The Town squad returned to Playford Road this morning to begin their preparations for their 2016/17 Championship campaign.

All the senior players were in for testing this morning with the exceptions of Daryl Murphy, whose 2015/16 season only came to a close yesterday when the Republic of Ireland were knocked out of the European Championships after losing 2-1 to hosts France, and Kevin Bru, who was away with Mauritius earlier in the month. The pair have been given additional time off.

Bleep test underway! #itfc 🏃🏻💦 pic.twitter.com/o72gRhNn4F– Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) June 27, 2016

Pre-season proper starts on Tuesday when the players will out on the training ground for the first time and manager Mick McCarthy will speak to the media.

The squad will head to the Carton House Hotel in Co Kildare, Ireland for the now annual training camp next week with their first pre-season friendly against Dublin side Shelbourne at their Tolka Park ground on Saturday 9th July (KO 3pm). Details of Town’s other pre-season fixtures can be found here.

The Championship season begins on Saturday 6th August when the Blues take on McCarthy's hometown club Barnsley, where he started his playing career, at Portman Road.

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HarryS_H added 23:15 - Jun 27 Just because we haven't heard much in a while doesn't mean deals aren't being offered around places...
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brittaniaman added 09:19 - Jun 28 Just a thought why could Blackburn sign Feeney immediately, yet we could not sign him until July 1st ???????
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Bluroo added 13:09 - Jun 28 Early days but are we planning on signing anyone or not? A depleted squad, a year older, waning after 2 seasons of out performing investment (and ability). ] Certain signings smack of deja-vu. Quantity for the squad but I suspect they'll be released in 12 months time... Eventually without investment, even hoof ball won't keep us away from the trap door. I'm not criticising Evans but what is the plan. (1) invest to progress (2) Eternal Championship stability on a budget or (3) Waiting helplessly for someone to take the club forwards. Feels like 2.5 to me.

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