Boss Mick McCarthy says it wasn’t a difficult decision to allow striker Michael Chopra to move on to Saturday’s opponents Blackpool on a free transfer in the summer. The Blues manager says the 29-year-old was never at his best during their time together at Portman Road.
Town travel to Rotherham United for Tuesday’s rearranged live-on-Sky game aiming to gain ground on leaders Leicester City and pull away from Leeds United in third.
New manager Mick McCarthy appears unlikely to make many dramatic changes as he goes into his first game as Blues boss at Birmingham City on Saturday. McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor officially took over at Portman Road yesterday and haven’t had too much time to work with their new players.