Argentinian midfielder Luciano Civelli is expected to be out until next year having undergone surgery on the knee ligament injury he sustained during the 1-1 draw against Burnley.
Boss Paul Jewell says the players currently out of his first team are showing the right attitude as they look to win a place in the starting XI. Defenders Tommy Smith and Darren O’Dea, midfielders Luciano Civelli and Jaime Peters and striker Tamás Priskin are currently amongst those regularly amongst the substitutes and not starting.
Second half goals from Clint Hill and Heidar Helguson consigned Town to the second league defeat of Paul Jewell’s reign against table-topping QPR at Loftus Road. The Blues had been the better side in the first half but after the break Neil Warnock’s side upped a gear and struck twice in the last quarter of an hour.
New signing Luciano Civelli has thanked the Town support for the reception he received when he made his debut at Portman Road on Saturday. Meanwhile, Argentinian sources have revealed the terms on which the Blues can buy out Banfield's 50% sell-on.
Loanee defender Darren O’Dea has been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland squad for their friendly against Norway in Dublin on Wednesday. The Celtic man was named in the preliminary squad but Town were in talks with the FAI regarding his inclusion in the final party.
Boss Roy Keane is waiting on the fitness of Hungarian international keeper Márton Fülöp ahead of Saturday’s trip to his old club Nottingham Forest. Fülöp has a back injury and missed the Watford game in midweek, but Keane says he has no problem if Brian Murphy is again required between the sticks.
Roy Keane says he will decide later today whether to give new loan keeper Asmir Begovic his debut against Swansea on Saturday or whether to stick with Richard Wright. Portsmouth keeper Begovic joined the Blues on a three-month loan yesterday in the wake of Wright making a number of errors.
Town manager Roy Keane says his squad can’t afford to slacken off having made a start to the season which has seen them climb to second in the Championship and reach the Carling Cup’s last 16. Keane has plenty of selection headaches ahead of Saturday’s game at Scunthorpe with a much-changed side impressively defeating Millwall in the Carling Cup in midweek.
Town boss Roy Keane is likely to recall Tottenham loanee Andros Townsend to his starting line-up tonight when the Blues take on Championship leaders QPR. Townsend is back having completed a three-match ban for his red card at Crystal Palace, while Darren O’Dea is rated 50/50 due to his knee injury.
Midfielder Luciano Civelli will continue his comeback from his multi-ligament injury when the reserves face Colchester at Maldon on Wednesday (KO 7pm). The Argentinian has been out of first team action since suffering the injury in March 2009.