Key events5d agoMike Dean issues statement5d agoSpanish WSL TV rights to be co-owned by Putellas5d agoNo away fans at Old Firm games this season6d agoWomen's Champions League draw6d agoHackett: 'Dean in fantasy land over podcast claims'6d agoManchester City failed to land Spain pair in scramble for Miedema cover6d agoRicharlison omitted from Tottenham’s Premier League squad6d agoWomen’s Super League Q&A6d agoLiverpool sign young St Etienne winger N’Guessan6d agoPreambleThat closes the blog for the day. Thanks for reading. Scott Murray has the controls now.Tony Barr gets in touch: “By complete coincidence, if you’d told that a former top flight Brazilian international would be investing in a club in Northamptonshire, I’d have said ‘cobblers’.
”No shade on Kettering Town FC or Rushden and Irthlingborough Diamonds, both famous in their own right…Enjoy Liverpool vs Ipswich. Currently holidaying near San Gimignano, which sounds amazing in a scouse accent.”Enjoy your holiday, Tony.Done deal: Morgan Whittaker has joined Colorado Rapids from Middlesbrough.“Morgan is a player that is going to bolster our attack immensely this season and for years to come,” Rapids head coach Matt Wells said. “His playing style is exactly what I look for in an attacker, and he has that individual magic that will help elevate us to the next level. “... This is a player who is going to be a foundational piece for this club, and the supporters will be able to see that as soon as he steps onto the pitch in a Rapids shirt.“The Portman Road covers band is now attempting Smells Like Teen Spirit. I preferred their Pearl Jam, to be honest.Ben gets in touch: “Stating the obvious, is it not odd that Liverpool haven’t brought in one midfielder this transfer window and yet decided to ship off Curtis Jones? Baffling. Barcola seems a great signing but what good is the potential for goals if your midfield is the A1 to Alisson’s net?”Outside, on the Portman Road forecourt, a local covers band is playing a spirited cover of Pearl Jam’s Even Flow.At Portman Road, in a packed press room, the buildup begins to Ipswich’s game with Liverpool.Florian Wirtz is easing himself into his second season at Liverpool after a forgettable first. There were signs of promise against Nottingham Forest, where he set up the second equaliser and would have had a goal of his own if not for an offside in the buildup. It is clear the German needs to become more influential as a No 10 given the quality of players he has around him, especially after the expensive arrival of Bradley Barcola this week. Bruno Fernandes showed there is plenty of fun for an attacking midfielder to have against Ipswich and Wirtz can follow suit as a protagonist. Liverpool have drawn both their opening fixtures 2-2 and need something to kickstart their campaign, with a Friday night visit to promoted opposition a fine place to do so. Wirtz should cause problems but, if he does not, the internal competition will be after his spot. Will UnwinA consortium involving Alexandre Pato is to buy Northampton Town, it has been confirmed.
