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Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - Grimois - 22-10-2014

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Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town
Portman Road
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Saturday 25 October 2014 3pm

This Saturday sees Ipswich Town host the Terriers, with both sides in a good run of league form, which for both teams came after disappointing local derbies. Ipswich may have lost 3-1 in Cardiff on Tuesday, but that was on the back of an unbeaten run of 8 games since their 1-0 defeat at home to  Norwich, while Huddersfield are unbeaten in 5 since their rather limp 3-0 loss to Leeds at Elland Road . Ultimately, both sides will fancy their chances, and both sets of fans will want something from the game.

A bit more about our opponents, in comparison with us (our results appear in brackets):
Year Formed 1878 (1908)
Capacity 30311 (24500)
League titles 1 (3)
FA Cup 1 (1)
Top scorer this year Murphy - 7(Wells – 6)
Number of players to appear in Escape to Victoty 7 (0)

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The gaffers

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Mick McCarthy is the current Ipswich manager, having taken over from Paul Jewell almost 2 years ago. His win ratio is just shy of 40% both as a manager generally and since being chief Tractor Boy. Chris Powell’s win percentage as a manager is higher overall (41) but slightly lower since being Top Terrier, although he’s only been here 5 minutes. Both managers are known for building resilient defences. Chris Powell differs from McCarthy by virtue of having been capped by his country, whereas MM was capped by someone else’s, unless Barnsley is now in Country Donegal.

Portman Road

Ipswich pay tribute to their illustrious managerial pedigree (are they the Championship club with the highest number of managers to have managed internationally?) with statues of Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson.

The away section is not the most comfy, although the views are generally ok. You won’t find yourself with your own stand, instead getting a section of just under 2000 seats in the upper tier of the Cobbold Stand. For a bevy pre-match, head to the Riverside Hotel, which is between the railway station and the ground. Usually there is no booze for away fans at half time. If you’re driving it’s the pleasure of one of the most boring A-roads in the country – the A14. Then the A1214 or A137. The ground is well signposted, and there is plenty of Pay & Display parking on Portman Road itself.

Played for both

Striker central here, with 3 modern legends...

Marcus Stewart

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The transfer of Marcus Stewart  from Huddersfield to Ipswich is one which many Terriers still rue, and many feel it cost us our chance at promotion under Steve Bruce, who is (in my opinion unfairly) often vilified for the transfer. He scored 68 goals in 160 games for HTFC, before moving to Ipswich for a fee of £2.5m on 1 February 2000. Ipswich got promoted, and we didn’t. He played 96 games for Ipswich, scoring 40 goals.

Jordan Rhodes

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He just loves blue and white, this lad. Jordan Rhodes made 10 substitute appearances for Ipswich, scoring once, before Roy Keane sold him to us in what was Lee Clark’s best day’s work, for a fee of around £350,000. He played 148 times for us, scoring 87 goals and helping us reach two playoff finals, winning the second at Wembley. He was then sold to Blackburn for £8m, since when he has scored 57 goals in 110 games, as well as earning 11 Scotland caps, scoring 3 goals.

Alan Alan Lee

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Alan Lee played for Ipswich from January 2006 to August 2008, playing 109 games, scoring 34 times. He then moved to Cardiff, before joining Huddersfield in August 2010. He played 101 games, 56 of these as a sub. He scored 12 goals, the first of which was scored at the Emirates in the FA Cup, and some of which were key during the promotion campaign, and his elbows and headband were legendary. He left Huddersfield at the end of the 2012/3 season, and re-signed for Ipswich as player-coach in January 2014, making just one substitute appearance. He now coaches the academy.  His elbows and hair bands are legendary...

Likely Huddersfield formation

No need to change a side on the run we’re on.
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Recent meetings

Ipswich did the double over Town last year, winning 2-1 at Portman Road in December 2013 – Danny Ward put us ahead in the first half but second half goals from Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick secured 3 points for the home side. James Vaughan (remember him?) missed a penalty at 0-0 as well.

In the return leg at the JSS in April, Huddersfield were on a dismal run and goals from Paul Anderson and Murphy (again!) in the first half saw Town slump to a 0-2 home defeat, the latest disappointment in a run of 8 games without winning – we won 2 of the remaining 5 games after this.

The previous season, Town’s first since promotion to the Championship, saw two score draws.

Prediction

Ipswich 1 – Town 1 Smith and Bunn

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - MNTerrier - 23-10-2014

this is going to be a tough one, Ipswich are a very good team this year so far and we look like we are just beginning to gel

they are only 2 points out of a playoff spot and will be lookinf to kick on and get a result and hopefully break into the top 6

i'll take a draw

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - Marco4 - 23-10-2014

I suspect we might see a bit of a shuffling of the pack after what will have been three games in a week.

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - Mitzi - 23-10-2014

I wish Chris Powell - and everyone else, Marco! - would stop saying "three games in a week". 8 days is not a week. Saturday-Tuesday-Friday or Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday would be three games in a week. Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday is two games in a week.

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - Marco4 - 23-10-2014

Its a fair point, though you'll have to get through to the Beatles before you can really stop it happening.

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - theo_luddite - 23-10-2014

Nice one Grim.

Let's hope Mick McCarthy picks the American dwarf Stallone in goals for this one. I found myself walking alongside him one year at the Toronto Indy. Now I'm near as damn it 6' tall and he looked to be all of 5'3". He must stand on a box in the films or everyone else is in a trench. His arm candy on the other hand in her wobbly high heels was about 3" taller than me. Apart from his millions and his fame, I just don't get what she saw in him. Tongue

Enough with the name dropping.

I'd like to see Wells back in the side but I can't make my mind out who to drop - so all the names go in the hat ...... give it a good shake Thumb up ....... and the first one out is ...... (rustle, rustle) ..... Smithies Doh !!! How's that gonna work? Shouldn't have put the keeper in the hat should I? Huh

Anyway with Stallone in goal hopefully they won't come out of their own half for most of the 90 minutes. They'll still get one just before half time or 3 minutes into added time at the end tho'.

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - town in essex - 23-10-2014

(23-10-2014, 19:42)theo_luddite Wrote: Nice one Grim.

Let's hope Mick McCarthy picks the American dwarf Stallone in goals for this one. I found myself walking alongside him one year at the Toronto Indy. Now I'm near as damn it 6' tall and he looked to be all of 5'3". He must stand on a box in the films or everyone else is in a trench. His arm candy on the other hand in her wobbly high heels was about 3" taller than me. Apart from his millions and his fame, I just don't get what she saw in him.  Tongue

Enough with the name dropping.

I'd like to see Wells back in the side but I can't make my mind out who to drop - so all the names go in the hat ...... give it a good shake  Thumb up  ....... and the first one out is ...... (rustle, rustle) ..... Smithies  Doh !!! How's that gonna work? Shouldn't have put the keeper in the hat should I?  Huh

Anyway with Stallone in goal hopefully they won't come out of their own half for most of the 90 minutes. They'll still get one just before half time or 3 minutes into added time at the end tho'.

i'm making this one - got a bit of corporate which should be nice

i think powell might go 352 and play holt and wells or holt and bunn up front
especially as ipswich have had murphy, mcgoldrick and sammon all playing
i hope we play ok work and know several ipswich fans and will get all sorts of stick if we lose
especially badly

there is a beer festival at the mulberry tap which is about 10 mins walk from the ground about 20 mins from the station
going there for a pre match warm up

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - Mitzi - 23-10-2014

I have very low expectations of this one - we don't seem to do very well at Ipswich. My main recollections of the last 2 years are that we deserved to get more out of it than we did. JV's missed penalties.

I'm another who will take a draw, if it's offered.


(23-10-2014, 20:01)town in essex Wrote: there is a beer festival at the mulberry tap which is about 10 mins walk from the ground about 20 mins from the station
going there for a pre match warm up

Is it away-friendly or no colours or home only?

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - town in essex - 23-10-2014

(23-10-2014, 20:42)Mitzi Wrote: I have very low expectations of this one - we don't seem to do very well at Ipswich.  My main recollections of the last 2 years are that we deserved to get more out of it than we did.  JV's missed penalties.

I'm another who will take a draw, if it's offered.



(23-10-2014, 20:01)town in essex Wrote: there is a beer festival at the mulberry tap which is about 10 mins walk from the ground about 20 mins from the station
going there for a pre match warm up

Is it away-friendly or no colours or home only?
dont think it will matter its a beer , bike and cider festival they will have anyone
i may go to the dove which has its own brewery first thats defo ipswich fans but i will be with some so no problem
yes the last 2 seasons we should have won but screwed it up i'd take us getting pasted and nicking it 1-0!

RE: Tractor Boys Vs Terriers - theo_luddite - 23-10-2014

If it's this one https://m.facebook.com/MULBERRYHOSPITALITY?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F&_rdr and you do Faceache maybe it will tell you on there. Haven't seen it mentioned yet on ground review sites.