Congratulations Ipswich Town

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  1. Tykeored

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    Back to back promotions into Premier League
     
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    Watched Chaplin etc and they have done so well. Feel so chuffed for them but so jealous too. Must be nice to support a well run, genuinely decent club.
     
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    More ex players in prem
     
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    Sickening seeing the mess we are in when we were in Championship play offs a few years ago. Congrats Ipswich, will be tough but will be hoping they give it a good go.
     
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    13 months ago we were chasing them with a chance of second. They mullered us at Oakwell and the rest is history.
    Like recent battles for us against Brentford and Luton, the gulf is now 2 divisions and light years.
    Even other recent races against the likes of Swansea, Wendies, Derby, Blunts and Sunderland. One division difference but a gulf in quality.
    What might have been, eh? As we keep being told, League One is a horrible League to get stuck in.
     
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    I didn't see a gulf in quality when we played Derby literally a few weeks ago.
     
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    Yea well done ipswich....and a mention for Plymouth, who have avoided the drop.
     
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    You reap what you sow. We’re mismanaged top to bottom.
     
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    I can see us being stuck here for a while now. Half of squad is going to go, the other half aren’t good enough. I do quite like League One though, plenty of good away days and its nice to win more often. Obviously i do want us to play in a higher league though.
     
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    Look what's possible when you're run properly.
     
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    Well done
     
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    Yes, well done Ipswich.
    Always had a soft spot for them ever since going to watch them regularly in 1974/5 when I had a year at Essex Uni.
     
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    Been lucky with the manager. Ipswich have been a basket case for years . They have been mid table L1 since 2019 until last season
     
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    Agree with you on that , don't mind league 1 either tbh as you say some good away days, obviously don't want to be there forever though
     
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    Ipswich have a massive advantage over us though, by virtue of their very large support base. They are the only league club in Suffolk and draw fans from a wide radius. Crowds of 25000+ in League One enabled them to attract players we could never attract, because they have far more money coming in and can pay far higher wages. I think Luton's achievement in reaching the Premier League was far more admirable.
     
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    I agree. I have a nephew who was born and lives in Colchester, and he is now a massive fan. He wasn't a few years ago though. He was always moaning about them and only attended the odd match. If they drop back down the leagues, I expect he'll be back to moaning about them and attending only the odd match.
     
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    And you've got bigger crowds and a shed load more money behind you.
     
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    Don’t disagree but worth noting that eight of the starting eleven today played for them in league one last season, so they haven’t spent massively on the current squad
     
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    When I was at Essex Uni, me and a Sunderland supporting mate had a student season ticket at Colchester Utd, the season they were battling with Darlington to avoid dropping out of the league. Had some great nights at Layer Road. The year I graduated and left town was the year they succumbed but we agreed that when they come back up, we'd go back for the promotion winning game. And we did.
     
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    Nope. I'd say they have a real crest of the wave feeling behind them this season after they smashed League One. Good players full of confidence can take you a long way.
    I did keep reading that if they hadn't gone up last season they'd have been absolutely stuffed financially.
    Always had a soft spot for them since I used to go and watch them at Uni so I'm pleased for them.
     
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