So perhaps for the sake of your enjoyment, dear reader, Soccer Source should predict humdrum fixtures each week.

It'd be a huge shock if Man Utd, Chelsea and/or Arsenal did anything but win with ease

Yeah, right.

To give you an idea of the enormity of this result, it'd be as if the Detroit Lions went into Dallas and pounded on the Cowboys. Click to continue reading...

Southend broke their Orient jinx and exacted revenge for their Johnstone's Paint trophy defeat to their rivals earlier in the month, with a comprehensive victory at Roots Hall tonight.

The Blues went ahead after just 47 seconds when Lee Barnard scored his third goal of the season following a good move. Click to continue reading...

QPR wins!

How do you like the centerpiece treatment A? You can see the goal being scored against American 'keeper Brad Guzan as the Championship side beat Aston Villa 1-0.

Here are the other scores: Brighton 2-2 Man City (Brighton wins shootout, 5-3), Aston Villa 0-1 QPR, Ipswich 1-4 Wigan, Newcastle 1-2 Tottenham, Portsmouth 0-4 Chelsea, Blackburn 1-0 Everton. Click to continue reading...

Reports in the papers are suggesting that Sheff Utd and Ipswich are "desperate" to land Adam Johnson. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: George McCartney (West Ham), Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Click to continue reading...

Cups, cups, cups. That's all I've got time for lately -- reporting cup draws. Yep, Catoptric continues to be a can't-miss blog. Article here. Carling Cup third round draw: Arsenal v Sheff Utd Brighton OR Man City v Derby Burnley v Fulham Portsmouth v Chelsea Blackburn v Everton Rotherham v Southampton Swansea v Cardiff Ipswich v Wigan Stoke v Reading Leeds v Hartlepool Watford v West [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest) Roy Keane isn't done shopping. Click to continue reading...

Only a few, quite uninteresting transfers to tell you about today. Stoke City have signed Southampton defender Andrew Davies and Ipswich have agreed a fee with Newcastle for striker Shola Ameobi. Emmanuel Adebayor has signed a new long-term deal at Arsenal, and Wenger has called on the Arsenal fans to all get behind him this season. Click to continue reading...

The Championship match between Burnley and Ipswich kicked off late yesterday when a parachutist involved in a pre-match jump missed his target and landed on the roof of the Turf Moor stadium. There was more mayhem when the fire engine that came to rescue the stranded parachutist couldn't get into the ground because of parked cars. Click to continue reading...

The Championship match between Burnley and Ipswich kicked off late yesterday when a parachutist involved in a pre-match jump missed his target and landed on the roof of the Turf Moor stadium. There was more mayhem when the fire engine that came to rescue the stranded parachutist couldn't get into the ground because of parked cars. Click to continue reading...

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Football League - CARLING CUP SECOND ROUND DRAW

32 clubs are already through to the Second Round of the Carling Cup, with eight more teams battling it out later to be in tonight's draw.

The second round sees the majority of Premier League sides joining the competition. Click to continue reading...

Jim Magilton clearly means business next season if this latest capture is anything to go by. While the deal is not quite yet done, this signing would surely make Ipswich one of the favourites to gain promotion from the Championship this season, especially as they've already captured Kevin Lisbie from Colchester. Click to continue reading...

A new season of football league kicks off on saturday and all 72 clubs will be hoping that they will be the ones to prosper. League success is possible for any club as the slate is wiped clean, on the opening day everybody is equal unless of course you are Luton Town and have been cruely deducted 30 points before a ball has been kicked. Click to continue reading...

Since voting opened yesterday Ipswich have attracted just 2.3% of the votes in Football To You's "Who will win the championship poll". Not a lot of people seem to be backing Jim Magilton's Tractor Boys but despite no success in recent years the Easy Anglian club may well be an outside shout for promotion back to the big time. Click to continue reading...

Danny Simpson will be joining Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan, following previous stints at Sunderland, Ipswich and Royal Antwerp. Just as Tom Heaton and Febian Brandy have secured temporary moves away, to Cardiff and Swansea respectively, Simpson will be starting 2008-2009 with Paul Ince's men down the road. Click to continue reading...

SUNDERLAND Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Roy Keane is not done chasing. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham). Possibilities: Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Anton Ferdinand is not done being chased. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham). Pending: Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham). Possibilities: Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) About that earthquake... Click to continue reading...

Coca Cola leagues The first of a series of blogs looking at the goings on in the Coca Cola leagues...if you're not into that sort of thing, do join us anyway...it's a magical land of goalmouth scrambles and ageing old footballers looking for a last pay packet. I'll buy you a Toffee Crisp if you come along for the ride. Click to continue reading...

Stevenage Borough last night announced that former Ipswich academy coach Steve Greaves has been appointed as first team coach under the new managerial set up at Broadhall Way. Greaves spent 14 years as a coach at Portman Road after being forced to quit playing football at the age of just 24 after spells with Fulham, [. Click to continue reading...

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At this stage, obviously doesn't mean that much - and in some senses, puts additional pressure and enhances the performance of other teams - but it does show what the experts who put their money where their mouth is are saying as of now.

June 17: Various Betting Firms Offering Championship Odds: QPR - - Various Championship Betting Odds - QPR as Favourites


Meanwhile Today's Guardian: - Meanwhile the odds for the new season are also beginning to firm up: what will be your ante-post bets for the year ahead? Click to continue reading...

Eighteen months ago two young girls were reported missing by their worried families.

They were Tania Nicholl and Gemma Adams, sex workers from Ipswich.

In the following month their bodies and the bodies of three girls like them were found, strangled and dumped. Click to continue reading...

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Dave McIntyre/Kilburn Times - Money Gorkss for Rangers
QPR were this week expecting to seal the capture of Latvian defender Kaspars Gorkss from Blackpool.
Gorkss, 26, has been targeted by a number of other Championship clubs but Rangers are now close to signing him. Click to continue reading...

This weekend I went to Silverstone to support a local World Renault Series driver...

Pippa Mann is from Ipswich, she's 23 and she's the only woman driver in the league that feeds into the Formula One championship.

I covered the race for Town 102 because she's a local girl. Click to continue reading...

Alan Curbishley appears to be stepping up his interest in Ipswich youngster Danny Haynes. West Ham United are stepping up their chase for Ipswich attacker Danny Haynes, the £2m target is also on Birmingham's radar (various) Haynes would be a useful addition to the Hammers ranks that have been boosted by the recent injection in [. Click to continue reading...

A fresh batch of rumours to warm the cockles of your heart.... Barcelona have finally come to terms with the fact that Cesc Fabregas won't we swooping back into Catalan lives like a glorious midfield boomerang, as director Txiki Begiristain grumbled: "he cannot return". (Various) ...Barcelona have now turned to the even less available Cristiano Ronaldo, and [. Click to continue reading...

I have been a bit distressed this week to see my rolling news board on this page has been filled with stories of Steve Wright.

The trial of the man accused of killing five prostitutes began on Monday and every news department in the country appears to have moved into Ipswich. Click to continue reading...

The second slice of steaming transfer scheming... Despite Manchester United's firm denial that they will be bringing anyone in over the January transfer window, they are being linked with a swoop for Hertha Berlin's left-back Gilberto who could be used as back-up for Patrice Evra. (Daily Mail) Bolton gaffer Gary Megson will bring in AZ [. Click to continue reading...

Upsets left right and centre in today's FA Cup action. But what was the biggest shock?Coventry somehow managed to obliterate Blackburn 4-1, whilst League One Huddersfield beat Birmingham 2-1. Special mention should also go to Sheffield United who booted out Bolton with a 1-0 win lowly and injury ravaged Oldham, who beat Everton 1-0 at [. Click to continue reading...

There were buckets of goals in the Championship this past weekend. Three matches had 3-0 scorelines (Plymouth beat Norwich, Charlton beat Cardiff, Hull beat Preston), West Brom thumped 10-man Coventry 4-0, Sheffield Wednesday lit up Southampton for five goals and Ipswich embarrassed Bristol City by a 6-0 scoreline.

For Coventry, striker Michael Mifsud was sent off after only 10 minutes for a nasty and flagrant elbow on defender Carl Hoefkens, but it took the Baggies until the 56th minute to capitalize on their advantage. Click to continue reading...