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The Official Supporters Club and ITFC are organising a day of supporters events around Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough. The Supporters Club will be welcoming fans from branches from around the world and joining them for a number of social events which are open to all supporters.

Town appear to be getting closer to completing the signing of Swindon striker Charlie Austin. The Robins have accepted a bid believed to be somewhere between £1.5 million and the £2 million figure originally targeted by League One club, presumably including various clauses. The Blues have been given permission to discuss personal terms with the former Poole frontman and we understand talks are currently taking place.

Fans can now put questions to manager Paul Jewell via a Supporters Club initiative. Jewell and chief executive Simon Clegg previously took part in a question and answer session at the

Dallas FC manager Schellas Hyndman says Blues keeper Richard Wrights trial with his club is with a view to a possible future move rather than the 34-year-old joining the MLS side for the season ahead. TWTD reported that

Town are moving supporters in the lower tier of the Cobbold Stand to the upper tier for Saturday’s home game against Barnsley. With heavy snow forecast on Friday and Saturday morning, the club plan to use the lower tier for any which has to be moved from the pitch, which will be under its cover until shortly before kick-off.

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Chief executive Simon Clegg and Town owner and chairman Marcus Evans will spend the weekend interviewing potential new bosses. The duo have a number of prospective candidates to speak to with the process already ongoing.

Chief executive Simon Clegg says he hopes to appoint Town’s new manager in the coming days. Clegg was speaking at a Portman Road press conference this morning where he confirmed Roy Keane’s exit from the club.

Town have confirmed that manager Roy Keanes contract as been amicably terminated after 20 months in charge at Portman Road. The Blues boss had been under pressure for some weeks after Town’s plummet down the table to 19th after a good start to the season had seen them reach second.

Chief executive Simon Clegg says he and manager Roy Keane will meet soon to discuss Town’s pre-season plans for 2010/11. Last summers pre-season, which Clegg admits was disjointed, has been criticised in some quarters as one of the factors behind the clubs poor start to the season.