The magic of the 3rd round of the FA Cup was not in evidence at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. I was undecided whether to even go or not until about 12.30pm on the day. In the end I succumbed and got tickets in The East Of England Co-op Stand, AKA The West Stand - the lure of Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and £15 per ticket was too much!
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| A different view point |
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| "Got a bit of grit in your eye?" |
Mick McCarthy made seven changes, giving some of the fringe players an opportunity to impress, sadly they didn't, the game had more the feel of a friendly than a cup match. Ebanks-Blake wearing the number 27 shirt ironically went off injured after 27 minutes, he looked a bit like Jason Scotland but with a Jimmy Floyd Hasslebank bum!
Ebanks-Blake's replacement, David McGoldrick was called into action in the thirty-eighth minute when Town were awarded a penalty, following a handball by North End's Paul Huntington. Declan Rudd saved McGoldrick's spot kick but fortunately the Town man was fastest to the rebound and whacked the ball into the net.
Kevin Davies equalised for a lively Preston side four minutes later. Tyrone Mings lying injured deep inside his own half played the striker onside, allowing him a one on one opportunity with Scott Loach in the Town goal, which he duly took.
The second half was dull and it didn't come alive until just before the end, Frank Nouble put in a cross from the right and McGoldrick looked certain to pinch an undeserved winner for the home team, but he was denied by Rudd who produced a brilliant save, thus taking the game to a replay.
An away game to Nottingham Forest awaits the winners of the replay - if Town are successful I shan't be going!
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| Just so happens I got this for Christmas - all I need is a turntable to play it on! |
Ipswich 1-1 Preston
McGoldrick 38 Davies 42
Att: 13,534
The playlist
Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen - It's hard to think that we'll ever replicate 1978, but having said that, what chance were Wigan, who ended up relegated, given of beating hot favourites Man City last season?
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