Town boss Mick McCarthy was delighted with the part the Portman Road crowd played in the Blues’ 3-2 home victory over Blackpool on Saturday.
"I thought they were great when we went 1-0 down [in the fourth minute], I thought they were terrific,” he said.
"I didn’t hear any groans or moans or boos, I heard encouragement and that probably got us back on the front foot as much as me and TC barking orders at them
"That really helped, so I thought they were great. And even when it went to two-all I didn’t hear them turn against us, which was fab.”
Looking ahead to Tuesday’s game at home to Cardiff City, McCarthy confirmed that Luke Varney is a doubt having limped off with a tight hamstring in the first half.
He says he’ll assess the condition of all his players today and tomorrow, including Teddy Bishop - named the Dale Roberts Academy Player of the Year on Saturday evening - who completed the entire 90 minutes of a senior game for the first time at the 19th time of asking.
"We’ll have to see how they recover, all of them, Freddie, Bish,” McCarthy added. "We’ve all just applauded Bish, that was the first 90 minutes he’s completed so it was a momentous game for him.”
The Blues moved back up to sixth as a result of Saturday's win and Blackpool boss Lee Clark believes McCarthy can take the Blues back into the Premier League.
"Without a doubt, he’s done it many, many times, with different clubs," he said.
"He gets a group of players who are honest, work extremely hard, give everything for the jersey and I think they’ve got a really good chance.
"When you look at it, compared to the other clubs that are up there Mick hasn’t had a huge transfer budget to deal with, if any.
"So for him to be challenging with some of those clubs is a credit to him and his staff and his players.”
Meanwhile, Town’s U21s are in action away against Bristol City at Ashton Gate this afternoon (KO 2pm). With the first team playing tomorrow, few if any senior players are likely to be involved.