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Thread | Clive
at 19:00 1 Sep 2024
We know that Clive was feeling ill last week & I've not seen any post from him since he posted the match preview for Friday night.
Does anyone know if he is feeling any better? Best wishes if you're still on the way back to health Clive. |
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Thread | Saturday 3.00pm live games
at 07:59 8 Aug 2024
My apologies if I should have added this to an existing thread.
It appears that Sky are showing all of the EFL League 2 games live this Saturday at 3.00pm, so the decision that The Championship are all 12.30 on Saturday is an agreement between the EFL & Sky, rather than the historic ban. My question is whether the embargo is still in place, or if it only applies to Premier League games?
I doubt that showing these matches will have any effect on attendances outside the EFL, but I'm fairly sure that Championship games wouldn't either. |
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Thread | FA Cup
at 13:54 2 Aug 2024
It's back! The first of 241 Extra Preliminary Round fixtures take place tonight.
There are five games that stand out for me:-
Penistone Church - Charnock Richard (I just like the names)
Congleton Town - AFC Bury (possibly the biggest crowd & the tie of the round)
Virginia Water - Brimscombe & Thrupp (the Brimscombe name & picturesque ground do it for me)
Oldland Abbotonians - Amersham Town (ex Amersham player & I think they last played in the FA Cup in the 1969/70 season)
The last one being Thetford Town - Ipswich Wanderers (ex secretary of IW & as it is being played at IW I will be in attendance)
I do mainly lose interest in the competition once the qualifying rounds are completed! [Post edited 2 Aug 17:00]
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Thread | Gab Sutton podcast
at 17:05 13 Jul 2024
My apologies if I've missed a thread on this, but I've just listed to Gab's discussion with Clive on our forthcoming season. Rather a different tone to last season!
The one thing I would query (apart from our polar views on one player!) is on Illias Chair. I appreciate that it sounded as if Illias won't have to serve a prison sentence, but surely this is not certain until the result of his appeal in announced, which I believe is this week (16th or 17th)?
Anyhow, thanks Clive & Gab for the informative chat. |
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Thread | Network Rail & Queens Park Rangers
at 15:09 4 Jan 2024
Just when I thought supporting our club couldn't get any worse, I made the mistake of looking at the train times for our three home league games in January.
Wonderful! Bus replacement between Ipswich & Colchester for all of them. & so a drive to Shenfield it will reluctanly be, through two sets of roadworks on the A12.
That will be over 50% of weekend home matches this season that a train from Ipswich has not reached Liverpool Street. So much for "the train takes the strain"! Obvoiusly Network Rail are telling me to save time & money & not go to Rangers!
Hopefully, most of you won't have these problems. |
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Thread | Huddersfield
at 21:41 29 Nov 2023
There was I thinking we will go above them on Friday, & their bloody well winning at Sunderland! Wednesday drawing with Leicester as well.
Go above Millwall on Boxing Day? |
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Thread | Norwich away
at 13:27 5 Nov 2023
It looks a possibility that they will have replaced Wagner by the time we go there in three weeks!
The easy victory for Blackburn today might result in a change of manager by the time we arrive.
I'm surprised at the prices for Norwich & tghink they have been reduced from previous seasons - £31 full price & just the £21 for me as an over 65. |
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Thread | Jack Colback
at 10:15 17 Aug 2023
I think that there had been speculation that he would be involved in the team against Norwich. I understand that if he wasn't up to playing 30 minutes, there would be no point in having him in the squad.
However, he will need some minutes on the pitch before he can play in The Championship, so I don't understand why he wasn't part of the Under 21 team that won at Wigan yesterday.
Unless, of course, he is out injured! |
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Thread | Transfer embargo
at 19:17 26 Jul 2023
There are so many threads about Reading FC, that I wasn't sure whether to piggy back on to one or start anew!
it is being reported that Reading have just been handed a new transfer embargo for non payment to HMRC. How long till the next points deduction?
I'm sure the owners had no problem in passing the EFL fit & proper test!
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Thread | Cornwall/ Kernow
at 16:14 10 Jul 2023
For any of our posters that live in Cornwall, or have connections, I see that there is a very important match taking place next Sunday.
A winner takes all game against FA Sapmi has a 1.00pm kick off at Falmouth. The winners will qualify for next year's Confereration of Independent Foorball Associations to be held in Kurdistan.
The Sami people inhabit northern parts of Norway, Sweded, Finland & Russia.
Good luck to Cornwall. |
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Thread | Ale Faurlin q&a
at 16:45 6 Mar 2023
Are any others of you attending this on Thursday?
I know that I'm looking forward to this far more than the Watford game on Saturday! If it wasn't for Ale being inducted into the Forever R's at half time, the bus replacement service (again!) might have tempted me to stay away.
No doubt this is a stupid question, but I assume the entrance to the W12 Suite is situated in South Africa Road? |
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Thread | Patreon
at 16:21 2 Mar 2023
I know I should have enroled years ago, but I've decided that I can't put off joining any longer. If only to listen to Mr Dorset!
My question is, how do I go about this please? I've looked on the home page & couldn't find it, but that is probably user error by me! |
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Thread | Under 21's
at 19:41 27 Jan 2023
I'm not looking at it, but I notice that our 21's are in front against Bournemouth in their must win League Cup game.
A victory for either side sees them progress, whereas I think a draw eliminates both. |
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Thread | Oxford United Ipswich Town
at 18:43 23 Jan 2023
According to the BBC, the referee Bobby Madden told both managers on Saturday that if he abandoned the match due to fog, the 1-1 scoreline would stand. Both sides wanted it abandoned & the game replayed, but Ipswich preferred to try to win three points rather than gain one.
I find it hard to believe that the EFL have brought this in as a rule & it certainly wouldn't be up to the referee to decide the outcome. Perhaps Mr. Madden will be in deep s**t if this is confirmed.
EDIT All reports in Ipswich support this report, but the Oxford United official report states that the referee informed both managers on 50 & 75 minutes that he could see perfectly ok even if they couldn't. No mention that he said a 1-1 draw would stand.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64272531
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Thread | Rayan Kolli
at 18:43 9 Jan 2023
Good news in a bad week!
Rayan Kolli has signed a professional contract for Queens Park Rangers until the summer of 2025. I assume he is beyond poaching by other clubs for this period now?
I've not seen him play, but from everything I've read about him, this is more than just another youth player signing a contract.
Best of luck Rayan. I look forward to seeing you play in the first team. |
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Thread | Bristol City
at 20:13 17 Nov 2022
Not a nice set of figures that you're retweeting Clive from Kevin Maguire!
A loss before interest & tax of £26.4 million for year ending 31/5/22. This follows a £37 million loss in the 2021 year & £9 million loss in 2020.
That's a lot of disallowable costs required to stay under the £39 million loss over the three year period. However, the averaging of two years accounts might save them.
Ouch! [Post edited 17 Nov 2022 20:34]
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Thread | Just back
at 23:12 2 Nov 2022
I've just arrived home in Ipswich & rather than read through the match thread, here are my initial thoughts.
Firstly, the very least we deserved was a draw. I know our best players tonight were in defensive positions, but apart from a couple of five minute periods I didn't feel we were in trouble. Dieng & Field were magnificent, with Paal & Tim pushing them closely. Balogun & Dickie were fairly solid as well.
The last three substitutions didn't help us though & we definitely missed Dykes defensive contribution for set plays.
I was stood alongside an ocassional poster to this site. Good to have met you Loft Upper. Enjoy your overnight stay before returning to Brighton to morrow. |
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