Town boss Roy Keane is hoping his international players come back from their fortnight away unscathed. Keane lost Irish pair Darren O’Dea and Shane O’Connor to problems picked up with their national squads during the last break in domestic fixtures.
Reggie Lambe scored a hat-trick and Ed Upson (pen), Colin Healy and Luke Hyam all scored once as Town’s reserves thrashed Stevenage Borough 6-2 at Portman Road this afternoon.
New signing Paul Taylor could require surgery after suffering a cracked bone in his foot during Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Wolves. Fellow frontman Michael Chopra is a doubt ahead of Saturday’s home game against Charlton.
Sunderland are watching academy midfielder Josh Carson, according to one of this morning’s tabloids. Northern Irish U17 international Carson, a second-year scholar, netted twice yesterday as Town’s U18s beat Reading 4-3 at Playford Road.
Terry Leinbach’s abstract show “Wonder” lives up to its name at the Edge Gallery in Bigfork. “The (Almost) Complete and (Mostly) Accurate History of Alcohol” offers laughs and food for thought at Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. Poets & Pints marks its 100th poetry reading on Sept. 20 at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis.