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BBC News
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Your Ipswich player of the season
We asked you to select your Ipswich player of the season from the four candidates chosen by our fan with the poll now closed, we can reveal the winner is... Liam Delap!Here's what Seb Brown from the Blue Monday Podcast, external said about him:Our top scorer of the season with 12 goals and ability to lead the line, create chances for himself and occupy defenders is a throwback to a previous era of centre has been excellent this season and will have his choice of top clubs this the final poll breakdown
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'This league has become a completely different animal'
Ipswich Town will be playing Championship football again next season. While the full-time whistle on Saturday delivered the official confirmation, in reality the fanbase have been expecting and preparing for this moment for the last few is the fourth relegation I have experienced as a Town fan, along with 1995, 2002 and 2019, and although failing to survive this season is disappointing, this time around the feeling, for me, is very chants at the full-time whistle from the away end made it clear to the players and management that we are proud of their efforts this season. There was no outpouring of negativity, no tears, only support. The game against Newcastle was a microcosm of our season with an encouraging start and signs of competitiveness before two arguable decisions from the officials ended the game as a spectacle. This league has become a completely different animal from the one we last left 23 years ago, both on and off the Premier League is a phenomenon. A global brand celebrated for the product it delivers to watching audiences, who in turn reward it handsomely - enabling the participants to grow stronger and stronger. However for the second season in a row the three promoted clubs have returned straight back to the Championship. Promotion and relegation, reward and jeopardy are crucial to the structure of the English game and yet there has never been less risk for the established Premier League years ago this month fans were seen protesting outside stadiums of the 'big six' clubs against the European Super League format. The planned breakaway was soon shelved as the lack of relegation was thought to remove all competitiveness from the proposal. Given the same 17 clubs will be participating in the Premier League for a third consecutive season in 2025-26, I fear the Super League may now exist in all but more from Seb Brown at the Blue Monday Podcast, external
BBC News
15-04-2025
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'Mixture of anger and acceptance' at Delap release clause
The chant "10 more years Delap, 10 more years" rang out from the away end on Sunday as Ipswich gained an unlikely point away at Delap started on the bench at Stamford Bridge but has been the talking point all week after news broke of a £30m relegation release clause in his reaction to this news amongst the fan base has been a mixture of anger and acceptance. Understandably, many are annoyed that one of the hottest young talents in English football will likely be moving on for a bargain around his valuation has been rife all season, with figures of £50-60m mentioned by the fans and the media. So to find out that he will most likely depart for about half of that figure is obviously there is angst amongst the fan base, it is worth looking back at the situation the club found themselves in when Delap is a wonderful thing and very few fans would have predicted a player, who was coming in off an eight-goal Championship campaign at Hull City, would have turned out to be so has scored 12 Premier League goals this season, which is 36% of Ipswich's total, and his all-action displays are a throwback to a previous generation of centre however, if this relegation clause was a requirement of getting the initial deal done then in reality Ipswich had no had already met with Southampton before signing for Town and newly-promoted sides rarely hold much advantage when trying to sign new players, because of the survival odds being stacked against fans will get to enjoy Delap for six more games before he departs - and although £9m profit on a player after 12 months may be frustrating, it shows how quickly the club have progressed after years of poor player must be given to the decision-makers at the club to always get the best deals possible and unearth another next gem for fans to serenade with songs from many away more from Seb Brown at the Blue Monday Podcast, external
BBC News
18-03-2025
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'Have Ipswich lost some of their identity?'
Have Ipswich Town lost some of their identity? Saturday's latest Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest, combined with Wolves winning away at Southampton, means Ipswich will most likely be playing Championship football again next promotions from League One to the Premier League was always going to result in a high transfer spend and high turnover of players but some of the characteristics associated with the last two years seem to have gone missing in recent goals in six first half minutes on Saturday ended the game as a contest. Ipswich were guilty of poor defending for all three, but the capitulation was perhaps the most concerning aspect. 'Running Towards Adversity' has been the mantra by which the club has been run since the takeover in April 2021 and on countless occasions, in both the League One and Championship promotion campaigns, the players and manager found ways to win. A total of 25 goals were scored last season after the 76th minute as the never give up attitude shone through. Ipswich seem to have lost some desire and mental fortitude, key cornerstones of the last two up to the elite level of top flight football was always going to be a challenge but while the physical differences are clear, the mental strength has at times been a surprising absence. Ipswich have won three games all season and taken just two points from the last 30 available, a team which became so used to winning games has seemingly forgotten how future should still be viewed with optimism. The project is ahead of schedule and the squad has been built with the future in mind, containing the top attacking talent from last season's Championship. Currently Ipswich are going down with a whimper, let's hope to see some of the old characteristics return and bloody a few noses on the way more from Seb Brown at the Blue Monday Podcast, external
BBC News
11-02-2025
- Sport
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'Outstanding talent' shows Premier League smarts
Four goals scored in an away win made Saturday feel like a return to familiar surroundings at Championship level for Ipswich, following a difficult season so April, a 2-1 win at the CBS Arena, in the penultimate game of the season, saw Ipswich move to within a point of promotion. Saturday was never going to reach anywhere near those heights, but there was still much positivity to take match was a stark reminder at the differences in levels between the Championship and the Premier League. Ipswich did not have to get into top gear to win and while Coventry had moments, the game was a relatively comfortable main reason for optimism, other than the four-goal haul, was the performance put in by Ipswich's reserve players against a strong Coventry League money has allowed Town to hoover up the outstanding talent from last year's Championship and players who have been thrown into a top-flight relegation battle were able to show their quality when performing back at a more familiar standout player at the weekend was Jack Clarke, a £15m summer signing from Sunderland after 15 goals and four assists last has been involved in some sliding doors moments so far this season. There was a penalty overturned by VAR against Everton and a key moment when he hit a post in the dying moments at Craven Cottage, with the ball bouncing straight back into play and Fulham immediately scoring a late clever feet and calm finishing saw him leave Coventry with two goals and an assist. His off-the-ball work was also excellent in a performance which will hopefully give him confidence after a difficult campaign so are into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 2007. With some big sides already out of the competition, could a cup run be on the cards?Find more from Seb Brown at the Blue Monday Podcast, external
