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"That was positive but we are all disappointed because we feel as if we should have won the game. In the second half Burnley defended well and we didn't have as many clear cut chances. We were camped in their half but didn't really open them up as we would have liked so all in all we are disappointed but it is a point and we move on."
Asked if the red card given to John Spicer had worked against his side Magilton added: "It can happen. We've had it a few times this year but we've managed to score and that's the difference because they then have to come out and commit bodies forward and we've been able to then go and pick them off.
"When they are defending a 0-0 it makes it very difficult for you. You need someone who is going to take a risk of winning. I can't fault the effort or the attitude, it just didn't drop in their box for us today and the keeper had a good day for them."
On the red card itself he was unable to comment. "I haven't seen it," he admitted. "I was walking down from the directors' box to the changing room. I saw the lad walk past me and thought he had gone off injured so I was unaware of it until someone pointed it out to me at half time so I will reserve judgement.
"There was an air of despondency around the place and I don't really understand why. They are a decent side. Ok, they are down to ten men and they can make it very difficult but had we scored one, we would probably have scored two or three. Overall we are disappointed but we have something to work on."
These may have been the first points we've dropped away from home since Owen Coyle became manager but he didn't see it as anything but another excellent result. "This was probably a better result than the previous three away wins," he said after watching the ten men hold Ipswich for the entire second half.
"I think to come here and get a point under normal circumstances would be a very good one, but to go and achieve it when you go down to ten men before the end of the first half makes it a magnificent point for us.
"I have to say we came here to try to win the game, but I have nothing but praise for the way the players conducted themselves in the second half and I think it was a magnificent performance.
"I think Ipswich showed within the game why they have that home record. It took a couple of good saves from Gabor Kiraly, but equally I thought we were dangerous on the counter attack, but after going down to ten men I have nothing but praise for the way they went about it and we showed the spirit we have. It wasn't about the pretty passing we are used to seeing; it was more about the character and I think we learned an awful lot about the Burnley team today."
Speaking about the sending off, the third red card we've receive in the last two games, Coyle added: "Initially I thought John won the ball, but the referee was in a better position than I was and if he deemed it a red card, as much as we want to protect our players, I have to go with that.
"I'm not pleased about it because we finished with nine men last week and ten today. It is so important that we don't lose players because it is hard enough with eleven v eleven."
Coyle ended by praising his captain Steven Caldwell on his return to action following injury. "It was a big ask of the skipper," he said. "He only came through ninety minutes in midweek and I think he was a gamble in that he only had that ninety minutes in seven weeks.
"Having said that he has a wealth of experience and he will sleep tonight because he ran until he dropped and will take immense pleasure from that performance."