November 2009 - Posts

Good luck, Stern - you'll need it

STERN John’s arrival at Portman Road is about as attractive as a two-week vacation to Basra. Who would have imagined the saviour of our season would turn out to be a 33-year-old journeyman who hasn’t scored in months. I wasn’t expecting Karim Benzema,...
posted by Josh Warwick with 27 Comments

Only a change in philosophy can save the Blues

THERE is something intrinsically wrong at Portman Road. Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday was one of the worst football matches I can remember watching – bereft of quality on a monumental scale. If Ipswich Town don’t have the nous to beat...
posted by Josh Warwick with 2 Comments

Come on Mauricio - and come on the Albion!

AS a 28-year-old Town fan, I was born a decade too late to enjoy Ipswich’s glory years. So if I had to choose my favourite Blue, I couldn’t pick one of Sir Bobby’s culture club - instead, the crop of players at my disposal ranges from the gloomy days...
posted by Josh Warwick with 6 Comments