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@irvinref

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long time postman. long time Ipswich fan. long time referee. my views are simply that! don't look to upset anyone. here because I want to be!!

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@irvinref
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3 years
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irvin flaherty
2 years
Just the case and the car. See you all tomorrow. #Coybs #itfc #ipsbol @TheGreyhoundIps
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 months
A day to remember. And being on the pitch with my boys. Memories forever. #itfc #htafc #EFL #EFLChampionship
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Had a long conversation with our former captain yesterday. Plenty I had to get off my chest. Apologies offered and accepted. Good to hear his view. #itfc
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@irvinref
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6 months
Ipswich fans, how we feeling right now? 😊😊
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irvin flaherty
2 months
Never ever heard the ground so noisey before kick off! Excellent support throughout. Not disgraced at all. Beaten by a team that's played at this level forever. We can certainly up our levels. No one will intimidate us. The future's bright. #itfc #IPSLIV
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@irvinref
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7 months
He doesn't get too high on the highs and too low on the lows. Proper assessment and realistic appraisal of the situation. Fantastic manager! #itfc #kieranmckenna #efl
@SkyFootball
Sky Sports Football
7 months
"It was a disappointing end to the game, but that's Football" 🤷‍♂️ Kieran McKenna on Ipswich Town's performance against Cardiff City.
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irvin flaherty
2 months
Didn't expect it to happen but I'm beyond pleased to have acquired a ticket at face value for tomorrow's match. Someone called me a genuine fan. I will be very vocal. I will however have to leave before the end as I have a game to referee. Good luck to the Blues. #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Love the carpet around the pitch #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
4 months
Anyone else still celebrating promotion or is it only me! #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
9 months
Maurice Scrivener was a friend and a fellow referee. Was always good to be out with him on a Saturday. The chats, words of encouragement, advice offered and taken too. Will be missed. Condolences to family and friends across the football community. @SILHQ @SuffolkFA
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irvin flaherty
2 months
Pretty sure I wasn't the only one who noticed that our sellout away end had plenty of empty seats last night. There were plenty of fans who wanted tickets. People buying tickets for points and not attending should have points rescinded. #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
Don't understand the need for young thugs to start throwing punches at Cheltenham fans outside the ground last night. Take your thuggish behaviour elsewhere. We are not a violent or nasty club. Banter yes. Thuggish no. Apologies to any Cheltenham fans affected by this last night.
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
4 months
For those fans that have been on the whole journey, you deserve this. From the dark days of despair under McCarthy and being told "Careful what you wish for", to where we are now, we're certainly getting what we wished for! #itfc #EPL
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
9 months
Who remembers when we could never score from a set piece? Wasn't that long ago! #itfc
@IpswichTown
IPSWICH TOWN
9 months
A superb set-piece! 💥 #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
9 months
Was great to see a black ref at Portman Rd. But he bottled the penalty! We still won though! #itfc #IPSSUN #EFL
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
Is changing room banter at an end? I can think of plenty things that I've been called that I'd considered banter. Are we fast becoming a snowflake nation? I was never offended, laughed and gave a few comments back. We would go out,play the game and resume the banter afterwards.
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 years
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irvin flaherty
2 years
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irvin flaherty
9 months
Hopefully Ipswich fans will see Warnock for the absolute god that he is after tonight. Totally balanced assessment throughout the whole evening. Retaining a striking sense of balance when others were being rinsed by the supposed runaway league leaders inability to beat us #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
6 years
50 years ago today Bobby Robson signed for #ITFC . Guess who was there to meet and greet him?
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
Anyone who thinks suffolk football is struggling think again. Needham Market, Leiston Town, Long Melford, Woodbridge Town, Hadleigh Utd, Lowestoft Town. Stowmarket Town, AFC Sudbury Bury Town, Ipswich Wanderers. Our footballing pedigree is pretty strong. Well done all.
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
4 months
From this moment on promotion was in our own hands. @jeremysarm7ento thank you #itfc
@IpswichTown
IPSWICH TOWN
7 months
On repeat. 🔁
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
8 months
What on earth is wrong with our fanbase? Different sections bitching at one another. North Stand against Blue Action. Fans against different podcasts. Can't we all just accept this is the best time of our lives and just accept each other's differences? Coybs from everyone please!
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
January....Ipswich sign Hirst on loan. Plenty of whinges saying he couldn't get a game or goal in championship. Now more than happy with him in our squad. August we sign Scarlett. Dear oh dear. C'mon fans, trust the process. KMc knows what he's doing! #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
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irvin flaherty
1 year
And to think I got slaughtered for my comments only a week ago. Quite a few have gone totally overboard, proving me right. We lost one football match. We've come so far in 18 months. We're back in the Championship. Playing far better teams. We will lose games. Accept and move on.
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 years
#marcusevans 24,000 reasons why you should be backing #PaulLambert . We all are! #itfc #backthemanager
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
Everyone having a pop at #itfc for what they perceive to be our spend spend spend policy. We've let 20+ players go from last season and brought in 8. That is not excessive. No one moaned when we were bringing in 6 or 7 loanees. #Pompey #LeagueOne #EFL
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irvin flaherty
2 years
Anyone else just walking around singing, We've got super K Mckenna, or Every Saturday we follow..... #FridayVibes #itfc
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2 years
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Quite possibly, no easily the worst captain we ever had. Led us down through some of our darkest days. Some will say it wasn't his fault. Others will beg to differ. #itfc
@TheTractorBoys_
TheTractorBoys
1 year
10 years ago today, Luke Chambers joined the club! #ITFC
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
Gotta love a full pub! #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
6 months
If 15 years means anything, then an open top bus tour it is! It's 3 points. The gap is 20 points. 15 more to play for. We're 2nd not 6th. 5 games to go. Win them all were up. Keep believing in the process. it's got us this far! #itfc
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irvin flaherty
1 year
The silence before.....the roar after. Spine tingling! #itfc
@SkyBetLeagueOne
Sky Bet League One
1 year
🥶 Ice in those veins! #EFL | @IpswichTown
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
7 months
Checking in from afar! "Every Saturday we follow...." #itfc #coybs
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 years
Love Klopps responses. Has an answer for everything. 👍🏿👍🏿🤣🤣
@Sporf
SPORF
5 years
😂 Flirting with the translator. 👀 Ripping into Jose Mourinho's press conferences. 😅 Threatening to walk out because of LFCTV. 🗣 The best of Jurgen Klopp's time at Liverpool FC so far!
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irvin flaherty
6 months
Had a player come on as sub in my game yesterday wearing these. They offer no protection whatsoever to the shin area. The football association should be banning these at every level of the game. @SILHQ @SuffolkFA
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irvin flaherty
9 months
Absolutely ridiculous that was a booking. Brilliant tackle! So many softies in the game these days. 😡🤷🏿‍♂️👀
@harps2000
Har(P)s ITFC
9 months
Fair challenge 👊 #itfc
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irvin flaherty
1 year
Great view of the town fans yesterday who were very vocal all game. Once we scored it could have been more. And did qpr get out of their own half in the 7 minutes of injury time? Well played town. #itfc #qpr
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 months
5 days in. Still smiling like a Cheshire cat! 2nd day sober. Couldn't give a toss about the playoffs! Transfer speculations won't bother me until they've put pen to paper. Seriously need to go bed still buzzing! Happily single again. Wouldn't have missed it for the world #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
7 months
Brenner Woolley's commentary is legendary. I've watched this a thousand times. It's 2am for goodness sake! I can't stop watching it!!! Never fall in love with a loan player! #itfc #wbafc #bhafc #EFL
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
Where were you when we were 💩? 🤷🏿‍♂️🤣🤣
@IpswichTown
IPSWICH TOWN
2 years
🤯 Astonishing. #itfc
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irvin flaherty
2 years
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
Merry Christmas you filthy animal! 🎄🎁⚽️
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
This is where we see the hard-core supporters turn up and back the club through thick and thin. We've been there through tough times. We're 3rd not 23rd! Reality check time. 19 games to go. Happy when the glory boys stay away. #itfc #thegreatescape #EFL #ipsmor
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irvin flaherty
1 year
5k going to Barnsley Tuesday night......and I'm not one of them. Potentially promotion guaranteed that night. What a party 🥳 for those going!!! #itfc #coybs
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
9 months
Whenever I'm there he gets 110% support from me! Guaranteed!!! #itfc #coybs
@IpswichCulture
𝗜𝗽𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
9 months
“It's up to everyone to get behind the players in our shirt. I hope & would love to see PR at its best tomorrow-the fans in full support vocally of the players & the players giving absolutely everything to represent #itfc well- If we get that I'll be happy” Don’t let him down 🫡
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irvin flaherty
1 year
Every single vacancy... No! He's not available. #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Still here. Just gotta find my car now. Not making Christchurch Park at a guess! #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
10 months
I'd have taken 9 points in the month at the start of December. Our fans are totally unrealistic. If you were there over the last 20 years you'd really appreciate the last two years even last night. Rome wasn't built in a day. This team rebuild will take even more time. #itfc #EFL
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
9 months
Can't believe I've acquired Millwall tickets. My first visit since 1978! A Valentine's day special! #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
I haven't got a letter from the FA confirming my promotion. But as I never went for promotion I'm not disappointed. 30+ years as a level 5 referee. 👍🏿😁
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
Happy Christmas to everyone involved in the local game. Players, managers, club officials, referees, podcasters, supporters, tea ladies, groundsmen, parents. However you get your fix, enjoy this time of year. 🎅🏿🌲⚽️ #SIL #TN #ECL
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
11 months
Glad we've finally got a manager who allows players to shoot from outside the box. He'll score plenty of these!!! #itfc #efl
@SkyBetChamp
Sky Bet Championship
11 months
🎯 What a hit by the @IpswichTown midfield man! #EFL | #SkyBetChampionship
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irvin flaherty
2 years
Fair to say, Mckenna's honeymoon period may just about be over. We'll see what happens when the fans turn on him like previous managers. This is the first spell where results haven't gone for him. This is where we find out if his balls have dropped or not. Good luck boss. #itfc
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irvin flaherty
4 months
Great when you bump into Leeds fans on holiday and they ask where your from. I should have just said London and be done with it. But no, I couldn't say that could I? Severe mood change! It's a great feeling isn't it? 🤣🤣 #LUFC #ITFC
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 months
If, if, if... if you'd picked up 6 more points you'd have been promoted automatically! Move on fella. #lufc
@justinallen1976
Justin Allen
5 months
"If we had used VAR this season, we'd not be in the play offs. We'd be automatically promoted. That's a fact." Leeds boss Daniel Farke says he has TWELVE letters of apologies from officials for wrong decisions. Today they got another one wrong. #LUFC #NUFC #EFL @FA_PGMOL
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irvin flaherty
1 year
An honest assessment from a losing manager is so refreshing to hear. Well done Alex. #scfc #itfc #ncfc
@stokecity
Stoke City FC
1 year
"We won the last two games together, we lose this one together." Alex Neil reflects on this afternoon's defeat at Portman Road.
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irvin flaherty
1 year
Another must have to go with all the other must haves I still haven't got! 👀🤷🏿‍♂️ #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
I find it absolutely amazing that we haven't won a Saturday 3pm kick off since the 8th October. And we're still 3rd. We have to start winning very soon. I still believe in McKenna and his style of football. But wish we'd kick a few more people when the going gets tough. #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
7 months
Greg Liegh appreciation post! 🇯🇲
@ITFC_en
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Greg Leigh scoring for Jamaica against USA in just over 30 seconds! Stuff of dreams #itfc #oufc 🇯🇲
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
7 months
We are top of the league, say we are top of the league. We are top of the league, say we are top of the league. We are top of the league, say we are top of the league. We are top of the league, say we are top of the league. #EFL #itfc #lcfc #lufc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 months
The pleasure has been all ours. Forever you'll be in our hearts. 💙🤍 @omarihutch7
@omarihutch7
Omari Hutchinson
5 months
Thank you Town, what a season, what a year 💙
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
9 months
Thank you Freddie for your contribution to our last two years. 24 goals in 50 appearances makes you a prolific striker. Go do your thing again @CAFCofficial you will be missed. #itfc
@CAFCofficial
Charlton Athletic FC
9 months
It's you! ✉️ #cafc
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irvin flaherty
1 year
There are so many people that have never seen us win anything or even be close to challenging to win anything. A whole generation and more that have missed out on wonderful nights like this! Hope this is the start of something big. Thank you Messrs Ashton, Barker and Gamechanger.
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irvin flaherty
6 months
Tonight's venue in all it's glory. #ccfc #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
11 months
This isn't a pitch that will win many awards. But it should be considered. The hard work that goes into pitch prep before games doesn't hardly ever get mentioned. But @LSMFC pitch was perfect in every way today for their ladies game against @Capel_Plough @SuffolkFA 👏🏿👏🏿
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
League One tour successfully completed. Hope we never see the likes of some of these places ever again! #EFL #championshipherewecome #itfc #promotionparty
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irvin flaherty
2 years
There are some shameful people hiding behind a keyboard. Easy to spin vile knowing no-one knows who you are. Hatred of people looking to improve their lot in life doesn't make you a better person. Bravo for our club trying to do something humane for those less privileged #ITFC
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
Still buzzing after my flying visit last week to see Orlando Magic vs New York Knicks 🏀
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
I would like to personally say thank you to our captain Luke Chambers for the last 9 years. He hasn't been brilliant. But he's been a leader. I'd have loved to see him lead us to our goal. The last 6 years have been tough. But Luke has done his best. Once again, thank you! #itfc
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irvin flaherty
9 months
If she's gone running her mouth off to @TheSun and @BBCLookEast I'd say don't ever let her in the ground again! The front row upstairs in the Cobbold stand was kept empty to stop fans from getting on the roof. Can't stop idiots from running down the stand though. #itfc #mufc
@BBCLookEast
BBC East
9 months
Ipswich fan hurt after Maidstone United supporter landed on her above
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
3 years
Doing a dead bluebottle mid game while players just get on with the game! @silforum @SILHQ @SuffolkFA
@KestrelsSat
Kesgrave Kestrels FC - Saturday Mens
3 years
Amount of refs diving in the modern game is ridiculous 👀 @irvinref
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Getting annoyed with this commentator...... Barry Bannon this Barry Bannon that. Just Bannon will do surely! 😡😡😡🤷🏿‍♂️ #swfc #BFC #LeagueOnePlayOffFinal
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 months
This transfer window confirms my belief that we didn't unjustly get promoted. We thoroughly deserved it. The transfers are proof of that fact. We are here for the long haul. Going to be a truly magical season. #itfc #coybs #PremierLeague
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 months
I STILL need a ticket for Saturday. Hoping beyond hope 🙏🏿 #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
4 months
Another good addition. Welcome Ben! 🚜💙🤍
@FabrizioRomano
Fabrizio Romano
4 months
🚨🔵 Ben Johnson to Ipswich Town, deal signed and sealed after medical completed. He's joining the club from West Ham. Johnson will be unveiled as new Ipswich Town player, second signing after Omari Hutchinson from Chelsea.
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irvin flaherty
3 years
Our fan base! Even people on podcasts make it hard watching. Please, there's plenty of games yet to go. It's October, just, not March! We will be ok. Just be patient. Just keep the faith. #itfc #INeed4Tickets4Wycombe
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
7 months
Sam Morsy #itfc #poty is the only correct answer. Anyone else would be so wrong.
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
4 years
Broken hearted for Jerry Thorpe, his family and friends. Known him since he was a kid. Horrible what #MND does to people. Hope the fundraising continues. RIP Jerry 💔🙏🏿
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irvin flaherty
2 years
28k+ in the 3rd tier of English football. #itfc #ipsder #EFLLeagueOne
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
5 months
So many talking about new signings. But that inevitably means that there will be players leaving. Some favourites will have to go also. It's an evolving process I'm afraid. #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
6 years
@_SJPeace_ Racial abuse should never be tolerated. Why wasn't he thrown off the flight? I'd like to know what #Ryanair policy is on this. Can I expect no support on future flights if I suffer the same abuse? @RyanairFlights #ryanairracist #racialabuse
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irvin flaherty
2 years
90 minutes of thoroughly enthralling football between @StowFalcons and @MutfordWrentham in the #suffolkfajuniorcup quarter final. A real pleasure to be involved. This was football at it's very best. Both teams a credit to Suffolk football. @SuffolkFA @silhq @angilancombination
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irvin flaherty
3 years
Fans questioning Cook after one league game? It's a marathon not a sprint. We're only two points off top spot! Give your heads a serious wobble! #newteam #newplayers #itfc #PaulCooksBlueArmy
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 months
Oxford Utd have made my weekend! Thank you! #oufc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
7 months
Someone said "onto wednesday". Had me searching midweek fixtures. But we haven't got a game Wednesday! Stupid name for a team! Stupid me! #itfc #swfc 🤣🤣
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
Really looking forward to the football season. Starts today in @SILHQ . Wishing everyone an enjoyable season. Officials players, coaches, supporters and everyone involved in helping to get games under way. #silhq #suffolkfa
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irvin flaherty
15 days
I look at the quality and standard of premier league referees and wonder how bad I must really be!
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
McKenna is still in his infancy in management terms. He's done a fantastic job getting us in a really challenging position. But we need to learn how to do a proper shithousing job in the final minutes. Ball out of ground, player injuries, proper substitutions to kill game. #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Got a proper reaction from #itfc fans! Was only an opinion. Wasn't meant to be 🎣🎣🎣 Sorry but he's marmite. Speak as you find. Every opinion respected. Even the haters! But we move forwards. #coyb #itfc
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Disappointed to be evicted today. But I was no threat to anyone around me. Football fans should be able to rnjoy each other's company. Think I was doing that with those around me. Just a shame that not everyone's on the same page. #ftfc #itfc .
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
2 years
A joy and a pleasure to referee @Tattingstoneutd and @FcStanton yesterday. 90 minutes of good football between two good footballing sides. A good advert for local football. @SILHQ @SuffolkFA @sil_forum
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@irvinref
irvin flaherty
1 year
Change of plan. I will be one of them there! #coybs #itfc
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