Been given permission to speak to Hurst

Has deputy Doig been informed.

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Has deputy Doig been informed.

Maybe by next Thursday ;D ;D ;D

[url]https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/33760[/url]

Theyve got a really solid squad there, really good move for him

Went to see Town play in the cup at Portman Road in the 80's I think, we lost ....year score anyone  😀

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Went to see Town play in the cup at Portman Road in the 80's I think, we lost ....year score anyone  😀

I have it in my head we lost 2 nil long long time ago I was there though

*Breaking news in 48hrs*

Ipswich town make 300k bid for lennell john lewis.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

*Breaking news in 48hrs*

Ipswich town make 300k bid for lennell john lewis.

Nolan will be going and probably make a bid for Henderson, the rest of them Rodman toto the shop not good enough imo

Was just going to suggest he'd take Nolan and Henderson as they're the only ones that look like they'd cut it in the Championship (Hendo definitely, Nolan maybe as a squad player).

It'd be an interesting move for Hurst. Ipswich have expectations and I wouldn't describe them as a big fish in a small pond.

If I were an Ipswich fan I'd think it a sensible appointment. Hurst will steady the ship, get the players working hard for each other... but it remains to be seen whether he can get them competing for the play-offs (or automatic promotion).

Quoted from RichMariner

Was just going to suggest he'd take Nolan and Henderson as they're the only ones that look like they'd cut it in the Championship (Hendo definitely, Nolan maybe as a squad player).

It'd be an interesting move for Hurst. Ipswich have expectations and I wouldn't describe them as a big fish in a small pond.

If I were an Ipswich fan I'd think it a sensible appointment. Hurst will steady the ship, get the players working hard for each other... but it remains to be seen whether he can get them competing for the play-offs (or automatic promotion).

I think he’ll get Bogle

Quoted from RichMariner

Was just going to suggest he'd take Nolan and Henderson as they're the only ones that look like they'd cut it in the Championship (Hendo definitely, Nolan maybe as a squad player).

It'd be an interesting move for Hurst. Ipswich have expectations and I wouldn't describe them as a big fish in a small pond.

If I were an Ipswich fan I'd think it a sensible appointment. Hurst will steady the ship, get the players working hard for each other... but it remains to be seen whether he can get them competing for the play-offs (or automatic promotion).

He will need plan b in that league as for big fish I'd say their lower end

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Went to see Town play in the cup at Portman Road in the 80's I think, we lost ....year score anyone  😀

29th January 1983, lost 0-2, 21,455.

Trevor Whymark had a great reception returning to Portman Road than went off injured in the game.

Quoted from arryarryarry

29th January 1983, lost 0-2, 21,455.

Trevor Whymark had a great reception returning to Portman Road than went off injured in the game.

They had just opened a new stand, for the size of the ground I found Portman Road impressive.

Went when crofty played for them and he played with a police tag on his leg
Town Fans (plenty of us) sang
Croftys got more points than us
Great Day but lost by 2 or 3

Caution to Hurst Ipswich has been so spoilt. ;D ;D ;D

Be interesting to see how he copes with their expectation level. I doubt Ipswich would give him four seasons to get them promoted.

That game in 83 was my first ever Town game

Quoted from RonMariner

Be interesting to see how he copes with their expectation level. I doubt Ipswich would give him four seasons to get them promoted.

They kept McCarthy for six seasons despite only finishing in the play offs once

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Went to see Town play in the cup at Portman Road in the 80's I think, we lost ....year score anyone  😀

I've got the programme of that somewhere, Keith Deller the darts player on the front cover. My mum and dad's milkman got me it, when he went, think his name was Dave. Was it you? Most likely he's dead now. Poor Dave!

I was at that cup game where Whymark returned but went off injured. We were in one corner of the stand behind the goal. 8,000 Town fans there that day, and yes we lost 2 - 0.

Remember going to Portman Road in the 1980's. Think it was a night match? They needed a win to clinch promotion under George Burley(?) but Town ground out a 0-0 draw to put their celebrations on ice

I went to an FA Cup game probably early 90s we took 3-4k and lost 4-0 I think a Bulgarian scored a hat trick for them on debut?

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Went to see Town play in the cup at Portman Road in the 80's I think, we lost ....year score anyone  😀

Seem to remember it was 4-0, played em in the league no end of times. Usually lost there, and spanked them at home. Similar with Charlton, had some hidings there and dished some out at home. Seem to remember Clive scoring at Ipswich.

Hurst to Ipswich would be very interesting, especially as the Ipswich fans were so keen to get rid of Mick McCarthy because of his dull and predictable style of play.

Yes, Hurst ticks a lot of boxes (an awful lot in fact) for them.  Whilst he was here we were a big fish in a small pond and had a budget that reflected our position, there or thereabouts, in the league every season.  Whereas at Shrewsbury he proved he can do it on a comparative budget too, which is what he's likely to be required to do at Ipswich.  

Again though, it's that predictability with him. Regardless of the fact they've ultimately come up short at the end, Hurst has worked wonders at Shrewsbury but every time I saw them it was the same predictability that frustrated so many when he was here.  That endless floated ball from the back to the target man despite having an abundance of creative talent on the pitch, the predictable substitutions, the flogging of key players all season in every cup going which ultimately left players dead in the final sprint....

If/When he goes, I fully expect he'll want to take Henderson there too.  But that will depend on what Bartosz Bialkowski does, he hasn't signed his new contract yet and with only a year to run it looks like he's got a few suitors lining him up.  If Bialkowski stays, I can't see Henderson wanting to go as back up.  A fee of £1million is what has been banded about for Henderson (on the assumption he doesn't sign a new deal with Man Utd), I'm not sure Ipswich will have that type of money anyway.

Nolan has been touted as a £5million plus player, now I don't think for a second think he'll go for anywhere near that figure but he'll be out of Ipswich's spending reach.  Toto is probably the most likely to go there, Hurst loves him and he's had a really good season at the top end of League One.  Is The Championship a step too far for him?  Only one way to find out I guess.

Can't see Rodman or LJL stepping up another level.  Rodman's had a decent season but LJL has hardly played.  Rodman lacks a yard of pace to play at a higher level in my opinion.

Ipswich are a decent, well organised outfit which will probably appeal to Hurst as something solid to build on.  If he gets a remotely decent budget to work with he could surprise a few more people with them, but as he goes up the levels his pool of favoured players will get smaller and smaller.  His success is built on spirit and togetherness, which I like and badly missed here when he left.  I do wonder how effective that can be at a higher level when the egos are bigger.

Apparently Hurst was tapped up some time ago by Ipswich according to their forum, Shrewsbury chairman disappointed in Hurst, Doig not had a sniff so far, and Toto, Nolan and Henderson will follow

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I've got the programme of that somewhere, Keith Deller the darts player on the front cover. My mum and dad's milkman got me it, when he went, think his name was Dave. Was it you? Most likely he's dead now. Poor Dave!

I think I might be able to help you there if you let me know your full name,address and bank details. Promise not to pass these on.P.S.  Do you have a dog and will you be at home this weekend

If I was an Ipswich Town fan I'd be very disappointed. It will be particularly galling for them when Jack Ross, who was linked strongly with the job, does so well at Sunderland.

PH did better with Shrewsbury in a short space of time than many thought including me but his strengths are also his weakness especially in big games.He will get Ipswich organised and top half but he will be coming up against far better players more often if he does well at Ipswich fair play to him.Personally have my doubts and see him a lower league Manager but make no mistake the guys earned this job through his time with GY and Shrews.

Quoted from sydney

Went when crofty played for them and he played with a police tag on his leg
Town Fans (plenty of us) sang
Croftys got more points than us
Great Day but lost by 2 or 3

I remember singing to Croft

'Home in a taxi, you're going home in a taxi'

One of only 5 times I've been in Portman Road in 40 years

Henderson (if he can get him, the Ipswich owner is a tight illegitimate), Nolan and Toto I reckon

On reflection he'll only need Henderson if the current Ipswich keeper (a Polish international whose name I can neither spell or pronounce) gets sold to the Premiership (a number of Prem clubs are interested).

delighted to see the Ipswich fans have come up with the chant

small Paul`s Blue and White Army ;D

Toto will get bounced around and whipped in the championship!

one other thing to remember. ph has now had 1.5 seasons in div 1 so has good experience of that level player-wise, plus we don't know what players he presently has who could make the step up. finally we all know that 1 thing ph does do is work vv hard and goes to loads of games to scout out potential targets.
i don't think he will be found wanting in terms of player recruitment is the point im making

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one other thing to remember. ph has now had 1.5 seasons in div 1 so has good experience of that level player-wise, plus we don't know what players he presently has who could make the step up. finally we all know that 1 thing ph does do is work vv hard and goes to loads of games to scout out potential targets.
i don't think he will be found wanting in terms of player recruitment is the point im making

He's likely to be short of funds tho'

Quoted from Ipswin

He's likely to be short of funds tho'

As he was at Shrews

Quoted from Cloudy

As he was at Shrews

Big jump in levels though this time

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I went to an FA Cup game probably early 90s we took 3-4k and lost 4-0 I think a Bulgarian scored a hat trick for them on debut?

13th February 1993 it was

It was the day that I got married.. maybe I should have gone to Portman Road instead!  :-/

Boncho Genchev got the hat-trick

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

13th February 1993 it was

It was the day that I got married.. maybe I should have gone to Portman Road instead!  :-/

Boncho Genchev got the hat-trick

Abdul's fact of the day:

He also played for Luton in their 7-1 BP hammering 3 years later.

Quoted from Cloudy

As he was at Shrews

I feel sorry for the Shrewsbury fans. OK they got 2 Wembley trips but they achieved nothing in the end apart from filling the coffers a bit. As for their budget, it was low compared to the 3 promoted sides which was the point I think the manager made. They had parachute payments and it showed in the end although a number of Shrews fans commented on the lack of ambition from the side in the last 10 or so league games. Next year the Shrews will need a new manager, most of a new side and still face three sides from the Championship with parachute budgets. They may lose one or two who are on contract but the stars of the side are on loan so they get no return on them. On the plus side they do have some cup money.

At least one Shrews fan was not impressed with the way things have gone but I suppose you could say we did that with Boston.

"This sounds more like a deal was struck weeks ago & Ipswich didn’t even make the official request themselves. I get the impression that Caldwell thought Hurst & Doig were the open/honest type but failed to be at the very last."

Read more: http://blueandamber.proboards.com/thread/97526/ipswich-tapped-hurst#ixzz5GtT5R6IB

Quoted from Abdul19

Abdul's fact of the day:

He also played for Luton in their 7-1 BP hammering 3 years later.

6th January 1996.... my second daughter was born at 10 to 3 that afternoon so missed this one too

Family commitments and football matches sometimes just don't go together  ;)

Quoted from Ipswin

He's likely to be short of funds tho'

as he was at shrews and gy nor boston never had the biggest budgets in non league

Whose Hurst, who cares, he's gone, honestly he's not at Town any more.ffs :(

Living in Suffolk I like Ipswin only go to Portman Rd when Grimsby are playing there,

Scores I can remember   won  1-0  Handyside

                                         Drew    0-0

                                         Drew    2-2   Boulding 2    2-0 up and let 2 in last 10 mins,

                                         Lost    4-0

Might have been another one but can not remember, just came back to me lost 2-0 in the cup but was still living in Grimsby then.

Hurst will find their fans even more demanding than ours.

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Whose Hurst, who cares, he's gone, honestly he's not at Town any more.ffs :(

Quite a surprising comment from someone who uses another ex-manager's name as his moniker.

Five or six bad results and some clubs are very quick to fire managers. That's the environment managers have to operate in. Very few managers are shown any loyalty. So they can hardly complain when a manager choses to move on to a bigger club.

Three consecutive managers were sacked in the season immediately following winning the premiership. Mancini at City, Mourinho at Chelsea, Ranieri at Leicester. It's likely to happen with Conte too.

Afraid loyalty is in very short supply in football.

I lived in a village near Ipswich for a while and only went to Portman Road twice. I saw the debut of Sergei Baltacha who was the first Russian to play in England in 1989, he scored on his debut against Stoke. The other time was to see Status Quo, Joe Cocker  and Rod Stewart! Don't know why I didn't see Town, maybe they didn't meet in the time I lived around there!

I work with an Ipswich fan and he's genuinely excited about PH poss being the new manager
His words were along the lines of "anything better than McCarthy and delighted not a Sherwood, Redknapp appt but someone on the up"

Been to Ipswich once - hellish journey - hammered 4-0 - FA Cup I think

Seriously though, who gives two Figs about Hurst or Ipswich.

He definitely didn't give a hoot about us and couldn't wait to get away from here.

Again, he has walked away at the season with male private all

I am annoyed with myself for spending a minute writing this.

Didn't rate him when he was here and don't rate him now

Remember that 4-0 and Boncho Gentchev's hattrick. Sure I saw a win there at some point in the 90s. But the best was a 2-2 in the League. It was when goal music made it's horrible appearance. They went 2-0 up (each goal accompanied by 'I feel good') quite early. Home fans thinking it was game over. Then super-sub Livvo came on  :)

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Quite a surprising comment from someone who uses another ex-manager's name as his moniker.

You seem obsessed with Hurst it's becoming boring as he was, Jolley is our future Hurst is the past ,move on.