Boss Jim Magilton took responsibility for Town s 3-1 home defeat to Doncaster, but felt that some his players performed as if the season was already over. The Town manager had praise only for record-breaking debutant Connor Wickham.
Boss Mick McCarthy will be forced into one change for Saturday’s game at Blackburn with keeper Scott Loach out with a sprained finger. On-loan West Ham man Stephen Henderson will come back into the side, while winger Lee Martin again looks set to miss out.
Centre-half Tommy Smith has been named in this week’s Football League Championship Team of the Week after his two-goal display in the Blues’ 4-0 victory over Middlesbrough at Portman Road on Saturday. Several other players with Town connections, including Smith’s close friend Jordan Rhodes, are also named in the select XI.
Town have no new injuries ahead of Saturday’s game against Mick McCarthy’s hometown club Barnsley at Portman Road, but the match is in doubt due to safety concerns with snow having fallen overnight and with more expected this evening.