Indeed I was m'learned friend. A great occasion, a great match and a great result. I particularly remember how friendly the Barnsley fans were and I have had a soft spot for the Club ever since. A young friend decorated a T shirt for me to wear. A white background on which was painted a lamb chop with the words " Ipswich give Barnsley the Chop". Even after the match the Barnsley fans were cordial despite their disappointment and a couple of them asked if they could have their photo taken with me wearing the shirt.
Conversely one of the most awful occasions was 25 years earlier at Stamford Bridge in April 1975 when we lost to West Ham in the FA Cup Semi Final replay. Were you there that night ? I remain convinced that Clive Thomas, surely one of the most over-rated referees ever, cost us the match by chalking off two good Ipswich goals. One was for offside where the Linesman, Bune perhaps from memory, was in line with the last West Ham defender and I was directly behind Bune. It wasn't offside, Bune kept his flag down and Thomas, who was nowhere near in line, ruled out the goal for offside. A poor decision from a much over-hyped referee. A happier story three years later.
Such great days for Ipswich; it makes their present plight all the more sad and regrettable.