Luke Chambers may have made no secret of his desire to one day become a manager but he will stop short of applying to succeed current boss Mick McCarthy when he leaves for pastures new at the end of the current campaign.
Town full-back Liam Rosenior has been named in the Championship Team of the Week for his performance in the 0-0 draw with Bristol City at Portman Road on Saturday.
A complaint by Stoke City manager Tony Pulis regarding comments made by referee Keith Stroud in the Town programme for the game between the Blues and Potters last month has led to a Football League investigation.
Town will again be without skipper Jon Walters and new goalkeeper Brian Murphy when they visit Preston on Saturday afternoon. Walters is out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring problem, while Murphy is still a week away from a return after injuring his ankle in the warm-up at Leicester.
Boss Jim Magilton praised goalscorer Danny Haynes after Town s 1-1 draw with Stoke City at Portman Road. The Town manager felt a draw was probably a fair result.