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Sir Bobby would be so proud that we're back! Mail Sport readers' greatest ever Ipswich player JOHN WARK gives his verdict on the Tractor Boys' first game since their Premier League return

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I woke up at 5am and couldn't get back to sleep with the excitement of Ipswich being back in the Premier League after 22 years. It was like that for the rest of the day. Despite the result, nobody at Portman Road could be disappointed with how the boys performed against one of the best teams in England.

It felt emotional when we were promoted against Huddersfield in May and it was exactly the same on Saturday. The atmosphere was incredible. I was working in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite with some corporate guests and all I could think was, 'We're back in the big time, Boss.