Poor so far, very poor

I still rate hurst personally, think he should have chose a better championship position though, Ipswich have been slowly sinking for years, held up purely by the know how of McCarthy

Really starting to question the B.B. deal, when we rest our starting forward we go for Armstrong instead of our big summer signing. Don’t think we have the solid championship squad that we can wait a few years until the lad comes good, very strange signing. I get that he is playing out of position the few chances he has had but if that’s the case why didn’t we sign someone like bogvarsson who I wanted as he can play up top or on the win and is championship established

Weird feeling as I would have snapped your hand off before the game with a point at Derby but the game left me feeling a little uneasy about season ahead. Far too many questions than answers at the moment. Armstrong looks a little lost and doesn’t seem to be able to handle the physicality of the champ, fear this is a signing that’s going to amount to not very much. Unfortunately we are mainly a long ball team with a little bit of slow build up attacks , he would suit a counter attacking fast break team which we are not. Palmer doesn’t look a team play and is more interested in getting on soccer a.m. with a moment of showboating. Think we got the poor Chelsea loanee when you look at moult. Too many of our defence have a mistake waiting to happen, lenihan has went from a solid cb to a bit of a bombscare this year, raya gives me shivers at times, Mulgrew is someone I like but he also has lapses of concentration. Would liked to have seen us use our money on a leader at the back. Which leads me onto where the money was spent. we have spent 6 mill on a lad who so far looks clumsy. There was strikers available who would have came in and hit the ground running. I don’t trust Brereton to do anything when he is on. I get that we are signing potential, but for a team just promoted, trying to consolidate its a massive gamble which looks like we are relying on our 33 year old warhorse to see us through the season. Midfield, I have been very critical of evans in the past but iv been really impressed this season so give him a decent partner and I’m willing to start afresh with him. Smallwood- not for me. Runs about like a headless chicken. Sprays balls that are usually out of play or to the opposition. Wasn’t the worst tonight but no quality on set plays or open play. Conway, thanks but that’s you tonight. I watched a program about g Neville and he had a shocker and was subbed and he just knew it was time up, hoping Conway feels the same tonight. I didn’t want him to get a new contract and it’s been proven why. So yea, happy with the result but not the performance which concerned me

Can’t say too many have pass marks tonight, lenihan better than sat, Williams ok, bell and nyambe played well. Graham, reed and Bennett changed the white tide well enough. As much as it’s a decent point I was disappointed in the display. Dack has one of his worst games I can recall

Honestly so slow looking

This is as bad a mowbray performance as I can remember, it’s almost coyle like ?

This is so amateurish

This is awful viewing

Dack motm for me as quite simply without him we don’t score and lose the match. He maybe wasn’t as effective as some other games but he had 2,3 players on him at times which should allow others to bear fruit. Armstrong just isn’t cutting it at champ level, he is a concern for me going forward. Smallwood isn’t a starter, please put reed in there from now on, Smallwood fine to come on and see out a game which sadly we didn’t do Saturday.

Smallwood is a mare

Unfortunately there is no room for sentiment in football, he does try his best but his standards are below par. Can’t remember any games he was outstanding, supporters got far too carried away with him simply because he wasn’t Jason Lowe. Rothwell already looks 10 times the player

Yup pretty much, lad can’t pass, can’t keep up with pace of play, rarely gets a good shot away, he can throw himself about in tackles but much more needed to be a good standard footballer. He shouldn’t be playing for our club currently if we harbour ambitions on top half champ

Smallwood has looked rotten bar a purple patch at the start of last season. Nowhere near this level

Extension rejected- business concluded

My understanding is that pulis sanctioned it as he got saville with Millwall getting their replacement from Sheffield Utd, however paperwork was put in but may have missed the deadline. Club are waiting to find out if extension has been granted

Sharpe to reveal all in next 10 mins good or bad

Word iv heard is that as soon as savile was concluded by boro they have made an effort to put in the paperwork that means we get more time to try and conclude deal, if that’s been accepted or not I do not know and might mean we need to wait till January if not

There is late late movement.......

Chapman is off, business concluded

Left field, Mitchel candlin signs

Don’t see why he wouldn’t get some minutes if he was fit, big lad to throw up for corners if we are chasing a goal. One of mowbrays failings is not going gung ho enough when we need a last min goal

Not going to make him a scapegoat, if he stays and plays he gets my support

Thing is with gladwin, I know he hasn’t exactly shone but none of us really know what he can offer as we just haven’t seen him. Might be a player there somewhere

Shame we never got to see the whittingham that was so good at Cardiff. Was honestly like a 10% of that player