As October draws to a close, there is trouble brewing in Ipswich. Three consecutive top-10 finishes under Mick McCarthy had raised hopes that the 2016-17 season might end with promotion back to the Premier League after a 13-year exile. But it hasn't quite worked out like that.
Ipswich have won only four games all season and look more likely to be embroiled in a relegation battle than a promotion chase. To make matters worse, the football has been uninspiring. In their past seven games, they've failed to score on six occasions. If they don't beat Rotherham, a club sat at the bottom of the table with only one win all season, McCarthy could be in real trouble.