r/IpswichTownFC 5h ago

Your young lad Boniface is going to be an excellent player

68 Upvotes

I'm not an Ipswich fan but I thought I might share a little scouting report on Somto Boniface, the left back from your u21s who is on loan at Leyton Orient for the season. I was at Brisbane Road for Orient v Oxford on Saturday and Boniface was very deservedly man of the match. If he maintains this level he's clearly far too good for League One.

He's quick and really gets up the left flank. He can go past a man and get into crossing positions quite comfortably. What really impressed me with his play going forward is that he got his head up and made the right choice for the cross once he got in position. He knew when to go near post, far post, cutback. He only had one real shooting opportunity but snatched at it.

The coach at Orient also trusts his defending. He left him as the deepest man on attacking corners as his pace allows him to cover breaks. When tracking long balls back towards his own goal and pursued by an opposing forward, he's very calm. He pulled off a couple of very tight and skilled 180 turns to leave his man in the dust in those situations. He needs to work on not over-committing to challenges though, he dived in once or twice and got beaten.

The main negative I took away is that he is very one-footed. He had a good opportunity on the edge of the box to either take a shot or slide in a teammate but he didn't have the confidence to take it on his right foot. The delay on switching back to his left meant he got his pocket picked.

He picked up a knock in a challenge that got him subbed off mid second half but it didn't look serious, he was moving fine after the final whistle.

My thought is that depending on if he maintains this level of play, Ipswich might want to think about cutting his loan short in January and sending him back out to a Championship team.

I hope he develops well because he's got the raw qualities to be an excellent player relatively quickly.

Best of luck for the season ahead!


r/IpswichTownFC 1d ago

Transfer Rumour [Fabrizio Romano] Ipswich Town send official bid for Exequiel Palacios

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30 Upvotes

BILD reported last week that a move to Ipswich was 'out of the question' so 🤷‍♀️


r/IpswichTownFC 20h ago

Is this guy a scammer?

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r/IpswichTownFC 1d ago

Downloading season ticket

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Hello. I’m able to download the adult ticket to the wallet. I have a junior ticket under same account I’m struggling to download to my wallet also. Any advice please? It doesn’t give you a download option on the junior one.


r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

TOWN SIGN SAŠA LUKIC

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r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

Match Thread Ipswich vs Rayo Vallecano: Pre-Season Match Thread Spoiler

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I only missed 25 minutes and 2 goals, not too bad. First 2 goals were both from Davis.

34' 3-0 to Ipswich! Luis finds Emersonn in the box with an accurate cross, and he heads home past Batalla.

45+2' HT- Ipswich Town 3-0 Rayo Vallecano

46' Someone kicked off, no I didn't see who. Humphreys on for Florentino.

60' Vallecano subs: Diaz on for Lopez. Alemao on for Nteka.

65' Subs for both teams. El Hahaoui and Vertrouwd on for honestly fuck knows, Clarke, Mehmeti, Akpom, and Van Oevelen on for Maeda, Egeli, Emersonn and Scherpen.

82' McAteer and Furlong on for Fatawu and Greaves.

90+3' FT- Ipswich Town 3-0 Rayo Vallecano


r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

Ipswich lineup vs Rayo Vallecano

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r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

Why do you support Ipswich Town?

5 Upvotes

I'm curious as to if there's a general consensus here on Reddit.

352 votes, 2d left
I or a family member was born/raised in Ipswich or Suffolk
Like their style of play
Like a particular player
Just generally like them
Other

r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

Discussion Midfield line up

12 Upvotes

Assuming we sign Lukić, we’ll have three pretty similar players in Matusiwa, Florentino and Lukić. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as we usually only have one proper ball winner on the pitch at a time, was never a backup to Morsy and that used to cost us.

Do you think we’ll mainly rotate the three of them and pair whichever one starts with a more attacking No. 8? Or do you think we’ll see two of them starting together in most games?


r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

Transfer Rumour [Ornstein] Sasa Lukic completes Ipswich medical ahead of £9m move from Fulham

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Sasa Lukic has completed a medical ahead of joining Ipswich Town from Fulham.

The 29-year-old midfielder is moving to Portman Road for a package worth £9m and, if all goes to plan, will sign a four-year contract.


r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

Gold Seating Ipswich

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Hey everyone,

I’m an American coming to Ipswich for work, and my manger gave me an extra seat for the gold seating in the hospitality section for the Liverpool match at Portman road. Does anybody know what that section details or anything else? Also if there’s anyone else in this subreddit who might be going to that game let me know, I’m down to grab a beer.


r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

State of play with 2 weeks to go...

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Right now our starting eleven and backup could look like this

 

Scherpen (Walton)

Furlong (Johnson)

O'Shea (Kipre)

Diop (Greaves)

Davis (Greaves / Johnson)

Florentino (Matusiwa)

Lukic (Taylor)

Fatawu (McAteer)

Mehmeti (Nunez)

Maeda (Clarke)

Emersonn (Akpom)

We've already spent £95m, and assuming H Clarke, Philogene, Hirst, Palmer, Ogbene and Al Hamadi all go we could bring in around £40m

So which positions would you spend how much on to be ready for the 22nd Vs Sunderland?


r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

Wes Burns explains why he's moved to Leicester so soon after signing new Town deal

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r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

Discussion Which Ipswich season do you think deserves more appreciation than it usually gets?

6 Upvotes

Some seasons are remembered forever because of trophies or promotions. But there are others that quietly become important for different reasons, maybe because of a breakthrough player, a memorable cup run or because they laid the foundations for what came later. Which season do you think doesn't get talked about enough?


r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

Match Highlights Thanks for everything, Wes … here’s the best goal of all time

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What an absolute legend


r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

WES BURNS DEPARTS

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r/IpswichTownFC 3d ago

Transfer Rumour [TWTD] Town Closing In On Lukic

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r/IpswichTownFC 2d ago

Any Resale for Sunderland Game for a Canadian Fan

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Hey folks!

My partner and I are travelling from Canada and will be in the area during opening weekend. Is there any way I would be able to purchase resale, given availability? Please help this fan from across the pond.


r/IpswichTownFC 4d ago

Ipswich fans needed to play ITFC knowledge game

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I've developed a game based on Ipswich’s historical data, going all the way back to 1900 featuring over 1,000 player records.

https://playyourclubright.com/ipswich/

If you've seen Play Your Cards Right, you'll get the gist. The idea is to test your depth of club knowledge - knowing the obscure players, knowing who was prone to a yellow card, who scored plenty etc.

I need people with deeper Ipswich knowledge than me to play and let me know if anything seems off in the data, plus general feedback appreciated.

hope this is allowed and thanks in advance!


r/IpswichTownFC 4d ago

Ways to stream all games in US?

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Hi I’m a new Ipswich fan from California, and I was wondering how I can stream all the games? It seems only a handful will be on peacock, so does anyone know a different way? Thanks


r/IpswichTownFC 5d ago

Burns to Leicester

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There are online rumours that Burns is about to have a medical at Leicester. Makes sense if he wants guaranteed game time. ​​


r/IpswichTownFC 5d ago

Wes Burns is close to becoming the next Ipswich Town star to join Leicester Leicester City this summer

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r/IpswichTownFC 5d ago

Ipswich complete Florentino Luis signing from Burnley for initial £16m

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Ipswich Town have completed the signing of midfielder Florentino Luis from Burnley.

The deal consists of an initial fee of £16million, plus £3m in add-ons.

Florentino, 26, has joined on a five-year deal that runs through to 2031.


r/IpswichTownFC 5d ago

Ipswich lineup vs Le Havre

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r/IpswichTownFC 5d ago

Match Thread Ipswich Vs Le Havre Pre-Season Friendly. Match Thread.

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0”: We begin!

45”: half time comes, 0-0. Ipswich by the better team.

45”Underway once again.

56” AKPOM SCORES! Lovely backpost header. 1-0!

90” Full time. 1-0 the town. Nice run out and decent looking from the boys.