Former Town defender Tony Humes has been appointed Academy Coach and Co-ordinator for Town s Development Centres. He takes over from Peter Trevivian who is moving to Watford to be their Academy Director.
Town s Academy U17s and U19s both face Watford away on Saturday morning. A familar face at Watford is their Academy director, Peter Trevivian, who was previously on Bryan Klug s staff at Playford Road.
Stalwart defender Fabian Wilnis is virtually certain he will end his playing career having been released by the Blues this summer. Wilnis, 38 in August, has been with Town since making a £200,000 move from De Graafschap in January 1999.
Academy coach Jason Dozzell says this weekend’s U17 tournament in Belgium will be a useful experience for the Blues youngsters. The squad left Suffolk early this morning for the competition which is being hosted by KSC Lokeren on Saturday and Sunday.