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Town’s six new scholars for the 2010/11 season were inducted into the academy at Portman Road on Friday afternoon. The six youngsters include local lads Callum Bennett and Joe Whight, as well as a Norwegian, an Irishman, a Northern Irishman and a Welshman.
Town could be without Gareth McAuley, Darren O’Dea, Connor Wickham and Jimmy Bullard when they take on already-relegated Preston in the season’s final home game on Saturday. Defenders McAuley and O’Dea have definitely been ruled out, while striker Wickham and midfielder Bullard are both doubts with rib and knee injuries respectively, having missed the defeat at Swansea on Monday.
Town s U18s comfortably beat Birmingham City 4-0 at Playford Road on Saturday afternoon. Three of the Blues four goals came from defenders released this week, centre-half Josh Meekings (pictured) netting twice and full-back Rory McKeown one, while first-year scholar Callum Bennett, also a defender, scored the other.