HERE we are, then - the dawn of a brand new football season. Slightly annoyingly, the Canaries will be enjoying the spotlight as they kick of the new campaign this evening.

What of our beloved Ipswich Town? Well, in all my 40 plus years of supporting them, I can’t remember expectations among fans being at a lower ebb.

A poor, muddled season has been followed by a non-entity of a summer.

When a new keeper and a left-back arriving represent the pinnacle of pre-season excitement, then you really are struggling.....

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