Kings of Anglia - Ipswich Town podcast from the EADT and Ipswich Star

Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk all things FPL after a jam-packed period of Premier League action. The boys reflect on the last three gameweeks, with wildcards creating plenty of drama in the KOA league. Then it’s onto potential changes, the leaderboard and the key games in gameweek 16, including Ipswich Town’s trip to Wolves. There’s also a light show at AJ’s house while Ross struggles...

Ross Halls, Stuart Watson and Alex Jones are back to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth. The boys analyse the game and try to figure out what went wrong, with the Blues collapsing right at the end of the match to fall to their third defeat in the space of an eight days. Then it’s onto the big debate about the goalkeepers following another error from Aro Muric, while Stu and AJ try...

Mark Heath, Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk about Ipswich Town’s rather deflating midweek defeat against Crystal Palace. The boys discuss Town’s struggles to create, plus hear from Kieran McKenna and Jens Cajuste. There’s also a chat about why Town seem to underwhelm in these sort of games, and we try to pick out some reasons to be positive going forward. There’s a look at the bigger pi...

Ross Halls, Stuart Watson and Alex Jones are back to discuss Ipswich Town’s 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. The boys review the game and try to figure out why things just didn’t click for the Blues at the City Ground, with Chris Wood’s penalty the difference between the two sides. Then it’s onto tomorrow’s big clash against Crystal Palace, which may prove to be pivotal for both teams as they look...

Ross Halls, Stuart Watson and Alex Jones are back to preview Ipswich Town’s trip to Nottingham Forest. The boys discuss previous games at the City Ground and look ahead to tomorrow’s match, with the Blues taking on one of the in-form sides in the Premier League. Then it’s onto team news and predictions, with some talk around yesterday’s press conference ahead of the big clash this weekend. There’s...

Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk all things FPL after a jam-packed gameweek 12. The boys look through their teams, having risen up the leaderboard while the other two kings dropped down. There’s also a discussion about the key players, with Wolves’ Matheus Cunha standing out above the rest after a brilliant display against Fulham. Ross also bangs the drum for Ipswich Town’s Omari Hutchin...

Stuart Watson and Alex Jones are back to discuss Ipswich Town’s 1-1 draw against Premier League giants Manchester United. The boys discuss the build-up to the game, with a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to cover such a big match at Portman Road. Then it’s onto the action, where the Blues put in a brave display against the Red Devils, earning a point thanks to Omari Hutchinson’s curling...

Ross Halls, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to build up to Ipswich Town’s mouthwatering match-up with Manchester United this Sunday on the latest KOA pod. The boys review the international break action first, plus the news that Portman Road will host the in-form Tractor Girls again next March. Then it’s onto Utd - what can we expect from Ruben Amorim in his first game, how might they set-up and...

Ross Halls caught up with former Ipswich Town defender Thomas Gaardsoe to discuss his time at Portman Road and where he is now. Thomas spoke about a range of memories, including early days in football, moving to England to sign for Ipswich and Premier League football. He chats about his overall spell with the Blues from goal against Sunderland, relegation, George Burley and Joe Royle.  Plus leavin...

Stuart Watson, Ross Halls and Mark Heath are back with a special Mailbag pod to fill the gap over the boring international break. The boys start by chatting about the link to Peterborough’s Kwame Poku before taking a lot of your questions on a huge range of subjects. They include the Delap buyback  conundrum, January needs and potential exits plus ghosts, circuses, dogs and cars. Then we finish by...

Ross Halls caught up with former Ipswich Town player Paul Mason to discuss his time at Portman Road and where he is now. Paul spoke about a range of memories, including his early days in football, moving to Holland, playing for Groningen and signing for Aberdeen.  Plus chats about the key moments for the Blues from debut goal to scoring twice against Man United and much more.  - If you’re interest...

Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk all things FPL after a brilliant gameweek 11 for Ipswich Town. The Blues picked up their first win of the season, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away from home, but it was another mixed weekend for the boys in terms of their scores. There’s a chat around Liam Delap, who continues to impress at a cheap price following his big haul in North London, while oth...

Mark Heath, Stuart Watson, Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to discuss Town’s historic win over Spurs in the Premier League. We hear from Kieran McKenna and scorer Sammie Szmodics, lavish praise on Town’s gameplan and reflect on just what it means for the club. There’s plenty of chat around some outstanding individual performances too, plus we finally get a VAR decision going Town’s way and the...

Ross Halls, Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to look ahead to Town’s Premier League trip to Spurs this weekend. There’s also reflections on Mark Ashton’s lengthy chat with BBC Radio Suffolk, plus our attempts to predict Town’s next five game block. Then it’s on to Spurs via a peek inside the beautiful mind of Rossco and his journey in photography. - Email mark.heath@newsquest.co.u...

Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk all things FPL after gameweek 10. The boys reflect on the weekend’s action, where AJ’s poor score saw him drop down the table while Ross made some decent moves in the opposite direction. Then it’s onto the changes, with eyes on Antoine Semenyo, Mo Salah and Dominic Solanke. One midfielder might be coming out of Ross’ team very quickly! There’s also a look...

Ross Halls caught up with Ipswich Town Women midfielder Charlotte Fleming to discuss her journey in football and the season so far. Charlotte spoke about her early memories in football, starting out at Chelsea and being coached by Emma Hayes. She also chats about her spells at Leicester City, London City Lioneess and Watford, plus her injury set-back. Then on to signing for Ipswich, captaining the...

Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to pick the bones out of Ipswich Town’s controversial 1-1 draw with Leicester City. The boys chat about a number of positives from the display - including a world class goal from Leif Davis - plus hear from Kieran McKenna and Cameron Burgess. Then it’s onto the inevitable discussion around THAT penalty decision and the Kalvin Phillips red card. Plu...

Mark Heath, Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to build up to Town’s big game with Leicester at Portman Road this Saturday. The boys discuss another managerial casualty at Man Utd before dishing out some October awards and then diving into the game with the Foxes. They chat about Leicester’s danger men and surprisingly good start to the season before pondering Town’s injury crisis and potential st...

Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk all things FPL after gameweek nine. The boys look back at the weekend, where a last-minute free hit saved AJ from disaster as Son Hueng-min was ruled out through injury. Stars from Chelsea, Liverpool and Brentford hit big scores, but Ross was left frustrated by his total, although he shared some big news that put a smile on his face. Then it’s onto the we...

Alex Jones, Ross Halls and Mark Heath are back to pick the bones out of Town’s thrilling but heartbreaking 4-3 defeat at Brentford. The boys discuss plenty of positives from the display, wax lyrical about three cracking goals and hear from Kieran McKenna and George Hirst. Then it’s onto the bad bits, the inevitable should Aro Muric be dropped debate, Harry Clarke’s nightmare debut and the mounting...

Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to discuss Ipswich Town’s trip to Brentford this weekend. The boys chat about Leif Davis’ new deal, plus what we learned from yesterday’s press conferences. Then it’s on to a deep dive into the Bees, their star men, hulking back line and much vaunted ‘no dickheads’ policy. We finish with our match predictions, some FPL chat and disgust at Charlton’...

Ross Halls and Alex Jones are back to talk all things FPL after a low-scoring gameweek eight. The boys look at their team and discuss Erling Haaland, who blanked for the third weekend in a row as Manchester City won at Wolves. Ross was made to pay for his decision to bench pod hero Michael Keane, who bagged a goal and a clean sheet against Ipswich, while AJ was shown up by his decision to replace...

Ross Halls, Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to discuss Ipswich Town’s deflating 2-0 defeat to Everton. The boys chat about a big injury blow, Town’s habit of making mistakes and the big VAR debate around the Jack Clarke penalty/non penalty. We also hear from a vexed Kieran McKenna plus a slightly more chilled Dara O’Shea and talk through some options to shake things up which the...

Alex Jones, Stuart Watson and Mark Heath are back after another boring international break to get excited about the return of Ipswich Town. There’s a review of Town players in international action and a chat about the raft of fixture changes over the festive period, before we get stuck into the visit of the Toffees for the Watson derby. The big debate is around who replaces the injured Axel Tuanze...

Ross Halls caught up with former Town favourite Richard Naylor to discuss his time at Portman Road. Richard spoke about a range of memories, including where the Bam Bam nickname came from, joining the club, his goal at Wembley and Premier League football.  Plus chat about switching to centre-back, leaving the club and where he is now.  Subscribe on our website to watch the video version of the pod...