The View From Churchmans

Which team was this we were watching then? Not any Ipswich side I can recognise of late. Yes, that's right, a good, old-fashioned, unremarkable two-nil home win. Wow. Lots to talk about though. With Kuqi suspended, Joe opted for Counago to partner Dazza but curiously put no recognised strikers (unless you count Reuser) on the bench. We all wondered what would happen if one of the front men had to go off (particularly Counago), ... More...

Opposition as mediocre as this was probably our best hope of getting back on track after being so demoralisingly outplayed last week, and although we normally make a hash of beating poor teams, the only predictably distressing thing about the afternoon was the by-now compulsory goal gifted to the opponents right on half-time. Otherwise, it was a lot more encouraging all round. When the teams came out and we saw three centre-backs in blue, ... More...

That'll be seventeen goals conceded in the last seven home games then (ten of them in the last three) and no team can possibly win anything with a defence like that. What was more worrying was how easily Wigan found it to walk away with the points. They knew exactly how to beat us and just came and did it. Even worse, when the whole crowd could see what they were doing and ... More...