Several members of Mick McCarthy's squad spent time out on loan during 2013/14.

Elliott Hewitt:

Elliott Hewitt is a defender who spent the season out on loan at League One side Gillingham. He played 20 times for the Gills as they successfully battled relegation. The 20-year-old has played 11 times for the Town in the league since signing a three-year deal in May 2012 and will look to add to this after a successful spell at the Priestfield Stadium. Mick McCarthy may look to send him out on loan once again but after proving he can kick it with the best in the third tier, Hewitt could be challenging for a spot in the first team.

Frédéric Veseli:

Frédéric penned a two-year contract at Portman Road after spending five years in Manchester with both City and then United. Since then Veseli has been signed up by League Two outfit Bury on two separate loan deals and made 18 appearances while they survived relegation. The 21-year-old defender has been capped at every international level from U15 up to U21 and is hoping for a call up to the Swiss senior team although he has said he is open for a call up to the Albanian side, whom he is also eligible to line up for.

Paul Taylor:

At 26 Paul has already been around the block having played for seven clubs in two different countries. The striker has been somewhat troublesome off the field and looked to have kick-started his career at Peterborough, but when he got his move to the Tractor Boys at the second time of asking he flopped and was sent back to the Posh on loan. He played only six times for Darren Ferguson’s men, without scorng. He has since been put on the transfer list by McCarthy.

Jack Marriott:

Marriott has been on three different loan spells this season, two at Woking and briefly one at Gillingham. He played 23 times at a competitive level and will look to push on into Mick’s plans for either the year coming or the next. He has an impressive goal scoring record at non-league level and will look to bring it up through the ranks.

Jack Doherty:

The Irishman failed to break into the Blues’ first team and was loaned back to his former club Waterford United in Ireland being deemed not good enough (for Ipswich) by his fellow countryman, McCarthy. He is plying his trade in the second tier in Ireland and I recently saw him play in the FAI Cup second round against Shelbourne and it was noticeable difference that Jack was a step above the rest. Here’s hoping that Doherty can continue this form and bring it back to his parent club.

SouperJim added 10:44 - Jun 11 Get Veseli out on loan for the season to cover as much of his wages as possible, he'll never play for Town again.
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KilburnBlue added 14:41 - Jun 11 Likewise thoughts with the Doherty comment. On a side note, what do you make of Chris Forrester?
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Cotter_kyle added 12:23 - Jun 12 Chris is a very talented player and one of the best in the League of Ireland, will probably sign for an English club at the end of this season or next.
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Blue041273 added 12:23 - Jun 13 Don't really understand the point of the blog. All very factual but very limited with regard to discussion. Apart from Hewitt who might get a run out from the bench I really can't see any of these getting a game for us in the future.
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londontractor85 added 22:16 - Jun 17 I'm hoping that Marriott gets more of a chance for us next season. I live close to Woking and I was lucky enough to see most of his appearances for the Cardinals. Whilst the standard of defenders he came up against were certainly different than the one's in the Championship, I believe he has the skill, pace and determination to become a great player for Town in the future as long as he gets enough of a chance. Play him pre season and for a few of the early games and see what happens I reckon. What do we have to lose?

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SouperJim added 09:35 - Jun 19 Football matches? Just playing devil's advocate, fwiw I largely agree with you.
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