Town are one of a number of clubs claimed to have been chasing out-of-favour Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey. The Blues, Sheffield United and Coventry are all said to have made enquiries but the 27-year-old is keen to stay at St Andrew’s and fight for his place.

McSheffrey said: "I want to play more but it's a better situation than I was in back in August when they were looking to offload me.

"I still feel I have a lot to offer. It's getting that chance. Things can change so I'm sure if I started doing the business then maybe I wouldn't be up for sale.

"I haven't had a chat with the manager, I've just put my head down and worked hard."

Elsewhere, the Portuguese press is again linking Town with Benfica central defender Miguel Vítor. The Blues, Sunderland and Hull City are all said to want to take the Portugal U21 international on loan in January, although they face opposition from Atletico Madrid. Portsmouth and Birmingham were also previously linked.

Meanwhile, the News of the World’s website claims “dressing room sources” have slammed Roy Keane’s management of the club.

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UEFA81 added 21:29 - Nov 19 My comment was at Dorsetblue btw, I had to beak off halfway through it and other posts came in in the meantime.
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UEFA81 added 21:30 - Nov 19 *break off, not beak off, lol.
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ITFC4EVER added 21:36 - Nov 19 cgs-david wright is confident there and plays well. leftmid- walters,peters,quinn,martin,civelli when he returns can all play there which one?RK picks cb- bruce and delany work well, maculy and smith work well!
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SouperJim added 22:01 - Nov 19 What a pile of poo that news of the world story is. Any one of us on here could have wrote it.
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Bluecasp added 01:31 - Nov 20 Doubt he will join. Sounds like the usual rubbish linking us with anyone eg Shittu Wood Murphy
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Bluecasp added 01:44 - Nov 20 He won't come just like Wood' shittu and murphy
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Bluecasp added 01:44 - Nov 20 He won't come just like Wood' shittu and murphy
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Keaneish added 09:10 - Nov 20 Can someone tell me why a man management style has to be nicely, nicely, arm around the shoulder all the time!? It's frickin' football. If you're the type of footballer who needs a confidence boost every 5 seconds then sorry, you're not the sort of player i want in a town shirt anyway. I want players to sweat blood and tears for that badge and those sort of players don't need a little kiss in the corner and an extra 1k in bonuses each week. So what if RK is confrontational, get over it. Football's changed and our club has to keep of with modernity. We're no longer in the era of the Cobbold's so what's wrong with lambasting and openly criticising? Why the cotton wool approach as so many of you would apparently rather?

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Dorsetblue added 09:36 - Nov 20 UEFA81 I agree. I give it till Christmas and then he will be gone. Keaneish, the simple facts are if you upset the team they don't bother. They keep getting paid win, lose or draw.....They are not fans they are doing it as a job. But from the results the confrontational approach isn't working is it?
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Surco72 added 10:05 - Nov 20 Keanish the style doesnt have to be nicely nicely it has to be a mix like any good manager in any job , some people react to a b0ll0cking and think i will show you others shrink into themselves and become less productive ,that doesnt make them less able to play or do their job And clearly things are not right so far this season and a few draws and a win against the sides at the bottom of the form table only papers over the cracks

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Back_The_Boss added 11:20 - Nov 21 best days are behind him.
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