Great article about the Ipswich play off matches

 

 

https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/article/ipswich-town-5-bolton-wanderers-3

Ive never been as mad at a match as i was at that. I honestly could have killed Knight given half the chance. The worst refereeing performance ive ever seen.

A clear act of cheating, but our history(great days and players in the Prem under Sam) would have been a lot different had we had been promoted a year earlier, maybe for the better, no excuse for what he did.

Edited September 7, 20178 yr by Didledee

Great article about the Ipswich play off matches

 

 

https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/article/ipswich-town-5-bolton-wanderers-3

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It's a bit long

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Ive never been as mad at a match as i was at that. I honestly could have killed Knight given half the chance. The worst refereeing performance ive ever seen.

Same here, many times I've questioned the ability of referees but never the integrity, with the exception of that night. Knight was an absolute disgrace & no-one will ever convince me he wasn't in Sheepshanks pocket.

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Same here, many times I've questioned the ability of referees but never the integrity, with the exception of that night. Knight was an absolute disgrace & no-one will ever convince me he wasn't in Sheepshanks pocket.

Abso-fucking-lutely. It's a long enough drive back from Ipswich even without knowing you'd been cheated. Plus nothing ever came back to them for the less than friendly pitch invasion at the end or the PA guy taking the piss. As I've said before, I hope to goodness Knight dies before me so I get the pleasure of urinating on his grave.

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I know what happens at the end though

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Didn't a family member contact him after the event?

I know someone who sent him a turd

Abso-fucking-lutely. It's a long enough drive back from Ipswich even without knowing you'd been cheated. Plus nothing ever came back to them for the less than friendly pitch invasion at the end or the PA guy taking the piss. As I've said before, I hope to goodness Knight dies before me so I get the pleasure of urinating on his grave.

I can sense another Stephen Hawking video; one where he and some lads effect some piss laden revenge on said referee.

Possibly the most corrupt performance i've ever seen by a Referee in my lifetime.There should have been an enquiry by the bent FA.

Possibly the most corrupt performance i've ever seen by a Referee in my lifetime.There should have been an enquiry by the bent FA.

Possibly David Sheepshanks had something to do with that not happening.

Edited September 8, 20178 yr by gonzo

I can't say on here what I did after the match.

 

But I wasn't being very friendly.

 

Like others have already said....I would've killed Knight if I'd got hold of him.

Yes - I still hold a massive grudge against them and the referee.  Probably won't witness a game like that again.

I'll never accept that the match wasn't corrupt. Always assumed it would come out at some point. Is Sheepshank dead? Guess they will wait till he is and then all say how terrible it was pretending they haven't known for years.

Didn't a family member contact him after the event?

No I, sorry they, posted Knight's address on the internet having obtained it through legitimate means

 

Where I worked at the time I shared a small office with one other person. An Ipswich fan

 

My patience snapped and felt I had to right the wrong

I'll never accept that the match wasn't corrupt. Always assumed it would come out at some point. Is Sheepshank dead? Guess they will wait till he is and then all say how terrible it was pretending they haven't known for years.

 

I often talk about that game to my mate who is an Ipswich fan, he was was also at the game. His recollection , and he stands by it, is that he has never seen a worse organised and dirtier team than Bolton Wanderers were that night. He honestly thinks everything is above board, and it was just sour grapes from Bolton fans. He even has a video/recording of the highlights of the match and has said hes happy to watch it with me, in order to show/prove that it was all above board.

 

I've not taken him up on the offer 

 

Still, it happened fucking years ago, so I'm over being arsed about it. 

In fairness, I can see the point in some of the penalties and sendings off to an extent. It's more that corrupt bastard wound up the players to that degree with his dreadful refereeing which got my goat.

 

I was delighted when injury forced him to retire and not before time. That was quality when he got taken off Bolton V Villa for safety reasons. The man is a cockwomble

In parts we played a part in our own downfall

 

The penalty Ritchie gave away is inexcusable, can't remember if that was the one that was saved and can't complain about Elliot's sending off though I think we'd lost it at that stage

 

It was allowing Magilton to be a cunt all day, the Whitlow sending off and the tackle by fish that he gave a penalty for. He set a tone for how he was going to ref to certainly lean towards Ipswich

 

And had Sheepshanks and co not scrapped the away goal rule we would have been through

Edited September 8, 20178 yr by DirtySanchez

I often talk about that game to my mate who is an Ipswich fan, he was was also at the game. His recollection , and he stands by it, is that he has never seen a worse organised and dirtier team than Bolton Wanderers were that night. He honestly thinks everything is above board, and it was just sour grapes from Bolton fans. He even has a video/recording of the highlights of the match and has said hes happy to watch it with me, in order to show/prove that it was all above board.

 

I've not taken him up on the offer 

 

Still, it happened fucking years ago, so I'm over being arsed about it. 

I don't think a highlights video would tell the whole story of all the decisions that went against us  ( & probably played a part in our loss of discipline as it went on )

The 4-1 at home more than made up for it when Freddie banged an hat trick in.

For me it was the unchecked challenges they were allowed to make. If fouls continually go unpunished then teams will start to give it back. The twat then chose to penalise us causing more consternation.

 

I can remember commentators going apoplectic, says it all.

The 4-1 at home more than made up for it when Freddie banged an hat trick in.

You're going soft in your dotage M....never forgive, never forget!