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First County Visit:<\/td>Tuesday 3rd October 1995<\/td><\/tr>
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Competition:<\/td>Coca-Cola Cup – (Round 2 – 2nd Leg)<\/td><\/tr>
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Result:<\/td>Ipswich Town 1 – 2 Stockport County (aet)<\/td><\/tr>
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Attendance:<\/td>9,262<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Trip:<\/td>71<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Day:<\/td>308<\/td><\/tr>
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County Line-up<\/td>1 Neil Edwards; 2 Sean Connelly; 3 Lee Todd; 4 Tom Bennett (12 Michael Oliver); 5 Mike Flynn (13 Tony Dinning); 6 Jim Gannon; 7 Chris Beaumont; 8 Paul Ware; 9 Ian Helliwell (14 Martyn Chalk); 10 Alun Armstrong; 11 Jeff Eckhardt<\/td><\/tr>
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Scorers:<\/td>Alun Armstrong; Jim Gannon<\/td><\/tr>
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Manager:<\/td>Dave Jones<\/td><\/tr>
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County Visits:<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

..<\/p>\n\n\nOJ SIMPSON FOLLOWED BY A FINE WIN<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n

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Elsewhere on this site I\u2019ve mentioned that the furthest trip was Plymouth, which measured in at 280 miles, closely, (or not!), followed by Brighton, 14 miles nearer.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Then there are the two other Devon, (Exeter and Torquay), and three South coast clubs, (Portsmouth; Bournemouth and Southampton).  There are a fair few which are more than 200 miles, (Gillingham and the Kent clubs in the Conference).  The common theme about these is that despite the distance, the motorway network affords decent access.  The same cannot be said about Suffolk, (and if truth\u2019s known Norfolk as well).  Ipswich weighs in at 209 miles from my house, but no motorways after leaving the A1(M) west of Cambridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it was the prospect of a wearisome drive that caused Jeff and myself to avail ourselves of the Fingerpost Flyer on our two trips to Portman Road.  Many years later, the nonsense of Lowestoft\u2019s placing in the National league North led us to do much the same trip by car.  A dreadful journey on both occasions, but more of that when I get to scribble about Crown Meadow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trips on \u201cThe Finger\u201d generally involved the video being\nput on and a highlights tape, from a recent game, occupied the outbound journey.  Return trips, especially for night games,\n(and there were many long distance drives back north in the 1996\/97 season),\nsaw a mixture of some fellow travellers getting their head down if work called\nin the morning, and for those who wanted entertainment a film would be\nshowed.  I\u2019m no great film buff but\nvividly recall watching \u2018Pulp Fiction\u2019 as we returned from a debacle at the\nManor Ground.  On another occasion a vote\nwas held as to whether one of Roy \u2018Chubby\u2019 Brown\u2019s more excessive performances\nwould be acceptable \u2013 the vote was in the affirmative, providing much\nentertainment for the assembled throng. Whatever the fare on offer it helped to\npass the miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve no idea what was shown in the first part of the outbound trip to Portman Road early in October 1995.  But the latter part, as we wended our way down the Suffolk roads, was occupied by the radio.  The trial of OJ Simpson was coming to a conclusion.  It was the denouement of a bizarre, and tragic episode.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simpson was the archetypal all-American hero, the number 1 draft pick in the NFL, and a career as an outstanding running back for the Bills and 49ers. It all turned sour in 1994 when he was charged with murder.  He failed to present himself at the appointed time and there followed a completely unbelievable low-speed pursuit.  It was televised live, and purportedly watched by over 95 million viewers \u2013 I recall seeing it on one of the 24-hour news channels which were then in their infancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He eventually came to a trial which went on for nine months.  As we approached Portman Road the verdict was announced. There had been much discussion about the way it would go, with many believing that the verdict would be a political rather than evidence-based decision. He was acquitted \u2013 I offer no view on the decision but do know that it was the conclusion of something which had generated significant interest.  Put it this way \u2013 Radio 4 wasn\u2019t a staple listen on the Finger \u2013 but on that afternoon the travellers demanded to tune-in. As the verdict was announced the lights at Portman Road came into view and attention turned to the more pressing matter at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause of the trip was the 2nd<\/sup> leg of a\nCoca-Cola Cup 2nd<\/sup> round tie.  The\nfirst leg at EP had ended all-square, 1-1, Martyn Chalk on the scoresheet.  The game had also seen a substitute appearance\nfrom Gavin Allen, the only and only time we saw him.  So, there was much to play for, and at the\nsame time, for me, the chance of a \u2018new\u2019 ground.  The coach was directed to park up a short\nwalk from the ground, somewhere near the station.  Policing at football comes in for criticism,\nand there\u2019s been many times when I have despaired at how it is conducted.  But I\u2019ll give the Suffolk constabulary their due\nthat evening.  No herding of us straight\ninto the ground, but rather a direction to a pub near to the ground, where we\nmingled quite happily with the locals. \nTheir brethren up and down the land could well learn from the way it was\ndone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After refreshment we entered the ground.  For those whose knowledge of Portman Road is\nlimited to TV, we were stationed on the opposite side of the ground from the\ncameras, on the top tier of the Portman Stand. \nThe accommodation could well have been described as \u2018snug\u2019, with little\nlegroom, but to be fair a capacity of 1,700 for visitors was hardly tested that\nevening.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portman Road with the Portman Stand on the right with the North Stand at the far end.<\/strong> The Churchmans Stand behind the goal at this end of the pitch was pretty much a mirror image of the North Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I liked the ground.  Opposite us, the Pioneer Stand provided three tiers, and the conversion of the stands at both ends, ( titled \u2018North\u2019 and \u2018Churchmans\u2019), from terracing to seating three years earlier provided an all-seated arena. (Since then bigger constructions have replaced these). The presence of cover on all 4 sides delivered a feeling of enclosure, leading to a concentration on the action on the pitch.  Pretty atmospheric, I thought, even though the game had hardly drawn the locals out in great numbers, with only just over 9,000 bothering.  A few weeks earlier I had been to Meadow Lane for the first time \u2013 it was a similar feeling there as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the pitch, goals from Armstrong and Gannon gave us a\nwelcome, and perhaps an unexpected, 2-1 victory against a side who had been\nplaying in the Premier League, (as it had been retitled in 1992), a year earlier.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made another trip down there a couple of years later.  It was another midweek game, involving a half day off work, an early morning arrival at home, and a less than productive workday to follow. Again, the Finger provided the conveyance.  Same route, same parking place, same pub and same area of the ground.  To cap it all it was the same result, albeit that we kept a clean sheet.  The team was much changed, but the core of that great side played in both matches \u2013 Connelly; Flynn; Gannon; Bennett and Armstrong.  Brett Angell scored twice in a 2-0 victory.  It was of course our first season in Division 1 \u2013 the win, (our 6th<\/sup> in 9 games after a slow start to the season), pushed us up to 9th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Portman Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors accommodation on the right of this picture, on the upper tier.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Club\u2019s four visits to Ipswich all occurred within the space of 4 years.  I made it to the first two but couldn\u2019t manage the latter pair.  The first of them was a Tuesday night, (yet again).  I always tried to make a point of watching my lads football matches.  Rob was 10 and had an important game for his team that night.  The choice was watching his game or making a 450-mile round trip for a game of little consequence, with us standing mid-table having 4 games left.  the season was effectively over.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice wasn\u2019t a choice, and the fact that it was on Sky, (no doubt to fulfil the contractual requirements to show us a set number of times a season) meant I could see both games.  I remember Rob\u2019s team won which is more than County did.  A 1-0 defeat and from what I recall from the TV screen, as the classic statement goes, \u201cWe were lucky to get nil!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pioneer Stand – a pretty impressive construction but with its capacity hardly tested on my two visits to Suffolk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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8 months later there was a milestone game. The final whistle\nblew, around 55 hours before the new Millennium dawned.  A family festive gathering had precluded\ntravelling so it was a case of keeping an ear on the radio.  We had beaten Wolves 3-2 in an epic Boxing\nDay encounter.  We were 6th<\/sup> in\nthe second tier of English football the highest place in our history, (aside\nfrom one of those early season table which have little meaning).  We lost at Portman Road, but stayed 6th<\/sup>.  The chance of Premier League football was on\nthe horizon.  That horizon disappeared \u2013\nin the next 13 years and 4 months we played 619 league games; won 162; drew 170\nand lost 287.  A haul, if that\u2019s the word\nof 656 points out of the 1,857 on offer. \nIt averages out at 48 points a season \u2013 which explains how we fell 90\nplaces in the football hierarchy to end up in regional football.  No fall from grace has been as stark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I can still regale my grandchildren, (one already and another due in a couple of months), that my club competed at a pretty high level \u2013 and for that I\u2019m grateful!! It’s worth having a look, (if only for a fond memory) at the table on New Years Eve 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VISITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong><\/td>Competition<\/strong><\/td>Tier \/ Round<\/strong><\/td>Opponents<\/strong><\/td>Res<\/strong><\/td>F<\/strong><\/td>A<\/strong><\/td>Crowd<\/strong><\/td>Away Day<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Tues<\/td>03\/10\/95
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Coca-Cola Cup<\/td>Round 2 – 2nd Leg<\/td>Ipswich Town<\/td>W<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>9,262<\/td>308<\/td><\/tr>
Tues<\/td>04\/11\/97<\/td>Nationwide Football League – Division 1<\/td>Tier 2<\/td>Ipswich Town<\/td>W<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>8,938<\/td>369<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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ON MY JOURNEY WITH COUNTY AROUND 180 GROUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

..<\/p>\n\n\nPreviously – MEADOW LANE<\/span><\/a>\n\nNext stop – VILLA PARK<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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