Who remembers when Ipswich Town were great?

[Goldstone Rapper]

On BBC 2 now.

What a sad sight to see them 3-0 down at home to Newcastle. Lots of mislaid passes and poor defending. It might be curtains for Roy Keane after this.

It's a long way from the standard of the great side that Bobby Robson built

 

[surrey jim]

4-0 Newcastle Nolan Hatrick

 

[The Wizard]

4-0 now, Nolan Hatrick

Was superb to see both sets of fans join in unity for Sir Bobby though.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Nice work Keano, pleased for him.

 

[jharris]

Sad to see Ipswich doing so shite, remember them so well in the eighties under
Bobby Robson what a side. Mick Mills, Terry butcher, George Burley, John Wark, Frank Thijjssen, Arnold Muhren, Paul Mariner to name a few.

 

[dougdeep]

From memory we had a good record against them in their glory years.

 

[Goring Gull]

Keane is a cock

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Those were the days....

 

[Deleted member 2719]

The sooner Keane leaves football the better he's a

 

[1066gull]

certianly not Roy Keane.

 

[Blackadder]

keane went to the John Barnes school of Management. The one where it's assumed that just because you played at the highest level, that you can manage at a high level as well!

 

[The Wizard]

keane went to the John Barnes school of Management. The one where it's assumed that just because you played at the highest level, that you can manage at a high level as well!

The same guy who got a squad bottom of the championship to win the Championship title, to many managers get written off nowadays before they've even learn their trade.

 

[Goring Gull]

The same guy who got a squad bottom of the championship to win the Championship title, to many managers get written off nowadays before they've even learn their trade.

Think Brian Clough, What if everyone had written him off, after his spells at Brighton and Leeds before Forest took him on.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i like the way the ENTIRE newcastle team have found their natural level

 

[Ninja Elephant]

The same guy who got a squad bottom of the championship to win the Championship title, to many managers get written off nowadays before they've even learn their trade.

Wow.

This is roughly what I was going to post in this thread. The Wizard is absolutely spot on, Roy Keane got Sunderland to the Championship TITLE and then kept them in the league. Yes, he overspent and he bought absolute tosh, but he is young and he is still learning. I think he's going to be a top manager one day.

 

[DerbyGull]

It can happen to any team, no ones safe, apart from, Liv, Ars, Che and Man

 

[Gully]

I can remember times when Burnley, Pompey, Hull, Fulham, Wolves and Wigan were in the fourth division...but they are all now Premiership sides.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Remember when Oxford United v Luton Town was a top flight fixture?!

 

[Gully]

Remember when Oxford United v Luton Town was a top flight fixture?!

The irony is that when that fixture took place in the BSP a couple of weeks ago the crowd was well over 10k...which is probably more than ever watched those two play against each other in the league.

 

[Goring Gull]

Remember when Oxford United v Luton Town was a top flight fixture?!

Dean Saunders and John Aldridge for Oxford.