The Ipswich Town Herald
Squad15 May 2028
18 saves: Christian Walton was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 18 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match15 May 2028
Ipswich Town sink to position 19
17 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Match13 May 2028
6 matches without a win for Ipswich Town
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Ipswich Town are no longer polite ones.
Match13 May 2028
Ipswich Town come up short against Manchester City
Manchester City left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market15 May 2028
Ipswich Town promote Simon Wood from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simon Wood has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market15 May 2028
Ipswich Town promote Liam Smith from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liam Smith has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market15 May 2028
Ipswich Town promote David Green from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Green has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market15 May 2028
Matthew Hunter steps up from the Ipswich Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matthew Hunter has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout15 May 2028
Chiedozie Ogbene gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Looking ahead Leif Davis faces his old club
- The dugout Damion Downs left out for tactical reasons at Ipswich Town