After getting over the line 4-2, we travel to Carrow Road Sunday. Norwich turned around a 1-0 deficit at Blackburn tonight to win 2-1, and are the form side in the championship. Going to be a big ask for Mick's boys, what do you predict and the line up? I think with it being a tough away game we may see the obvious depending on the Skuse injury - Bart Chambers/ Berra/ Smith / Mings Anderson / Tabb / Bru / Parr Murphy / Sears Could have Bishop, new Leicester lad and possibly McGoldrick as three attacking subs to make? No idea on score yet! Lucky enough to get a ticket, anyone else going?
How about this as a line up against the Budgies! Bialkowski Parr Chambo Berra Mings Skuse Bishop Knockaert Didz Sears Murphy
Be interesting to see but just fantasy Warky! Be nice to get Knockaert signed up though. Need McGoldrick back. Good for Bishop to get a rest aswell to be fresh for sat. I cannot recall such a massive derby in my lifetime really! We HAVE to go ahead. Naaaaaaaaaaaarwich have gone ahead the past ELEVEN TIMES!
Tbh Westy I'm not putting too much importance on this game. Yes it's a derby but it's just another 3 points and I'm sure Mick will be telling the players the same thing!
Whyever not Warkie ? I think we played someone 3 or 4 games ago and you said it was the biggest in 10 years!? This game is MASSIVE.
It's a big match, undoubtedly matches against Norwich are always big, not to mention we're both in play off positions, so it has added significance. But I think we've got to be realistic here and acknowledge this is going to be an incredibly difficult game to win, particularly away at one of the division's in-form teams. Won't stop me cheering on the lads and hoping for all three points, obviously, but it's going to be one helluva result if we pull it off!
Sorry but I have no optimism for the game on Sunday, Naaarwich are in excellent form and we are hit & miss ATM, if we keep the scoreline close we will have done well, really hope I am wrong but think the Budgies will be going above us on Sunday!
Me personally, i would bloody go for it!! Bart Parr Chambers Berra Mings Anderson Bish Bru Knockaert Murph Sears Didz, i wouldnt even have him on bench, we need 100% fit players!!
Oh and prediction, Mick wont go for it and we will lose 3-1!! Hope im wrong but i think the only way to win this is to attack them but MM wont do that!!
Important derby due to the game being against a top six rival. It won't make or break our season though, with matches against other top six hopefuls still to come.
You bunch of negative ninnies .........I think we are gonna smash them.....................1-2.......Murph and Sears
Problem is Weighty we look so un-organised at the back, Bart also let another howler tonight, their midfield will run ours ragged!
Hoppers, not if we give them something to think about, if we got at them instead of playing the normal sterile midfield......
I think people are over estimating them a little.............just another championship team......if they were that good they would be top already.....but it could go either way as any game can...... COYB
Every game gets more and more important as it it gets closer to May. Sunday is the most meaningful derby in a very long time, and factoring in how tight the top six have become a win becomes very important for both sides. For a game like this going for it is the best approach and I think we'll line up the same as last night -can't argue with 4 goals, no matter the opposition. Score prediction 1 -1.
You keep telling yourself that Warky My company has corporate season tickets and I'm taking customers of mine who are Ipswich fans ! Post match is either going to be fantastic for me or one of the worst evenings of my life !
No, its not just another game boys....I agree with Westy here, there will be a lot riding on it, emotional stuff, Anglian tribal honours, commitment, sheer bloody hard work, tension amongst players on the park and fans off it...it's a frigging derby...and if we do grab an early Freddie or Murph goal...we could just earn the hardest of draws...and take huge honours and credit. If we get smashed, it could demoralise us all and lead to another ITFC slump of confidence and form. Remember, as of last night there are 8 teams going for Play-offs realistically. just 2-3 pts in it. And our GD is not good. I would love to see MM really going for this...saying what the f...k, lets surprise them all (and us!) and start with a strong attacking team, grab the nervy initiative and go on from there. If he fields same old defensive team...errors we have seen last few weeks from Goalie, Mingsy, Smithy et all will creep in...doubts come to the fore... star strikers get sweet f all ball...a hammering! An amazing 2-2 draw it will be! Adnams Pint full optimism!
