Robert Watson

Striker - Ipswich Town
4 Oct 2029
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The Ipswich Town Herald

10 Sep 2029
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad10 Sep 2029

A knee injury of the worst kind for Jack Bonham

113 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Ipswich Town lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Transfer targets10 Sep 2029

Ipswich Town rebuffed over Mikel Merino

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Arsenal have kept their man, and Ipswich Town go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Words exchanged at Ipswich Town

Oscar Bobb and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad10 Sep 2029

The step up is real for Robert Watson

At 17 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.

Player ratings10 Sep 2029

Florentino Luís beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

The dugout10 Sep 2029

The manager makes an example of Christian Walton

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match8 Sep 2029

Derby County take the points off Ipswich Town

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Ali Al-Hamadi signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ali Al-Hamadi and Ipswich Town agree another 4 years.

The dugout10 Sep 2029

Simon Johnson: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

In brief

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The Ipswich Town Herald

13 Aug 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad13 Aug 2029

A knee injury of the worst kind for Jack Bonham

143 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Ipswich Town lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Transfer targets13 Aug 2029

Ipswich Town rebuffed over Mikel Merino

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Arsenal have kept their man, and Ipswich Town go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Market13 Aug 2029

Ipswich Town turn down Tottenham for Zian Flemming

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Transfer targets13 Aug 2029

No deal for Michael Mills at that price

Ipswich Town offered $2.2M; Barrow AFC said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

Market13 Aug 2029

William Unadike asks to leave Ipswich Town

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Player ratings13 Aug 2029

Chiedozie Ogbene beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Market13 Aug 2029

Charleroi watching Sam Szmodics

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Ipswich Town have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad13 Aug 2029

Robert Watson is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 17 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad13 Aug 2029

Words exchanged at Ipswich Town

Oscar Bobb and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

In brief