James

[James @jamescdowning]

@LPenning_96 Really enjoyed that. Thank you

[James @jamescdowning]

@false9fanatic Proper player!! Would be an incredible signing.

[James @jamescdowning]

@NW1Stephen Yes, totally agree. It might even benefit us having a manager with a slightly different style in the battle to stay up.
We would love Mckenna to give the prem another go and keep us up....but if he goes, it can't be any worse than last time.

[James @jamescdowning]

@false9fanatic This would suggest Mckenna is at least talking to Fulham now. It's a significant change in the betting. #itfc
It wouldn't have taken much money.....but something has changed in the status quo of him just being a name.
Next stage is 1/6 and he's taking it, or 16/1 as he says no.

[James @jamescdowning]

@TownrowMat72678 Hopefully a sign we will be more pragmatic this season.

Pope playing that favoured Mckenna ball into a centre mid dropping deep to play out would be total suicide!

Old fashioned goal kicks only 🙏
#itfc

[James @jamescdowning]

@TheCruncher76 Comedy betting at present. Martin O'Neill is only 10/1 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[James @jamescdowning]

@FulhamSense Glasner, Slot and Rosenior are ridiculously short in the betting. None of them will be Fulham manager.

Basically the bookies are just sticking random names up by the looks of it.

[James @jamescdowning]

@YamYamKally Would have loved him at #itfc

Proper talisman.

[James @jamescdowning]

@Benno1uk Mckenna will definitely be interested still.....but it will depend on price and who else from the Prem is interested.

[James @jamescdowning]

@twtduk Worth about £8.5k a day I think to #itfc for every day he is at the World Cup.

[James @jamescdowning]

@followthetowen Absolutely.

£15m or more for a player who is 'decent' in the championship feels like appalling business. #itfc

I don't think Sunderland signed any championship players last summer and binned most of their championship starting 11. The gulf is massive now.

[James @jamescdowning]

West Ham concede a ridiculously soft goal for 0-1 playing out from a goal kick. Their task now almost impossible. I really hope we significantly change our approach next season.

We have to be robust and give nothing away as at prem level, any mistake is deadly. #itfc

[James @jamescdowning]

@GrantOBrien92 Lightweight ones again at that.

I think this is a massive red herring....we need physical monsters....and Ashton knows it.

[James @jamescdowning]

@TheCruncher76 Coburn impressed me a lot at Portman Road. He wouldn't necessarily be a starting 9 in the Prem, but he can do everything Mckenna requires of the 9.

Very strong, engages centre backs, great in the air, and can play 90 mins.

[James @jamescdowning]

@KarlNorw Looks to have everything Mckenna needs for the Prem. Left footed and can play striker or right wing. Physical, skilled, quick and can finish. Perfect age. Seems to have confidence in abundance as well. #itfc

[James @jamescdowning]

@TheCruncher76 @PageyBoy1980 @YamYamKally Hopefully recruitment lessons were learnt last time.

I think we will see much more attention being paid to physicality and/or prem knowhow.

[James @jamescdowning]

@TheCruncher76 It is ridiculous......JUST TRY AND WIN THE HEADER.

Also, we often have a little lad trying to wrestle a big opponent with their only hope being the grappling.

Our biggest picks up their biggest etc and win headers.....simple.

[James @jamescdowning]

@McDonaldsUK Your Ranelagh Road store in Ipswich is way too slow.

Waited over 20 minutes for a simple drinks order.

It's not even busy in here.

[James @jamescdowning]

@LesMuttons We have to play with intensity otherwise we are just mid table fodder.

So annoying. It's like we are happy to waste the 1st half.

[James @jamescdowning]

Awful game management.

Hirst criminal shooting over and not hitting the target to either score or force a corner.

Furlong.....air shot in the 94th minute.

It's probably just as well though as we were simply papering over the cracks.

#itfc