CLARKY 2, Bristol City Nil

 

Just when we though it couldn't get any better, Kieran McKenna decided to start Jack Clarke - an Area Bar favorite - in place of Jaden Philogene who is nursing an injury. While we wish Jaden a swift recovery, we loved having 90+ minutes of CLARKY!

 

A goal in the first half and a goal in the second half gave CLARKY! 2/3 of a hat trick. The first one he did it on his own; the second one came after a brilliant cross by Nunez. He did not complete the hat trick but kudos to McKenna to keep CLARKY on.

 

Nunez could have had a goal of his own, except that the Bristol City keeper made a miraculous save lying on the goal line. Next Time Nunez, next time. It will probably be save of the month. 

 

Walton AGAIN posted a clean sheet for Ipswich Town. I can hardly remember a ball being behind him. I believe we have another game against Leiceister (eff Leiceister) and we can start a new history. 

 

The spot at the bar reserved for Eddie Sheehan remained empty through stoppage time.

 

Next up: Away to Sheffield United at 10AM Saturday the 24th of January

Why Our Dive Bar in East Village Is the Coolest Event Space

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People love hosting events in NYC, but finding a space that feels real and not uptight gets tough fast. Many places look fancy but feel cold. Others offer space but lack good vibes, good drinks, or any creative spark. That’s where we slide in. Area 140 First brings that raw East Village energy with the comfort of a neighborhood bar.

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IPSWICH TOWN HEADED BACK TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :/

6/1/2025 - The ITFC season started with a lot of hope and promise. A mostly young squad, with a few veterans just up to the Premier League with Eddie Sheeran in support. In late August 2024, the world was the Tractor Boys' oyster. 

The moment that seemed to repeat itself with alarming regularity was late game collapses. I can remember Muric letting up late opportunities to Man City and Southampton specifically that simply cost us points. He also did not kick the long ball and stats will bear it out that we were playing roughly 70% of games in our end. We often passed back to a goalie with the attention span to play 80 minutes and limited footwork (he did make some saves, but that's only part of the game). As a team we constantly played the short ball. Here's a good Muric blooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMSB-kJKm1Y

Things started to unwind pretty quickly towards the end of calendar year 2024 with only a few points at home and Sammie Szmodics sidelined with an ankle injury. Our top scorer, Liam Delap, took a couple / few months off from scoring and relegation was staring us in the face. We lost or tied a series of "must win" games. 

We will lose some players with "relegation trade" causes in their contracts. We can only hope that Hutchinson, Enciso, Burgess, Clarke, Morsy, et al.  make it back to Portman Road for the 2025-2026 season. Now that a core team has some Premier League minutes, the hope is that the Boys can keep up a level of play to be promoted in 2026. Hopefully we spend some time on basic conditioning, so players can run for 90+ minutes. We look forward to the announcement of the 2025/26 Championship League fixtures on 6/26/25. 

There are only a couple of months between seasons as the Championship League kicks off in early August. We will be following all of the ITFC action at Area Bar with the sound on! Come have a pint and cheer them on! We will also play Premier League, Championship League and World Cup with a first in the bar, first pick to put it on a screen. 

Come on ya Boys!