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Premier League Fulham are keen to sign Blues midfielder Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in a swap deal which we understand would involve two of their young players moving in the opposite direction. The 22-year-old, who has a year left on his contract, was made available by Town boss Mick McCarthy at the end of the season.

Doncaster Rovers manager Sean O’Driscoll says

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is understood to want Town to pay a fee of £1 million for loan striker Daryl Murphy. The clubs are negotiating a deal for the Irishman but are yet to come to an agreement.

Boss Roy Keane concedes that it might not be easy to move on all the current players he sees as surplus to requirements. Keane has identified a number of squad members that he feels won’t be in his plans next season with four or five new signings already in his sights.

Town visit Reading on Saturday for their final away game of the season, looking for their first point under caretaker-boss Bryan Klug and their first victory at the Madejski Stadium since March 2009.

New Town boss Roy Keane has an injury-ravaged squad from which to pick his side for Saturdays match at Cardiff, the last ever league game at Ninian Park. Ben Thatcher and Shane Supple joined the list of players out for the season earlier this week.

Boss Roy Keane says some of his squad have done more than their fair share in helping the Blues to safety this season, while a number of others have underperformed. The Town boss has said he will

Boss Paul Jewell admits that he already has half an eye on next season as the Blues go to Crystal Palace on Saturday with the current campaign over from a competitive perspective. Despite this, the Town manager is keen to end 2011/12 on a high note.

JOHNSTOWN — Lawmakers in Fulton County could vote on a conditional tax break for volunteer firefighters and EMTs next week. The proposal is enabled by state legislation passed last year which allows local governments and school districts to waive property taxes up to 10% for some volunteer emergency

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