I think plenty of people expected them to do well. Their form is a continuation from last season, when they scored 48 goals and conceded 7 in an unbeaten 18 game run in. Those stats are massively impressive and a clear indication that they were better than your average promoted teams.Leicester, I said on here they would smash this league - an easy prediction - but safe to say no one saw this one coming.
They have spent just £3.5m in pre season on 2 players which even by non parachute payments standards is quite modest.Have a good coach and they have spent a fair few quid too (by none parachute payment standards).
The headline figures may be modest, I doubt the wages were. There were reportedly numerous established championship clubs after Brandon Williams, George Hirst and Tuanzebe. They wont have been low cost wages.They have spent just £3.5m in pre season on 2 players which even by non parachute payments standards is quite modest.
Maybe although am not sure they have spent anywhere near as much in comparison to other non recipients of para payments Birmingham who paid double the amount in transfer payments alone, Stoke City 4 times £12 m and us £9m.The headline figures may be modest, I doubt the wages were. There were reportedly numerous established championship clubs after Brandon Williams, George Hirst and Tuanzebe. They wont have been low cost wages.
I can’t imagine Ipswich are paying all that as a loanee and Man U will be paying some of that.Brandon Williams recently signed a new £65k per week contract with Man Utd.
I don't mind a Club like Ipswich having a bit of success - especially given the rubbish their fans have had to endure the last 15 years or so.
But I suspect the new owners are bankrolling a lot of the success.
Money talks.
Agreed but if they are paying half it’s double the champ average. Tuenzebe will be on 20k tooI can’t imagine Ipswich are paying all that as a loanee and Man U will be paying some of that.
You wanna go to the Fat Cat mate. Open until 11pmBeen in Ipswich tonight for work purposes. I can happily report that Ipswich Town is not the real deal, it's crap.
In Spoons all night because that's about all that was open.
They could do a QPR of course. I don’t think they will but you never know. QPR’s capitulation was so dramatic last season it was really a one off. From this point last year they went from top to 6th bottom in 5 months winning just once in their next 20 league games!The unpredictability of the Championship is one of its greatest assets. Ipswich are looking good so far and have had a great start but will it last?
This time last year it was QPR. On 22nd October after 17 games they were sitting pretty in 2nd and were looking set for a great season... then ended the season narrowly avoiding relegation.
Really interested to see how Ipswich do as the season progresses especially when Carrick and Mckenna go head to head with teams playing a similar style.
Brandon Williams is looking a great signing for them too but are Sam Morsy and Masimo Luongo really one of the top midfield parings of the Championship? Fascinating.