Stay updated with breaking news from Jon Stead. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Striker Billy Clarke says he is hopeful that he can impress new boss Roy Keane and win himself a new contract with the Blues. Clarke's current deal is up at the end of the season and former boss Jim Magilton had told him he was surplus to requirements.
Town boss Roy Keane says he's not planning to make a huge number of changes to the Blues squad in the summer. Keane's spell as manager at Sunderland saw a huge turnaround in personnel, but the Irishman seems more impressed with the squad he is inheriting at Portman Road.
Town boss Paul Jewell says he’ll pick his Town side for tonight’s East Anglian derby against Norwich after training this morning having assessed the fitness of midfielder Grant Leadbitter, left-back Mark Kennedy and a couple of unnamed additional doubts. Leadbitter suffered a head injury at Bristol City on Saturday, while Kennedy missed the trip to Ashton Gate with a tight hamstring.
On-loan striker Jon Stead is set to undergo cartilage surgery and has been ruled out for the rest of the season. The former England U21 international is on loan at Coventry City for the remainder of 2009/10.
Boss Mick McCarthy says struggling Huddersfield will view his promotion-chasing Blues as a scalp when Town face them at the John Smith’s Stadium this afternoon.