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Post by OohMac on Sept 22, 2018 8:17:14 GMT
Aka Barry Knight derby. Never forgive, never forget.
I don't think East Anglia has ever been too kind to Bolton in recent memory anyway. Last season's defeat here for me actually seemed to galvanize the team. I think it was one of the games where we should have actually got a point or all 3. (Maybe I'm misremembering again).
Fans of all clubs must think this about their team but surely it's true for us and thats if a striker is having a goal drought, if a manager hasn't won in x amount of games or a defence hasn't kept a clean sheet all season then here come Bolton to end that run.
Which worries me to see a 0 next to Ipswichs win column and why that will probably be 1 tomorrow morning.
Wonder when Parky hands his team sheet in he has already named his subs Wildschut for Buckley 68m, Oztumber for Williams 82 and Donaldson for Oneil 88m.
Think Tayor will miss out so runs the risk of Grounds in a back four which seems to be a disaster or go 5 at the back. Think he will do this if he does then then 3 in the middle cannot be defensive cover.
My team would be Alnwick. Pawel Wheater beavers wilson Lowe Williams Noone oz Wildschut Magennis
Talking points for the team is say Wilson over grounds just on his history, Wilson played LB under Pulls at Stoke so if nothing else he must have the basics instilled in him. The rest on paper seem similar to what PP has named but would make it clear that Williams is not an extra centre back. Lowe is cover. Williams is there to take the ball and get it to players in front. Oz for Vela. Seems clear. Would like to see Vela get a little fitter and start to compete with Williams for that CM role. He's ineffective as a number 10.
No Doidge, I just feel Magennis has done enough to hold it down.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 9:39:13 GMT
Ooooh you should be manager I bet you could do a better job☺unfortunately we are stuck with parky for the foreseeable future. Should get three points today and the feel good factor be back but sadly I will not hold my breath I'm sorry but 2-1 defeat and I will be praying for a miracle that some how it's a win.
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Post by Alptrotter on Sept 22, 2018 10:41:15 GMT
lI like this thread, cos I think it’s much more interesting to pick a preferred team than try to guess the score. So, here’s my tuppence worth
Alnwick Olkowski Wheater Hobbs Wilson. ( Beevers and Grounds need resting) O’Neil. ( a more intelligent footballer than Lowe) Williams. Vela ( they have to be the box to box midfield) Oztumer ( the obvious playmaker) Noone ( supporting striker across both wings) Magennis
Arguably a bit narrow, but Olkowski looks good going forward and Vela and Williams should have the legs to make wide runs. I think to play with Noone and Wildschut as wide men simply leaves the middle of the park vulnerable. Wildschut simply doesn’t get in the game enough for me and Noone can play both sides. With this formation, in possession, we could have at least four moving forward for Oztumer to bring into play ( 5 including Olkowski) Out of posession, Williams and Vela could cover the back four with O’Neil.
OK, can now see Parky has dropped Wheater and kept Grounds ( cannot see that but right to ditch Beevers) Dropped O’Neil and Vela but kept Lowe and included Buckley in a midfield with Williams, Noone and Oztumer. I still think the centre midfield here puts far too much on Williams.
A half bold move by Parky. Maybe he sees things in training we don’t. This team may well have enough to see off Ipswich. At least it looks like they’re going to give it a go. COYW!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 13:57:09 GMT
Just seen the team news should be a good game with a bit of attack minded team fingers crossed 3 points.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 22, 2018 14:03:22 GMT
After the Brom game I had a real gut feeling we could handle this league with the renewed confidence following the amazing escape, slight improvement on the playing staff and the following results which had us well and truly punching above our weight and in the top 6......
Now!!!!!!
I’m just going into the next game hoping we don’t get thrashed.
I don’t see us getting anything at Portman Rd today but I’ll do my usual signature finish with a COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by Woppy the Italian on Sept 22, 2018 14:45:17 GMT
Anything we get today will have to be with 10 men......
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Post by Alptrotter on Sept 22, 2018 14:58:04 GMT
Ipswich look utter rubbish, devoid of ideas, skill and confidence. Parky made the wrong call taking off Oztumer, as Ipswich will probably have much more possession now. I’d have lost the ineffectual Buckley ( he’ll probably score a hat trick now!)
What’s happened to Olkowski? He looked leggy on Wednesday and I wonder if the intensity of games is getting to him. He’s not been good today and I’d say he should take a fair bit of the rap for losing Wilson. We can, however, still do this!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 15:33:42 GMT
Sounds like grounds giving the ball away more often than not he sounds 💩 to me 👎🤷♂️
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 22, 2018 15:58:36 GMT
Expected a defeat and even more so after having Wilson sent off, so I suppose I cannot grumble too much, but Ipswich are shocking on the eye with us marginally better Could be a valuable away point come the end of the season
COYWM
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 16:01:17 GMT
0-0 still no attacking even though we went down to ten men then they went down to ten men but it seemed he was still happy to take a point.
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Post by Alptrotter on Sept 22, 2018 16:04:39 GMT
I don’t want to hear anything about this being a good point. Make no mistake about it, Parky abandoned any attempt to win when he took off Oztumer rather than the woeful Buckley. Even when Ipswich unluckily lost Walters he made no attempt to go for it against a team wholly devoid of any confidence. Perhaps poetic justice would have been done had Alnwick not pulled off a worldie in the last few minutes. As it is, I can’t understand why Parky left Maginnis on when he could hardly move for the last 15 mins. Surely Donaldson or Doidge should have replaced him. For me, two points lost. I hope they are not critical come season’s end.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 22, 2018 16:09:10 GMT
I don’t want to hear anything about this being a good point. Make no mistake about it, Parky abandoned any attempt to win when he took off Oztumer rather than the woeful Buckley. Even when Ipswich unluckily lost Walters he made no attempt to go for it against a team wholly devoid of any confidence. Perhaps poetic justice would have been done had Alnwick not pulled off a worldie in the last few minutes. As it is, I can’t understand why Parky left Maginnis on when he could hardly move for the last 15 mins. Surely Donaldson or Doidge should have replaced him. For me, two points lost. I hope they are not critical come season’s end. His substitutions are completely baffling but also, his chopping and changing are just guess work This man has no clue what he’s doing And are we actually paying a wage to Steve Parkin? Why???
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Post by whitesince63 on Sept 22, 2018 16:12:06 GMT
Two points thrown away there, even with ten men we could have won that but Parky hooking Oz took all the possible enterprise out of us. When they went to ten also Parky should immediately have added some firepower with either Donaldson or Doidge but he waits until the last minute again before bringing on a striker. A point will be seen as a positive now when it's really two lost and if it hadn't been for Alnwick would have been all three. Rubbish yet again.
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Post by Alptrotter on Sept 22, 2018 16:15:14 GMT
I don’t want to hear anything about this being a good point. Make no mistake about it, Parky abandoned any attempt to win when he took off Oztumer rather than the woeful Buckley. Even when Ipswich unluckily lost Walters he made no attempt to go for it against a team wholly devoid of any confidence. Perhaps poetic justice would have been done had Alnwick not pulled off a worldie in the last few minutes. As it is, I can’t understand why Parky left Maginnis on when he could hardly move for the last 15 mins. Surely Donaldson or Doidge should have replaced him. For me, two points lost. I hope they are not critical come season’s end. His substitutions are completely baffling but also, his chopping and changing are just guess work This man has no clue what he’s doing And are we actually paying a wage to Steve Parkin? Why??? I agree about the sibstitutions, Rioch, but I’m also baffled as to why such an innately defensive coach always plays two wingers ( and invariably on the ‘wrong’ side) Result? we always look weak in the centre of the pitch and have no one who can put his foot on the ball and dictate play. Buckley for me is a disaster.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 16:59:59 GMT
Could have gone ether way should have gone our way but yet again no ambition shown from our management team until 1 minute from time. I'm sorry but Grounds and Buckley need to find a different sport as they are 💩 Next up the money spending Chelsea B team manage by the next England manager if you believe what sky sports pundits tell you. COYWM
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