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Richard Wright returned to action after his knee ligament injury but couldn’t prevent the reserves from losing 2-1 to Wycombe Wanderers at Playford Road on Wednesday afternoon. Man mountain defender Luke Oliver put the Chairboys in front with Ed Upson equalising just before the break, but Jerome Federico’s 25-yard shot in the final moments won it for the visitors.
Midfielder or full-back Shane O’Connor was due back in training yesterday having been out of action since a bout of suspected appendicitis forced him out of the Republic of Ireland U21 squad almost a fortnight ago.
Boss Paul Jewell looks set to give January signing Andy Drury his first start for the Blues when Hull City visit Portman Road on Saturday. Town are without midfielder Jimmy Bullard, who is unavailable under the terms of his loan from the Tigers, while skipper David Norris is out with knee and ankle injuries.
If the bill passes, it will eliminate the income cap and any other eligibility requirements for the program.
Blues boss Paul Jewell was still waiting to hear whether all his international players had come through their games unscathed at Thursday’s press conference ahead of Saturday’s game at Barnsley. Linchpin defender Gareth McAuley, Darren O’Dea and Connor Wickham were back and OK, but Hungarian pair Tamás Priskin and Márton Fülöp, and Canadian Jaime Peters had not yet returned to Portman Road.