Ipswich hope doomed Premier League return won’t derail upward trajectory

There is little sullenness about the prospect of immediate relegation because of club’s improved long-term prospectsWhen Ipswich host Arsenal on Sunday it will be one day short of 23 years since, on a sun-dappled afternoon at Highbury, a hefty nail was hammered into the Suffolk side’s relegation coffin. Arsenal were en route to a dazzling league title and their 2-0 victory was routine; with four games left George Burley’s team, dejected and in freefall, were gazing into the aby