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Post by portugalterrier on May 2, 2024 11:22:22 GMT 1
I don't want to see any sub standard players in the team regardless of whether it's a dead rubber. Seen way too much of that this season already and preceding seasons. We played players in the PL that are barely L2 quality, we played strikers this season who might not even be league quality. Totally unprofessional from the club and hopefully not to be repeated. This is a league fixture representing the club and needs to be taken seriously. (Unless it means stopping Leeds going up and then they can let one in at the end if necessary  ). Would be super to watch them choke in the play offs with all those very expensive, unsustainable players and their dickhead fans! I get that. But I think long-term that blooding players in this kind of fixture is more beneficial; better than suddenly needing to chuck a load of untried kids in to a must-win game (or a low-intensity pre-season friendly), and also puts them in the shop window for a loan move. Ipswich will play with intensity, and it'll tell us an awful lot about the readiness of those players for what we want to do. I'd certainly want Iorpenda to start, not least because we don't have a midfield anyway! Ideally I'd want someone with real nous and experience alongside him to talk him through, but we don't have that luxury. If I want to watch the B team Iād go to their matches, this is not the game to throw 2/3 18 year olds into, absolute bollocks and madness. |
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Post by dugnet on May 2, 2024 11:24:13 GMT 1
I wish Ipswich all the best - they are a great example of what can be done with hard work, spirit and a plan.
For me the season is over and I couldn't care less what we do, I actually fear something pretty appalling, but for once it doesn't matter. What does matter is where we go after that final whistle.
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Post by workshyfop on May 2, 2024 12:04:08 GMT 1
Because having spent zero money, it would once again show that their manager is pretty good! Why hasn't he walked then?.....Wonder if CC will be at Villa Park tonight with his old mate Stavros? He probably didnāt have to sell players and then not be allowed any money for replacements, thus leading to an impossible job (as itās proven). |
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Post by BLUE&WHITE on May 2, 2024 12:09:39 GMT 1
Every attacking player on the field and told to just shoot for fun.
Win 17-0
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Post by lifer49 on May 2, 2024 12:17:09 GMT 1
Remember trying to do that against Preston and Swansea to great effect.
0-17 more likely.
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Post by dm on May 2, 2024 12:18:39 GMT 1
It seems like people are generally either firmly in the "no 'weakened' team" camp or firmly in the "play kids aka none of the shit that got us relegated" camp. Why not allow for one or two of our better youngsters play, to see if they have something that might be useful next year? Or whether or not a loan would be more appropriate.
Maybe I just haven't read enough of the thred.
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Post by conman on May 2, 2024 12:49:08 GMT 1
I wish Ipswich all the best - they are a great example of what can be done with hard work, spirit and a plan. For me the season is over and I couldn't care less what we do, I actually fear something pretty appalling, but for once it doesn't matter. What does matter is where we go after that final whistle. The pub ? That's where I'm off . The steamboat tavern , live bands from 3pm till midnight.. |
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Post by oneneilwarnock on May 2, 2024 13:05:23 GMT 1
Press Conference just started, strange it hadn't been advertised at any point just straight into it.
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Post by boooothy on May 2, 2024 13:06:24 GMT 1
Iāve moved on from this season already hoping we get Blackpool away first game next time.
Only interest i have in this game from a Town point of view is the team. Wouldnāt be surprised if Sorba, Delano, Jackson donāt even make it on to the bus.
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Post by rab030 on May 2, 2024 13:11:18 GMT 1
Given that we don't want to do any favours for the chest wankers, I would play Terry the Terrier in goal, a defence to include Edwards at right back and Patrick Stewart at centre half.
Midfield could be Jodie Whittaker and Ryan Sidebottom, with Burgzorg and DJ Smile up front.
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Post by boooothy on May 2, 2024 13:12:42 GMT 1
Press Conference just started, strange it hadn't been advertised at any point just straight into it. I hope they ask him some proper questions |
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Post by oneneilwarnock on May 2, 2024 13:13:48 GMT 1
I swear they just said that's all for now we will see you all Saturday, I wonder if Andre is coming out to speak, I might delete this in 5 minutes when he does.
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Post by boooothy on May 2, 2024 13:20:25 GMT 1
I swear they just said that's all for now we will see you all Saturday, I wonder if Andre is coming out to speak, I might delete this in 5 minutes when he does. AndrƩ is defo there. |
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Post by oneneilwarnock on May 2, 2024 13:23:01 GMT 1
I swear they just said that's all for now we will see you all Saturday, I wonder if Andre is coming out to speak, I might delete this in 5 minutes when he does. AndrƩ is defo there. Yeah I think so too, was just a weird comment. Let's see what he has to say, he must know if he's staying or not by now. |
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Post by DuffMan on May 2, 2024 13:27:00 GMT 1
Yeah I think so too, was just a weird comment. Let's see what he has to say, he must know if he's staying or not by now. I can tell you his answer now, "We will sit down after the last game and discuss next season but it is not for me to say yet whether I will be here next season" |
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Post by royrace on May 2, 2024 13:35:43 GMT 1
It seems like people are generally either firmly in the "no 'weakened' team" camp or firmly in the "play kids aka none of the shit that got us relegated" camp. Why not allow for one or two of our better youngsters play, to see if they have something that might be useful next year? Or whether or not a loan would be more appropriate. Maybe I just haven't read enough of the thred. Id say if we need to chuck kids in to see if they're any good then we're not running the club properly. The footballing staff should be well aware of a players ability without doing that. Sick of hearing how good the youth is only for them to come in and prove they're L2 quality at best. How many players have we had padding out the squad in the champ and PL who turn out to be levels below what's required. Loan them to lower leagues clubs instead and take note of how they do that way. Pretty obvious really but if they can't cut it at a lower level let them go. |
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on May 2, 2024 14:44:42 GMT 1
Maxwell starting in goal tomorrow, confirmed by AB.
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Post by Terriersmad on May 2, 2024 14:49:06 GMT 1
It seems like people are generally either firmly in the "no 'weakened' team" camp or firmly in the "play kids aka none of the shit that got us relegated" camp. Why not allow for one or two of our better youngsters play, to see if they have something that might be useful next year? Or whether or not a loan would be more appropriate. Maybe I just haven't read enough of the thred. Id say if we need to chuck kids in to see if they're any good then we're not running the club properly. The footballing staff should be well aware of a players ability without doing that. Sick of hearing how good the youth is only for them to come in and prove they're L2 quality at best. How many players have we had padding out the squad in the champ and PL who turn out to be levels below what's required. Loan them to lower leagues clubs instead and take note of how they do that way. Pretty obvious really but if they can't cut it at a lower level let them go. The only way to see if a kid is ready for the rough and tumble physicality of the men's game is to play them in actual fixtures. Coaches will see them technically every day, and they'll know if they're good enough or not. But there's no replacement for actually playing to see whether they're ready or not. There are some technically gifted players who will look brilliant in training, but can't cope with the speed of the game when thrown in, or the physicality. There are those who might be slightly short and who would benefit from a loan at a lower level. It might be they look the real deal and worth keeping around in August. Brodie Spencer was played a couple of times as a prospect before his return from his Motherwell loan. He was technically good enough, but needed experience at a lower level to build confidence and physicality - he looked timid. Without us playing him in those fixtures, his need for football elsewhere wouldn't have been as obvious. I'm not proposing playing a team of kids. We've kept a lot of mediocre talents around who have no hope of first team football. What I'm saying is play a handful who might be close to the breakthrough. Start Iorpenda; not like we have an attacking midfielder who can make an impact as it is, so no pressure on the kid regardless. He might be a fish out of water, nowhere near ready, and that helps planning far more than him being an unknown quantity. Connor Falls is highly rated - can he make an impact in the next 12 months in League One, or is it a season at Halifax or Harrogate? Luke Daley has played at a decent level before, at Gateshead - could he be one for next season? You get those answers by them playing for you. |
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Post by irverino on May 3, 2024 7:18:59 GMT 1
KN will be at Portman road according to his mate Dave, not sure if he planned to come over & some will ask why he wasn't at JSS for one or both of our final home games? The trip today could be a long one on route to the team hotel with extra (BH) traffic predicted & big race meet at Newmarket to avoid......It also sounds from AB that their could be a few 'regulars' missing when boarding the coach at Canalside later.
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Post by rockwall on May 3, 2024 8:13:32 GMT 1
I get that. But I think long-term that blooding players in this kind of fixture is more beneficial; better than suddenly needing to chuck a load of untried kids in to a must-win game (or a low-intensity pre-season friendly), and also puts them in the shop window for a loan move. Ipswich will play with intensity, and it'll tell us an awful lot about the readiness of those players for what we want to do. I'd certainly want Iorpenda to start, not least because we don't have a midfield anyway! Ideally I'd want someone with real nous and experience alongside him to talk him through, but we don't have that luxury. If I want to watch the B team Iād go to their matches, this is not the game to throw 2/3 18 year olds into, absolute bollocks and madness. Nothing to play for. Zero pressure. And in all honesty, the current crop have done naff all. So there is little pressure to match the performance as yourself and I could probably do just as bad š. I'd preferably give Iorpenda and Stone a start and give Falls minutes in the 2nd half. |
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Post by dewsburyterrier on May 3, 2024 8:58:39 GMT 1
Given that we don't want to do any favours for the chest wankers, I would play Terry the Terrier in goal, a defence to include Edwards at right back and Patrick Stewart at centre half. Midfield could be Jodie Whittaker and Ryan Sidebottom, with Burgzorg and DJ Smile up front. I can see the merit of some of your choices, although Burgzorg is a bizarre choice when Reece Dinsdale is available. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 3, 2024 9:48:11 GMT 1
Given that we don't want to do any favours for the chest wankers, I would play Terry the Terrier in goal, a defence to include Edwards at right back and Patrick Stewart at centre half. Midfield could be Jodie Whittaker and Ryan Sidebottom, with Burgzorg and DJ Smile up front. I can see the merit of some of your choices, although Burgzorg is a bizarre choice when Reece Dinsdale is available. DJ Smile could supply ( the crosses ) for a while. |
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Post by boooothy on May 3, 2024 10:11:37 GMT 1
Given that we don't want to do any favours for the chest wankers, I would play Terry the Terrier in goal, a defence to include Edwards at right back and Patrick Stewart at centre half. Midfield could be Jodie Whittaker and Ryan Sidebottom, with Burgzorg and DJ Smile up front. I can see the merit of some of your choices, although Burgzorg is a bizarre choice when Reece Dinsdale is available. Stick him on the left wing |
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Post by boooothy on May 3, 2024 10:13:44 GMT 1
I can see the merit of some of your choices, although Burgzorg is a bizarre choice when Reece Dinsdale is available. DJ Smile could supply ( the crosses ) for a while. Fuck the tile. I donāt think we are supposed to talk about him anymore, didnāt he turn out to be a wrong un? |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on May 3, 2024 10:18:51 GMT 1
Maxwell starting in goal tomorrow, confirmed by AB. I donāt know why this bloke hasnāt had more game time this season. He did a cracking job for me when LN was injured. Whether it would have affected our outcome is obviously moot, but I do think heās a good keeper. LN is equally good, but hasnāt produced the same level of form when he first joined us. I do hope that Maxwell has a blinder, but then lets one or two in that are unstoppable, or defensive errors. I think we can probably count on the latter moreā¦ Anyway, UTT, get this season put behind us after tomorrow, itās been a stinkerā¦ |
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Post by andyboothscat on May 3, 2024 10:25:31 GMT 1
Part of me would love our team to upset the apple cart with this one. You can understand why but it feels like the team have been completely and utterly written off and disrespected by the Footballing world, Ipswich, Leeds and both sets of their fans. No one is even considering for a second that Town might get a win tomorrow even though it wouldn't be the craziest result of the season (it would be up there though of course).
We are 11/1 to win a league match. They should be odds for a cup match rather than a league game - its embarrassing.
But that said - I don't think this team deserve that redemption tomorrow. That makes me a little sad to say, but they just don't.
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Post by boooothy on May 3, 2024 10:28:49 GMT 1
Part of me would love our team to upset the apple cart with this one. You can understand why but it feels like the team have been completely and utterly written off and disrespected by the Footballing world, Ipswich, Leeds and both sets of their fans. No one is even considering for a second that Town might get a win tomorrow even though it wouldn't be the craziest result of the season (it would be up there though of course). We are 11/1 to win a league match. They should be odds for a cup match rather than a league game - its embarrassing. But that said - I don't think this team deserve that redemption tomorrow. That makes me a little sad to say, but they just don't. Itās actually one of the biggest games weāve played in in recent years and iām not even watching it. Thatās how sad/fed up i am with this season. |
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Post by Terriersmad on May 3, 2024 10:29:10 GMT 1
Maxwell starting in goal tomorrow, confirmed by AB. I donāt know why this bloke hasnāt had more game time this season. He did a cracking job for me when LN was injured. Whether it would have affected our outcome is obviously moot, but I do think heās a good keeper. LN is equally good, but hasnāt produced the same level of form when he first joined us. I do hope that Maxwell has a blinder, but then lets one or two in that are unstoppable, or defensive errors. I think we can probably count on the latter moreā¦ Anyway, UTT, get this season put behind us after tomorrow, itās been a stinkerā¦ Because he got injured when he had his chance to stake his claim to be number 1. Nicholls then came back in automatically and hasn't been out of form or injured since Maxwell returned to fitness. No fault of his own, but such is the life of a goalkeeper. The one position we have no problems. |
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Post by captainblack on May 3, 2024 10:41:37 GMT 1
Part of me would love our team to upset the apple cart with this one. You can understand why but it feels like the team have been completely and utterly written off and disrespected by the Footballing world, Ipswich, Leeds and both sets of their fans. No one is even considering for a second that Town might get a win tomorrow even though it wouldn't be the craziest result of the season (it would be up there though of course). We are 11/1 to win a league match. They should be odds for a cup match rather than a league game - its embarrassing. But that said - I don't think this team deserve that redemption tomorrow. That makes me a little sad to say, but they just don't. Itās actually one of the biggest games weāve played in in recent years and iām not even watching it. Thatās how sad/fed up i am with this season. I will be just watching the scores coming in on Sky sports news, Its an important game for Ipswich , but just a damp squib for Town. We will probably end up getting a draw, the pre season looks as though it could be far more exiting! |
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Post by irverino on May 3, 2024 10:54:53 GMT 1
Part of me would love our team to upset the apple cart with this one. You can understand why but it feels like the team have been completely and utterly written off and disrespected by the Footballing world, Ipswich, Leeds and both sets of their fans. No one is even considering for a second that Town might get a win tomorrow even though it wouldn't be the craziest result of the season (it would be up there though of course). We are 11/1 to win a league match. They should be odds for a cup match rather than a league game - its embarrassing. But that said - I don't think this team deserve that redemption tomorrow. That makes me a little sad to say, but they just don't. I think Farke will rest quite a few & fill the bench with his 'superstar 1st teamers', Saints on the other hand will probably start a strong team after a poor run of results & could spring a surprise at Beeston......Town do a 'Maidstone' & you have a 66/1 double. |
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