yellowasanything

£200 for emptying a large tin? Seems like he isn''t the fool after all

He seems to have the respect of the players and an eye for a tactical change. Feeling confident as a fan and entertained at long last!!!

Oh to be 18 again…actually no!!!!

True…but what fans were saying is that their survival is very much linked to the performance of his business. The club provides him with a ''tax break'' allowing him to bury losses, but the debt to him is now something like £80 million. Realistically, they almost need a miracle to get promoted with their current squad and lack of spending power.

Whilst perusing the usual banter, both before and after last week''s Derby, I visited a couple of Ipswich message boards. As well as the usual ''we''re the pride of Anglia''…''they have no history'' etc threads there were a few detailed discussions regarding their finances post Evans becoming involved with the club. They appear to be entering an extremely challenging period following the impact of FFP which could easily (it is argued) result in another administration. Whilst it is one thing to beat them and then rub their noses in it, the idea of them doing a ''Portsmouth'' is more than just pie in the sky.

Is it because they have stars on their shirts and can do whatever they want?

They really are in a pickle and it isn''t in Evans interest to invest more unless they are guaranteed promotion due to FFP and the existing and spiralling 100 million debt.

He seems very passive to the game unless he has the ball. Really liked the tackling back by forwards today and don''t see him doing it.

He is an athlete so doesn''t really fit in with their team

Sad that McCarthy had to try to rescue some credibility by harping on about something which was obviously an oversight. They really have no class as a club.

Against sides with tighter defences we might struggle to create quite so many clear cut chances. Enjoyed watching the game on TV and the players seemed relaxed and enjoying what was really a comfortable afternoon. Well done NA for bringing the squad together as a unit. I thought Wes was awesome today and I''ve had my doubts about his commitment in the past.

He was telling me how strong they now are defensively just yesterday… Must have been another ''rare error'' that led to the goal and several others which led to our 8 or 9 clear chances!!!!

Gutted that we didn;t do them by three or four but pleased with the three points. No doubt they will say we were lucky to win but they have no class so cant lose in style.

Yes…the Delia snipe comes direct from the gutter. I''d be angry if my club did nothing for 40 years but I wouldn''t embarrass myself by sinking to those depths. Lets hope this is still running after we''ve kicked their butts yet again in their own back yard.

I sense that an early goal would open the floodgates if our attackers can provide a lot of movement. Could seriously see McCarthy being under pressure if we give them yet another spanking.

This is a math based question… They have 30,000 seats but only 18,000 people who care enough to regularly watch their team. Of course in the 70''s and 80''s when they dominated European football….yawn!!!!!

''straight hilarious''? What does that even mean?

Staggering…utterly staggering

Rare in a kind of three games in way?

Fair play to you re the Lambert comment but don''t hold your breath re playing us off the park Grand-Dad. I think the best you can hope for is to still be in the game at the hour mark. Enjoy the game whatever. We''ve missed the rivalry and constant references to Europe and the early 1980''s.

[quote user="portman_king"][quote user="yellowasanything"]They are unbelievably slack defensively. I just think we''ll have far too much for them and we are creating chances.[/quote]You''ve clearly not watched us lately then. Our defence and work-rate are our strengths.[/quote] Is your work-rate and defence at its best 38 seconds into this? http://www1.skysports.com/footballleague/championship/video/9431409/birmingham-2-2-ipswich

They are unbelievably slack defensively. I just think we''ll have far too much for them and we are creating chances.

Point taken. Do they still owe St Johns Ambulance 5k?

We take pride in recent achievements (i.e. this decade) but you''ll do well to find many fans who don''t accept that we deserved to be relegated. The issue however is whether we are more of a force than you…the answer, an undoubtable YES. I expect us to out-play you and to out-sing your fair weather fans tomorrow. Suggest you put your thumb in your mouth and go back to TWTD, where you can reminisce about players with perms and very short shorts back in the day.

Not forgetting Sky of course!!!! Who could possibly not prefer 2 hours of sanitised cliches and player-cam over the noise, singing and cut and thrust of their own stadium. If they had any sort of integrity or business acumen they would have allocated more tickets to City fans.