Christophe Berra and his Town team-mates are looking to follow the perfect promotion recipe of averaging two points per game.
Berra revealed: "We have been talking about it and if you can average two points per game over the piece you should get promoted.
"That’s our aim — we are a few points behind that but we’ve had a lot of tough away games and hopefully we can just keep being consistent and steady throughout the rest of the season.
"It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon, and there’s a long way to go. If we can keep picking up the points and putting in good performances, creating chances and defending well, we’ve got a right good chance.
"We have a smaller squad than a lot of teams, especially those at the top end of the table, but sometimes that’s better. We’ve gelled together and we’ve got a close-knit bunch of players.”
Berra would love his time in Suffolk to mirror his achievement at Wolves in helping them to win promotion to the Premier League.
He added: "When I joined Wolves it was the last day of the winter transfer window and we were top of the league. We were flying and going into every game full of confidence.
"Down here it’s a tiny bit different — the lads had a great end to last season but we’re still building, still maturing as a team and still getting to know each other. It will take time but there’s a lot of potential and so far we’ve been on a good run.
"We have played really well in all the games this season, apart from the second half at Derby and the second half against Leeds, and we’ve been very consistent.”
Berra made his first Championship start for Town in the 1-1 draw at Birmingham at the end of August and has since added a further six appearances during an ever-present run in the side, having spent the early part of the season getting up to speed.
"I came here late during pre-season so I was playing catch-up a little bit and I knew I had to be patient,” he explained.
"The team finished well last season and the manager was obviously sticking to a similar team and there were a few of us who had to be patient and we were.
"I’m in the team now and hopefully, if I keep my performances at a good level, I’ll stay in the team. In football generally, if you keep your standards high you will stay in the team, but if you let your standards drop there are a lot of players currently on the sidelines, working hard in training, who will be able to fill in and do a good job.”
Meanwhile, first-year pro Jonny Leddy underwent surgery yesterday having suffered a shoulder injury in the recent U21s friendly at QPR.