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Mark Heath, Stuart Watson, Ross Halls and Alex Jones discuss all things Ipswich Town.
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Mark Heath, Stuart Watson and Alex Jones convene for the first KOA pod of 2026, with Town sitting in the top two for the first time.
The boys reflect on the 2-1 win over Oxford, hear from Kieran McKenna and Jens Cajuste and discuss Town’s quarter-way dip problem (trademark Stuart Watson).
We also look at the bigger picture and consider if Town will now finish in the top two, take a glance at what may happen in the January window and preview the trip to Pompey.
And AJ also shares a unique take on the rather lovely red sky at Portman Road during the Oxford game.
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Ross Halls is joined by Alex Jones to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 2-0 win at Coventry City.
The boys look back on the game, where Town toppled the Championship leaders at the CBS Arena thanks to goals from Jack Clarke and Wes Burns.
There’s a special mention for Burns, who scored for the first time since returning from his lengthy ACL injury lay-off. We hear from the winger, who spoke at length about the difficulties he’s faced.
Then it’s onto the stand-out performers and the bigger picture, with the Blues sitting just two points behind second-place Middlesbrough.
There’s also some chat around the New Year’s Day clash against Oxford United, with a winning streak the next big step in Town’s bid to secure promotion to the Premier League.
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Ross Halls caught up with former Ipswich Town forward Daryl Murphy to discuss his time at Portman Road and journey in football in our Kings of Anglia Christmas podcast special.
Daryl spoke about a range of memories, including his early life in Ireland, coming over to England, playing in the Premier League with Sunderland and his relationship with Roy Keane.
He discusses his multiple loan spells at Town, before joining permanently under Mick McCarthy, his partnership with David McGoldrick, that 27-goal season and overall spell in Suffolk.
The Irishman also chats about his transfer request to join Newcastle United, playing for his country, coaching journey, his son now playing and much more.
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Ross Halls is joined by Stuart Watson to discuss Ipswich Town’s 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road to climb to third in the Championship table.
The duo hear from Kieran McKenna and reflect on the key talking points from the game from striker talk to nervy moments and praise for Cedric Kipre.
They also chat about Azor Matusiwa's quality, not being ruthless enough and the Blues closing the gap to second.
Then look ahead to festive trips to promotion rivals Millwall and Coventry, before a big Merry Christmas to you all!
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Mark Heath is joined by Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and - eventually - Ross Halls to bring you our Christmas 2025 special, recorded live with a virtual audience.
The boys reflect on the season so far, pick out things they’ve liked and not liked, and take a look ahead at the January window.
We also enjoy plenty of thoughts and questions from the KOA Army, before casting an eye over the Sheffield Wednesday game this weekend and offering our predictions.
And we end the show with a big question - where are Town going to finish this season?
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Mark Heath returns for a rare two man pod with Stuart Watson to discuss Ipswich Town’s 3-1 defeat at Leicester City.
The duo hear from Kieran McKenna, reflect on Town’s underwhelming display and ponder the goals conceded.
Then it’s onto a bit of group therapy as we look at the bigger picture, share what we think about Town so far this season and debate whether our glasses are half full or half empty heading into the Christmas crunch.
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Ross Halls is joined by Stuart Watson to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 1-0 win against Stoke City.
The boys hear from Kieran McKenna after the Blues made it back-to-back home wins, thanks to Jaden Philogene scoring his seventh goal of the season.
They chat about his exquisite curling finish hear from the player on where he would rank this goal, plus talk about his form this season.
There’s a conversation around standing strong against the Potters, Ivan Azon's big chance and a look back at the big week for the club.
Then it's onto the trip to Leicester City, while we announce the news that KOA Live 3 has been postponed.
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Ross Halls is joined by Alex Jones to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 3-0 win against Coventry City.
The boys look back at the game, where Sindre Walle Egeli, George Hirst and Ivan Azon were all on the scoresheet to secure a convincing victory against the Championship leaders.
But should Hirst have been on the pitch? There’s talk about his lucky red card escape, stand out performers from the match, and whether this will finally be the moment for the Blues to kick on after previous false dawns.
There’s also chat around Stoke City and the FA Cup draw, as well as an illness update after a week on the road.
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Ross Halls is joined by Stuart Watson and Alex Jones to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 1-1 draw away at Blackburn Rovers.
The boys discuss the flat performance at Ewood Park, where Sindre Walle Egeli saved the day with a stoppage-time strike to equalise.
There’s chat around what went wrong and why things don’t seem to be working for the Blues, with clips from Kieran McKenna after the frustrating result and performance.
Then it’s onto the bigger picture, with Ipswich seventh in the table and five points off second heading into the festive run of fixtures.
There’s also some stories from the trip, with AJ left behind in a car park before getting locked in at the stadium.
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Ross Halls and Alex Jones sit down at their Premier Inn to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 2-1 defeat to Oxford United.
The boys discuss the game, where Leif Davis’ fine finish cancelled out Mark Harris’ opener after Azor Matusiwa’s mistake. However, former Norwich City man Przemysław Płacheta had the last laugh, scoring a quick counter to win the match for the U’s.
What went wrong for Town, and why do they continue to struggle against low blocks? There’s a discussion around their current form and league position before looking ahead to Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night.
There’s also a chat about the matchday experience at the Kassam Stadium, including a unique lights show and sharing a pie with a former England captain.
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Ross Halls is joined by Stuart Watson and Alex Jones on location in Hull to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 2-0 win at the MKM Stadium.
Sat in front of the Humber Bridge, the boys reflect on the victory, where Marcelino Nunez and Chuba Akpom struck to secure victory.
There’s various talking points, such as the frustrating performance up until the goals, Kasey McAteer’s display and where Akpom fits in under Kieran McKenna.
They also look back at the recent run of games, with Town now unbeaten in six games heading into the thick of their winter fixtures.
Then it’s onto the trip to Oxford United, while Stu and AJ debate sausages and bacon.
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Mark Heath is joined by Alex Jones and Ross Halls to reflect on Town’s frustrating 0-0 draw with Wrexham.
The boys hear from Kieran McKenna and chat about Town’s problems breaking down sides who play a low block, plus debate how to get the Blues creating more.
There’s a conversation around the struggles for Chuba Akpom and Kasey McAteer too, plus a look at whether Town should consider playing Ivan Azon and George Hirst together up top.
We hear from Leif Davis on the game, his new contract and why he’s doing Movember too, before looking ahead to tomorrow’s trip to Hull City and offering our predictions.
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Ross Halls and Tom Cann are back with our Ipswich Town Women's podcast to discuss the recent poor run of form.
The duo start with the cup defeat to London City Lioness and reflected on the seven game winless run.
They chat about the step up to WSL 2, standout players, ones who need to improve and current position.
Plus hear thoughts from manager Joe Sheehan on the season far and overall big picture in the league.
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Stuart Watson, Ross Halls, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back for a bumper episode of the Kings of Anglia podcast following the latest international break.
The boys start by chatting about Tuesday night’s fan forum, the dramatic international action featuring Town stars and whether the Blues should try to re-sign Sam Morsy in January.
Then it’s on to a goodly slice of mailbag questions, with topics as diverse as January targets and McKenna’s future to Christmas decorations and wrestling a crocodile.
We finish with a look at the historic clash with Wrexham on Saturday, and reveal how you can join us in the press box in January 2026.
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Escape to Victory is a much loved 80s football film - especially among Ipswich Town fans. Stuart Watson spoke to John Smith, the author of new book Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic, to find about more how seven Blues heroes ended up starring alongside Hollywood icons.
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Mark Heath brings you another KOA special with friend of the show and new number one contender for the undisputed world heavyweight titles, Fabio Wardley.
The duo reflect on his sensational win against Joseph Parker, the key points in the fight and how he felt as he fell to the floor after getting another stoppage victory.
Then it’s onto the man next in line - brilliant undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The boys chat about facing Usyk, how Fab could win and where and when the fight might be.
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Ross Halls is joined by Stuart Watson and Alex Jones to reflect on Ipswich Town’s 4-1 win at Swansea City.
AJ takes over hosting duties to grill Ross and Stu about the match, where goals from Jack Clarke and Ivan Azon - coupled with a brace from ex-Blue Cameron Burgess - handed Kieran McKenna’s side three points.
There’s a chat around the standout performers and what the result means going forward, with the Blues heading into the November international break sitting seventh in the Championship.
Then it’s onto the campaign as a whole, with plenty to discuss surrounding AJ’s birthday celebrations and the upcoming KOA Live 3.
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Ross Halls is joined by Alex Jones to discuss Ipswich Town’s 1-1 draw against Watford.
The boys look back at last night’s game, where the Blues were pegged back after some poor defending. Jaden Philogene’s low strike levelled things up, but there was no way through to find a winner at Portman Road.
Then it’s onto a chat about Ivan Azon’s woes in front of goal, stand-out players against the Hornets and the dramatic on-field spat between Philogene and team-mate Azor Matusiwa.
There’s also talk about the upcoming trip to Swansea City and KOA Live 3, while AJ has a panic about the recording button.
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Stuart Watson, Ross Halls and Mark Heath are back to discuss all things Ipswich Town after their 4-1 win at QPR.
The boys reflect on the game and hear from Kieran McKenna and two-goal star man George Hirst.
There’s also chat about the other brace-bagger Marcelino Nunez, plus Sindre Walle Egeli, Jack Taylor and Cedric Kipre.
Then it’s onto tomorrow night’s home clash with Watford, how many changes we think McKenna will make and our predictions for the game.
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Alex Jones, Ross Halls and Mark Heath are back to discuss all things Ipswich Town ahead of this weekend’s trip to QPR.
We start with the elephant in the room - Kieran McKenna’s link with the vacant job at Celtic. We hear what he had to say at yesterday’s presser, plus debate why he might or might not be interested - and finish with our verdict as to whether he’ll go.
Then it’s onto injury news, why Town are so bad away from home, and a look at QPR.
We finish by disagreeing about who will start tomorrow and offering our predictions.
Plus Alex shares a story about the time he and his friends got a chum onto the list of favourites to become the new Notts County boss.
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Hladky's nickname surely should be Tony, as in lead singer of Spandau Ballet. To the tune of Gold..."he plays in goal, GOAL!" I'll get my coat.
awful.