Ipswich players celebrate after DJ Campbell scores the first goal of the game against Millwall, in the 3-0.
Bolton Wanderers beware! Ipswich Town love ripping up the form book
Chris Brammer
Thursday, March 14, 2013
2:03 PM
Saturday’s visitors to Portman Road may be enjoying a rich vein of results, but Bolton Wanderers must be aware that the Blues are no fans of the Championship form book.
Dougie Freedman’s team have won their last five games, are unbeaten in eight and have given themselves a fighting chance of reaching the play-offs, having been out of the promotion picture for so long.
However, Mick McCarthy’s men are no respecters of reputation and have proved on several occasions this season that they can root out a result when it is least expected.
Wanderers were on a decent run of form prior to the teams’ clash at the Reebok Stadium – having not lost in six – but Town grabbed a 2-1 win, thanks to goals from DJ Campbell and Michael Chopra.
Millwall visited Portman Road, level with the play-off places but out of the top-six on goal difference, thanks to an unbeaten run of 13 games, which included seven wins and six draws.
However Town, showing shoots of recovery under McCarthy, romped to a 3-0 home win, Campbell grabbing a brace and Daryl Murphy also on target.
Nottingham Forest had suffered just one defeat in 10 before their November meeting at Portman Road, but Luke Hyam and Guirane N’Daw were among the scorers in a 3-1 win.
Burnley, meanwhile, had taken 12 points from a possible 15 prior to their 2-1 reverse in Suffolk.
But arguably the most impressive result came at the Cardiff City Stadium, when Town battled to a 0-0 draw against the league leaders.
Prior to the game, the Bluebirds had picked up 36 points from a possible 39 available, Peterborough being the only team to dent the hosts’ promotion aspirations.
The Blues worsened that record to 37 from a possible 42 and in doing so, became the first team to stop Malky Mackay’s team from scoring on their home patch this season.
With nine Championship games left to play and the Blues just four points clear of the relegation zone, it’s time for Town to ruin accumulators up and down the land again and grab a crucial victory against the odds.
Wanderers have been warned.
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7 comments
Stereo, as I have said many times before, any fool can be critical and deconstructive. It's easy and in your case excessively tedious to observe. What is difficult is to have the courage and insight to propose a solution or alternative. You have never done this because I doubt you have any solutions to offer. My view is that whilst the Evans regime clearly raises some concerns amongst town fans, MM has done well since he took over and his record is play off form. That's what the evidence shows. My proposal is that we stick with him because he is doing a good job in the circumstances, get behind the team, avoid relegation then build for next season. What's yours?
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Tom
Friday, March 15, 2013
My God, steroo saying we are now due a win, has his shirt started to turn a little blue and white???
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tractorboy
Friday, March 15, 2013
A negative comment from Mr Steroo? Never! I'm surprised you're bothered, mate - you'll be at Carrow Road anyway.
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Not Rob Steroo
Friday, March 15, 2013
The only reason Portman Road isn't an easy stadium to come to is the amount of roadworks in the town............
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Mark
Friday, March 15, 2013
I think we'll win, Portman Road isn't an easy stadium for teams to come to these days.
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JOHN BURLS
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Might have to agree with you on this one Steroo............. 'boring people to death and being tedious' is your area of expertise so no argument from me!
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andrew smith
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Nice try but Town's current form is so dire that they are more likely to have a player sent off than score a goal. Which of course in Yorkshire Jewell's warped mind is the ref's fault, the opposing goalie's fault - and seemingly anything other than his own sterile tactics and deeply flawed loan-them-in-en-masse-for no-sane-nor- discernible- reason policy. Having said that Bolton should be easily bored to death and depart empty handed. Town are after all now overdue a tedious and narrow win.
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Rob Steroo
Thursday, March 14, 2013