Archives by Tag 'Roy Keane'
The futures bright the futures blue
A good start to the new season. I have only seen the home game against Burnley which we should have won. There were encouraging signs in that game that there was a better team spirit and a greater determination to win. As we all know the squad has been far too big and expensive for [...]
End of term report
Well the last home game of the season ended with a 0-3 defeat by Sheffied United. Ipswich played some good football in the first half, most of it started in midfield by Owen Garvin. For a home game Roy Keane opted to play five in midfield, leaving young Connor Wickham to battle on his own [...]
Local derbies again next season
Well done Norwich in securing promotion back to the Championship. At least next season we should have one home game with a virtually full house and a bit of atmosphere! The last home game against Doncaster was an absolute bore, a typical end of season mid table nothing to play for game. The only bright points to [...]
Only three home games left this season.
From an entertainment point of view the last three home games have been dreadful. Scunthorpe were a team of “spoilers” who wasted time to slow the tempo of the game and very nearly succeeded in getting a point if it had not been for Connor Wickham’s 92nd minute strike. I could not watch games like [...]
The balance was right at last.
My cat was grinning when I got home Tuesday evening after the game at Portman Road, he knew the result so he would not be getting his backside kicked once again. This was a good performance by a well balanced side. My man of the match was Owen Garvin who controlled midfield. Why he does [...]
Still too many draws !
The last home game in February saw yet another draw. The last gasp win with that late goal by Pablo Counago against Coventry in mid January seems a long while ago. Despite all the comings and goings in personnel the same problem is still there in that we cannot hit the back of the net. [...]
Progress Yardstick
After all the excitement of the last gasp win against Coventry it was disappointing to go out of the FA Cup at Southampton and then allow WBA to draw level in injury time at Portman Road last night. WBA were clearly the better side but Ipswich do now defend resolutely and are proving difficult to [...]
Too many draws !
I felt sorry for Mark Hughes who lost his job at Manchester City because “of only two wins in eleven games”. Too many draws ! Admittedly he had spent fortunes on players who were not performing for him but the owners were wanting immediate success for the huge investment they had made. Fortunately the owners of [...]
Roy Keane at the Helm of Ipswich Town
Roy Keane at the helm, new players coming in, the 2009/10 season has the potential to be an explosive season with plenty of highlights and talking points. The national press will focus on Keanes’ point tally rather than Ipswich’s point tally and like us they expect us to be climbing high.
But, what about that squad [...]