Midfielder Toumani Diagouraga appears unlikely to return to the Blues in the summer with manager Mick McCarthy suggesting that the 29-year-old, who went back to his parent club Leeds earlier in the week having suffered a groin injury, is too similar to Cole Skuse.
On-loan midfielder Liam Trotter is on course for an appearance in the League One play-offs with his Scunthorpe side going to sixth after last night s 3-0 victory over Cheltenham.