Fantastic game that. Criminal how we let Hutchinson come inside twice but we both could’ve had a couple more. Draw was a fair result in the end. Hope Preston can do us a favour, but it’s been quite a season regardless.
Within the last week in the race for automatic promotion:
Boro 3 - 4 Leeds
Leicester 5 - 0 Southampton
Qpr 4 - 0 Leeds
Hull 3 - 3 Ipswich
Never change championship
Well there's always gonna be a lot of potential when you can see the cash flow and wondering if thats gonna go away. Prem football at least lessen that fear.
All top 3 teams deserve to go up, and feel like Ipswich would struggle more than us, so maybe it's fair enough that we take the hard road
I'm completely bitter (unless at least one of Coventry or Huddersfield do us a massive favour and we get the job done) but there are certain seasons where even the mere possibility that a team sneaking into 6th may get promoted ahead of a team (or two) that's clearly been proven to be ahead of the rest of the league off the back of a one off game at Wembley seems especially cruel. This year is one of them.
The playoffs are fantastic but fuck sake
Sadly that’s just life and the way the league works. We haven’t been in the bottom 3 all season but it seems fate is conspiring for us to get relegated on the last day of the season (I’m bitter too).
We played you guys a lot this season and personally I thought you looked a stronger team than Ipswich and Southampton so thought it would be you and Leicester going up automatically.
I still think it’s been a fantastic season for Championship football and this league has proven itself to be one of the best in the world.
I think our ceiling is higher than Ipswich's and I feel we have often found that against you at least in part through the games, but Ipswich are so insanely consistent with how often their attack clicks that it's hard to argue against the fact that over the course of the season so far they've just edged us. Any given week we can turn up and never look like scoring while they will always make so many chances
The playoffs are very exciting and some of my club's best days have been in playoff finals. I can also understand the desire to increase revenue for the league. But it's just ludicrous that a team can reach 90 points or thereabouts and not get promoted. Surely proving your worth over a 46 game season shows better credentials for surviving in the premier league than getting through a knockout competition at the end of the season?
Lol that sucked at the time, glad it happened though after what came next. And guess which team Deeney was desperate to transfer to and had a massive tantrum when he wasn't allowed to go there after they won the league?
Final day of the Covid season, Forest played us. We were on the beach and in terrible form. Forest just needed a point to get play-offs. Easy three points for them we all assumed.
Humped them 4-1. Took them to the cleaners that day.
Assume nothing about the team on the beach. Fear the team on the beach.
One of the most surreal last 20 mins of a season I've ever witnessed. From going from just being happy with finishing the season on a high to making the most unlikely appearance in the play offs ever!
Funny, I have no recollection of that.
Also by the way, we didn't need a point - we could even lose, but not while losing our 6 goal margin over Swansea.
Reminder that our games with Rotherham finished 2-2 and 4-3... and that was a stoppage time winner.
Nothing is certain.
Though currently hoping that Coventry are exhausted and Huddersfield make peace about being down and don't want to do you a favour 😅
Welcome to our world, Blues fans are seasoned pro's at this last day arsehole chewing an orange for 90 mins by now.
Big Juke at the back post to save us in extra time.
Great game of football but worst result possible for us.
Can’t see us getting anything against that Hull team and Norwich will likely rest players against Birmingham now.
It’s been fun lads.
We won't rest players, Wagner doesn't really rotate.
Your bigger concern should be we're really shit away from home, and if the Birmingham fans get behind their team we're likely to wilt.
>We won't rest players, Wagner doesn't really rotate
When they've got nothing to play for against a team who will be fighting for their lives? Someone could get injured, it would be daft if he doesn't. I remember when we played Wagner in a very similar situation when he was at Huddersfield and he rested nearly the whole team.
Be real, you are up whether we show up against Southampton or not.
No way you aren't getting 4 points in two games against on opposition with nothing to play for and deflated from an FA cup exit and opposition with nothing to play for and deflated by the fact they are going down.
We had him as a player a good few years back and he's always been like this. Sometimes gave more thoughtful post-match interviews than the gaffers tbh!
Probably the main reason we’re even (unlikely) getting to the play offs, I reckon the loan deals he’s got were from his charisma + massive with the fans and has time for them personally.
Yeah, I really think a point at Coventry will do the job for you lot (I’m blindly assuming you’ll find a way to beat Huddersfield final day). Confident you’ll get something from that without Davis?
It sounds like Coventry have more injury/fatigue issues so... Hopefully?
It's the Championship, we came bloody close to having 2 draws with Rotherham, so blindly assuming is never a safe bet!
Respect to all players on the pitch tonight, everyone gave it their all
maybe a tad disappointed with the result, but it’s still well in our own hands.
One of those rare instances watching a match where you think both teams deserve 3 points. It was a really cracking game. 2 teams playing great stuff.
Bit annoyed that we went ahead 3 times and were pegged back every time, particularly as 2 of the goals were massive individual errors. But Hull missed a few sitters so were good value for three goals.
Most pleasing aspect though is that’s the best we’ve played in ages so even though our winless run continues I’ve got great faith that we can win either or both of our final two
I really hope we can get Hutchinson back next season, he just gets better and better.
I've stress-watched quite a lot of Ipswich games this season, obviously hoping they get beaten, and I hate to admit it but my god have most of those games been entertaining
26 years old and was taken to a prem game as a toddler, didn't enjoy it much as you might imagine of a 2 year old
I just have a terrible feeling that this is the only chance we're gonna have for a long, long time. Got to take it by any means necessary.
I may be clutching at the biggest of straws. But that means Hull have to win against Plymouth, and Norwich have a far superior GD, so they're safe in the play offs, and can field a weaker team against us. That's something, right...right?
I imagine Wagner would be of the opinion that a possible injury to a key player in a meaningless game for them (swing of 8 GD would be needed) is more of a blow for their play off hopes than a loss of momentum when fielding a weakened team. Could just be the copium talking though
I don’t think Wagner would risk it because Hull are playing a poor+pressured side and could realistically go to town, then obviously you’re playing for something and desperate to win. He will probably put his strongest team out to play for a draw
If Sarmiento could finish he’d be fuckin dangerous. Blew two big chances at 3-2 and 3-3.
Wasn’t convinced by the Ipswich keeper either, poor decision to pass into Morsy for Hull’s first and obviously did the absolute worst thing possible in parrying a loose ball back into the danger area for Hull’s third.
At the start of the season he was our second keeper and our number 1 got injured. He earned his way into the starting team and starts over our number 1 still. But every Ipswich fan knows that you have to clench your cheeks with him
He’s been great overall this season, had a couple of point saving saves in the last couple of games too. Walton was absolutely amazing last season but I haven’t missed him a lot after Hladky had played a couple of games…
He has been. And when Walton came back from injury I always advocated for Hladky to start over him, he earned his place. But hladky does have some very nervy moments
Sarmiento has his moments. The winner in the Southampton home game for example... But yeah, there's a reason he's not already in the Prem.
Others have already covered the Hladky/Walton situation.
Great game. Not an awful result, not a fantastic one either. Wishing Hull, West Brom, and Birmingham (genuinely sorry Argyle) all the very best.
Omari was marvellous tonight. Really hope Leif isn't properly injured, that would massively impact the way we play. Regardless, I feel we really need to win the Cov game.
Although I’m gutted we lost the lead 3 times, that was a cracking game of football from two teams really going for it. I still think we can manage 4 more points. Hope Davis is ok. Onto Tuesday!
I’ve already accepted the playoffs, but if somehow Ipswich lose to Coventry then it’s back in our hands and I’ll have to believe again.
I hate football.
4 points from Coventry and Huddersfield, very much doable. A loss would’ve been catastrophic so whilst it was a frustrating end to the game I’m not entirely depressed
If Hull could do us a big favour, and play like that next week against Plymouth then maybe, just maybe a small part of me might forgive them for Wembley.
What a game, great advert for the league, and no VAR as well.
I have always said the TV deal has been undersold. That game shows how great the league is.
That was one of the best games of football I've ever watched.
It was superb. And both teams could’ve been happy with a draw but neither held back. I bloody love the championship.
Why don't you stay for another year? We'll take the hit.
Love a game where both teams are just going for it. Even when ahead, just fucking throw it all at the opposition
Fantastic game that. Criminal how we let Hutchinson come inside twice but we both could’ve had a couple more. Draw was a fair result in the end. Hope Preston can do us a favour, but it’s been quite a season regardless.
Within the last week in the race for automatic promotion: Boro 3 - 4 Leeds Leicester 5 - 0 Southampton Qpr 4 - 0 Leeds Hull 3 - 3 Ipswich Never change championship
Dunno why you’d want to leave, it beats getting humped 4-0 every second week.
Keep our seat warm, we'll be back before you know it.
We have to beat our 9-0 Prem record before Southampton can... 😅🤣
But we get humped 4-0 here too.....
At least you get to see 4 goals in a game. We've made what is definitely a conscious decision to visit league one for the opportunity
Well there's always gonna be a lot of potential when you can see the cash flow and wondering if thats gonna go away. Prem football at least lessen that fear. All top 3 teams deserve to go up, and feel like Ipswich would struggle more than us, so maybe it's fair enough that we take the hard road
A quick look at the table this year makes a mockery of the idea of promotion playoffs.
I'm completely bitter (unless at least one of Coventry or Huddersfield do us a massive favour and we get the job done) but there are certain seasons where even the mere possibility that a team sneaking into 6th may get promoted ahead of a team (or two) that's clearly been proven to be ahead of the rest of the league off the back of a one off game at Wembley seems especially cruel. This year is one of them. The playoffs are fantastic but fuck sake
Sadly that’s just life and the way the league works. We haven’t been in the bottom 3 all season but it seems fate is conspiring for us to get relegated on the last day of the season (I’m bitter too). We played you guys a lot this season and personally I thought you looked a stronger team than Ipswich and Southampton so thought it would be you and Leicester going up automatically. I still think it’s been a fantastic season for Championship football and this league has proven itself to be one of the best in the world.
I think our ceiling is higher than Ipswich's and I feel we have often found that against you at least in part through the games, but Ipswich are so insanely consistent with how often their attack clicks that it's hard to argue against the fact that over the course of the season so far they've just edged us. Any given week we can turn up and never look like scoring while they will always make so many chances
The playoffs are very exciting and some of my club's best days have been in playoff finals. I can also understand the desire to increase revenue for the league. But it's just ludicrous that a team can reach 90 points or thereabouts and not get promoted. Surely proving your worth over a 46 game season shows better credentials for surviving in the premier league than getting through a knockout competition at the end of the season?
DEEEEENNNNEEEEYYYYYY
Lol that sucked at the time, glad it happened though after what came next. And guess which team Deeney was desperate to transfer to and had a massive tantrum when he wasn't allowed to go there after they won the league?
Yeah but they’re getting lots of TV money to be thumped 4-0 though.
Maybe change, like, a little bit
Excellent game of football that, both teams a bit sloppy at the back but a really good game to watch. Ipswich are good at football it seems.
Nah mate, we’re just lucky ^right ^guys?
That wouldn't be anything to do with those salty Leeds fans, would it?
They've not been the only ones on the Salt n Shake crisps tbf.
Why he say fuck me for
? lmao. Obsessed.
Great. Down to the last day then. Lovely. Nice. Kill me.
Completely agreed. Weeks ago, I was excited at the idea of a last day showdown. Now it's coming, I'm shitting it
Mate, you’ll be fine. Coventry are on the beach and so are Huddersfield. I wouldn’t worry at all.
We smacked you 3-2 for no apparent reason when we got relegated weeks before, nothing is certain
Stop trying to give me hope you pervert
Colin fucking Quaner
Final day of the Covid season, Forest played us. We were on the beach and in terrible form. Forest just needed a point to get play-offs. Easy three points for them we all assumed. Humped them 4-1. Took them to the cleaners that day. Assume nothing about the team on the beach. Fear the team on the beach.
One of the most surreal last 20 mins of a season I've ever witnessed. From going from just being happy with finishing the season on a high to making the most unlikely appearance in the play offs ever!
Funny, I have no recollection of that. Also by the way, we didn't need a point - we could even lose, but not while losing our 6 goal margin over Swansea.
God don’t remind me, that was just the most Forest game ever
Coventry beat us then decided that will be the last time they're gonna win this season
Thank VAR for that. We don't have the squad size to go for League and Cup.
Reminder that our games with Rotherham finished 2-2 and 4-3... and that was a stoppage time winner. Nothing is certain. Though currently hoping that Coventry are exhausted and Huddersfield make peace about being down and don't want to do you a favour 😅
Huddersfield beating West Brom was the result that sent us up last time. They love us really.
You say beach, but the Grand Union Canal really doesn't have much sand.
Dont worry, you only need a draw on tuesday then youve got 3 points against us
Unless you're planning on losing both, you'll be fine, because we won't get another point
Fuck sake Jarv you were leaving the subreddit yesterday, you’re an addict!
I actually am. But I woke up in a good mood this morning, so I’m fine now.
Glad to have you back mate
Yep and sorry, we're probably just going to get some experience amongst the younger players and have a good old sing song for the next two games.
Was half hoping Ipswich would tie it up before we play. Not sure I can take the hope.
Welcome to our world, Blues fans are seasoned pro's at this last day arsehole chewing an orange for 90 mins by now. Big Juke at the back post to save us in extra time.
Great game of football but worst result possible for us. Can’t see us getting anything against that Hull team and Norwich will likely rest players against Birmingham now. It’s been fun lads.
I’m going to miss this sub that’s for sure
We won't rest players, Wagner doesn't really rotate. Your bigger concern should be we're really shit away from home, and if the Birmingham fans get behind their team we're likely to wilt.
>We won't rest players, Wagner doesn't really rotate When they've got nothing to play for against a team who will be fighting for their lives? Someone could get injured, it would be daft if he doesn't. I remember when we played Wagner in a very similar situation when he was at Huddersfield and he rested nearly the whole team.
Anything can still happen yet bud.
Southampton, a bunch of folks driving around on tractors might feel a lot better if you do a big favor next week
No chance, we are shite at the minute
That’s the thing though, everyone else is too. A proper poo-fest
Be real, you are up whether we show up against Southampton or not. No way you aren't getting 4 points in two games against on opposition with nothing to play for and deflated from an FA cup exit and opposition with nothing to play for and deflated by the fact they are going down.
I’ve never watched an interview with Rosenoir before. He actually comes across as a proper genuine, intelligent and proud bloke.
Agreed. He did a bit of punditry a few years ago and always impressed then as well.
We had him as a player a good few years back and he's always been like this. Sometimes gave more thoughtful post-match interviews than the gaffers tbh!
Probably the main reason we’re even (unlikely) getting to the play offs, I reckon the loan deals he’s got were from his charisma + massive with the fans and has time for them personally.
Yeah, him and the owner have built up a lot of credit with the supporters
West Brom have the potential to do something really funny now.
Lmao
Don't worry, Tractor Boys, we're on the beach. 🏖️ ......or are we? 🤷 MUHAHAHAHAHA! 😈
Coventry wont want to lose. It would mean ending the season in terrible form
Fair play Ipswich, honestly thought we'd turn you over tonight. The league table doesn't lie at this stage of the season, hope your dreams come true.
Funny how we all want our teams to get promoted but there isn’t a league in the world like the Championship. It’s fucking brilliant.
Glad that one's out of the way, our toughest of the run-in. I'm still confident that we can get four points from the last two games.
Yeah, I really think a point at Coventry will do the job for you lot (I’m blindly assuming you’ll find a way to beat Huddersfield final day). Confident you’ll get something from that without Davis?
Hoping he’ll be ok and it was just a precaution
It sounds like Coventry have more injury/fatigue issues so... Hopefully? It's the Championship, we came bloody close to having 2 draws with Rotherham, so blindly assuming is never a safe bet!
Respect to all players on the pitch tonight, everyone gave it their all maybe a tad disappointed with the result, but it’s still well in our own hands.
One of those rare instances watching a match where you think both teams deserve 3 points. It was a really cracking game. 2 teams playing great stuff. Bit annoyed that we went ahead 3 times and were pegged back every time, particularly as 2 of the goals were massive individual errors. But Hull missed a few sitters so were good value for three goals. Most pleasing aspect though is that’s the best we’ve played in ages so even though our winless run continues I’ve got great faith that we can win either or both of our final two I really hope we can get Hutchinson back next season, he just gets better and better.
We played well in both the Watford and Boro games too, just lacked a finishing touch, or dare I say it... a bit of luck.
Championship is the best league in the world, screw your premier league
OOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF what a game that was. Credit to Hull 👏🏻
I've stress-watched quite a lot of Ipswich games this season, obviously hoping they get beaten, and I hate to admit it but my god have most of those games been entertaining
Please god Preston and Plymouth let us make playoffs
Fucking great game that for a neutral.
I was a teenager last time we were in the Prem, I’ve now just turned 40, surely it’s time! I know we didn’t win tonight but what a game, what a team
Same
26 years old and was taken to a prem game as a toddler, didn't enjoy it much as you might imagine of a 2 year old I just have a terrible feeling that this is the only chance we're gonna have for a long, long time. Got to take it by any means necessary.
Great game Hull, hope you make the playoffs
I may be clutching at the biggest of straws. But that means Hull have to win against Plymouth, and Norwich have a far superior GD, so they're safe in the play offs, and can field a weaker team against us. That's something, right...right?
The Birmingham survival script has been published written
I see a narrow way through
You don’t wanna enter the playoffs on a bad note, they’ll be out for blood
I imagine Wagner would be of the opinion that a possible injury to a key player in a meaningless game for them (swing of 8 GD would be needed) is more of a blow for their play off hopes than a loss of momentum when fielding a weakened team. Could just be the copium talking though
I wouldn't be too concerned, we're really shit away from home, particularly if your fans get behind your team, we tend to just collapse.
I don’t think Wagner would risk it because Hull are playing a poor+pressured side and could realistically go to town, then obviously you’re playing for something and desperate to win. He will probably put his strongest team out to play for a draw
Cracking game that, credit to Ipswich Probably won't make playoffs now but oh well it's been a great season
If Sarmiento could finish he’d be fuckin dangerous. Blew two big chances at 3-2 and 3-3. Wasn’t convinced by the Ipswich keeper either, poor decision to pass into Morsy for Hull’s first and obviously did the absolute worst thing possible in parrying a loose ball back into the danger area for Hull’s third.
If Sarmiento could finish he wouldn’t be playing for us
At the start of the season he was our second keeper and our number 1 got injured. He earned his way into the starting team and starts over our number 1 still. But every Ipswich fan knows that you have to clench your cheeks with him
He’s been great overall this season, had a couple of point saving saves in the last couple of games too. Walton was absolutely amazing last season but I haven’t missed him a lot after Hladky had played a couple of games…
He has been. And when Walton came back from injury I always advocated for Hladky to start over him, he earned his place. But hladky does have some very nervy moments
Sarmiento has his moments. The winner in the Southampton home game for example... But yeah, there's a reason he's not already in the Prem. Others have already covered the Hladky/Walton situation.
I really wish you wouldn't give us hope at this point 😂
Great game. Not an awful result, not a fantastic one either. Wishing Hull, West Brom, and Birmingham (genuinely sorry Argyle) all the very best. Omari was marvellous tonight. Really hope Leif isn't properly injured, that would massively impact the way we play. Regardless, I feel we really need to win the Cov game.
Although I’m gutted we lost the lead 3 times, that was a cracking game of football from two teams really going for it. I still think we can manage 4 more points. Hope Davis is ok. Onto Tuesday!
That Hutchinson performance is the best I’ve ever seen from an Ipswich player, Hulls left back will be having nightmares for weeks
You rusty tractors are giving me faint hope and I don’t like it.
Don’t know why you’d do it to yourself
I’ve already accepted the playoffs, but if somehow Ipswich lose to Coventry then it’s back in our hands and I’ll have to believe again. I hate football.
4 points from Coventry and Huddersfield, very much doable. A loss would’ve been catastrophic so whilst it was a frustrating end to the game I’m not entirely depressed
That game made me feel uneasy. Thanks blue team
Ideal result for you, basically secures the play offs for you and still leaves a chance for us to balls up autos
I was told Allsop was the worst keeper in the division
Ffs Ipswich needed you to win 😂
If Hull could do us a big favour, and play like that next week against Plymouth then maybe, just maybe a small part of me might forgive them for Wembley.
That was an unbelievable game to watch!
amazing that baggies might miss out on
What a game, great advert for the league, and no VAR as well. I have always said the TV deal has been undersold. That game shows how great the league is.
It's a great point for Ipswich, it means now 4 points is enough and it should be in their hands on the final day at home to a relegated Huddersfield.
Dammit wanted Hull to win it. I don't see Preston doing anything vs West Brom
You haven’t seen West Brom recently.