Can Town break the habit of a season?

Ho, Ho, Ho Christmas is on the way and we could all do with some timely festive cheer.

If the defeat at Carrow Road was bad enough to take, last Saturday’s home reverse against Cardiff City was even worse.

Not only was the weather dreadful, so was the football dished up by the Blues, and the weekend was not a joyous occasion for Ipswich Town followers.

And it was also a turning point for many fans.

Even those who have been standing by the management of Jim Magilton are now starting to waver.

Many are close to joining those who have been calling for the head of the manager ever since Town got off to a bad start with the opening two home matches of the season lost.

‘Magic’ was a huge fan’s favourite during his playing days and I well remember sitting in the players’ coach as it left Home Park, Plymouth on the final day of the 2005/06 campaign after the genial Irishman had played his last game.

Town fans waited behind before leaving for their long journey home to wave banners bidding farewell to the elegant midfielder.

And they loved it when the former Northern Ireland international was named manager a few weeks later following the departure of Joe Royle.

But it has all gone wrong two and a half years later, and Magilton’s popularity levels are at their lowest ebb.

He has been left wondering a number of things including how come his players have not been producing their best form regularly.

But things are not as bad ‘behind the scenes’ as some reports may infer.

The mood in the dressing room is obviously not as buoyant as it would be if the Blues were flying near the top of the table.

And when points are being dropped there is always talk of rifts and training room fights and someone sleeping with some else’s wife. It just goes with the territory and a general rule of thumb is to divide what is written by two to get somewhere near the truth.

A couple of good wins will soon stop the rumours being bandied about, but the 64,000 dollar question is will Town break the habit of the season and be able to stick two wins together at any time?

Fingers crossed they will to give us some Christmas cheer. But I would not put too much money on it!