Town’s U18s lost 3-1 in a friendly to Crystal Palace at a bitterly cold Playford Road on Saturday morning. Tom Winter’s first-half strike was cancelled out by three second-half Palace goals after a raft of Town substitutions at the break.
Town s U21 side crashed to their first defeat of the season as Huddersfield Town left Playford Road with a 4-1 victory on Monday afternoon, Cory Galvin (pictured) having opened the scoring for Mark Kennedy s side.
Released winger Cory Galvin has joined Waterford United back in his native Ireland and put in a man of the match display as they drew 1-1 away against Cabinteely last night.
Boss Mick McCarthy has revealed that second-year academy scholar Kyle Hammond will be joining the Blues’ professional staff, despite facing seven to nine months out after rupturing an anterior cruciate knee ligament during last Saturday’s 3-1 U18s defeat at QPR.
New signing Sean St Ledger was substituted with what looked to be a minor niggle just before half-time as Town s U21 side held on to draw 1-1 with Millwall at the Den on Friday night. Academy striker Shane McLoughlin scored in the first half before Alfie Pavey equalised for the hosts with 15 minutes remaining.