Also worth a mention is that we had to play 8 local derbies that season (if we count Coventry and Wolves), including against a very good West Brom team who finished fourth I think. Ipswich had to play relegated Norwich twice.
Quote from: Plumbutt Cooper on January 04, 2013, 10:00:29 AMAlso worth a mention is that we had to play 8 local derbies that season (if we count Coventry and Wolves), including against a very good West Brom team who finished fourth I think. Ipswich had to play relegated Norwich twice.And lost both didn't they?
I might take their claims of being a better team than us more seriously if they had gone on to win anything else in the following seasons. While we won the European Cup and Super Cup they won precisely nothing. Obviously, like us in '81 the winners of the First Division, FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1983 just had more luck than poor old Ipswich.
Quote from: Damo70 on January 09, 2013, 11:59:25 AMI might take their claims of being a better team than us more seriously if they had gone on to win anything else in the following seasons. While we won the European Cup and Super Cup they won precisely nothing. Obviously, like us in '81 the winners of the First Division, FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1983 just had more luck than poor old Ipswich. Ipswich won the Uefa Cup in 1981
I genuinely don't believe I'll experience the joy of seeing us crowned champions of England once again, that makes me sad.
All the talk of Ipswich being the better side because they beat us 3 times that season is Bollox, i went to both league games, away at Portman road, we absolutely battered them, their keeper Paul Cooper got man of the match in every paper, we had something like 20-odd corners, we could still be playing now and we wouldnt have scored. At Villa park, we gifted them the 2 worst defensive mistakes we made all season, scored a tremendous goal via Gary Shaw and were unlucky not to get a penalty. Didnt see the FA cup game, so cant comment.