The underlying numbers suggest Forest will feel they dropped two points. I thought they were a very good outfit, one that we must aspire to be in our growth stage over the next two to three years.

But credit where it is due, Town earned a point through resilience. We never give up and as the running stats of this game prove, our efforts cannot be doubted.

We covered more ground in both high-speed running and sprinting, perhaps chasing the ball at times, but Forest made their running count in more dangerous areas.

That tension between effort and effectiveness and Forest being wasteful in front of goal all mounted up to us securing a draw.

Did we get lucky with Issa Diop receiving a yellow card instead of a red? Maybe.

I often look at these things the other way round: would we have been clamouring for a red card? I think we may have been disappointed had we faced a similar outcome.

No need to tell you where I was when Town equalised. Regular readers will know about my incredible success rate when it comes to Town scoring while I am visiting the toilet.

Karl missed Julio Enciso's first Portman Road goal (Image: Ross Halls)

On this occasion, I really thought there would be no chance of striking gold again. We simply had not looked like scoring.

So I missed Julio Enciso’s first Portman Road goal, and he celebrated right in front of my seat too!

I did fear that there was a script waiting to unfold where Liam Delap would score a late winner.

Ultimately, I thought he tried too hard to ruffle our defence. I do think that he needs to channel his aggression differently.

Karl was impressed by Dara O'Shea in his battle with Liam Delap (Image: Ross Halls)

At one point he literally had Dara O’Shea’s shirt hanging by a thread. On that note, O’Shea dealt with his former colleague very well.

Once again, Exequiel Palacios stood head and shoulders above anyone else wearing blue. What a talent we have.

His distribution and all-round game are simply superb. He is currently our leading performer for both tackles and possession won.

Storm Austen played its part in the evening too. In more ways than many of us liked!

It affected the quality of the game as high winds made aerial passes difficult. Then there was the news at the end of the game of train cancellations.

This was the first time this season that I had taken a train from Manningtree to a game.

The scene outside Ipswich station was chaotic, with hundreds of stranded people wondering how they would get home.

With no replacement buses, taxis and Ubers were our only options. We had walked a friend back to his parked car in Rectory Road.

Exequiel Palacios impressed again (Image: Ross Halls)

But there were seven of us stranded and no chance of us all getting a lift with him. We made our way to the Locomotive Club, whose staff kindly took us in out of the cold.

For more than an hour, we tried in vain to secure transport back to Manningtree. Two Ubers cancelled on us and staff there were trying local taxis.

It was around midnight that we finally got lucky with an Uber. £80 for a 20-minute journey back to Manningtree!

We arrived home in the early hours of the morning and yet it seemed from stories I read online, we were quite lucky at getting home that early!

Thanks to Nick and the staff at the Locomotive for looking after us.

Leif Davis surpassed Jim Magilton on Friday (Image: Ross Halls)

Congratulations to Leif Davis, who made his 55th live television appearance on Friday, setting a new record for an Ipswich player and overtaking Jim Magilton.

By securing the draw, Gary O’Neil also avoided becoming the first Ipswich manager to lose his first four televised matches.

Next up, it is Hull City. Before a ball was kicked this season, this was a fixture we looked at as an opportunity to pick up three points.

But the Tigers have made a decent start to the campaign. It should be an interesting game, and one I am looking forward to.

Three more points would continue an excellent start to the season.