!
I always think of them as extremely bland and old fashioned as a team. I know they bring through some average young players but I always think of them as a boring team if they even register.
P.S. am 35 for reference so remember them in the Prem but not doing much there either.
I always think of them as extremely bland and old fashioned as a team. I know they bring through some average young players but I always think of them as a boring team if they even register.
P.S. am 35 for reference so remember them in the Prem but not doing much there either.
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Sometimes when I'm proper bored I try to list all the grounds I've been to. For a long while I'd always forget Ipswich but now there's a kind of reverse memory thing going on where I always think of them first cos they're so forgettable and out of the way. Although they're nowhere near as inherently dull as all these clubs with rentakit stadia in vanilla cities. But I know what you mean
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Indeed, as long as their team are winning, I don't think too many of their fans will bother what division they are in. Within reason of course.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Before your time I know, but that Bobby Robson side of the 1970's and early 80's was anything but boring, spawning such talent as Terry Butcher and Kevin Beattie, (perhaps the Dunk and Duffy of their day?), Mick Mills, John Wark, Paul Mariner et al, coming so close to winning the old First Division, and capturing the FA a nd UEFA Cups.
worthingseagull123
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- May 5, 2012
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A club we can only dream of emulating given their success 40 years ago.
Great team.
The two Dutchman in midfield Thijssen and Murhren were excellent.
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Eggman
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Some managers money can buy, Ipswich isn't one.
And at a time when foreign players were almost unknown in English football - it provided a bit of an exotic touch to the team,
Don't forget that Ipswich did win the First Division nearly 60 years ago
mikeyjh
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I believe you are correct, we are contenders for that somewhat dubious 'honour'. Whatever you might think of Ipswich, they had some fantastic times over the last 20/30/40/50 years - While you may say they have to high an expectation, that's what comes with relative success, it's not like if Brighton got relegated in a couple of years you'd all be like 'ahh well, we had a good run!'
That said, I've actually got several Town supporting friends in Brighton and Shoreham, they're all a bit like most of us, they think their team are mostly a bit sh1t with the occasional high points.