General view of the stadium during the Sky Bet Championship match at Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich. Picture date: 22nd December 2018. Picture credit should read: Simon Bellis/Sportimage via PA Images
One Ipswich Town player exit feels inevitable regardless of promotion
Dom Ball is out of contract at Portman Road and has struggled for minutes at Championship level, so it won’t be a surprise if he leaves this summer
It’s been a remarkable campaign for Ipswich Town so far, but one player in particular has endured a tough few months with minutes at Championship level not finding him.
Versatile midfielder Dom Ball joined the Tractor Boys in 2022 from Queens Park Rangers and hasn’t quite made the desired impact at Portman Road for a number of reasons.
The 28-year-old suffered a serious injury in November 2022, just months after joining the club, which ensured he missed a large chunk of the club’s promotion-winning campaign.
Despite now being back to full fitness, Ball has struggled to make an impact for Kieron McKenna’s side, with the club flying high in the upper echelons of the Championship table.
The Northern Irish age-grade international signed a two-year deal at Portman Road when he arrived over a year-and-a-half ago, and it looks inevitable that he’ll leave the club in the summer, regardless of what division Ipswich are in next season.
Dom Ball’s time at Ipswich Town
It was seen as a real coup for the Tractor Boys in the summer of 2022 when they announced the signing of Ball.
Ball had played at the top level of Scottish football for both Rangers and Aberdeen and had plenty of EFL experience with clubs such as Rotherham United, Peterborough United and QPR, so he seemed like the perfect player for McKenna’s squad as they looked to win promotion from League One.
However, it didn’t quite work out that way and, thanks to injuries and finding it difficult to break into the club’s starting 11, making just four league starts and playing just 452 minutes of league football last season.
