PMM: Blackpool 1-1 Town

By Aston
January 19 2008

Town manager Jim Magilton has praised his players for the way they fought back against Blackpool despite only having 10 men for 25 minutes.

Town were reduced to 10 men after Sito was shown a red card for a tackle on Wes Hoolahan but that didn't stop Jon Walters levelling the scores soon after and Jim is pleased with his players.

Jim: "Sito had his eye on the ball and I didn't think he was going to get a red card but the referee was in a good position and saw it differently, with the FA directive as it is now, it seems to be those sort of challenges are ending in a red card but Sito has not got a malicious bone in his body and I didn't think his feet were raised off the floor.

"The sending-off seemed to spur us on though. We scored with a fantastic goal from Jon and played better with 10 men. The players deserve a lot of credit for that and it was a moral victory in a way.

"Gary has been determined to get back in the side and deserved his chance, it's been a learning curve for him over the last few months but he's worked hard and I thought he was probably our brightest player in the first-half and made a few things happen.

"I am running out of superlatives to describe our fans.

"They are fantastic and the support is appreciated by everyone in the dressing-room."

Source: Ipswich Town - the official website

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