Striker Paul Taylor is jogging and is due to see a specialist in two weeks’ time as he continues his recovery from a cracked bone in his foot. The £1.5 million frontman hopes to avoid surgery on the injury he sustained in the game against Wolves in September, which was only his third match for the club.
Earlier this month, former Northern Ireland centre-back Gerry Taggart spoke to Club Historian John Hutchinson about playing for Leicester City and Stoke City between 1998 and 2006.
Town summer signing Georges Santos says he will not be looking to exact revenge on West Brom s Andy Johnson should the pair be involved in Saturday s game at the Hawthorns.
Town manager Joe Royle has several injury problems as he goes into Saturday s game at table-topping West Brom. Chris Makin, Tommy Miller and Martijn Reuser are all out while Jermaine Wright is a doubt.