Cole Skuse is backing the never-say-die spirit in the Town dressing room to lift them from the recent dip in form that has seen them concede valuable ground in the promotion race.
Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Rotherham, which made it just four points from a possible 15, has seen Mick McCarthy’s men drop down to fifth in the Championship table.
But Skuse, 28, said: "We’ve got a lot of great characters in the squad. When I was getting changed for training on Monday morning I took my top off and looked over my shoulder and there was this lad with quite a big head — Luke Chambers.
"He’s come bouncing in the door, jumping around and shouting ‘Come on Tractor Boys’. You’re never going to get too down in that dressing room because there are plenty of people who will drag you up.
"The spirit in there is unbelievable and especially Chambo because he’s hardly the quietest, is he?”
Midfielder Skuse has also praised the level of support from the Town fans, 1,800 of whom were at the New York Stadium on Saturday for the team’s third defeat in the space of five games that followed on from the disappointing 0-0 home draw with lowly Wigan in their previous outing.
That result saw the players leave the field to a chorus of boos but Skuse added: "I know Wigan are in the bottom three but if you look at their team, their personnel, it’s a very good squad.
"But I know it wouldn’t have been a great spectacle on what was a snowy, freezing day, so I can understand the frustration of the supporters.
"We felt just as frustrated afterwards but to have 1,800 of them travel up to Rotherham was very impressive. It is hardly just round the corner — everywhere seems to be a million miles from Ipswich — so you can’t knock them.
"It is unbelievable that so many followed us on another freezing cold day and it is just a shame that we couldn’t give them a win to cheer.
"You want every fan to stay on-side but you’ve also got to understand where they’re coming from as well.
"When I was a young boy going to watch Bristol City, and if they’d lost or drawn 0-0, I’m sure I would have thrown a hot dog or something in my frustration, so I understand how they feel.”