I hate being negative, especially about ITFC, but after the last few weeks I have become increasingly disillusioned about football at Portman road. The truth of the matter is that I haven't seen a good game there all season, it's been pretty awful to be honest, not once have I walked out of the ground with a smile on my face, wishing that the game hadn't ended.
It's that bad that I predicted a 3-1 win to Brentford on Saturday and got it right, being a smart-arse was the only consolation on what was another drab Saturday afternoon.
I don't blame Mick McCarthy for it and if he left us to take the vacant Aston Villa job, I'd fully understand. He has done a great job at Ipswich, but in my opinion he has gone as far as he can with the 'tools' available to him. If Marcus Evan's seriously wants us to get promotion to the Premier League then he needs to show a bit of faith in the man who rescued us from the jaws of League One and back him.
We've decided not to re-new our season tickets, which is a bit sad really - but going to the match has got to be fun and exciting sometimes and never a chore.
The game itself got off to a terrible start for the visitors, following a horrendous leg break for Alan Judge following a tackle in the middle of the pitch from Luke Hyam. The game was held up for ten minutes whilst he received treatment on the pitch before being stretchered off. Hyam received a yellow card for his challenge and following the restart he was continually being wound up by the Brentford mid-field and booed every time he touched the ball by their fans. He eventually 'bit' and got his marching orders in first half injury time - silly boy!
That was fifteen minutes after we had conceded a controversial goal, Cole Skuse felt he was fouled on the halfway line, but the ref waved play on and Brentford broke forward and took the lead.
We actually looked better in the second half with ten men and did create a few half chances, but it was Brentford, who made the most of their extra man, putting the game beyond our reach with two more goals in the sixty-fourth and sixty-eighth minutes.
With time running out substitute Liam Feeney scored Town's first goal for more than six hours, to at least send me home smug!
That was fifteen minutes after we had conceded a controversial goal, Cole Skuse felt he was fouled on the halfway line, but the ref waved play on and Brentford broke forward and took the lead.
We actually looked better in the second half with ten men and did create a few half chances, but it was Brentford, who made the most of their extra man, putting the game beyond our reach with two more goals in the sixty-fourth and sixty-eighth minutes.
With time running out substitute Liam Feeney scored Town's first goal for more than six hours, to at least send me home smug!
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| Not a good afternoon for Alan Judge |
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