As an Ipswich fan, if you’ve had as dark a spell as we have, anything in the prem is a good feeling. It’s not about win win win at this point, it’s about forward momentum - that doesn’t have to be winning the whole thing, it can just be adding new blood to the league and starting a new chapter.

@Toffeeabi81

Ай бұрын

Well done Ipswich from an Everton fan I loved our games against Ipswich. They were always competitive and fairly played. I'm keenly following how broadhead is doing for you. I really wanted it to work out for him at Everton. So I'm so pleased for him how well he's doing.

@Footy13s

Ай бұрын

Congrats, Reading fan hear so I hope we go through the same thing in the not to distant future. The thing that I love about you reaching the prem, Is your a club who deserves to be in there. What I meen is that you'r a big football club that two three times a decade should be in the Prem. The fact that Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Luton are in the prem some people love, and I dont mind luton cuz there going back down. But bournemouth, Brighton, Brentford are taking up these prem spots for years and years on end. In my view, you have your two three year stay, have a push for europe fans love it, and then you bow out and let another team take your place. Bournemouth in particular fustrate me because they never push for europe, always languish between 16th and 12th and ultimatly don't exite anyone. It fustartes me because as a Reading fan because its like roles reversed, we are a big club in league one, and there tinpot in the prem, which is fine if as i say, there stay lasts a couple of years excites the fans and then there back to league one/two but now there just dull as ditch water premier league regulars wich makes my blood boil. What do you think?

@oisinmckenna1054

Ай бұрын

@@Footy13s I can see where you’re coming from for sure 👌 I think there’s something to be said for the pure joy of being in the prem, I think forward momentum is a key thing here. If Ipswich were to last 5 years in the Prem and really shake the ground then I’d be happy but also the money that being in the top flight brings is so important to a regional market town like ours. Football is in many ways the last bastion of pride in what has gone from an otherwise proud working county town, to being essentially a commuters spot to lay their head whilst working in London during the days. I work at the home fan bar and seeing that place go from struggling to keep the lights on to booming over the last 3 years has been nothing short of miraculous, as such I would say that being in the prem full stop is my primary want for ITFC. I just want my town to get better and stronger and for the dark clouds that have been over it to roll away at last - and the club absolutely represents that and can do that and has already done that for us. Seeing the victory bus go past the church where I was baptised, past the school where I learnt my abcs - I am proud, perhaps for the first time in my life, to say I’m a Suffolk man born and bred and that my place of birth and hometown is little old Ipswich. Today is a good day to be from the towun. That’s my thoughts.

@Footy13s

Ай бұрын

@@oisinmckenna1054 Love that, as i said, ipswich is five times the size of a club than any of the clubs I just mentioned, as a nuetral i was praying for you to go up because for one leeds would have gone up otherwise and also because who the flip dosnt love an underdog story. Will have a keen eye on you lot next seasona and I really do hope you stay up. Maybe in five years time reading may be in the same position as you, but for now i'm just happy that we aint been liquidated

@oisinmckenna1054

Ай бұрын

@@Footy13s thank you for your support and your prayers mate, it truly means a lot to have people back a place we thought had long since been forgotten. Likewise I will now be keeping a soft spot for Reading, and as said anything can happen, if it happened for us it can happens for you.

As an Argyle fan I do look at it with envy but you lot deserve it, amazing last season and this season. You’ll have one more fan next season hoping you can stay up!

@Weezy-bf8cv

Ай бұрын

Mate I’m gutted for yous! We thought you’d be stride for stride with us in the championship, atleast you haven’t yoyo’d! Blue and white army X Green army 🤝💙💚

@goldinho

Ай бұрын

@@Weezy-bf8cvI thought we would have as well because we both got a massive points total last season. But we lost our manager and coaching staff in December, then all the loan players got recalled we missed Finn Azaz massively. Then Ian foster came in and destroyed team spirit. Thank god we stayed up! Good luck next season mate!

Same as benty. The Ipswich Newcastle games will be special. Sir Bobby was a god to both sets of fans

@matthewlamplough6242

Ай бұрын

Not sure about that 😂 we were all scrapping at Peterborough station a few years back

@Ianhay133

Ай бұрын

@@matthewlamplough6242 apart from that😁

Darren speaks so much common sense

@millerchassis6119

Ай бұрын

Darren is awesome, i feel sorry for the questions andy asks him sometimes

@AchtungBaby77

Ай бұрын

​@@millerchassis6119Nah, it's all scripted. Just enjoy the banter 😁👍

@alexlanemusic

Ай бұрын

LOL

Fulham and Bournemouth were fairly comfortable in their first season up a couple of seasons ago. Ipswich can do that.

Please be advised that Ipswich Town are more than capable of just simply "Aiming for Survival.". A respectable mid-table position would be a great achievement and/or a target to aim for.

To me the ‘real test’ has already been overcome it’s an amazing achievement what they’ve done over the last two seasons and the majority of people wrote them off. Let them enjoy it! It’s moments like this that their fans will never forget. They will look forward to every single game in the Premier League regardless of results or aims or anything like that.

My mothers family have been from Ipswich as far back as I can go. I always get abit giddy listening to how well the trak’r bois are doing

It'll be tough for em, but if they keep their ideals about them, they have more than a chance. Sheff threw away their two main players, Burnley flipped their gameplan, and it hasn't worked out. Luton made smart signings, and stuck to their guns, and can STILL stay up if it goes their way. Doesn't matter how much you spend, it's more how you play it. Be smart, and be sensible.

I agree with Darren staying up has to be the aim and then we build

I’m a Ipswich fan and we know how crazy it’s going to be 17th would be massive and can build on it

Brilliant another ground added to fifa 25

@chezlesvincakes

22 күн бұрын

It'll be great to play FC 25 with Ipswich!

Ipswich is my local team so pleased for them ❤

4th from bottom is a success

We don't have to try to survive just the first season but the first few ones too. Just like how we fared the last time we were in the Premier League over 20 years back, promoted clubs get relegated straightaway the following season or maybe do reasonably well the first season but get relegated in the second season of being in the Premier League. Our primary aim now should be to be just like clubs like Brighton, Fulham, Brentford etc in surviving fairly comfortably season after season in the Premier League whilst we slowly build a good P.L. quality squad.

@Bryant-yo6rt

Ай бұрын

I assure you if we had ownership, ceo, and manager who thought like this we wouldn’t have accomplished back to back promotions. They believe from the top down in what they are doing. 98&96 points after moving up. The EPL will be caught off guard trust me

Nigel Adkin’s did it for Saints

9:19 great caller. Huge congratulations to the tractor boys back in the Premiership

As a town fan would be happy in first year to survive and not throw away too much money on players that don’t fit with the club’s philosophy.

@charliemilroy6497

Ай бұрын

Buying players that didn't fit was where we went wrong last time.

@yippeeki-yay1691

Ай бұрын

​@@charliemilroy6497- And being obsessed with the UEFA cup and taking the premiership for granted.

@christophercorbett5074

11 күн бұрын

Spot on Hopefully reject foreign stars by and large on big salaries who have been Premiership bit part players Look in the Championship first Players such as Ilias Chair at QPR and Ballard at Sunderland quickly come to mind as guys who could seamlessly step up

@christophercorbett5074

11 күн бұрын

I don't think it was quite that simple Players such as Finidi George were past their best and poor buys Injuries too played their part as did a fixture list which as I recall often meant Town played teams not near the top a few days after European games But still I take your point Maybe the priority was wrong Certainly this time the humiliation in the FA Cup by Maidstone which almost caused by the sound of it a county holiday in Norfolk was a price ultimately worth paying

@yippeeki-yay1691

10 күн бұрын

@@christophercorbett5074 - No, I think the whole "Ipswich are back in Europe, UEFA cup, 1981 etc" got a bit too romanticising for everyone, fans and players alike and took the focus off the main priority. We were victims of our own success, if we'd have finished mid table that first season I think we could have established ourselves as a mainstay premier League side for many years and then pushed on for European football.

Absolutely fine with staying up if we manage to finish 17th or higher. Why the hell would we expect to finish 'top half'? Stop being so utterly ridiculous with expectations!

Go on Benty 💙

The thing is, just like it's difficult to play for a draw, it's difficult to play to stay up. The goal doesn't change at all. We set ourselves up every match to get 3 points. We didn't set a target to hit a certain league position this season. It will be interesting to see how McKenna sets us up. Last season we were dominating possession and overpowering teams. This season we gave up a bit of possession and were more clinical and considered with possession. Next season we might have to set up to be more counterattacking.

8.00. Ipswich had a couple of spells where they were not winning games, and losing a few. but still picking up points through getting draws unlike Leicester, Leeds and Southampton.

@AchtungBaby77

Ай бұрын

Dare I say they drew quite a few games they shouldn't have. They could do with tightening up their back line a bit. If they sign a couple good defenders in the summer, I see no reason why they wouldn't be competitive in the Premier league.

It's not how much you spend - it's who you recruit, McKenna's got a great eye for a player that fits with what he needs - it's not all about trying to buy ballers.

I honestly am amazed at how clueless Andy Goldstein is. Is it just because he's a glory hunting Manchester United fan that doesn't understand what it is like to support a side that has highs and lows? "They should look at the top half" I can 100% say as a Nottingham Forest fan when we went up last season all I was hoping for from our first season back up was 17th. I was looking through the teams in the Premier League and struggling to name 3 we'd finish above. That's what Ipswich fans will be thinking right now.

@prrrromotiongiven1075

Ай бұрын

What a lot of us are hoping is that if Leicester and Everton get hit with big deductions then that can be 2 of the relegation spots basically tied up. Might not work out that easily for us though.

@Matthew-bu7fg

Ай бұрын

@@prrrromotiongiven1075 and you're probably hoping that west brom win the playoffs too lol

It will be tough but I wouldn’t take 17th now. Yes survival is the objective but I’d rather roll the dice for 20th-15th and let’s do it our way. Let’s just have some fun. We can make this work and get the players in to improve us just enough. COYB 💙🎉

Hopefully Ipswich will stay up next season. Brentford and Forest are gone in 2025 though.

Best advice today from Talksport

It's not how big the dog is in the fight, it's how big the fight is in the dog.

Strange that on the one hand people say the Championship is the hardest league to get out of and of a very high standard and on the next Premiership club fans are completely Contemptuous of it!

Congrats Ipswich,Welcome to VAR......

@Frank-dr9tc

Ай бұрын

Won’t know what hit them

@JoolsUK

Ай бұрын

Noooooo Ah well lets have some fun anyway 🚜

It’s lucky McKenna doesn’t listen to talksport haha

@jamesfretwell1511

Ай бұрын

How do you know he doesn't? Klopp even listens to talksport so I'm sure a lot of football managers listen to it.

Would be fine with a Forest-esque skin of the teeth survival as was mentioned because I have faith in the recruitment and management to improve on that the following season.

Top half next season wtf is Andy is on about haha

@paulbeach5060

Ай бұрын

I think somewhere in between just stay up and top 10 is being a bit more ambitious but not to unrealistic, Bournemouth, Fulham and Brentford weren't involved in a relegation battle all season first season back, that should be the goal for both promoted teams.

@TerryJC1971

Ай бұрын

Top half ha ha ha utter fantasy

@blake8075

Ай бұрын

English manager hype that’s what, he never learns. I think Ipswich will do well, but I think they’ll finish between 12-15

@TerryJC1971

Ай бұрын

@@blake8075 Unless you happy to spend and are allowed to spend over £50M 17th is a big win (Im Luton, our under spend hit us hard after xmas!)

I think we will stay up for sure but feel we will do better than that , mid table would be my guess

@footballsoccerx2021

Ай бұрын

"Stay up for sure?" How are you so confident?

Darren is a legend, speaks so well

Benty, Ipswich look very good. Look at GD, GA and GS in League 1 and Championship. Lost least amount of games both times despite 2nd place finishes. They have something in that dressing room.

@footballsoccerx2021

Ай бұрын

So you think that would make that top 10 in the Prem?

@Adedayoaa

Ай бұрын

@@footballsoccerx2021 not seen them play but their record makes it seem like they play the best football.

Goldstein is on another planet - there's no way in a million years that a fan of a team like Ipswich will be thinking top half

Teams like Brentford and Bournemouth have come up and made a good go of it. Brentford especially have taken some big scalps. I suspect Ipswich may surprise a few teams next season ⚽️👍

@paulrichards6894

Ай бұрын

if they keep the manager i think they will be ok

You dont aim for the bottom, Ipswich wouldn’t be where they are thinking like that. As a Leicester fan I hate all this just survive talk. Take it game by game, Fulham, Bournemouth and Brentford have all comfortably stayed up and finish well clear of the relegation zone in their first season up.

Ddarren is proud & decent with his analysis. Absolutely spot on! 😊

League 1 to the championship is a massive challenge whats bent on about

Wtf is Andy on about, find me one Ipswich fan that thinks evenly secretly they should be looking at top half

I don't want to see it happen but chances are, they'll go straight back down. Look how good Burnley were when they won promotion playing great football. The PL is a massive leap.

@jeannotschumacher1024

Ай бұрын

Burnley have a manager with no clue who plays open game football. Good to watch but always suicide.

@AchtungBaby77

Ай бұрын

Brentford and Bournemouth have made a good go of it. Heck, even Nottingham Forest had an ok first season in the EPL, managing a 1-1 draw with City in the process!

National League to league 2 is a massive jump. Benty with shocking takes again.

Andy's an unnecessary passenger on drive time. Benty makes all the points and heavy lifting. Andy's already covered 10 - 1pm bank holiday on Virgin radio today. All work, no play makes for even duller input

I don’t think Ipswich make the rules on whether you get a trophy or not.

Darren bent BB gun

We need to get mckenna back to united

Goldstein talking rubbish thinking Ipswich fans are expecting to be top half is ridiculous.

Just aim for survival

Wtf you can tell these tools haven’t watched any championship this season, Ipswich have been conceding many many goals this season and have got away it with scoring many last minute goals and credit to them they deserved promotion. BUT that won’t end well in the PL they could concede 5 goals a game they WILL be relegated next season.

@MarlboroughBlenheim1

Ай бұрын

And neither have you. Ipswich had one of the best defences away from home.

Andy is the definition of a deluded big club fan. He doesnt know what football is

Disagree with Benty. Bottom half of the orem isnr great . Dont think we need to worry about any teams till 7th

@footballsoccerx2021

Ай бұрын

It's realistic. Do you really think that Ipswich will not struggle next season?

🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

Andy the 🤡

Hate that mentality it’s so NEGATIVE!!! What everybody should be saying to them is aim for the very top, if you ain’t going out every week with the ambition of winning the title why bother, you’ve got 11 players the same as anybody else, as one of the comments says its not about how much you spend its about getting the right players in who have that winning mentality.

@Iamevlhmr

Ай бұрын

That's ridiculous. The 1 aim of all fresh meat in the PL is to survive season 1. After that the mentality can start to change, but survive season 1

@paulbeach5060

Ай бұрын

I agree I hate this negative mentality but going from staying up to winning the league is one extreme to the other. In my opinion there are 5 levels of ambition 1) Title contenders/ CL, 2)European place 3) lower top half 4) comfortable lower mid table 5) just stay up Everyone forgets the teams 11th-14th or 15th like a Palace, there's a middle ground between just stay up and top half.

Still cant been norwich tho! 💛💚

@JoolsUK

Ай бұрын

Who cares we pride of Anglia 🚜