[Archived] GAME THREAD - Ipswich Town Away 12/13

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

What are our striker options for this game?

Hew,Pew,Barney Mcgrew,Cuthbert,Dibble and a bloke called Richards.

[CAPT KAYOS]

Hew,Pew,Barney Mcgrew,Cuthbert,Dibble and a bloke called Richards.

...grubs in charge of the team mess

[den]

Hew,Pew,Barney Mcgrew,Cuthbert,Dibble and a bloke called Richards.

Hope Richards is alright. Don't fancy the rest.

[G Somerset Rover]

Hard not to agree with the pessimists. What was behind the idea of playing a Cork youth team one week prior to the big KO. Ipswich played Bristol City a day or so ago FFS.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

Hard not to agree with the pessimists. Just WTF was behind the idea of playing a Cork youth team one week prior to the big KO. Ipswich played Bristol City a day or so ago FFS.

We wanted to build a winning mentality? As opposed to getting beat by Rochdale, Accrington Stanley and whoever else beat us......that's all I've got.

[davulsukur]

Did we have any games in pre season you would consider a challenge? AEK Athens maybe. Kean probably tried to pick "lesser" opposition in order to gain some wins, didn't work like.

Pretty much what Salgado says above, winning mentality and all that.

All he achieved was to make me (and probably many others) somehow have even less belief that we can win games with him in charge.

[m1st]

Hard not to agree with the pessimists. What was behind the idea of playing a Cork youth team one week prior to the big KO. Ipswich played Bristol City a day or so ago FFS.

Can't answer your rhetorical question SR!

However, Ipswich's game v the other BRFC [a League Two team - not Bristol City] was a League Cup game; it wasn't as if it was planned as part of their pre-season programme.

[G Somerset Rover]

Can't answer your rhetorical question SR!

However, Ipswich's game v the other BRFC [a League Two team - not Bristol City] was a League Cup game; it wasn't as if it was planned as part of their pre-season programme.

I realise that, but with us knowing that they'd have a decent match, a proper build up, we could at least have faced a competitive fixture. As it was we played a group of 18 year olds.

[A cup of beans]

Did we have any games in pre season you would consider a challenge? AEK Athens maybe. Kean probably tried to pick "lesser" opposition in order to gain some wins, didn't work like.

Nothing new in picking 'weak' opossition, but It certainly didn't work.

I wouldnt even class AEK as a challenge. They played PNE the day before us.

I anything the friendlies have highlighted our own weaknesses - in terms of fitness and how poor our own squad is.

[roverandout]

ipswich 7 rovers 1

[Gally]

Does anyone know roughly how many tickets we've sold?

[Clitherover]

Not sure what the score will be but you can put your house on us conceding at least 2 with our relegation fodder defence. God help us if Givet isn't playing.

[OJRovers]

When is Kean doing his pre-match presser? Isn't it usually thursday before the match?

[Clitherover]

When is Kean doing his pre-match presser? Isn't it usually thursday before the match?

I'll be giving that one an extremely wide berth!!!

[joey_big_nose]

So what are we looking at in a team?

--------------Robinson

Orr------Hanley---Givet----Olsson

----------Murphy---Ettuhu

-Vukcevic---Rochina----Pedersen

--------------Goodwillie

Striker aside that's a pretty good team for this level to be honest

[Daremz]

Robinson

Orr - Dann - Givet - Lowe

Etuhu - Dunn

KazimKazim - Formica - Pedersen

Nuno Gomes

Ipswich - 1 ('29 - Chopra)

Rovers - 3 ('42 - Formica, '59 Pedersen, '80 Kazim)

Steve Kean is God.

[braddock]

Is Etuhu fit? Good if he is, but I was under the impression a few weeks back that he wasn't for the first few games.

[dwayne cage]

Whats the general feeling for this game, excitement or dread? Or both?

[Mark Atkins' Bald Patch]

Whats the general feeling for this game, excitement or dread? Or both?

2 or 3 weeks back I was quite excited, thinking, let's just get the season started. A good solid start could brighten everyone around here up a bit, draw some attention away from the complete and utter mess of everything else associated with the club etc.

I must admit though, the closer we get to saturday, the more fearful I am of more doom and gloom.

Can't see who we can rely on to hit the net on a regular basis. Can't see any clean sheets on the horizon either.

Then again, we have a new croation fitness coach. So we should win handily!

[braddock]

I must admit though, the closer we get to saturday, the more fearful I am of more doom and gloom.

It will be there regardless of what happens on the pitch.

[dwayne cage]

For me it's a mixture of both i am excited because i love football and miss it when the season finishes. I dread to think what messes Kean is going to set out on the pitch though and our defence has been poor all through pre-season

[bennyboyt11]

I'm excited to have our beloved club playing competitively again, but I've held back on any sort of prediction for the season. I just hope the team does its best and isn't affected too much by outside influences.

[G Somerset Rover]

So what are we looking at in a team?

--------------Robinson

Orr------Hanley---Givet----Olsson

----------Murphy---Ettuhu

-Vukcevic---Rochina----Pedersen

--------------Goodwillie

Striker aside that's a pretty good team for this level to be honest

Hanley will never get chosen over Dann Joey when both are fit. Olsson is injured for this match whilst Rochina is reportedly some way off full match fitness. I'd also be amazed if Vukcevic plays.

My prediction for the team this weekend:

--------------Robinson

Lowe------Dann---Givet----Orr

----------Murphy---Etuhu

-Formica---Gomes----Nunes

--------------CKR

Not who I'd go with, but options are limited with certain players out. I'd be surprised if this isn't the team - maybe Pedersen instead of Nunes or Murphy (if not recovered from injury).

[braddock]

I'm excited to have our beloved club playing competitively again, but I've held back on any sort of prediction for the season. I just hope the team does its best and isn't affected too much by outside influences.

Indeed.

[roverandout]

braddock why dont you go on your holiday and take your rose tinted spectacles with you