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Town fell to their second home defeat in a week as Charlton defeated the Blues 2-1 at Portman Road. Addicks skipper Johnnie Jackson and ex-Town loanee Ricardo Fuller netted shortly after the break with a deflected Jason Scotland strike the Blues’ only reply.
Boss Roy Keane says he is weighing up what changes to make for tonight’s third round Carling Cup tie at Millwall (KO 7.45pm). The Blues manager has confirmed that keeper Brian Murphy will start, while Tamás Priskin could also come into the side with Connor Wickham and Jason Scotland perhaps dropping to the bench.
Roy Keane says Northern Irish U17 international midfielder Josh Carson could be involved in today’s Carling Cup tie at Millwall. Second-year academy scholar Carson was named amongst the subs for the first round match at Exeter earlier in the season but is yet to make his debut
Town manager Mick McCarthy hopes former Blues midfielder Josh Carson does well enough in the years to come to get back into the Championship, but says at the moment he’s not good enough to play at this level. The 20-year-old joined former loan side York City earlier this week, having left the Blues by mutual consent before the transfer window closed.
Former Blues boss and skipper Jim Magilton could be set for a return to management with Shamrock Rovers after Stephen Kenny was sacked by the Dublin side last night. Magilton, who has been out of work since leaving Australian club Melbourne Victory in April, is amongst the favourites to take over at the Airtricity Premier League side.