Rebellious

Well done you. I put that in because a lot of people on here change there opinion from game to game. Just saying didn`t come to this conclusion with the benefit of hindsight.

I don`t know if anyone else has picked up on this because I havn`t got time to read the whole thread but what I found disappointing was CH picking Colo and Williamson after watching them get out muscled and bullied against any physical team. How many times does it have to happen in a row for it to sink in. Its like he is afraid to change the team to suit the opposition. I would have picked Steven Taylor and Sol Campball today. I said it before the match and was proved right.

Be a while till he's Luther Vandross though

Shola ? Come to think of it most of the team that got us relegated.

Spending power & Image ( Atractiveness to "BIG" players ) + Successfulness.

Anyone know what his injury record is like ?

Revenge is sweet ain't it.

Loads of stores only do credit notes Really, I must admit clothing wise I only shop in 2 or 3 places.

Not suprising, I was about to buy some holiday clothes from there yesterday until the person the till told me that if I changed my mind once I got home they offer no Cash refunds, credit notes only. Never heard of this before, once he has your money your never getting it back. Made me laugh to myself though as I sort of thought more money for the team.

Wasn`t Rooney carrying a Knock. Lennon can`t retain possession. He Should have brought Carrick on for Barry after 60 mins.

Used to get Tickets off Titus, used Speeds player parking. I had Sol, Rio,Dyer, Dazzell and Foxy as Gold Card holders at the club I managed. I got the Ipswich Squad when they were in the prem soo drunk one night Magilton went home in an ambulance.

Selling an 8-12 goal a season Premiership striker for £7m, and replacing him with a 20-25 goal a season Championship striker for less than half of that isn't the worst idea in the world tbh. How many 20-25 goal a season Championship strikers have even managed to get 12 goals a season in the Premiership? Chopra. oh, hang on... Darren Bent

The standard of the opposition will be less this year you know? We have drawn or lost against the teams coming up from the CC for the past few years.

The difference being Ipswich have a very good ( for the division ) squad. Plenty of similar qaulity depth too. They have cover in every position, good youth and experience too. They also werent shot of confidence in the relegation positions. You can`t really compare.

Cech mentioned in his interview after how tough the Newcastle game was at the weekend, didn`t mention the Liverpool one as being tough. Highlight of my night.

For years now I don`t know why we don`t find someone who can take a corner, nevermind freekicks. Its stupid when you think Martins,Taylor and beye have scored from corners more than they have open play.

I couldn`t care what happens or how it happens as long as we stay up. If we go down it better not be on goal difference, considering the disallowed obvious goal last week, some of the stupid collapses we have had and the stupid bullshit decisions by refs against us mid season. As for the mackems if they go down i get to watch Ipswich beat them instead of them giving Newcastle a hard time.

He was watching Aston Villa.

Looks like someones set fire to his face and put it out with a broken bottle. It does too Near fatal car crash i think, didnt it kill his parents ?...not his face, the crash.

Bramble would come back in a second man, he loves it up here He wouldn`t come back. Which is annoying because now I only get offered Wigan tickets.

Alex Bruce (Steves Son) hasnt accepted his contract offer at Ipswich. He has been there best defender for a few years now and has promise. He is also playing for the Republic of Ireland. If next season we appear to be still watching what we spend I think he would be a good signing.

I thought this might be interesting for some as there is nothing much else going. Its an outside view of our relegation battle. It seems the Championship are rooting for us to stay up for different reasons. http://www.greenun24.co.uk/content/greenun/sport/football/championship/ipswich-town/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=SportITFC&tBrand=GreenunOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED27%20Mar%202009%2011%3A58%3A40%3A683 Big names could put paid to Blues' hopes ELVIN KING Last updated: 27/03/2009 12:00:00 IPSWICH Town will be rooting on Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Blackburn in the remaining weeks of the Premier League season. These three well-established top-flight clubs are in danger of dropping down to the Coca-Cola Championship. And if any of them do they will surely reduce Town's hopes of promotion in 2009/10. West Brom look doomed for a quick return after promotion last summer, and such is the roller coaster nature of Tony Mowbray's side that they will be expected to use their parachute financial payments wisely and be in the thick of the Championship promotion race next term. And if they are joined by two of the three heavyweight teams from the north, Ipswich's chances of fulfilling owner Marcus Evans' aim of a Premier League place will take some achieving over the next 15 months. Town fans will be advised to hope for defeats for Hull City and Stoke City, as relegation for last season's surprise packets is likely to affect them more than Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Blackburn. It would not be a great shock to see Hull and Stoke scrape around in mid-table even though they will have a big financial advantage over most of their rivals. But history suggests that Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Blackburn would react differently and would soon escape the second tier of English football if relegation does occur. Portsmouth, Sunderland and Bolton are not out of trouble yet, and from Ipswich's point of view they would be better bets to come down than the above three. Pompey are struggling financially and could be in serious trouble if they drop, while Sunderland were boosted briefly by Roy Keane's aggressive management but have been left still searching for a suitable leader. And Bolton, despite having been in the top flight for some while, have still to convince that they can achieve long-term status post-Sam Allardyce. It could well be that this season was the one to get out of the Championship with no great teams and every game there for winning. Okay, Jim Magilton will be seeking to strengthen his side and improve home results in 2009/10, but this could be nullified by having stronger top-end opposition to compete with. Ipswich look to have missed the boat although the relegation of Hull and Stoke will make their chances of success much brighter in the season ahead. Here is a reply from a fan Was any research put into this article, or is it simply an an inane statement of its author's wrongly held beliefs? Middlesbrough are struggling with £85 million of debt and relegation to the Championship, with its huge reduction in TV income from Premier League levels, could be a potentially crippling blow for a club which already struggles to fill its stadium on a regular basis against Premier League opposition. As for Newcastle, the tense stand-off that remains between its fans and chairman Mike Ashley would inevitably collapse spectacularly were they to be relegated. Furious supporters would balk at every second he remained in charge of a Newcastle FC competing in the Championship; and the reduction in the value of the club, coupled with the economic crisis, means it would be impossible for Ashley to find a bidder willing to pay anything approaching what he would want to receive in order to sell the club, creating a crisis of uncertainty that could easily consume the club. At the very least it would provide a huge distraction for the players trying to compete on the pitch (which admittedly, playing for Newcastle, they must already be quite used to). Blackburn may be in a better position in terms of their finances, but considering their size and the preponderance of clubs in that area, they could very quickly morph into just another Burnley, Blackpool, Preston etc. But the most ridiculous claim in this article is "history suggests that Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Blackburn would react differently and would soon escape the second tier of English football if relegation does occur." What history is this? Leeds? Nottingham Forest? Leicester? Sheffield Wednesday? Dare I say it, Ipswich? Norwich?! Utter nonsense. Whoever comes down next year, Ipswich will struggle for promotion until they can put together a WHOLE team which can display individual skill, tactical nous and disciplined organisation. Until then it's the Championship for the Blues unfortunately.

This is not an opinion on what I think of Martins or Owen but I wonder If Owen Suffers alot because he doesn`t wear his heart on his sleeve like all the Newcastle Favourites. He doesn`t get angry on the outside when he misses or messes up like Martins does, so people percive this as not caring or trying. He doesn`t do cart wheels when he scores etc. He won`t do a crazy tackle whwe are loosing, he won`t get booked and let off on the ref when things are shit. For some reason I find Martins more interesting to watch mainly because of the unpredicability but he has been fairly poor this season, touch,passing,awareness,shots, confidence and fitness. One thing I have noticed about Owen is he won`t loose the ball and pass poorly like the rest and his passes are always spot on and constructive hence Keegan using him behind the strikers.