Town boss Roy Keane has revealed that keeper Brian Murphy has been trapped in Ireland because of the closure of UK airspace due to ash from the Icelandic volcano. The Blues keeper was making his way back to Suffolk via ferry and car and last night had made it as far as Carlisle.

Keane said: “Our goalkeeper’s stranded in Ireland because of this volcano in Iceland. He’s due back this morning, he got the ferry back.

“Last I heard he was in Carlisle at half-nine last night driving with his missus, God help her.

“What’s that five or six hours away? If he’s back here this morning he’ll just do a light session.

“It was one of those things, he just got stranded. The players had Wednesday off and he nipped back as he had a family situation.

“But Murph’s a top professional and if he’s in half-decent shape he won’t be disciplined.”

Keane says he will make changes to his side with Damien Delaney ruled out for three months with the ankle ligament injury he suffered last week at Nottingham Forest, while David Healy is out for a week with a knee problem he has picked up in training and Carlos Edwards has chicken pox.

The Blues boss says youngsters Tom Eastman, Troy Brown and Luke Hyam have been training with the first team squad and could be involved against Doncaster on Saturday: “In terms of the three injuries, there’ll be changes and we might give one or two of the young players an opportunity to see where they’re at.”

Tommy Smith is likely to come in at centre-half as a straight replacement for Delaney with the younger players probably amongst the substitutes.

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Blueknight85 added 11:33 - Apr 16 Best keep Conner away from edwards!!
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Fixed_It added 11:36 - Apr 16 Your best headline yet, Phil!
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Suffolk_n_Good added 11:40 - Apr 16 Lol! It does make it sound as if he's literally been trapped at the source of the volcano!!
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gtd added 11:47 - Apr 16 I laughed so hard at the headline... Good work Phil!
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squiz added 11:55 - Apr 16 Expect Murphy to be involved in some incident tomorrow. I can see him being sent off, saving a penalty or generally involved in some confrontation leading to the inevitable "explosive/ high temperature/ left ipswich season in ashes" headlines in the papers !
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hucks216 added 12:05 - Apr 16 You could even have 'Keane Erupts'
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bennyblue added 12:12 - Apr 16 id rather be trapped by a volcano than trapped in carlisle
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muhrensleftfoot added 12:16 - Apr 16 Nothing wrong with Carlisle - it's the birthplace of an ITFC legend
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dobbie73 added 12:22 - Apr 16 Very true, Muhrensleftfoot ..... BEATTIE!!!
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tom_the_blue added 12:26 - Apr 16 Love the headline, painted a great image in my head.
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warwickblue added 12:28 - Apr 16 I´m trapped in the Canary Islands by the volcano - not quite the same chance as Murphy of getting back for the Doncaster game now, but I'll cope somehow... COYB!!
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tom_the_blue added 12:30 - Apr 16 ahhhhh Canary islands, even worse, who wants to be surrounded by Canaries on the day of a home match
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MAVERICK added 12:34 - Apr 16 I found Keanes bar in Lanzarote (Canaries)
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byronitfc added 12:35 - Apr 16 Best headline yet - good work!!!
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jamesy_itfc_keano added 12:39 - Apr 16 Good work MAVERICK !!! But remember there's only one KEANOO !!
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BluePhilG added 12:45 - Apr 16 Healy Injured? YES!!!! Hoorah!!!
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IpswichKev added 13:03 - Apr 16 Great headline!
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cphtractor added 13:47 - Apr 16 Excellent
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petersongoal added 14:32 - Apr 16 LMFAO!! brilliant! ROAD TRIIIPPPP!
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peckhamblue added 14:44 - Apr 16 lolcano
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corshamblue added 15:05 - Apr 16 Seems Phil's headline is causing an Eruption ! I'll get my coat.
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tractorboybig added 20:22 - Apr 16 What the f+++ is he doing in Ireland? Should he not be training at town? No wonder this team is crap when the players p==== off around the globe mid week. what the F ==== going on. Shows why we are where we are.
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tom_the_blue added 21:16 - Apr 16 Relax and read the article through properly. Thats if you can read and aren't imbred like the majority of your fellow Budgies.
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WonnorCickham added 21:23 - Apr 16 Cheers Phil. Made me re-read the headline!
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EatonBlue added 01:54 - Apr 17 panic on the streets of carlisle . . . .
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