in 10 reserve team appearances the following season, Murray failed to feature in a first team game for Ipswich in 2011–12. A loan move to Gillingham in September fell through before he joined Swindon Town on loan in November. "To be honest, we are missing a player like him," said Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio. "He's a player who doesn't have a high size but he's very mobile. He's quick but he isn't nasty – he has a good character." Murray scored two goals in ten league and cup appearances, against Southend United and Morecambe, before returning to Ipswich in January. Ipswich rejected an offer of around £100,000 from Swindon to sign Murray on a permanent deal and gave him a new one-year contract. He then returned to Swindon on loan for the rest of the season. "I'm obviously delighted to have been given a new contract here," said Murray. "It's been great to be involved down there week after week and that's what I need at this stage of my career." He scored two more goals, against Burton Albion and Barnet, and appeared in the 2012 Football League Trophy Final defeat to Chesterfield. Murray returned to Ipswich at the end of the campaign having helped Swindon win the League Two title. "I reckon this is my first season as a regular in the Football League and I am in a team that has won promotion," he said. "I have learnt that you have to be professional in your preparation, especially if you have a game on Saturday and then Tuesday. You have to recover well and I have learnt how to do that too." He made his first appearance for Ipswich in nearly 16 months at the start of the 2012–13 season against Blackpool in August. Murray scored four more goals, in eight appearances, for the club's reserve team before joining Plymouth Argyle on loan in January for the rest of the campaign. "I'm very pleased to get Ronan in. He comes very highly recommended," said Argyle manager John Sheridan. "He's a good intelligent footballer who scores goals and he did well when he went to Swindon last year in a promotion-winning side." Murray scored one goal in 13 appearances for the club, a "close-range finish" against Barnet in March. At the end of the season, Murray was released by Ipswich when his contract expired. In five years with