Town new boy Liam Feeney is already thinking about the possibility of staying at Portman Road beyond his loan deal through to the end of the season.
With his contract at parent club Bolton due to expire in the summer Feeney is resigned to the fact that he will be on the move and admits the prospect of a permanent link-up with Ipswich is tempting.
The 29-year-old Londoner said: "With my contract up in a few months I wasn’t thinking I’d be in a long queue waiting to be fixed up.
"I was pretty confident in my own ability that it would work out fine. I’ve been playing well this season for Bolton and now I’ve come here I want to continue that.
"If I can do well for Ipswich we might get something sorted here. It’s a nice situation for me to be in, coming from a club that is struggling to a club that is pushing for promotion.
"I just want to make sure I play to the best of my ability and hope the rest can take care of itself.”
Feeney was sad that his departure on loan to Town coincided with Bolton boss Neil Lennon also moving on from the Macron Stadium and he added: "It was pretty sad to be honest because he had a very hard job there.
"It was a bit like trying to work with his hands tied behind his back. There was no money in the club and I felt for him.
"Tuesday was a really weird day because around the same time I found out I was coming to Ipswich on loan I heard he was trying to sort out his future and was actually leaving the club.
"We said our farewells and it was a strange, even crazy, day — but that’s football for you.”
Meanwhile, Feeney could yet join the strong Republic of Ireland contingent at Portman Road, although he is also eligible to play for Northern Ireland and had even discussed the possibility with ex-boss Lennon, who represented his country at senior level on 40 occasions.
Feeney said: "I’m eligible to play for both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland through my grandparents.
"One is from the north and the other from the south — a mixed marriage. I had a few conversations with Neil Lennon about it but there isn’t really anything to report.
"It’s at the back of my mind and both countries have done really well to qualify for the European Championship in France this summer, but it’s not something I’m spending too much time thinking about.
"If it ever comes to having a choice to make I would obviously need to have a serious think about it.”
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