Town are still to make their widely reported third bid for striker Franny Jeffers, according to reports in Lancashire. The Blues have had two offers turned down by Blackburn Rovers and were claimed to have made or be on the verge of making a third bid for the former loan striker.
Alan Lee scored within seconds of coming off the bench to give the Blues a deserved 1-0 victory over Hull City at Portman Road. However, the win wasn t enough with the Blues finishing the season eighth and failing to reach the play-offs by one point.
Town boss Paul Jewell says he doesn’t want the heavy defeats to Norwich and Swansea to detract too much from what has generally been a decent first three months at Portman Road. The Blues play their final home game of the season against already-relegated Preston North End on Saturday.
Former Blue Fabian Wilnis has expressed his shock that the final game of his professional career is face claims that it was fixed. Yesterday, bookies revealed suspicious betting patterns in the Grays Athletic-Forest Green Rovers game and their intention to report it to the FA.
Boss Roy Keane will be looking for his Town side to win three games in a row for the first time when the Blues travel to Leicester on Sunday (KO 3pm). The Foxes are