Manager Mick McCarthy says Town’s academy scholars’ talents aren’t just limited to their footballing skills. The youngsters sang in front of the senior pros last week and impressed the Blues boss.
Blues striker Jack Marriott netted his ninth goal for Woking in his ninth game for the Skrill Premier side but couldn’t prevent them from falling to a 3-1 defeat at home to Salisbury this afternoon.
Town’s U18s lost 3-1 in a friendly to Crystal Palace at a bitterly cold Playford Road on Saturday morning. Tom Winter’s first-half strike was cancelled out by three second-half Palace goals after a raft of Town substitutions at the break.
Boss Mick McCarthy was delighted with Tyrone Mings’s display in his second senior start during the 2-1 defeat at Reading on Saturday, but says the 20-year-old is a doubt for Tuesday’s Capital One Cup match at Stevenage.