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Anthony Wordsworth netted a final minute winner as the Blues beat Southend 2-1 at Roots Hall in their penultimate pre-season friendly. Trialist Balint Bajner had put Town ahead just before the hour mark with Myles Weston equalising for the home side. Late on, David McGoldrick made his long-awaited return from injury.

In the 11th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how things have progressed for the Rams under new boss Frank Lampard this summer. A report on Nottingham Forest will follow later today and all of the teams in the division will be covered between now and the start of the season.

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has revealed that the Blades have made a new bid for Blues striker Martyn Waghorn.

Waterford FC new signing Christie Pattisson holds up possession ahead of Fleetwood's Josh Earl. Photo: Ken Sutton. WATERFORD FC 1 ZAK O’SULLIVAN ‘86 FLEETWOOD…

Boss Mick McCarthy believes recent signing Alex Henshall has huge potential and that he expects him to be pushing to get into the first team during the season ahead. On Friday, the 20-year-old put pen to paper on a two-year deal with an option for a further season following his release by Manchester City.

Carlisle Uniteds fixtures for the 2023/24 League One season have been revealed - check out the full list here.

The deal which will see Portsmouth’s Adam Webster join Town and Matt Clarke and a significant fee move in the opposite direction is now set to be confirmed early next week, TWTD understands.

Midfield trio Andre Dozzell, Tom Adeyemi and Emyr Huws have all recently spent time at

Winger Stephen Hunt says he’s confident that he’ll receive a few offers over the summer but isn’t ruling out staying with the Blues, despite no contract currently being on the table.

Town boss Mick McCarthy has released right-back Elliott Hewitt and striker Jack Marriott, while he says no deals are currently on offer to Paul Anderson, Darren Ambrose, Stephen and Noel Hunt and loanee Richard Chaplow but that they could still stay with the club.