Ipswich Town: This is for... Pain that led to possible promotion party

Roy Keane tells Town fans to be quiet... he never liked the colour blue. (Image: Archant)

This is for administration and the family silver being sold. 

This is for Joe Royle’s entertainers not being able to get over the line. 

This is for new money being wasted. 

This is for Roy Keane's ‘shush’ and saying he never liked the colour blue. 

This is for Paul Jewell’s dad’s army. 

This is for debt-collectors seeking out Michael Chopra. 

This is for 7-1 at Peterborough, 4-0 at Burnley, 6-0 at Blackpool and ‘watching the DVD’. 

Paul Jewell heads off to 'watch the DVD' following Town's 2-1 jome loss to Derby in October 2012. (Image: Archant)

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This is for Christophe Berra’s handball on the line. 

This is for play-off heartbreak and 12 games without a win against that lot up the road. 

This is for Lincoln, Accrington, Barrow and years of falling at the first hurdle in the FA Cup. 

This is for Mick McCarthy telling supporters to **** off at Carrow Road.  

Mick McCarthy's relationship with Town fans turned sour after he aimed expletives in their direction at Carrow Road. (Image: � Copyright Stephen Waller)

This is for replacing Daryl Murphy with Leon Best. 

This is for years of free agents, loans and ‘Mutual Consent FC’.  

This is for Piotr Malarcyck, Jordan Graham and ‘no Bajner, no party’. 

This is for the 13,815 who watched that 0-0 home draw with Burton. 

This is for David McGoldrick, Teddy Bishop and Emy Huws always being injured. 

This is for Jonas Knudsen’s long throws, Larsen Toure’s comedy corner and Freddie Sears’ 38-game goal drought. 

This is for Jonathan Douglas looking lost at Newcastle. 

This is for increasing apathy and Groundhog Day.

This is for Barry Cotter’s substitution and a desk-thumping ‘I’m out of here’. 

This is for 'Mexit' and ‘be careful what you wish for’. 

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Former Town owner Marcus Evans rarely communicated with supporters. (Image: � Copyright Stephen Waller)

This is for Marcus Evans rarely being seen or heard.  

This is for painting the turnstiles. 

This is for Lee O’Neill being hung out to dry. 

This is for death by a thousand cuts and sleepwalking into trouble.

This is for the 48-day new manager search and for Paul Hurst then lasting just 149 days in charge. 

Paul Hurst became the 16th manager in Ipswich Town's history. (Image: © Copyright Stephen Waller)

This is for Trevoh Chalobah’s penalty hitting a digger at Exeter. 

This is for Jon Walters’ short-lived homecoming. 

This is for that awful Magical Vegas logo. 

This is for that 3-0 loss at Millwall and Paul Gallagher going in goal for Preston. 

This is for Paul Lambert’s free beers and coach travel charm offensive. 

This is for his ‘fight’ at Carrow Road and ‘I’ve played for big clubs’. 

This is for Three Little Birds. 

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Paul Lambert has to be 'held back' at Carrow Road. (Image: Pagepix Ltd 07976 935738)

This is for James Norwood’s hair transplant, wrestling stunt and beer-drinking goal gifs. 

This is for Tristan Nydam’s leg break and for Flynn Downes’ headbutt. 

This is for ‘I’m a real Glasgow man’. 

This is for those hand-holding celebrations at Fleetwood that Joey Barton correctly called out. 

Ipswich Town players celebrate an early season win at Gillingham in 2019/20.

This is for the wheels coming off at Accrington. Always Accrington. 

This is for the 5-3 loss at Lincoln. Always Lincoln.  

This is for ‘HMS P*** the League’ springing a leak. 

This is for the five-year contract. 

The Blue Action supporters' group make their feelings known in March 2020. (Image: TONY SOUTHGATE)

This is for ‘Unambitious. Underfunded. Unambitious. Unacceptable.’ 

This is for repeatedly putting the ball on Harry Souttar’s head. 

This is for finishing 11th on points per game. 

This is for Evans’ ridiculous idea that Town should still be included in the play-offs. 

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Stephen Ward, David Cornell and Oli Hawkins are unveiled as Ipswich signings in August 2020. (Image: Archant)

This is for behind-closed-doors football. 

This is for David Cornell, Stephen Ward and Oli Hawkins being the only summer signings of 2020.  

This is for Aaron Drinan starting the season as the lead striker. 

This is for ‘blocking out the noise’ and squad rotation. 

Teddy Bishop and Luke Chambers 'block out the noise' in the early stages of 2020/21. (Image: Archant)

This is for Lambert’s ‘absolute nonsense criticism’ rant. 

This is for Myles Kenlock turning into John Travolta. 

This is for Jon Nolan and Kayden Jackson’s mystery-shrouded first team exiles. 

This is for concurrent cries of 'ask the tough questions!' and 'the media love to sharpen their knives!' 

The Blue Action supporters' group protest at Playford Road during the Covid pandemic. (Image: BlueAction1878 (Twitter))

This is for our front page calling for Lambert to go.  

This is for Blue Action’s training ground protest.  

This is for Darren Drysdale’s headbutt. 

Referee Darren Drysdale butts his head at Alan Judge in February 2021. (Image: Ipswich Town)

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This is for an overdue managerial change. 

This is for Paul Cook’s voice change. 

This is for the takeover!  

This is for losing 3-0 at AFC Wimbledon and Northampton.  

Former Ipswich Town boss Paul Cook. (Image: ITFC)

This is for Josh Harrop’s shot bouncing through the car park at Swindon. 

This is for ‘we're not far off a Sunday League team’. 

This is for Luke Chambers and Cole Skuse not having a proper chance to say goodbye. 

This is for sliding to a ninth-place finish. 

This is for ‘Demolition Man’ and 19 summer signings. 

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Ipswich Town chief executive Mark Ashton celebrates after a winless start to the 2021/22 season ended at Lincoln. (Image: © Copyright Stephen Waller)

This is for Hurst's gilet and Cook's coffee cups.

This is for for so many Pauls.

This is for an eight-game winless start. 

This is for getting bullied by Rotherham. Always Rotherham. 

This is for the TV curse. 

This is for repeatedly falling flat in front of the bigger crowds and against the bigger teams. 

This is for constantly struggling after international breaks. 

This is for losing to Arsenal and West Ham Under-21 sides.  

This is for the Papa John’s Trophy. 

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Toto Nsiala confronts angry Ipswich Town fans following a 2-0 loss at Charlton in December 2021. (Image: Steve Waller)

This is for eight different left-backs in one season. 

This is for Toto Nsiala confronting angry fans at Charlton. 

This is for Scott Fraser wanting to be the main man. 

This is for the highs and lows of Macauley Bonne. 

This is for Will Keane cupping his ears to the North Stand. 

This is for another 11th place finish. 

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This is for all those 0-0s against Oxford. For that crushing late equaliser at Oxford. For the fog at Oxford.

This is for Marcus Harness’ disallowed goal and Michael Smith’s offside equaliser. 

This is for Danny Cowley’s ‘traps and tricks’. 

This is for stoppage-time at The Valley.

This is for Fleetwood and Plymouth’s last-gasp deflected levellers. 

This is for a 'surely not again' mid-season wobble.

This is for more than 20 years of pain, frustration and false dawns. 

This is for those who have been there throughout.

This is our time.