Jon Stead: Given a decent reception by The Faithful on his swift return to Suffolk.
Jason Scotland on his home debut looked a long way from being match fit and he did not look suited to the lone striker role which was his burden in the first-half, but he was still impressive and possesses a predatory instinct that has been lacking in Town strikers for far too long.
"We just concentrated on that first game of the season," he told Radio Suffolk. "I think going up to Middlesbrough the expectations were quite low, but we surprised one or two people and all we have to do now - if we can - is to keep surprising people."
"Inconsistency has been my biggest enemy and I think that explains why I did not play every week at Ipswich. I would play three or four games and then have a bad one and be out. While that was frustrating at the time, I realise I was not entirely blameless...
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