As an Ipswich fan there have been many results that have been hard to take and Ipswich's 4-4 draw against Derby will be put right up there with the worst of them.

Seeing the Tractor Boys go 4-1 up was a great feeling, two goals for Daryl Murphy to boost his confidence, three assists and a goal for the club's biggest asset Aaron Cresswell too.

Then out of nowhere Derby come out in and play like a completely different team, with Ipswich suffering from overconfidence at the same time. All of the positives that should have been taken from the game were then replaced with disbelief and despair as Derby clawed their way back to 4-4 with just two minutes to go.

However, to properly analyse the match and its consequences we need to take emotion out of the equation, although I do appreciate this is hard for anyone to do especially right after the game.

The first positive thing that can be taken from the match and most others this season is that the Mick McCarthy and Terry Connor combination has got the team scoring enough goals for a promotion push. Connor's influence cannot be underestimated as McCarthy has never taken credit for the teams offensive prowess and always tells reporters that his right hand man is working wonders with the teams forwards.

This isn't just wild claim I am plucking out of the air after watching the team either, the statistics show an incredible improvement in goal scoring. Ipswich were the lowest scoring team last season but the Suffolk side have been up there with the high scorers throughout the early stages of this season and there are only three teams that have scored more than them right now.

It defies belief that people still complain about how McCarthy plays 'boring football' or is 'too defensive'. If anything the Blues boss has proven the opposite and the team now need to work on finding the right balance between attack and defence.

Another surprise is that large groups of supporters still believe Ipswich need to be scoring more goals and are expecting to see attacking players joining the club soon. If the club were to spend any money I would much rather see them sign a solid defender like Richard Stearman rather than a forward. The statistics certainly don't lie, but some people choose to ignore them.

Going back to the Derby game in particular, we all need to remember  that the team is a work in progress and is currently not up there with the best sides in the division. Don't get me wrong, I believe by the end of the season Ipswich could be one of the better sides, but they haven't yet perfected their style and that is why we will get a lot of 'Jekyll and Hyde' performances like on Tuesday night.

For now fans need to focus on the positives; taking a point away from home is a good result even though the way it happened was disappointing and additionally the team are playing entertaining football. McCarthy and Connor are taking the team in the right direction so just sit back, remain patient and eventually they will make Ipswich the finished product.