Boss Jim Magilton felt the Blues were worth their draw at Southampton, but was disappointed with Town's overall performance.

Magilton said: "We worked very hard and if we had come away with nothing I would have been disappointed.

"You have to give credit to Southampton, but I'm slightly disappointed. Our quality on the ball wasn't where I want it to be so we still have work to do if we want to get to the highest level.”

The Town manager was pleased to see January signing David Norris score his first goal for the Blues: "I'm delighted for David, he's worked very hard and it was a great finish. We showed some resilience to come back from 1-0 down whereas earlier in the season we might have gone under.

"If we have any aspirations to play at the highest level we have to do better. There are things to work on, we are still improving."

Southampton boss Nigel Pearson lost his voice during the game, so coach Jason Dodd commented on the game for the Saints. The former skipper felt Pearson is already starting to make his mark on the club: "Everyone knows the manager and his character and it's starting to rub off on the players.

"We can't fault any of the players. The manager has been working on a gameplan all week and everyone played how he wanted them to play.

"It was a much better performance, there are a lot of positives. We were a lot more solid and together, and we probably had the better chances. But we know Ipswich are a decent side."

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