Poll: Town fans offered free pint before the match

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• Only a business in such disarray as ITFC could take a supposedly generous gesture such as this and turn it into a cause of further alienation due to their poor organisation. I saw arguments breaking out as some bars only gave out vouchers if they were explicitly asked for, some tried to restrict them to one per round rather than each drink purchased and some others refused to honour the vouchers before the match, despite the only restriction being on not using them at half time. This while having to watch the worst performance in fifty years

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  pinch 'n' a punch

  Sunday, October 28, 2012

• The Ipswich STAR: 1. Has given what is basically a free ad to this drink promotion and so is encouraging it. I hope the same paper realises it is double standards when it starts to report on drink drivers. 2. Has tried to stir up trouble between fans by the nasty and unnecessary (as David White says) story about the vote on ITFC's relegation. So I hope the paper does not take a high-minded view when fans fight. Is this the sort of reporting we want for our local community?

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  Johnthebap

  Sunday, October 28, 2012

• I guess that's one way to get them in a good mood before the final whistle.

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  TOBY P.

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• yea that will really cheers the fans that pay £600+ a year that have to buy a pint to get 1 free. After a disastrous start to the season Mr Clegg trys to mug the angry fan's even more with a "Kind" gesture that will make the club more money Sum how i don't think many fan's will be buying tickets next year.

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  RHTech

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• Totally agree with lowestoftblue. Too much drink and football have been poor partners for years. ITFC's response..... let's get everyone more tanked up? It's really not good practice to encourage drinking especially as pointed out, this will put people over the drink drive limit. Poor judgement ITFC ..... again. We have enough bad publicity at present without this. Methinks I'll table a question at the shareholders meeting about it.

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  Oft Meanders

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• shame on I.T.F.C to entice fans to drink alcohol at football matches ,,

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  MIGUEL100

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• Pints make for rowdy supporters, not necessary bums on seats! bad luck if you happen to be a supporter who is a driver, female or a child.

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  Pat Blue

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• the way we have played this season i think we all need a drink, what next , get one new manager and get one free for next season,

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  shakey sandy

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• lowestoftblue - you can't work that out? Buy a half, or but one pint and give the other to a mate...

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  Scott Brock

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• So you've got to buy one to get another free, not good if you are driving. Surely two pints makes you over the drink drive limit? I think Mr Clegg is having a laugh, perhaps a better idea would be to give tickets away to Suffolk schools, get some fans for the future interested. Most who turn up will spend money on a program or something so the club still makes money. You never know if they enjoy they might come again and again, just a thought!

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  lowestoftblue

  Friday, October 26, 2012

• Why on earth have you Norfolk Journo's added a little paragraph about the Canaries voting for relegation? It has nothing to do with the article. It's just nasty, unnecessary cynicism from you lot across the boarder. Poor journalism, not needed!

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  David White

  Friday, October 26, 2012