Ipswich Town visit the Lane tonight and Kevin Blackwell ponders the prospect, beginning with his own philosophy of how his players should approach the game...

Blades players don't go into games with fear and the message to them when they step onto the pitch is always 'don't be arrogant - but be confident'.

We have started letting in sloppy goals and have to get back to defending like we normally do and are respected for - we have to remember how we got where we are after being at the bottom of the division around eighteen months ago.

Against Swansea, for the second goal, we had plenty of men around the ball but nobody dealt with it - I would rather have three of us trying to deal with it than none.

We can do better and we will do but we are still sixth and that is not a disaster.

The Championship
It is so unpredictable and topsy turvy - who would have thought that Palace would have won at West Brom on Saturday? Results like that emphasise how close things are and I think that is why the crowds are up

Ipswich Town
Ipswich are in a period of transition with a new manager and new players but there has been a lot of expectation on them because of Roy Keane's appointment.

No team has a divine right to be well up this league, you have to earn that but Roy is trying to change the culture of the place.

When you are in transition it is a journey and sometimes going from one place to the next can be difficult, but Roy is a good lad and a hard worker.

He has experience of doing well at this level and will be confident of turning things around down there. He needs a bit of support and understanding right now - but I have my own problems and journey to deal with at this moment!