{"id":424745,"date":"2019-04-29T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=424745"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:50:20","slug":"ipswich-town-boss-players-could-experience-similar-promotion-celebrations-as-sheffield-united-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/04\/29\/ipswich-town-boss-players-could-experience-similar-promotion-celebrations-as-sheffield-united-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich Town Boss: Players Could Experience Similar Promotion Celebrations as Sheffield United Next Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town were taught a lesson in attacking and defending by Sheffield United as the Blades sealed promotion to the Premier League with a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cdda4027\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Hogan<\/a> (24) and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/312626c1\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack O&#8217;Connell<\/a> (71) provided the all-important goals as Chris Wilder&#8217;s side achieved promotion to the top-flight.<\/p>\n<h1>Lambert: Town Can Gain Promotion First Time of Asking<\/h1>\n<p>The South Yorkshire club spent six years in the third-tier; however, the Blades have since achieved two promotions in three years under club stalwart Wilder. But Town boss Paul Lambert suggested that the Blues could experience similar celebrations next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur players have to bottle that up and make sure they have this next year,\u201d said Lambert, reflecting on the joyous home celebrations at the final whistle to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/sport\/lambert-on-sheffield-united-2-ipswich-town-0-1-6020183\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Anglian Daily Times<\/a>. \u201cWe have a lot of young lads and it will do them the world of good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve just said to them in there &#8216;remember this atmosphere because hopefully in 12 months time you&#8217;ll get something like that&#8217;. They (Sheffield United) were in League One for six years \u2013 that&#8217;s a long, long time \u2013 but they&#8217;ve built back to this point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now we take our medicine and we rebuild. Ipswich could be an absolutely fantastic place next year. All the good things which have happened previously get me excited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ll come back and we&#8217;ll come out the traps, that&#8217;s for sure. We&#8217;ll be fit and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The Difference in Talent<\/h2>\n<p>Ipswich Town were relegated with four games left to play, and their poor form this campaign was on show once more at Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Former Town striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dbe56a33\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David McGoldrick<\/a> moved to Sheffield United in the summer and has now won promotion to the Premier League; meanwhile, his former employers have been relegated to the third tier for the first time in 62 years.<\/p>\n<p>Lambert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/sport\/lambert-on-sheffield-united-2-ipswich-town-0-1-6020183\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">continued:<\/a> \u201cThe gulf was really, really big today. You can see the huge gap between us and them, absolutely. I don&#8217;t think anybody should be deluded and say we are near them. We&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve not long come in and we&#8217;ve got to rebuild the club like it was rebuilt here. That&#8217;s something we&#8217;ve got to aspire to. This is the time of feeling you want. We&#8217;ve got guys that are coming through the ranks who haven&#8217;t been out on loan and haven&#8217;t played much football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlynn (Downes) had a brief spell at Luton, but Bish (<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/682f5364\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teddy Bishop<\/a>) missed so much football, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e1cfdc48\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myles Kenlock<\/a> has just played 17 games in a row for the first time in his career \u2013 which is incredible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of good things here and we&#8217;ve got to start somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"CLEAyEx5QFhvZGWHLVyb-Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1139644910\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'CLEAyEx5QFhvZGWHLVyb-Q',sig:'Od3MoIgkcwrpO94AcVDtYa7Acugf03CCfBK7j5mUEc4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1139644910',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town were taught a lesson in attacking and defending by Sheffield United as the Blades sealed promotion to the Premier League with a 2-0 win. Scott Hogan (24) and Jack O&#8217;Connell (71) provided the all-important goals as Chris Wilder&#8217;s side achieved promotion to the top-flight. 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