Town will take a young side to play a pre-season friendly at Framlingham Town on Thursday, 13th July. The Blues last faced Fram in a friendly ahead of the 2003/04 campaign when they won 4-0.

Amongst the other friendlies already known are a reserve game at Conference club Grays Athletic on Tuesday, 25th July, while Lazio will be at Portman Road on Friday, 28th July for the first of the two senior friendlies agreed when Matteo Sereni moved on three years ago. A reserve team will travel to Cambridge United's Abbey Stadium the following afternoon.

The club should announce July's pre-season tour later this week with Ireland expected to be the destination.

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