Mowbray: Past Experiences Will Help

Mowbray was part of the team that won promotion in May 2000 at Wembley and he believes that as many of the players that were at the club then are still at Portman Road, their experience will hold them in good stead for the play-off promotion push this time around.

"I looked around the dressing-room the other day and saw several faces that have been through it all before, some more than once and I'm sure that will help the team this time," he told the Official Club Website.

"These are massive matches ahead, the Semi-Finals and then the Final if you are lucky as well and you never know how you are going to cope until you have experienced that situation.

"So having the likes of Jim, Fabian and John McGreal, who have all come through it and know what it's about, can be a big bonus for us."