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[Paul B]

derby4life, on 11 Jul 2009, 03:34 PM, said:

it will all end in tears

How?

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

icy toes, on 9 Jul 2009, 04:23 PM, said:

I see a couple of Championship clubs have expressed an interested in Leeds' Jermaine Beckford. Please don't let one of them be Ipswich. My mate's a Leeds fan and says he's an arrogant, jumped-up t**t!! Mind you, Keane would soon sort him out.

Didn't know that.
Newcastle look like favourites to sign him. We've had enough of those.

[Paul B]

Looks like Dean Whitehead has turned down a move to the Championship, and Hull have sneaked in to sign Daryl Murphy, so back to the drawing board for Keane! Not so fussed about Murphy, but Whitehead would have been a great signing.

[stormchaser1]

Paul Robinson has gone to Bolton , on a years loan deal . Looks like the Exodus has begun at West Brom

Who next, Greening! emmm i wonder, however Greeening did pledge is service to West brom , but that was when Mowbray
was gaffa
lets wait and see

[Nick L]

stormchaser1, on 12 Jul 2009, 02:21 PM, said:

Paul Robinson has gone to Bolton , on a years loan deal . Looks like the Exodus has begun at West Brom

Who next, Greening! emmm i wonder, however Greeening did pledge is service to West brom , but that was when Mowbray
was gaffa
lets wait and see

Good riddance. It was time that badge kissing liability went. Cost us far too many goals for the past few seasons. Bolton's loss is our gain!

Never really rated Greening. Thought that Mowbray was far too loyal too him last season and picked certain players because of preferences, not for footballing reasons.

[sunny scunny]

Is this the Ipswich and West Brom thread

[Nick L]

sufc, on 12 Jul 2009, 02:48 PM, said:

Is this the Ipswich and West Brom thread

For some reason most football fans on here seem to be Ipswich, West Brom and Newcastle

[sunny scunny]

nick2702, on 12 Jul 2009, 02:54 PM, said:

For some reason most football fans on here seem to be Ipswich, West Brom and Newcastle

OMG scunny conceded a goal against Bottesford Town in there first pre-season friendly,and struggled to a 2-1 victory.
It's hard to see where there first win will come from in the championship

I think Bottesford Town were in the same league as Scarborough Athletic last season

Edited by sufc, 12 July 2009 - 14:16 .

[Nick L]

sufc, on 12 Jul 2009, 03:11 PM, said:

OMG scunny conceded a goal against Bottesford Town in there first pre-season friendly,and struggled to a 2-1 victory.
It's hard to see where there first win will come from in the championship

I think Bottesford Town were in the same league as Scarborough Athletic last season

Relax, we lost to Histon yesterday! Missed 2 penalties as well.

[derby4life]

Paul B, on 11 Jul 2009, 09:27 PM, said:

How?

just always does....new chairman comes in promises the earth ....delivers £50,000,000 debt

[cookie]

we shouldn't be spending half a million on alan gow

[Paul B]

derby4life, on 12 Jul 2009, 07:37 PM, said:

just always does....new chairman comes in promises the earth ....delivers £50,000,000 debt

Its a rather different and complex set-up at Ipswich, but Marcus Evans basically doesn't want anything back until we have been established in the Premiership for 5 years. I hope he is patient because he might have to wait a while yet!

[derby4life]

Paul B, on 12 Jul 2009, 07:43 PM, said:

Its a rather different and complex set-up at Ipswich, but Marcus Evans basically doesn't want anything back until we have been established in the Premiership for 5 years. I hope he is patient because he might have to wait a while yet!

and I really hope he keeps he keeps his word for you ....you can understand my skepticism ...unfortunately being a Derby fan we've seen our fair share of broken promises

[Nick L]

derby4life has a point though. Big money chairmen don't always bring happiness. Be careful what you wish for...

[Paul B]

I don't disagree, caution is very wise. However, what we do know is that without Marcus Evans, Ipswich Town wouldn't exist today.

[derby4life]

Paul B, on 15 Jul 2009, 05:14 PM, said:

what we do know is that without Marcus Evans, Ipswich Town wouldn't exist today.

of course you would you'd just be owned by someone else that's all

[cookie]

thanks for the million derby

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Paul B, on 15 Jul 2009, 05:14 PM, said:

I don't disagree, caution is very wise. However, what we do know is that without Marcus Evans, Ipswich Town wouldn't exist today.

I think that's probably pushing it a bit! Without Marcus Evans, Magilton would still be in charge (although we'd probably have finished higher than we did last season as he would have had any money to waste), Sheepshanks would still be chairman and we'd still be up to our eyes in debt.

I think where Evans is different to other chairman of a similar ilk is he has bought the club as a business, not to massage his ego or live-out some childhood fantasy. It might sound obvious, but most clubs aren't, are they? Ipswich also has enormous potential which other clubs lack, due to being located in a relatively prosperous part of the country, with a huge catchment area. Similar-sized clubs like Derby, Leicester, Forest etc don't have that advantage.

[sunny scunny]

Scunny won 12-0 tonight in a pre-season friendly

[Paul B]

Osbourne One-Nil, on 16 Jul 2009, 02:02 PM, said:

I think that's probably pushing it a bit! Without Marcus Evans, Magilton would still be in charge (although we'd probably have finished higher than we did last season as he would have had any money to waste), Sheepshanks would still be chairman and we'd still be up to our eyes in debt.

I think where Evans is different to other chairman of a similar ilk is he has bought the club as a business, not to massage his ego or live-out some childhood fantasy. It might sound obvious, but most clubs aren't, are they? Ipswich also has enormous potential which other clubs lack, due to being located in a relatively prosperous part of the country, with a huge catchment area. Similar-sized clubs like Derby, Leicester, Forest etc don't have that advantage.

From what I was told OON (by a family friend and former board member), ITFC were within days of going bust altogether until Marcus Evans took over. Few people realise how close the club came to going completely bust.

Edited by Paul B, 17 July 2009 - 04:19 .