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They will be looking to go one better this season. On the other hand, McKenna has secured a return to the Championship with Ipswich Town after four seasons in League One, guiding them to second place with 98 points. The automatic promotion alongside Plymouth Argyle comes after failing to even reach the play-offs during their previous seasons in the third tier. There is growing optimism at Ipswich, and McKenna will be hoping his side can kick on next season in the second tier, where funds are expected to be available to spend; but the squad is already primed to be competitive within the Championship in 2023/24. Victory in Innsbruck over Leipzig completed a busy pre-season schedule for Ipswich, heading into the Championship opener at Sunderland. McKenna said: “We got another 60 minutes into pretty much all of the players at the end of a busy fixture schedule, which means the players have had a lot of minutes.
We had a little meeting yesterday. I think we have bids in for footballers. It's not out of our hands because we are pushing hard to try and make sure we make additions to that part of the pitch. "Hemir wasn't really brought as a number one centre-forward, he was a project to nurture and grow and give him some game time. We're not expecting him to play 46 games. We hoped he might play 20 and someone else plays 25 and we might play two together sometimes. Before the window shuts we will have some help for him at that end of the pitch. "McKenna and Mowbray are set to release further team news on Friday in their respective press conferences ahead of the Championship opener this weekend.
“That should mean anyone who is required against Sunderland should be ready, so that’s a bonus. “It’s about preparing the whole squad, rather than thinking too much about Sunderland just yet. ”Mowbray is having to contend with a long-term issue for Ross Stewart, which will keep him out of action for the game, but confirmed Luis Semedo is likely to start the season up front recently. Speaking via Chronicle Live, he said: "We're hopefully close.
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