Boss Mick McCarthy insists he isn’t envious of the high profile signings made by some of the Blues’ promotion rivals during the January transfer window.
Trialist Jerome Thomas played the first 72 minutes as a Town XI, featuring several senior players, drew 1-1 with Southend in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Playford Road this afternoon. Irish U18 international Shane McLoughlin netted for the Blues on 85, before one-time Town loanee Tyrone Barnett equalised for the League One side.
Boss Mick McCarthy believed the Blues deserved to have taken something from their 2-1 defeat at Birmingham and felt Christophe Berra’s late goal was wrongly disallowed.
Adam Webster’s first goal for Town wasn’t enough to prevent the Blues from falling to a 2-1 defeat at Birmingham City. Clayton Donaldson put the home side in front from the penalty spot in the 41st minute, Michael Morrison made it 2-0 eight minutes after the break before Webster headed his goal as the Blues attempted to stage a comeback in which Christophe Berra had what would have been a late equaliser harshly ruled out.