Town boss Mick McCarthy says he’d take 16 repeats of last week’s performance against Reading between now and the end of the season, starting at Aston Villa on Saturday. Although the game against the Royals ended 2-2 the Blues were a significantly better prospect than they had been during the 3-0 home drubbing by Derby a few days earlier.
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While the final day of the transfer window has passed quietly at Portman Road, TWTD understands that the Blues are close to completing the signing of former Shelbourne winger Dylan Connolly.
Former Shelbourne winger Dylan Connolly appears set to join the Blues with the Dublin club having wished the 19-year-old the best of luck with Town via Twitter, a message they later removed.
Town boss Mick McCarthy says defender George Fowler is set to follow Adam McDonnell in joining Vanarama National League Aldershot on a permanent basis, while trialist Mohammed Sagaf is getting longer to impress the Town manager and centre-half Chris Smith is being offered a new deal.