Ipswich Round-Up, Thursday 5th November: International Call-Ups and Awards Dominate as Bournemouth Clash Looms
There's been a flurry of international recognition for the Blues' squad this week. Issa has been called up for Morocco duty (ITFC.co.uk), while Dara has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad (ITFC.co.uk). Sindre has also earned a call-up, picked for Norway's U21s (ITFC.co.uk), and Abdoul has been handed his first senior international call-up, a notable milestone for the young forward (ITFC.co.uk).
There's plenty for Town fans to be proud of on the individual awards front too. Abdoul has also been nominated for Goal of the Month (ITFC.co.uk), while Ouattara is up for the Premier League's Goal of the Month award, with the EADT running through who he's up against and how supporters can vote (East Anglian Daily Times). Walton, meanwhile, has been shortlisted for a Premier League award of his own (ITFC.co.uk). Closer to home, Julio has picked up the club's Halo Player of the Month gong (ITFC.co.uk), and the Star has the answer to which Blues player was officially named October's player of the month (Ipswich Star).
On the goalkeeping question, the EADT has taken a look at the statistical case for whether Walton or Scherpen should be Town's number one, weighing up the numbers behind the ongoing debate (East Anglian Daily Times). Elsewhere between the posts, a Town youngster has been named best goalkeeper at the U17 Gulf Cup, a pleasing honour for the academy (Ipswich Star), and the club have shone the Academy Spotlight on Bobby Sains this week (ITFC.co.uk).
Behind the scenes, there's matchday news too, with a fanzone layout update confirmed ahead of the visit of Bournemouth (ITFC.co.uk). Supporters can also look forward to the busy run of fixtures over the holiday period, which has been rebranded "The Festive Four" (Ipswich Star). On the development side, the U21s' final EFL Trophy group game takes place at Colchester (ITFC.co.uk).
Manager O'Neil has been speaking about the club's "biggest strength" and praised his captain for driving standards within the squad, giving fans an insight into the qualities underpinning the team's work ethic (East Anglian Daily Times).
Finally, former Ipswich defender Terry Butcher, who won the Uefa Cup with the club under Bobby Robson, is inviting questions from fans for an upcoming feature reflecting on his career at Ipswich, Rangers and England (The Guardian).
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