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itfcptc said:
Can I say you had actually given up (along with most others) on Mick at one point and like everyone else said we had an average squad, a couple of months down the line Mick is back to being the Messiah and we have a great squad
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I have been critical of Mick in the past but on the whole I make no apology for supporting his appointment as our manager and I hope he is with us for many years to come! <ok>
 
Tonight marks McCarthy's 100th game as ITFC manager. The last man to that was Magilton in 2008. Below is Jim's team in August 2008.

R. Wright
D. Wright
Balkestein
Smith
McAuley
Quinn
Garvan
Shumilikoski
Haynes
Counago
Lisbie

Which team would win? The class of 2008 or 2014?

Bearing in mind Magilton had a lot of money to spend, McCarthy hardly any.
 
I'm gonna stick my neck out and say 10 points from 12 in our next 4

We will beat Wolves, Watford and Charlton and a draw at Bournemouth.

I'm being optimistic considering the players out at the mo, but I have faith in Mick and his abilities.
 
Crikey Castro I do hope so, if we do that'd be awesome!

By hook or crook lets get 3 points tonight......
 
JimbobITFC said:
Tonight marks McCarthy's 100th game as ITFC manager. The last man to that was Magilton in 2008. Below is Jim's team in August 2008.

R. Wright
D. Wright
Balkestein
Smith
McAuley
Quinn
Garvan
Shumilikoski
Haynes
Counago
Lisbie

Which team would win? The class of 2008 or 2014?

Bearing in mind Magilton had a lot of money to spend, McCarthy hardly any.
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Only two of those would I have in the current starting line up, so I think Mick wins hands down.
 
JimbobITFC said:
Tonight marks McCarthy's 100th game as ITFC manager. The last man to that was Magilton in 2008. Below is Jim's team in August 2008.

R. Wright
D. Wright
Balkestein
Smith
McAuley
Quinn
Garvan
Shumilikoski
Haynes
Counago
Lisbie

Which team would win? The class of 2008 or 2014?

Bearing in mind Magilton had a lot of money to spend, McCarthy hardly any.
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Mick's team would win that match.
 
JimbobITFC said:
Tonight marks McCarthy's 100th game as ITFC manager. The last man to that was Magilton in 2008. Below is Jim's team in August 2008.

R. Wright
D. Wright
Balkestein
Smith
McAuley
Quinn
Garvan
Shumilikoski
Haynes
Counago
Lisbie

Which team would win? The class of 2008 or 2014?

Bearing in mind Magilton had a lot of money to spend, McCarthy hardly any.
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I'd pick 5 from that team, then you've got Smith so I guess it's evens stevens. I still don't think we have had as good a first team as we had in MEs reign since the day he took over!!!
 
stretchyboy said:
A lot of managers take very unfancied teams up divisions and keep them there for a while - Phil Brown took Hull from the bottom of the championship to promotion to the premiership in two seasons, and kept them in the premiership for another two seasons.
Ian Holloway took Unfancied minnows Blackpool into the premiership, and then followed that up by taking unfancied Crystal Palace up - Are they both good managers? (even Keane took Sunderland up from being bottom to top in less than a season) - They were the right men, for the right club, at the right time - Which is exactly what Mick has been for us.
My point i'm trying to make with Mick is, is that i feel he is only good for 3 seasons max at any one club. He was the right man at the right time for us. He's fantastic at steadying the ship, adding some stability, motivating average players and getting them working their socks off - but i think that is it with him and he is very limited in his tactical abilities. He doesn't have it in him to change games when we are down, and he seems to make the wrong decisions when we are holding out when leading (by taking off a striker and putting a fifth defender is only asking for trouble, and to do that for 4 games on the spin is crazy).
We need to change our style of play, and we need someone with fresh ideas, someone to take us back to playing the "Ipswich way" and to win with it.
Yes we are grinding out results, but feck me it's boring. Football is an entertainment business, and if i'm going to be spending upwards of £100 to watch them on a saturday afternoon, then i want to be entertained and enjoy the game - nad not have to watch the ball being hoofed to Murphy and Sammon for 60 mins, and have the next half hour with 9 defenders on the edge of our box.
If we don't get in the play offs this season, then Mick has to go and give someone else the challenge of taking us to the next level.
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Please see tonight's performance & result!
 
Hoppersblue10 said:
Please see tonight's performance & result!
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The humble pie is currently being baked, and will be eaten in good time...

Fair play to the team, they proved me wrong and by all accounts an excellent performance all round.
Other than Hyam (for picking up 5th yellow card) i wonder who will be dropped on Saturday if all are fit again. Will we be too lightweight in the middle if we have two of Skuse, Bishop and Bru (who by the sounds of it definitely had his best game so far)?
 
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