IPSWICH TOWN PREMIER TEAM

Advantages: GOOD TEAM SPIRIT
Disadvantages: SMALL CLUB

...Who would have thought that Ipswich Town Football Club would have ever reached the dizzy height of THIRD POSITION in the Premiership!!! Whilst I appreciate that it is still early in the season,this is still quite an achievement. George Burley seems to be a prodigee of Sir Bobby Robson,one of the greatest football managers of modern times who gave George a tremendous example to build upon. The objective,this season,is to stay in the Premiership and,if this is achieved,I am confident that the club will be a force to be reckoned with at this level. Drawing with Manchester United--Winning at Leeds,this could not have realistically been predicted. The title of "TRACTOR BOYS" is a somewhat unpopular one but I AM SURE WE WILL PLOUGH THROUGH THE OPPOSITION AND SOW THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS AND HARVEST THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS!!!!!!!!!...

maatcat 04.12.2000 · Read review
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Ipswich Town Premier League

Advantages: Enjoyable, Attacking Footbal
Disadvantages: Lack of Confidence

...Ipswich Town's Premiership drive has finally paid off. But will they stay up? Definitely!! All the doubters and doom-mongers who predict instant relegation are misguided. Look at other Premiership survivors especially Sunderland. Led by a manager infamous for his reluctance to spend, they have thrived in the Premiership with their Div 1 side. Whereas local rivals Newcastle, with their "Geordie Messiah" Shearer, have struggled despite excesive transfer market activity. In short money does not guarantee Premiership success or failure. Ipswich must rely on playing their natural game of flowing, attacking football and not be intimidated by the Premiership's big names. The Team and supporters' determination cannot be doubted after they previous playoff nighmares. This coupled with the club's commitment towards George Burley must...

Mart 29.07.2000 · Read review
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Ipswich Party Town

Advantages: Very quiet
Disadvantages: Only caters for the garage people

...I have been in Ipswich for just over two weeks. My partner was offered a position at one of the towns biggest employers and so we moved from way up north in from the wild Yorkshire Moors to sunny Ipswich. Being an hour away by train from the bright lights of London I imagined that Ipswich maybe quite a hip and upcoming area, deep down I knew we would end up in a little old town where the 'next big thing' to happen was the once a month church disco. To be fair Ipswich does cater for the youth of Ipswich well at least some of it. The Opium Lounge and Buddah Bar are situated on Orwell street in the centre of town and cater for the garage and drum and bass listeners. However I would reccomend anyone to go in just to look at the decor. The Buddah Bar situated beneath the Opium Lounge is seperated into six little booths draped...

PERFIDIOUS 25.09.2001 · Read review
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ipswich town can stay up if

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...ipswich town can stay up if the supporters have confidence in the team. this will affect the players by giving them confidence and make the player want to stay up in the premier league. also if the supporters are loud and keep a big atmosphere in the stadium and through out the match even when they are losing, then that will give the players a massive boost. i do not considor ipswiches squad to be small. when people think of lower league teams they dont really look at their players properly. if its not a known player that the average premier league team supporter knows then surly they are not good enough. for instance David Johnson who has heard of him befor ipswitch come in to the premier league man u fans may of because they are the ones that raised him at their acadamy. another example is man city they have bought players that have...

dowies_brain 26.08.2000 · Read review
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Ipswich

Advantages: NONE
Disadvantages: NONE

...Everyone was suprised when Ipswich were going to be returing to the Premiership, everyone had them as their favourites to go straight back down.....but they proved us wrong. George Burley has completley turned the team around, when he signed Marcus Stewart at the end of the season everybody said "oh he won't do anything in the premiership" but he has even pushed himself for an England call-up after scoring 18 goals in all competitions. The defence which consists of Bramble, Venus, Clapham and Wright have done ever so well being so young. Richard Wright has played outstanding this year between the posts and is also pushing for an England call-up. The midfield which is lead by captain Holland has been influential in making goals and tracking back to help defend. The attack which has been phenomanal and a goal scoring machine...

mringsell 23.02.2001 · Read review
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Ipswich are full of surprise and fight

Advantages: Great atmosphere and squad at the club at the moment with good youth squad also
Disadvantages: Cannot afford to let their form suffer in any way

...talent young and old, before writing off the chances of a team pre-season that they know nothing about. They were the definite pick of the playoffs last season, and have proved themself at the top level. P.S. I am not a Town fan, just an admirer of the underdog!...

BIGHORSE 14.01.2001 · Read review
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A Swindon Town Fan's Opinion...

Advantages: Good side, fantastic keeper, drew with Man Utd, deserved to be promoted
Disadvantages: They beat Swindon at the County Ground

...Well, I remember at the County Ground in the 1999/2000 season being 1-0 up after a great goal by Guliano Grazioli after he beat your fantastic and soon-to-be England goalkeeper, Richard Wright. I was destraught to see Ipswich fight back to a 4-1 victory and to be honest, the damage done to my pride could have been a lot worse. My friends watched the match with me, jeering me. They were shocked at our goal but it was to be short-lived. When I saw Man Utd could only score 1 goal against you in the beginning of the 2000/2001 series I thought: "does that mean we have an equally good outfield as Man Utd and a shit goalkeeper." What do you think, I think most definately yes! (Wishful thinking)!!!. Anyway, I am happy for Ipswich - I just wish they could have got up the season before instead of bloody Watford!!!!!!! I cannot...

fiisch 26.08.2000 · Read review
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Well Done Ipswich

Advantages: In Anglia
Disadvantages: Ticket Prices

...Firstly congratulations to Ipswich Town for working very hard and getting back into the English Premiership. It is great to have a team in East Anglia that are in the Premiership. Hopefully they will do well and not like they did last time in the Premiership and lose 8 or 9 (I forget!) to 0 against Manchester United. No doubt they?ll increase their ticket prices by 100% but then again it is worth it to see some Premiership action in my area! Best of luck to them in the future! ! !...

grimwades 11.07.2000 · Read review
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Relegated by Xmas

Advantages: they play some games at home
Disadvantages: not good enough by a long way

...No hopers, Ipswich Town - sorry and all that. But it has been proved in recent years that unless you can buy intelligently and possibly BIG, you will struggle. Ipswich came up to the Premier at the end of last season after several seasons of knocking on the door. Good luck to them - they deserve their season with the 'big boys' - BUT and it's a big but, they don't really have a chance. Watford showed last year the gulf between the Premiership big guns and the Division one triers. The Hornets started ok, but suffered thereafter. If Ipswich get off to a half decent start they may stave off the inevitable for a while - but otherwise 'mother, is the turkey ready yet - Ipswich are relegated. They will have the comfort of making a few £million from the Sky deal and the big home games against Man U, Arsenal, Liverpool etc....but staying up...

flashpointz 12.07.2000 · Read review
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They are here to stay

Advantages: Excellent manager, great Football, etc
Disadvantages: Whether they can keep hold of their Stars

...Being a Liverpool fan I have first-hand experience of Ipswich Town F C, seeing as though they beat us at home the other day. I know Liverpool have a habit of losing to the so-called smaller teams (no disrespect to Ipswich), but I have to say I have been very impressed with Ipswich Town this season. I think they play the game the way it should be played, patient passing, skillful build-ups, and no long-ball tactics (as a lot of the newly promoted teams seem to do, not counting Charlton and Man City that is). In George Burley they have a Excellent young manager to whom will go far in the game, as he has a good understanding of the passing game. They have some outstanding players, Marcus Stewart (there was a belief that this skilful lower-league striker could play in the top-league) but he has adjusted excellently, Richard Wright...

brianlfc 15.12.2000 · Read review
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