Speaking to the Official Ipswich Town Website, Joe Royle's right hand man said: "The players have been in for a week or so and now it's about preparing for match action and being competitive
"We have a fantastic pre-season ahead, with two big games at Portman Road and the tour to Hungary should be good as well.
"We are looking for hard games, opponents that will test us so that we can see what we are doing well and where we need to improve."