Town boss Mick McCarthy says defender George Fowler is set to follow Adam McDonnell in joining Vanarama National League Aldershot on a permanent basis, while trialist Mohammed Sagaf is getting longer to impress the Town manager and centre-half Chris Smith is being offered a new deal.
Town boss Mick McCarthy has reiterated that young strikers Ben Morris and Aaron Drinan could be involved in the first team during the latter stages of the season.
A Town U23 side featuring new signings Barry Cotter and Chris Goteni as well as trialists Mohammed Sagaf and Ben Stephens were comprehensively beaten 5-2 by Colchester United at the U s Florence Park training ground on Monday afternoon. Ben Folami (pictured) and Shane McLoughlin netted second-half goals for Gerard Nash s side in front of watching Blues boss Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor.