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Academy keeper Cody Cropper has confirmed that he has signed his one-year professional contract. Earlier today midfielder Cormac Burke revealed that he’d put pen to paper on his first senior deal.

Boss Jim Magilton says the club are yet to receive any serious interest in the five players transfer-listed at the end of last season. Gary Roberts, Matt Richards, Gavin Williams, Dan Harding and Billy Clarke were all made available by the Blues manager.

Chairman David Sheepshanks says Town could add to their squad before the end of the month. Leicester central defender Gareth McAuley has already emerged as the favourite to be the Blues first summer addition after the Foxes were relegated to League One on the final day of the season.

Former Bury Town man Ian Miller could make his first Town start when the Blues take on Cardiff City in the final game of the season at Portman Road on Sunday (KO 1pm). Alex Bruce suffered ankle and knee injuries in last weeks game at Leeds and is considered a doubt.

Town boss Roy Keane says hes not planning to make a huge number of changes to the Blues squad in the summer. Keanes spell as manager at Sunderland saw a huge turnaround in personnel, but the Irishman seems more impressed with the squad he is inheriting at Portman Road.

Dan Harding made his second appearance for loan club Reading this evening as the Royals sent Norwich City to the brink of relegation with a 2-0 victory at Carrow Road.

Boss Mick McCarthy says Town will approach Saturday’s crucial home game against Nottingham Forest and their final week visit to Blackburn just as they have all their other matches this season. Saturday could see the Blues, who are sixth in the Championship, confirm a place in the play-offs for the first time in a decade.

David Wrights first ever Town goal saw the Blues to a 1-1 draw in the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road. The home side started the stronger and Dickson Etuhu put them in front on four, but as the game wore on Town got on top, Wright netting his goal in the 61st minute.

Liam Trotter scored the first goal of his loan spell at Scunthorpe as Dan Harding finally made his debut for Reading earlier this evening.

Left-back Ben Thatcher suffered a partial rupture of medial knee ligaments during Sundays derby victory over Norwich City and will miss the last two games of the season. The former Wales international was caught by a late Lee Croft challenge in the first half of Towns 3-2 win and was forced off.