AN UPBEAT Ipswich Town chairman David Sheepshanks has praised supporters as the deadline for discounted season tickets was crossed today with the club well on the way to their target of 16,000 for next season.

AN UPBEAT Ipswich Town chairman David Sheepshanks has praised supporters as the deadline for discounted season tickets was crossed today with the club well on the way to their target of 16,000 for next season.

Some 10,000 applications have already been processed and ticket office staff have thousands more to open and count before the weekend. By the middle of next week the picture will become clear but the chairman is confident the club will be just over their target.

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