Town made a surprise bid to sign a striker ahead of yesterday s transfer deadline. The Blues had been understood to be interested in strengthening their backline and not adding another attacker to their squad.
Town striker Jason Scotland has been named in the Football League Team of the Week for his goalscoring performance in his first start for the Blues against Bristol City on Saturday.
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is understood to have monitored Town defender Tommy Smith’s progress during the World Cup with New Zealand. Smith played alongside Rovers centre-half Ryan Nelsen in South Africa as the All Whites achieved three draws, including a famous 1-1 with Italy.
Striker Danny Haynes has again been linked with Premier League Portsmouth. The 20-year-old was previously mentioned in connection with the FA Cup winners in April.
Released Aston Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen has played down newspaper stories linking him with a move to Juventus. Boss Jim Magilton recently confirmed TWTD s January report which revealed that the Blues had approached the Dane to come in on loan after Neil Alexander s departure.