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Blues boss Paul Cook hailed last night’s 3-2 after-extra-time FA Youth Cup quarter-final victory over 10-man Sheffield United at Portman Road as one of the best games of football he’s seen in a long time.

Portman Road will host a screening of

Town striker Marcus Stewart has been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year Award. Stewart, along with Teddy Sheringham, Ryan Giggs, Emile Heskey, Roy Keane and Thierry Henry, will face the vote from their fellow professionals.

Friends and family of Town fan Gary Battle, who died aged 52 following a brave fight against a brain tumour on April 5th, are asking fellow supporters to hold a minute’s applause after the clock ticks past the 52-minute mark during Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough.

Just imagine we actually get a dubious penalty awarded which if scored secured promoted Who would want you to take?

Town’s long, long wait for East Anglian derby success continues following a 1-0 defeat to Norwich City at Carrow Road. The Blues, who went into the weekend top of the Championship but following the afternoon fixtures are down to second, were never at their best with Marcelino Nunez’s 39th-minute free-kick giving the Canaries the lead and Town huffing and puffing unconvincingly as they looked for a leveller in the second half.

Boss Kieran McKenna says the Blues’ recent record against Norwich City won’t be mentioned in the dressing room in the lead-up to Saturday’s live-on-Sky East Anglian derby against Norwich City at Carrow Road (KO 12.30pm).

For the third consecutive year, West Suffolk Hospital Charity is teaming up with Ipswich Town to give fans the chance to play against — or alongside — some of the Blues’ most famous names from the past with bidding for places now under way.

A rare opportunity to play against — or even with — a football team made up of Ipswich Town Legends is being offered by

Many thanks for all that took part in our very quick poll earlier today. We had over 880 votes in a few short hours to determine the best and worst ever players to play for Town.