Ipswich Town fans travelling from afar to be part of big day

Town fans are coming from as far as Australia and America to be in the town to soak up the atmosphere on what is one of the biggest days in recent history for the club.

Ipswich Town face Huddersfield Town at Portman Road on Saturday, and avoiding defeat, Town will be promoted to the Premier League for the first time since 2000.

Garin Hubbard has travelled from Gosford on the central coast of Australia for the game.

Garin has travelled from Australia for the game (Image: Garin Hubbard)

He said: "I’ve come to soak up the atmosphere in Ipswich with new mates from our Facebook group.

"I love watching Massimo (Luongo) and Cam (Burgess) playing for our team.

"I left Bury St Edmunds in 1976 as a nine-year-old, it's 2024 and I feel like I’m nine years old again."

Michael Moffe Andersen, who has been a Town fan since 1981, is travelling from Copenhagen to be part of the day.

He said: "I haven't got tickets, but I just want to be part of the hopeful party on Saturday."

Sarah and Adam Garrod after Sarah arrived back in the UK from LA on Monday (Image: Submitted)

Another, Sarah Garrod, has travelled back from Los Angeles for it, coming home from USA on Monday, before knowing the result of the Coventry game.

Her mum, Irma, is giving her ticket up for her daughter to attend the game with her brother, Adam. The family live in Cambridgeshire.

Fans are also travelling back to Suffolk from around the UK, including Justin Doyle from Lancaster, Andrew MacDonald from Doncaster, Gaynor Gentry from Leicester, Mark Abbott from Reading and Amy Downes from Leeds.

All of which said they were really excited for the game.

Elsewhere, a Dutch Town fan who runs ITFC Nederland on X, is coming over for the game via Le Shuttle.

He said: "I have been following and visiting the club for about 10 years now.

"I simply can't handle another stressful TV session and need be around for this one."

ITFC Nederland is coming over for the day (Image: Submitted)