Tag Archives: Ipswich Town

For the vast majority of newly promoted club’s, simply preserving their top-flight status is the sole objective in their debut Premier League campaigns. Research suggests a little under half of all teams promoted to the Premier League suffer relegation after just one season, but there are of course exceptions to …

The worst kind of defeat is a humiliating one. For all the Premier League prides itself on its competitiveness, history tells us there are occasions when the playing field simply isn’t level. Free-flowing attacks and defences that continue to capitulate, there’s nothing quite like when the flood-gates open for a …

This just in: Roy Keane and Jonathan Walters still do not like each other. If anyone was still wondering whether or not the former Manchester United captain was worried about how people thought of him, then his comments last night should dispel any notion once and for all. As is …

It is the latest in our growing library of quizzes, and this time we want to test your knowledge of some of the Premier League’s greatest ever goalscorers. There’s no greater feeling in football than watching your team wheel away in celebration after scoring a goal. Whether it be a …

Jonathan Walters has opened up on the injury problems that have effectively ended the Burnley player’s career as a professional footballer.  The Irish international announced his retirement from the sport in March of this year following his inability to recover from a long-standing Achilles injury. Walters played just three games …

Roy Keane has left his job as assistant manager at Nottingham Forest to restart his managerial career, but his options are bare thin.  When Martin O’Neill was appointed Ireland manager in 2013, Roy Keane was revealed to be his assistant manager. Dubbed ‘MonKeano’, they were packaged as the dream team …

Roy Keane has left his role as assistant manager at Nottingham Forest. The former Manchester United midfielder leaves after six months working alongside Martin O’Neill in the role, with the Irishman keen to ‘restart his own managerial career’. Keane has previously managed both Sunderland and Ipswich, leading the former to …

When it comes to saying it straight, few football managers get close to the one and only Mick McCarthy. Born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire as the son of an Irish immigrant it’s no surprise Mick is rarely afraid to speak his mind when in range of a microphone. Before becoming …

What is the greatest FA Cup own goal of them all? With Manchester City and Watford ready to fight it out for the FA Cup today, we put together a list of the best and funniest own goals from the competition over the years. Few things are as embarrassing as …

It is the most famous and historic domestic club competition in world football, it is, of course, the FA Cup. There have been many great moments in the FA Cup, whether it be some of the competitions iconic goals, or the even more iconic giant killings, it is a tournament …