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ITFC 1-0 Bolton 16th March 2013

Saturday was supporters day in Ipswich with various events held at or around the ground. We went into town on the Park and Ride bus from Martlesham, getting off at Major's Corner opposite the Mulberry Tree (great name for a pub) where Anthony Wordsworth, Frank Nouble, Simon Milton along with new MD Ian Milneot were taking part in a question & answer session. BBC Radio Suffolk's Life's a Pitch team were also broadcasting live from the pub, although without Kevin Beattie.

We were greeted by (the often berated) Liz Edwards and once we had brought a drink (I tried a pint of Adnams Sole Star which was very nice) wandered along for a listen. There wasn't too much to glean from the q&a session, it's a pity that the speakers weren't miked up as it was hard to hear everything that was being said. Afterwards I got some autographs for the newest tractor boy in the family, nephew Alex (well me & dad are doing our best to indoctrinate him into being a Town fan, poor little boy!) Sharon and I being the big kids that we are also had our pictures taken with Frank Nouble & Antony Wordsworth. All of this caused a little envy when he found out from Max who was beavering away at work in the Ramsholt Arms, Sharon told me that I should have got him some autographs too!

It's another game that I predicted a loss for us, Bolton were on a good run and making a late run for the play-offs so I was highly delighted that we won, infact the way the other results went it turned out to be a vital three points. We were on top for much of the first half but after the brake Wanderers looked more likely to nick a win in a game where one goal would surely be enough for victory, although they never really troubled Town keeper Stephen Henderson.

Just when the match looked to be heading for a second successive nil nil draw up popped JET with a piece of magic. On as a surprise replacement for David McGoldrick after seventy six minutes, he received the ball outside the penalty and shuffled it to the byline before cutting past Bolton defender Sam Ricketts to set up Carlos Edwards with a low cross for his first goal of the season. From where I was standing the ball went out of play before Jet crossed it and Edwards scuffed his first shot before putting the rebound away - sometimes it's just your day. How things have changed under Mick McCarthy, had Paul Jewell still been in charge that would never have happened!

After the game reports came out that Guirane N'Daw had been arrested on Friday and held overnight accused of ABH on a woman in a flat on Neptune Quay. McCarthy had earlier told the press that he was missing from the squad for personal reasons, just the latest episode in the ITFC soap.