<b>By Our Football Staff

Ipswich Town are already above East Anglian rivals Norwich City in the league, the Suffolk Gazette can confirm.</b>

The Tractor boys sit in a respectable 13th position, a full three places above the Canaries.


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What makes Town's start to the season even more impressive is that their fierce rivals, who were relegated from the Premiership last season, have kept most of their Fancy Dan squad together while Ipswich operate on a shoestring.

The league table may be tight, but they do say the table never lies. It is surprising, however, to see Barnsley doing so well.

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A football expert said: "Norwich fans assumed they would run away with the Championsip this season, but it turns out Ipswich are above them. This is Ipswich's 14th consecutive season in this division, so they have been a model of consistency."

