Alistair Rattray

Ipswich Town stuff. Occasional good stuff from elsewhere.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@Stuart_Watson @EADTsport24 Think generally we have to accept that no club is flawless with recruitment. If maybe 20% are a failure, at least getting most of our money back feels like a decent position.
Re: personality, didn't he know Slicker and Delap from City days?

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@sidlowe Feel like he's done well to have a career there for so long, at such a big club. That's a fair achievement.

But at the same time, could have played so much more. Not impossible for think of what might have been at Arsenal.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@tancredipalmeri About 45 secs of 80 seconds is spent listing the countries in the world cup....

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@crablitt81 Can't disagree with that!

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

Id love to get one over on one of the big clubs, but taunting Arsenal fans about never being champions of Europe is really weird.
Let's be honest, #itfc were never champions of Europe and Arsenal have won European trophies anyway.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@crablitt81 Yeah agree, both were decent competitions and trying to point score about which is better feels a bit small time.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@jones_itfc Does feel to me like we need to use that money to try again with someone else though.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@lewyitfc Wonder if we have a sell on clause?
I guess from where we were a year ago, it's decent business to get his wages covered and only make a £2m loss.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@JohnSlaterITFC Can't see any reason they would want to let him go?
They would need to go and find another backup, who's prepared to sit on the bench, with same level of quality. Fact he's Spanish is probably a factor in keeping him too.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@Sir_Chappers @StewartsGloves No not a barrier at all, but that's why I'm wondering that clubs just go "why do we need to bother when we can get someone just as good for less".
You've got to really really want that manager.
Although you'd think the big clubs definitely want their guy at all costs....

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@KyleBoas_ @prodnose All of that is true, but refs never impose the time limit like that. They should do, but they don't, seems odd to suddenly become stringent in the last and biggest game of the season.
Assume that's what the complaints are about.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@ttobyb3 Actually I take that back. Maybe it was a highlight for you for whatever reason, which is fair enough.
Still don't think we have much ground to take a shot at Arsenal for losing the CL though! 😂

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@ttobyb3 Probs need to change your profile pic.
I mean, we drew 2-2 there, it wasn't even a stand out away game...

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@ttobyb3 Oh hang on, you're not a chelsea fan?!

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@ttobyb3 Not sure what it's got to do with you, but literally not arguing in favour of either team here!?

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@nicolajwallITFC @paulwhitmore98 Still think he's staying though!

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@HLTCO I've never understood the desire to walk around wearing a shirt back to front, because you've printed a message on the back.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

@nicolajwallITFC @paulwhitmore98 I think his CV probably wasn't quite that last time as he was unproven. If anything, he's a better option now, having built two different promotion teams. But still unproven in PL, just more experience of it.

[Alistair Rattray @olimar99]

Watching your team win a trophy, through a screen, on a screen.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

This may be the worst timed moment for a TV to turn off in history