Ipswich Town
Preview: Norwich
By Aston
April 12 2008
Town have a chance to remind everyone why they are the Pride Of Anglia when Norwich visit Portman Road tomorrow afternoon. The big news from the Town camp earlier today is that Jon Walters and Shefki Kuqi have both been included in the squad to face Norwich meaning that only David Norris and Richard Naylor are missing.
Town squad: Bruce, Bywater, Counago, Colgan, De Vos, Garvan, Harding, Haynes, Kuqi, Lee, Miller, Quinn, Rhodes, Roberts, Simpson, Sito, Sumulikoski, Walters, Williams, Wright.
Town manager Jim Magilton: "The games against Norwich are fantastic occasions for the supporters and players alike, local bragging rights are up for grabs and the fans create a wonderful atmosphere.
"There's no hiding the fact that tomorrow's match is massive in more ways than one and we need three points to keep us fighting for the play-offs.
"I want a real performance form the players - one I know they can give. I want a display full of tempo, full of energy and full of desire - if I get that then I will back them all the way, win or lose.
"The supporters, as always, will have a part to play and I am sure they will get right behind the team."
While Town's injury list is short, Norwich's is even shorter with not a single person missing for tomorrow's match.
Norwich boss Glenn Roeder: "It's always good to see your opponents live before you play them, all the work we do looking at DVDs of the opposition, nothing beats actually being there and having your own wide lens if you want.
"They are a good footballing team who want to pass the ball and to play the game in what I think is the right way.
"I'm not surprised because that mirrors the manager. I watched Jim Magilton many, many times play for Ipswich and that's how Jim played. He was a passing footballer and the team mirrors him.
"It should only add to it being a decent game of football because that's exactly what we want to do. It takes two to tango.
"Normally you want to get a good game, both teams want to get the ball down. And on Sunday both teams will want to get the ball on the floor as much as possible. Of course there is room for balls that are clipped over the top, the ball travelling through the air. We don't play a game of below head height, it would be nonsense, but the game basically as far as I'm concerned is played on the grass and obviously Jim's team does the same.
"But I think generally speaking Ipswich have done that under George, Bobby, Joe - they have always had what I call footballing managers. There is a certain group of managers I would think wouldn't ever manage Ipswich."
Match odds:
Town: 18/19
Draw: 5/2
Norwich: 10/3
If you need reminding why we are the Pride Of Anglia, look at the Derbies page via the link on the left hand side of the site.
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Cheers Timmy, the EDP said everyone was fit so I agreed
Rigters: back at Blackburn so no longer a Norwich player.
Ipswich Town - the pride of anglia
