The Building of McCarthy's Ipswich - 2014 Review

In short, Ipswich have had a fantastic year, which has seen a true Mick McCarthy side being constructed, a strong spine developed and an incredible team spirit which has rightly sent fans dreaming of what 2015 could bring. "Absolutely f*cking...

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Introducing (for this blog anyway) the PDO/SoT Ratio graph!

Before you look at this and or thing wtf is PDO, or why do SoT's matter, a good collection of definitions in the 'stats' world is this here. The above graph is produced by Owain Thomas, a dedicated Championship stats blogger (and Cardiff fan) - his Twitter is here. So left to right is the % share of shots on target a team has over the season. Bottom...

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Top of the League (ish), at Portman Road!

Oh what a wonderful time of the year.    This beauty from Twitter user @Callis1987 sums up the sense of excitement, the buzz, the bewildered delight that is going around Ipswich fans right now. Ipswich Town Football Club, lead...

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Continuing Renaissance, Graft and Daryl Murphy - ITFC's season so far.

Source: ITFC Ipswich Town are owners of some more infamous records; firstly the largest Premier League loss (9-0 vs Manchester United) and the longest serving members of the (newly-sponsored) Sky Bet Championship, having continued to be...

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The Return of Jonny Williams, the Welsh Iniesta

Last term, Ipswich took on a little known Welshman on loan from Crystal Palace - highly thought of by fans of his parent club, described as the Welsh Iniesta - a moniker which initially made me chuckle. As if Wales could have an Iniesta. And then I saw him play. Direct running, not afraid of taking on players twice his size, so confident on the ball...

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What on earth happened to Darren Bent?

Darren Bent burst onto the scene as a 17 year old at Ipswich Town, making 3 starts and scoring once against Middlesborough in the 2001-2 season. As an Ipswich fan, I take pride in our youth system, and Bent came through with the 'other' Darren,...

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Closer Look - Jack Collison & Owen Garvan; The answer to ITFC's CM woes?

I tweeted earlier today regarding Jack Collison - the free agent who's been training with us, with Mick not giving any level of commitment to the midfielder. Given the frustratingly dull display against our local rivals, Town fans are screaming for some creativity in the middle of the park - with someone more accustomed to the nature of the league...

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Ipswich Town vs Norwich City - A triumph for experience, organisation and patience.

Today marked the return of East Anglia's most fiercest rivalries - from the day the fixture list came out, eyebrows were raised and hands rubbed together at the prospect of playing Norwich City so early on after their relegation from the Premier...

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Top 25 Strikers in the Sky Bet League 1 2013/14

The data for the lower tiers of English football is (currently) few and far between. Allow me to amend that, the data available for the lower tiers of English football is PUBLICLY not as available as the slightly greater amount there for the Championship, and certainly not to the level or depth as there is for the Premier League. My knowledge of the...

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Top 25 Strikers in the Sky Bet Championship 2013/14

First up is a simple look at the top 25 centre-forwards in the Championship last term. Sorted by the amount of goals scored, the table below includes minutes, goals/non-penalty goals, assists and key pass data. This has then been adjusted "per 90" - a concept I first saw, read about and understood from the brilliant http://www.statsbomb.com. The adjusted...

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