Town boss Mick McCarthy has reiterated that young strikers Ben Morris and Aaron Drinan could be involved in the first team during the latter stages of the season.
General manager of football operations Lee O’Neill says the summer ahead will be “a real transition” from a salary cap perspective if the Blues are still in League One with the cap set to impact the club more significantly than it did this season, although with rumours suggesting it could be scrapped following a recent arbitration hearing.
Town boss Kieran McKenna is expecting to face a very different Gillingham side at Portman Road on Saturday to the one the Blues smashed 4-0 at the Priestfield Stadium a month ago.
Deadline day signing Barry Cotter is set to make his first appearance in a Blues shirt this afternoon when Town’s U23s take on Colchester United at their Florence Park training ground (KO 1pm).
A Town U23 side featuring new signings Barry Cotter and Chris Goteni as well as trialists Mohammed Sagaf and Ben Stephens were comprehensively beaten 5-2 by Colchester United at the U s Florence Park training ground on Monday afternoon. Ben Folami (pictured) and Shane McLoughlin netted second-half goals for Gerard Nash s side in front of watching Blues boss Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor.