Town boss Kieran McKenna says it s important the Blues maintain the focus they showed during Tuesday evening s game against Wigan when they face Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on Saturday, despite there being nothing riding on the match.
Blues striker Aaron Drinan hopes his form with loan side Waterford in the League of Ireland Premier Division will put him in manager Paul Lambert’s thoughts ahead of Town’s League One campaign.
Town’s hopes of making the play-offs were all but ended as Peter Kioso scored twice and Ryan Watson once as they were beaten 3-0 by Northampton Town at Sixfields. Kioso netted from corners in the eighth and 32nd minute in a first period in which the Cobblers could have been further in front and Gwion Edwards and Freddie Sears hit the woodwork, while Kane Vincent-Young and Oli Hawkins spurned golden opportunities in the second. With six minutes remaining Watson completed another dreadful evening for the Blues, whose goal drought has now extended to 529 minutes.
Town boss Mick McCarthy was delighted to see striker Aaron Drinan net a hat-trick for the U23s in this afternoon’s 4-3 defeat to Hull City, the January signing from Waterford having hit a rich vein of goalscoring form in recent matches. The Blues manager also had praise for Jack Lankester, who impressed alongside the Irishman against the Tigers.
Town boss Mick McCarthy is considering giving striker Ben Folami his first Championship start at Brentford on Saturday or in one of the Blues’ other remaining games and he says defender Barry Cotter, who signed from Limerick in January, could also be involved with the first team before the end of the campaign.