Town assistant manager Terry Connor has been praised for his work on the training ground by two of the Blues’ strikers. Connor is working alongside manager Mick McCarthy for the second time, the pair previously having been together at Wolves.
Daryl Murphy is quick to hail Connor’s part in his return to form in recent weeks: "We do some practice as a group before we do the actual training. We get a little feel for it when we work on our finishing, things like one-on-one situations.
"When you get to the games you feel so much more confident. Terry has been absolutely brilliant since he’s been here. The training is shorter but it’s a lot more constructive.
"Everything we do in training is done for a reason. For example, if we’ve had a bad week and we’ve been conceding goals we’ll be working on our defending.
"Terry is an ex-striker himself and since he came to the club he has been a breath of fresh air. He has more than played his part in our revival.”
Connor has also made an impression on new signing Aaron Mclean, who tweeted: "After just two days I can say Terry Connor is gonna be one of the best coaches I've worked with. #Top class.”
Meanwhile, Mclean has apologised for Tweets yesterday afternoon criticising the shopping in Ipswich: "Listen anyone taken offence to me saying the shops in Ipswich are rubbish, I apologise.
"I've been coming to Ipswich for 10 years and my little sis is from here so it's banter with us. Please don't take it the wrong way. Club-wise it's brilliant and I'm buzzing to be here.”