There has been no shame though. It pains me to say it but thank heavens the season is over.
The club is still in a fantastic place and there is no reason why we cannot bounce back in the next year or two.
However, for some, I get the feeling that all is not well. Was it really the disaster some are claiming?
I am as disappointed as anyone about how relegation has found us with ease. But I will always write with realism rather than negativity.
Did I expect us to stay up? With a trend now set in place of promoted clubs going straight back down, I assumed we would follow suit.
Look at the worst of the rest of the division. Tottenham and Manchester United occupy two of the three places above the confirmed relegation spots.
Ipswich Town have struggled in the top tier - but Karl says that was to be expectedIpswich Town have struggled in the top tier - but Karl says that was to be expected (Image: Ross Halls) Who were we realistically meant to finish above in 17th or even better? Similar size clubs to us, or smaller even, have had several transfer windows at this level to build a squad that can survive.
Sure, we cannot allow the season to close without some debate of what could have been done better.
Not signing enough Premier League quality players will be the first go-to point. But how do us fans know for sure what attempts were made?
Kieran McKenna will not need us to tell him he got some things wrong. But give the guy a break after what he has achieved for this club. He will have made mistakes. It was a learning season for him too.
2024/25 needs some context. Were there some fanciful expectations of finishing mid-table that has caught some out? It has been a reality check in some quarters.
The consecutive run of so many home defeats hurt. Nobody likes to see their team losing all the time. But what happened to ‘we support the Ipswich, if we’re down or if we’re up?
There is one thing in my mind that might define if this season was bad - and that is how we start next season.
Sammie Szmodics and the Blues are already the favourites to go straight back upSammie Szmodics and the Blues are already the favourites to go straight back up (Image: Ross Halls) If McKenna really has turned into a bad manager, then we will soon find that out. I will judge this season on how next season goes.
Get promoted for a decent third year in four, then we can say for certain that the Premier League was just too strong and came at us too soon in our current journey.
But next season will not be the walk in the park some might also expect. The Championship is never easy, and we will have a massive target on our back.
Does the squad need as big an overhaul as some are suggesting? I am not so sure that it does.
We will inevitably lose two or three, but the core group that will remain should be very good Championship players.
If we can add to the group as well as we have done previously when at that level, then we should still be in for a good season. It is not all doom and gloom!
A couple of months without football should whet the appetite of everyone and by pre-season, the excitement will return.
I have been asked what I think could be done to help promoted clubs stand a chance of survival.
The first thing I would do is make any promoted club without parachute payments exempt from any profit and sustainability rulings in their first season.
How are these clubs meant to compete within the same rule restrictions with many clubs that have a turnover size of more than double?
There must be some financial leeway for clubs that get promoted in a similar fashion to how we went up a year ago.
One player who we now know will be departing this summer is Massimo Luongo.
Massimo Luongo is leaving Town this summerMassimo Luongo is leaving Town this summer (Image: Ross Halls) Mass was my favourite player in the Championship. Not only because he wore my favourite number (25), but he was just a warrior for us.
One of our best free signings ever. Thank you for everything Massimo and I wish you all the best moving forward.
I look forward to seeing what next season will bring us. Up the Towen!