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Town academy director Bryan Klug said returning to Playford Road was like “coming home” after his appointment was confirmed this morning. The 51-year-old, who has previously spent more than 30 years with the Blues as a player and a coach, started his new job this morning on a rolling contract.
It should come as no surprise that Connor Wickham and Jordan Rhodes are the two Playford Road alumni that departing Academy manager Sammy Morgan singles out from his time with the Blues - both are strikers just as he was during his playing days. The 65-year-old is set to leave Town at the end of the month after eight years, initially as head of education before taking on his current role in 2009.
Town have announced that Academy manager Sammy Morgan will be stepping down at the end of the month. Former Northern Ireland international striker Morgan, 65, has been at Playford Road since 2004, initially as head of education, stepping into his current role in 2009.
Boss Roy Keane says the summer will be just as much about keeping his core group of players at the club as adding his four or five targets to his squad. The Town manager cites skipper Jon Walters and boy wonder striker Connor Wickham as amongst those who he wouldn’t countenance selling during the close season.
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.
Town's U18s take on the Tottenham at White Hart Lane tonight in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final (KO 7pm). The Blues are 2-0 up from last Friday's first leg and must be confident that they can progress to the two-legged live-on-Sky final.
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New academy manager Sammy Morgan has praised young striker Connor Wickham ahead of this Saturday's rescheduled FA Youth Cup tie with Watford at Portman Road. Morgan says Wickham has the right attitude to go a long way in the game.