Ipswich Town’s pre-season preparations continue tomorrow with a friendly match at League One side Gillingham.

Mick McCarthy has signed six players and seen 14 depart Portman Road during the summer months, with the Championship opener against Birmingham City little more than a fortnight away.

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Town reporter Stuart Watson made his way up to the roof of the EADT and Ipswich Star offices to give his thoughts on the off-season so far.

TRANSFERS

IN: Jordan Spence, Dominic Iorfa, Emyr Huws, Tom Adeyemi, Bersant Celina, Joe Garner

OUT: Christophe Berra, Tom Lawrence, Jonathan Douglas, Brett Pitman, Josh Emmanuel, Kieffer Moore, Toumani Diagouraga, Leon Best, Paul Digby, Steven Taylor, Giles Coke, Kundai Benyu, Dominic Samue, Jonny Williams.

PRE-SEASON

Drogheda Utd (A) W 5-0 (Sears 2, Pitman, Moore, Garner)

Southend Utd (TG) W 4-1 (Garner 2, Sears, McKendry)

Peterborough Utd (A) W 3-1 (Garner 2, McGoldrick)

SAT: Gillingham (a)

TUES: Colchester Utd (a)

SAT 29: Charlton Ath (a)