cambridgeshire canary 7,800 Posted December 21, 2020 https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/your-posts-lower-expectations-6860286?fbclid=IwAR2vNEHcPY8ck3nAwhBf6UKHKJuAQ-gakmxMZhQP7EtQiuI3rQ4lPmz5lB4 Was just sent this by a friend who sadly for him lives near Ipswich.. Thought it was quite a fun read 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,972 Posted December 21, 2020 I’ve just seen a link to the same thing on Facebook. The comments underneath are funny, referring unsurprisingly to their glorious history. Which gets even more historic season after season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,902 Posted December 21, 2020 When you think that anyone under 50 would struggle to have any proper recollection of that glorious history you have to wonder how it can be so important to them. I don't see younger fans at Blackpool running on about Stanley Matthews or Bolton running on about Nat Lofthouse. They're just part of history that fans have heard about from their grands... What does a man of 40 get from bragging about something he's never seen😕⁉️ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,785 Posted December 21, 2020 The only binner I know well is in his late fifties and to be fair, he has seriously lowered his expectations. He's even joked that he'd love a majority shareholder like Delia, y'know someone who's more about the Club than the money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted December 21, 2020 It does seem something peculiar to the binners - even McCarthy made a sly dig at within days of arriving at poorman road And since that sepia toned era ended with the EUFA Cup they have won - one second tier trophy - we have won three one FA Youth cup - we have won two and a third tier trophy plus the no small matter of a League Cup trophy and the day out winning at Wembley in 2015 weren't too bad either - we even got a trophy so 7 (or 8 ) to us and 2 to them, with the thought that we may add to that total come May no wonder the poor things cling to bygone days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,800 Posted December 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: When you think that anyone under 50 would struggle to have any proper recollection of that glorious history you have to wonder how it can be so important to them. I don't see younger fans at Blackpool running on about Stanley Matthews or Bolton running on about Nat Lofthouse. They're just part of history that fans have heard about from their grands... What does a man of 40 get from bragging about something he's never seen😕⁉️ I mean given the 'Ipswich massive' or whatever they call themselves (the lot that were photo'd wearing balaclavas outside Portaloo Road with a 'Its time to go Lambert!' Sign) appear to all be under 18 it's safe to say that even the 'hardcore' of ipswich supporters have only ever seen their team stagnate as a boring midtable Championship team and now a midtable League one team 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overthebordercanary 160 Posted December 21, 2020 Popped over to TWTD, and they are having a right meltdown about this article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splendidrush 720 Posted December 22, 2020 9 hours ago, nutty nigel said: What does a man of 40 get from bragging about something he's never seen😕⁉️ There's definitely something unique about them, it's like me going on about our victory at Agincourt, or how we repelled the Spanish Armada, yes, the English won but I wasn't there I wasn't involved and it had nothing to do with me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,273 Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, splendidrush said: There's definitely something unique about them, it's like me going on about our victory at Agincourt, or how we repelled the Spanish Armada, yes, the English won but I wasn't there I wasn't involved and it had nothing to do with me. They are also conveniently selective about their history when compared to others. No more illustrated by the posting I rememeber reading last year from a frustrated ITFC fan (one?) who complained that they were now inferior to teams like Huddersfield with "less history than us." From Wiki: "Huddersfield became the first English club to win three successive English league titles in 1925–26. The first two league titles were won under manager and pioneer Herbert Chapman, who also led the team to an FA Cup win in 1922. They have been runners-up in the First Division thrice, and FA Cup runners-up four times. Town were the second team, after Blackpool, to have won all three divisional play-offs. In the late 1950s, the club was managed by Bill Shankly, and featured Denis Law and Ray Wilson." With little Ipswich and ITFC fans it's more than an obsession it's a total nonsense and bordering on a self-destructive illness. Unique in the world of football. Laughable. "Champions of Europe" is another silliness. They won the Fairs/Europa Cup (or equivalent,) the winners of the then European Cup were Champions of Europe, ie Liverpool. Edited December 22, 2020 by BroadstairsR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,717 Posted December 22, 2020 13 hours ago, nutty nigel said: What does a man of 40 get from bragging about something he's never seen😕⁉️ I know a bloke with a big belly that does this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted December 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said: I know a bloke with a big belly that does this A 'friend' of yours FF? 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,717 Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Crabbycanary3 said: A 'friend' of yours FF? 🤔 Not that much of a friend 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 8,758 Posted December 22, 2020 13 hours ago, nutty nigel said: What does a man of 40 get from bragging about something he's never seen😕⁉️ I've often wondered that. I think if you asked the average football support of my age (32) about Ipswich Town they'd think of them as one of the many middle of the road lower league clubs, like a Preston or similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,407 Posted December 22, 2020 Perhaps if they awarded themselves another star it would cheer them all up. 🤣 Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 6,149 Posted December 22, 2020 For those of you who have never seen Pointless you have to give a correct answer to a question that a random 100 people were asked. On one of the rare occasions I watched it recently, one of the questions was to name a team that had been in the Premier League. Ipswich was a pointless answer. Two people out of 100 named Bradford. Don't watch Pointless by the way. It is the most aptly named programme ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 6,149 Posted December 22, 2020 https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/493941/ssn/#13 I popped over to have a giggle myself and stumbled on this little gem. With no irony whatsoever the poster queries the relevance of games that happened 30 years ago 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,800 Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Apples said: Perhaps if they awarded themselves another star it would cheer them all up. 🤣 Apples One star for every year they are going to spend in Leauge one? Blimey, not sure how they are going to fit at least another ten stars on their badge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 6,149 Posted December 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: One star for every year they are going to spend in Leauge one? Blimey, not sure how they are going to fit at least another ten stars on their badge Isn't it us that should have ten stars on our shirt? The club should make it an optional extra. They'd make a few quid 😊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pockthorpe 635 Posted December 22, 2020 I hope Ipswich fans stay just the way they are for ever and ever .I like them like that . They’re funny . They get a new manager who’s going to be the best manager in the whole wide world . Then they get very angry and are very silly cos he isn’t . I think they like it really cos they do it all over again with another manager . But they get the most angry and the most silly when they actually have a manager who somehow keeps them in with a chance . Like I say , they’re funny . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazzaJet 267 Posted December 22, 2020 I think Ipswich’s relegation was their own fault. From what I heard from an fan it sounded like the previous manager they had signed a whole load of players from lower level clubs, which just weren’t good enough for the Championship. As a result of this, they signed Lambert who got us back to back promotions, thinking he would achieve the same with them We were lucky, as we still had some players of a decent level in our squad, such as Wes and Grant, who despite coming from L2 Shrewsbury turned out to even be good enough for the PL, also Fraser Forster on loan from Newcastle. Ipswich are a bit stuck though as I think they have too many lower level players in their squad and if they want to get back up, they will have to find a few players who have decent Championship experience. Even if they do get manage to get back up this season I can’t see them getting anywhere near the PL next season, as back to back promotions are very rare, and I think they will be in a relegation battle as they are struggling now - when Lambert arrived for us he got things going almost straight away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,902 Posted December 22, 2020 5 hours ago, FenwayFrank said: I know a bloke with a big belly that does this I went to Plymouth a couple of times when they were with us in the Champs. (A long old poke on Club Canary!) There used to be this mahoosive Plymouth fan who was near us away supporters and of course the usual "have you ever seen your clock" would go his way. He stood up and welcomed it, with a huge smile signalling to bring it on and absolutely milking the moment. When the chant subsided there was a brief pause before his loud west country voice boomed out "No but your missus has" 🙃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,680 Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, nutty nigel said: I went to Plymouth a couple of times when they were with us in the Champs. (A long old poke on Club Canary!) There used to be this mahoosive Plymouth fan who was near us away supporters and of course the usual "have you ever seen your clock" would go his way. He stood up and welcomed it, with a huge smile signalling to bring it on and absolutely milking the moment. When the chant subsided there was a brief pause before his loud west country voice boomed out "No but your missus has" 🙃 Aah Plymouth. Luftwaffe should have finished it off and no-one would miss it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
