Ipswich 'somewhere I can call home' - Walton on new dealpublished at 12:08 BST
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Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton says he is "delighted" to sign a new one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2029.
Walton - who had signed a new deal earlier this year, external - joined the club in the summer of 2021 when the team were playing in League One under Kieran McKenna, and has made 138 appearances in all competitions.
He has started twice in the Carabao Cup and once in the Premier League so far this season.
Speaking to Radio Suffolk on how he felt after signing his new deal, Walton said: "Really good. I didn't expect it to come so soon after my contract signing back in January, but with the way football works sometimes that can happen.
"I am delighted to get it signed, and to commit my future here for another three years is amazing. It's somewhere I can call home now, I've lived here for a fair while. It's nice to be settled and playing for an amazing football club.
"When you go somewhere at the age I came, you always want to settle, find a home, and not be on the move again. With so many new players it was an exciting time to be coming in. There was lots of change but it has been amazing and with success comes that feeling of security and home.
"When you do well somewhere you get a really good connection with fans, people around the town, so I've been fortunate to be part of a successful team over the years."
🎧'Walton deserving of new Ipswich Town deal'published at 16:10 BST 1 October
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Club legend John Wark has been discussing all things Ipswich on BBC Radio Suffolk.
Wark covered the contract award for Christian Walton, Manchester City's charges and tried to pick an XI from the players he was alongside in Ipswich colours.
When will the charges be resolved? What is the most likely punishment?published at 18:19 BST 30 September
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Football finance expert Kieran Magiure, has been answering your questions after Manchester City were found guilty of all charges related to breaches of financial rules.
Gary: Is there any chance this could be resolved by the end of the season?
Kieran: There is a very high chance it will be resolved by the end of the season. Because if it is not, we could end up in another situation very similar to that of Burnley and Everton where a club could be relegated and Manchester City are not given a deduction. And next season, a club that finished in 18th could say had that deduction been applied earlier, we wouldn't have been relegated. So that would add to the complications.
Certainly looking at the Premier League's press release itself, it does seem that it is very keen to resolve it as quickly as possible. If you take a look at the length of time that it took the commissions in respect to Nottingham Forest and Everton, once they have heard the evidence, applying the sanctions is the quickest part. It's listening to evidence that is the torturous process.
Dappy: Based on everything you read, what is the most likely punishment going to be for Manchester City?
Kieran: I agree that it could be a very hefty points deduction and a transfer embargo at the very least. On top of that, I believe there will be a very significant financial penalty added into the equation. The logic behind having a transfer embargo is that it then becomes a multi-season issue.
If we go back to 2013 when City were in breach of Uefa rules, they had a transfer ban, wage and squad caps, it did impact the club in the subsequent season.
Rehan: If Manchester City get a huge fine, what would the FA do with that money? Where would it go?
Kieran: It would be shared by the Premier League clubs, including Manchester City. And it will be offset against the league's legal bill. Discussions with lawyers suggest they think City could be liable for about two-thirds to three-quarters of Premier League's legal costs, which is estimated to be in the region of £50-60m.
'O'Neil is getting the best out of him' - fans on Davispublished at 11:21 BST 30 September
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On this week's BBC Radio Suffolk Blue Hour fans' forum podcast, Ipswich Town supporter Callum says he believes Leif Davis is getting "back to his best" under new boss Gary O'Neil's management.
Davis has impressed early in this campaign in the Tractor Boys' first season back in the Premier League after suffering relegation in 2024-25. However, that year, under former boss Kieran McKenna, the left-sided defender struggled to get to grips with top-flight football after being a standout player in Ipswich's charge up the divisions from League One. The club and Davis failed to kick on from that winning momentum and took three months to get their first win under their belts.
This season, Ipswich have already won two league games before October and sit in mid-table after five games, with Davis playing a major part in all things positive so far.
Ipswich Town fan Callum said: "In terms of his attacking play, he's back to what we know best in terms of his output of goals and assists. He has two goals already and I think he could probably have four, five or six already.
"He missed one at Everton, missed one at Manchester United, and the header against Liverpool which was probably our best chance of the game.
"Gary O'Neil is clearly getting the best out of his game from an attacking sense, which is good to see, and defensively he looks so much better than he did a year ago as well.
"His all-round play going forward hasn't been to the detriment of his work off the ball and nullifying opposition wingers, because we know how many good wingers there are in the Premier League that are difficult to come up against.
"Gary O'Neil is getting the best out of him, so long may that continue."
Boxed into a corner?published at 09:17 BST 30 September
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Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
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The Premier League has opened a Pandora's box of problems which cannot be closed. However well-intentioned, however morally upright they mean to be, the way the product is perceived around the planet by fans will be negatively affected.
This looks like a gigantic mess, but could also become a bit of a joke, especially if they attempt to rewrite history, and change the winners' names on the Premier League and cup trophies over these past 15 years. I wouldn't want the engraver's job.
I believe financial rules brought in to prioritise financial sustainability were also aimed at limiting the money being spent by the clubs, especially the staggering, ever-inflating sums spent on sometimes fairly average players. It could lead to a de facto salary cap, which many fans would approve of.
The long-term problem for the league is easy to see here: if the top players are then offered significantly more money to play elsewhere, they will be off before you can say 'man on'.
I always thought the Premier League had taken a huge risk going down this regulatory road. As with Manchester City's future, nobody knows what the real long-term ramifications will be.
I have a suspicion it could end up being the greatest own goal in the sport's entire history.
The big take: If City are cast out of England's top leagues, what might the owners do – hang around the lower reaches, or find something else? Wasn't there the idea of a Super League? Keep that thought in the back of your mind.
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International break can take your mind away from a bad defeatpublished at 08:42 BST 30 September
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Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
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Most of the time it is not that big a deal if you go into the international break having just lost a club game if I am honest, as teams lose games frequently.
That is just the life of a professional footballer. You have to be able to cope with disappointment as an individual and as a team.
‌Admittedly, players will sometimes say that they want another domestic game quickly, but it is almost always specifically after a 'bad' defeat as opposed to just a run-of-the-mill loss.
‌However, if the team has genuinely played terribly, or lost a game they were expected to win comfortably, you will commonly hear the phrase "we want to have a chance to get back out there and put it right quickly".
‌Players who have had a stinker, even if their team won, might also want to get out again as soon as possible to put it right in front of their fans, or 'reset'. The 'reset' argument is just current football jargon to say, "we will try to get it right next time, and we blew it this week, sorry".
‌The international break can also have the beneficial effect of taking your mind away from a bad defeat. This is not to say that you don't care, it is just that you must compartmentalise your thoughts and feelings. Footballers are among the best at this.
‌You simply cannot go to play for your national team and spend the time brooding about what happened against Brentford last week. That way lies madness and another poor performance, only this time in front of the entire nation.
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Man City found guilty of all chargespublished at 18:45 BST 29 September
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Manchester City arranged "sham contracts" with a number of its commercial partners as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m, the Premier League says.
The League confirmed that City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.
An independent commission found that, during that time period, the club arranged the "sham contracts" as well as "relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs".
The club continues to deny any wrongdoing and has until Friday to appeal.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said: "The core decision establishes the facts of what happened at Manchester City during this period. It details how the club systematically broke Premier League Rules for nearly a decade.
"It also vindicates the Premier League's decision to pursue this case against Manchester City. While the process to date has been both long and difficult, the League has remained determined that the facts be established independently.
"It is a key responsibility of the Premier League to ensure that the Rules, approved by the clubs themselves, are upheld to protect the integrity of the competition. It is paramount that the League remains competitive and fair for all clubs and for the fans. We take that role extremely seriously.
"This disciplinary case, and this decision, are the most significant in Premier League history. There are elements of the case that remain to be decided, including, importantly, what sanction must follow for these breaches. Now we have the Commission's decision, we are committed to moving swiftly through the remainder of the process, to provide certainty for the League, our clubs and fans."
'One of the highlights of my career so far' - Walton extends staypublished at 15:51 BST 29 September
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Christian Walton says he is "incredibly proud of everything" he has achieved at Ipswich Town after signing a one-year contract extension until June 2029.
The 30-year-old goalkeeper joined the Tractor Boys in August 2021 from Premier League side Brighton, penning an initial loan deal before agreeing to a permanent move in January 2022.
Walton has made 138 appearances and kept 57 clean sheets, while also playing a key role in a squad which has won three promotions in the past four seasons.
"I'm very pleased to have signed a new deal at the club," said Walton, who has already been called on three times this season. "As I think all of the supporters will know, this club and this area mean so much to me.
"I'm incredibly proud of everything we have been able to achieve together over the past few years.
"To win promotion and then represent Ipswich Town in the Premier League once again is one of the highlights of my career so far.
"I'm excited to have extended my stay here for a further season."
Ipswich Town boss Gary O'Neil added: "He has obviously achieved so much here during his time as a player and he has shown himself to be a strong member of our goalkeeping group.
"We are delighted he will be with us for an extended period."
🎧 Assessing Ipswich's start - The Blue Hour fans' forumpublished at 07:28 BST 29 September
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Another edition of BBC Radio Suffolk's The Blue Hour is available on BBC Sounds.
As the Tractor Boys take a break for internationals, supporters join Brenner Woolley for a first fans' forum since they made their pre-season predictions. How are they feeling now we're seven games into the 2026-27 campaign?
'This may be the biggest story in the Premier League's history'published at 07:01 BST 29 September
07:01 BST 29 September
Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
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Unbelievably, sensible and well-informed people are seriously discussing Manchester City getting a huge points deduction or being demoted or kicked out of the English leagues completely.
‌There is also reasonable talk about them being sued by just about every other major club in the domestic game, and a few beyond that. That is before you get to the concept of titles being stripped and trophies retrospectively re-awarded to others.
There is still an appeal to be heard, but they have been found guilty already. Serious consequences must be considered. Following the draconian punishments handed to Everton and Nottingham Forest, among others, City might find they don't just have the book thrown at them, it is the entire British Library lobbed in their general direction.
Those other clubs cooperated in the process. City have faced more charges and they involve larger sums and over a longer time period. In short, things are not looking good for the club that dominated English football for almost a decade.
This may be the biggest story in the Premier League's history and it is going to run and run.
Other serious considerations will follow hard on the heels of the Blues' dilemmas – specifically what long-term effects will this have on the Premier League? They will not all be good ones.
Some reasonably argue that the financial rules City have been found to have broken shouldn't have been put there in the first place. They were brought in to safeguard the financial security of the clubs and the league, but try telling that to many City, Everton and Nottingham Forest fans just now.
Newcastle and Aston Villa have plenty of financial backing, but these rules have hurt their ability to grow and stay competitive with the legacy clubs. This all feels unfair if you are a supporter of those two.
The money that will now be frittered away by the English game on lawyers and legal fees is eye-watering, and it will grow exponentially as the litigation increases.
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Defensive concerns and possible transferspublished at 15:56 BST 28 September
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We asked you to send in your questions for BBC Radio Suffolk sports editor Graeme McLoughlin to answer. In the final part of a special Q&A, he addresses whether Ipswich will make further improvements to their squad and the strength of their defence.
John asked: Will Ipswich strengthen in the next transfer window?
Graeme: I wouldn't bet against the club bringing in a couple of additional players to freshen up the squad, but I would envisage that, before anyone else arrives, someone is likely to leave. I do have concerns about a lack of depth in defence, particularly if there was an injury or two in that department. Town are always monitoring players, and if they can reach a deal for a target that is sure to improve the squad, they will do it. That being said, there could also be a few outgoings in January, as Gary O'Neil is currently having to keep a squad of around 27 players happy, with only 12 games remaining between now and the New Year.
Hayden asked: We seem to have some decent firepower this season, but can Ipswich get away with having pretty much a Championship defence?
Graeme: I share concerns about Town in that part area of the pitch, but I think 'Championship defence' might be a tad harsh, Hayden. Dara O'Shea has a couple of Premier League campaigns under his belt now and is regularly a standout performer. Issa Diop's role in helping Fulham establish themselves in the top flight shouldn't be downplayed. He was one of the summer signings I was most excited about. Leif Davis has also been a contender for Town's player of the season so far, so it's not as if there is a lack of quality in the Ipswich backline. Undoubtedly, how they defend as a team is an area that needs looking at having conceded 11 goals already, but there were improvements at Everton, with O'Neil's only denied a draw because of a somewhat freak goal.
Find the first part of the special Q&A on the Ipswich page
Will Ipswich stay in the Premier League?published at 13:12 BST 28 September
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We asked you to send in your questions for BBC Radio Suffolk sports editor Graeme McLoughlin to answer. In the first part of a special Q&A, he addresses Ipswich's survival hopes as well as good and bad points from the season so far.
Cameron asked: Will Ipswich stay in the Premier League this season? Also, what are your opinions on summer transfer business?
Graeme: Obviously I can't say for certain that Town will stay up, but I am confident they will. They have given themselves a good platform already, having taken double the amount of points from their opening five games compared with their previous Premier League campaign. I was impressed with the club's summer transfer window. There is far more top-flight experience in the squad now, along with some players who can turn matches in the blink of an eye, and some real prospects for the future. Manager Gary O'Neil - along with club's senior leadership team - deserve credit for how well the new faces appear to have settled in.
Julian asked: What are your biggest positives and negatives from the first part of the season? For me, it's great to have six points on the board already, but I still have concerns over the goalkeeping position.
Graeme: Julio Enciso has been a real positive, particularly his performance during the opening day win against Sunderland. While he caught the eye during his previous loan spell at the club, he looks a far better player now less than two years later. I've also been really impressed by Emersonn. I hadn't been expecting a huge amount from the young Brazilian striker during his first few weeks in English football, but he has looked the part and should only get better. A mention for Leif Davis as well, whose start to the campaign has been mightily impressive when compared with his debut Premier League season. He should be on four goals already from a full-back position. The negative has undoubtedly been the goals conceded and a difficult start to life in goal for Kjell Scherpen, which Gary O'Neil has been quick to address.
Come back to this page for part two of Monday's Q&A, which will focus on Ipswich's defence and whether they will strengthen in the January transfer window.
'Very satisfactory start' but 'vulnerable at the back'published at 13:04 BST 25 September
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We asked you to rate Ipswich Town's start to the season and tell us what Gary O'Neil should be focusing on during this extended international break.
Here are some of your comments:
Andy: Cautiously delighted with our start. So important to get the first home win at the first attempt after it took so long two years ago. We've won home and away already, and also scored late winners. In our failed campaign two years ago, we didn't win for ages and lost so many points in the last 15 minutes of games. We have a much better squad, have already got points on the board and look good going forward. Here's hoping this season can continue as it has started.
Bob: Very satisfactory start. The quality of players signed is there for all to see. Mid-table finish looking assured. Enjoyable season ahead.
John: It's been mixed. We're clearly decent going forward and the midfield is solid, but defensively we're shaky. There is plenty of talent in team and Gary O'Neil is flexible tactically. Definitely more quality than last time in the Premier League. It's still very tough, though.
Reg: Ipswich have got off to good start. The only worry is the defence and goalkeeper. If we could shore up the mistakes at the back it will all gel and we have a good chance to stay up.
Lee: We do seem vulnerable at the back. When we concede, we seem to do so in clutches against the bigger teams. Hopefully, if we can pick up points here and there against the teams around us, we will stay up. Happy that we are a threat going forward. Still gutted about Kieran McKenna - but in O'Neil, we trust.
Allan: I have no doubt that the Town will stay up. They know how to score goals and will get better as time goes by. They have some very good players who will come to the forefront. I saw my first game in 1964 and I am feeling excited about the current squad.
How do you feel about Ipswich's start to the season?published at 15:22 BST 24 September
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As we enter the season's first international break, we want to hear your thoughts on the opening five games of the Premier League.
It has been an impressive start to the campaign for Ipswich under new manager Gary O'Neil, with last-minute goals against Sunderland and Crystal Palace sealing welcome early points.
Two wins and three defeats leaves Ipswich Town mid-table, having set a new record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League this summer.
The Tractor Boys have just 13 fixtures remaining this calendar year after being knocked out of the Carabao Cup, so rather than having to rotate his squad to keep players fresh, O'Neil's issue might be keeping a 27-man pool content with playing time.
How do you rate Ipswich's start to the season and why? And what should O'Neil be focusing on during the extended break?
Summer signings assessed & why Town fans can have hopepublished at 16:31 BST 23 September
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Graeme McLoughlin BBC Radio Suffolk sports editor
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Heading into the international break, Ipswich Town have double the amount of points at this stage of the season compared with their previous Premier League campaign.
However, I can't help but feel slightly disappointed. While I probably would have taken a tally of six from the opening five matches when the fixtures were announced in June, Town's efforts have, in my opinion, warranted more.
Bear in mind as well that they've played four teams who are featuring in Europe this season.
Saturday at Hill Dickinson Stadium - against a team with just their domestic fixtures to worry about - was particularly frustrating, as Gary O'Neil's side didn't deserve to come away with nothing.
The fact that they did - and will also be without Abdul Fatawu next time because of a daft suspension - leaves a bit of a sour taste.
Let's focus on some of the positives from that afternoon on Merseyside though, beginning in goal, where Christian Walton justified the manager's big call in making a change between the posts.
I was perhaps among the minority in thinking that four games in might be too soon to drop Kjell Scherpen, but Walton looked assured and composed, just as he did when he took a similar chance last season.
He appears to have solved Town's goalkeeping conundrum with little fuss, and deserves to now be given an extended chance in the top-flight. Oh, and there was very little he could have done about Everton's somewhat freak winning goal.
Player of the match Abdoul Ouattara is another that deserves more than a mention.
The 20-year-old, making his first Premier League start, was outstanding at right-back, and justified another big call from the manager in choosing the Ivorian over the more experienced Darnell Furlong, who was so impressive during last season's run to promotion.
Town's plethora of summer arrivals have, in general, given supporters real hope that their latest Premier League stay will be an extended one.
Issa Diop has complemented Jacob Greaves or Dara O'Shea very well at centre-back, while Exequiel Palacios and Sasa Lukic are undoubtedly an upgrade on the midfield starters of two years ago .
That said, they have a long way to go before achieving the club legendary status of Sam Morsy and Massimo Luongo.
In Julio Encisio, Town have a player who can turn a game in an instant, but the surprise package for me has been Emersonn in the number nine role.
I hadn't been expecting a huge amount from the Brazil striker during the early stages of his first spell in English football but, to his credit, he has already become a fixture in the side.
The former Toulouse player has a couple of goals to his name already, and his hold-up play has been very impressive.
With that in mind, it is no surprise that Zian Flemming is still waiting for a first league start in his new club colours, but the Dutchman will be needed further down the line.
He has shown from his cameos so far that he will be ready to take any chance that comes his way.
In summary, O'Neil and his players have given themselves a very good platform from which to kick on, and Town supporters will be relishing the return of domestic football after the internationals, rather than fearing it.
Brenner Woolley oversaw all the reaction and analysis of a result that leaves the Tractor Boys in 11th position going into the international break.
Ipswich fan David was at Hill Dickinson Stadium and phoned in to the show with high praise for left-back Leif Davis.
He said: "He's magnificent. You want good players but you want even better individuals - what an individual he is."
David was "very impressed" with Everton's new stadium, saying "there wasn't a bad seat in the house, a very good atmosphere and a really good day". He felt there were aspects of the new stadium that could be replicated at Portman Road.
Ipswich Town 'On This Day' author Dan Botten also joined the podcast and told Woolley that "Ipswich Town is like my second family, I love it - it means everything".
He added: "I'm not even from Ipswich, I'm from north London - but from the first time I went I fell in love with it.
"It's going to be tough, but we've recruited well, we can do it. We've had a decent-ish start. I didn't think Everton were great on Saturday and it's a shame we didn't get anything there. But there are some positive signs."
Tractor Boys in action during international breakpublished at 10:32 BST 23 September
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Two wins and three defeats leave Ipswich Town sitting comfortably in 11th place in the Premier League.
Now, Gary O'Neil has the worry of a lengthy international break to contend with.
The Tractor Boys will have eight players in action across the three-week break, namely: Daizen Maeda (Japan), Ali Al‑Hamadi (Iraq), Exequiel Palacios (Argentina), Marcelino Nunez (Chile), Sindre Walle Egeli (Norway Under-21s), Issa Diop (Morocco), Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) and Chieo Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
And these three Tractor Boys are worth keeping a special eye on:
Exequiel Palacios - Argentina
The 2022 World Cup winner returns to national team duty after featuring in four of Ipswich's first five league games of the season.
The 27-year-old would become the first Ipswich player to feature for Argentina if he is given game time by Lionel Scaloni.
It is a notable squad to be part of given it is the final time Lionel Messi will complete international duty as he is set to retire after facing Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Benin.
Dara O'Shea - Republic of Ireland
Tractor Boys captain O'Shea has been called up to the national team and will hope to add to his 45 caps.
The defender has been a stalwart in O'Neill's defence this season and has only missed one game. He is set to captain his national side as Brentford's Nathan Collins recovers from injury.
The Republic of Ireland will play Kosovo, Israel and Austria in the Nations League.
Daizen Maeda - Japan
The former Celtic forward will be in action for Japan during the international break as the Samurai Blue face Uruguay and Venezuela in friendlies.
Japan will then take part in the Kirin Cup against Ecuador, with the winner facing New Zealand or Panama in the final.
Maeda will become the first Ipswich player to feature for Japan if he plays. Since his debut in 2019, Maeda has won 30 caps.
Send in your questions on Ipswichpublished at 16:25 BST 22 September
16:25 BST 22 September
As we enter a three-week international break, there is no better time to discuss the start of the 2026-27 season and Ipswich's return to the Premier League so far.
So what questions do you have about the Tractor Boys? They could be on the squad, injury concerns, Gary O'Neil's tactics, the boardroom or a topic of your choice.
BBC Radio Suffolk sports editor Graeme McLoughlin will be on hand to answer a selection early next week.
🎧 The Blue Hour - assessing Ipswich's Premier League returnpublished at 07:29 BST 22 September
07:29 BST 22 September
Join Brenner Woolley for BBC Radio Suffolk's latest episode of The Blue Hour.
You can hear from left-back Leif Davis after Ipswich Town's defeat by Everton on Saturday, as Woolley and guests discuss the return to the Premier League so far.
Dusty: A great result in the end. Three points and a clean sheet - yet we made it look really hard at times, even with an extra man. The final third seems to be an area we need to work on. Defensively solid, though. The second goal should've stood. But we are doing great so far with such a thin squad.
David: Steady but not spectacular, Great to see Jack Grealish getting more minutes. Happy going into the break on a bit of a roll.
Brett: I've been a supporter for 67 years. I love the club. I remember the time when we were one of the big five. We will get there again. Soon. Against Ipswich, we were clearly the better quality side - 2-0 would have been a fair reflection of the match, and the second Barry header shouldn't have been disallowed. But we need to convert our chances on goal.
Robert: Pickford's saves were key again. Strange to reward Dibling with the bench while Moyes continues with Johnson. Take the win but this season looks a lot like the others. While our comparables -Brighton, etc - play with so much more joy and possibility.
Ipswich fans
Nick: Unlucky to lose as we had chances, but the sending-off was avoidable and the lad needs to know he has let the team down.
Mel: We should have won that game. But for a very lucky deflected goal and stupid mistakes by our then best player to get sent off, we could have had three points, not zero.
John: Encouraging performance but it's results that matter. The next home game will be telling.
Tony: Ipswich deserved a point. Everton got a fortunate deflection to score. Walton played well. We got nothing from the ref. Pickford and Everton defence were too good. Our finishing was a bit off.
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