That's everything then, we're ready for another nerve-jangling final day of the season at Portman Road.

After the tedious finishes of 15th and 14th in the last two campaigns, it is a welcome return to a league finale with some significance.

Without this pressure, wrapping up the season just feels like the last day of a school term.

No, this year we're at the sharp end of the day's drama but compared to years gone by, I'm relatively relaxed – leave the nerves to Watford, Crystal Palace and Wolves above us.

I stopped expecting Ipswich to get into the play-off weeks ago, so as far as I see it we have everything to win and nothing to lose.

Even if Town are not in the top six by the time Songs of Praise hits are screens on Sunday, I will still see this season as a success.

At the start of the season, back when Marcus Evans sounded like a Welsh estate agent rather than an Ipswich saviour, we would have snatched the hand off anyone offering us even the slimmest of chances of a play-off place on the last day of the season.

The only reason that everyone's expectations rose dramatically was with the addition of Marcus' millions in the January transfer window, we assumed it was our destiny to finish in the top six, at least. If we don't, then Jim Magilton is culpable the blame brigade say.

I would disagree though. We all knew that the January sales are a sellers' market and not a buyers' one, hence Jim, even with a bulging wallet, could not find the striker and a central defender he desperately wanted.

Rather than fritter money away, he's patiently wanted to the summer to get the men he wants.

The players who did come in January have proved not to be impact signings like Ebanks-Blake at Wolves but it does not mean they won't make vital contributions in the longer term.

Of the two most expensive signings, Shumi is still adapting to a new country, while David Norris may have made a slow start in his first nine games but he has been injured ever since.

There were equal doubts about legend-in-the-making Marcus Stewart, in our promotion year, before he spearheaded our fight back at the Reebok Stadium in the play-offs.

Even if we do come up short on Sunday, at least with the money of our new owner we can look forward to the summer and who will be coming in. Rather than worrying which of our stars, doing their customary lap of honour, will be seeking pastures new for a derisory price.

Now that is progress.