Town are targeting Notts County’s attacking midfielder Alan Judge. The 23-year-old Irishman won the Magpies’ Players' Player of the Year and Fans' Player of the Year awards during a 2011/12 campaign in which they narrowly missed out on the League One play-offs.

Dubliner Judge started his career with Blackburn but made his first team debut against the Blues while on loan at Plymouth Argyle in January 2009, a game which ended 0-0, having made two cup appearances for Rovers.

The former Irish U21 international spent two temporary spells at Home Park, where he played under Town legend Paul Mariner, before moving to Meadow Lane initially on loan in August 2010. He made the switch permanent the following January for an undisclosed fee when he signed a deal until the summer of 2013.

Judge plays mainly in wide roles but can operate all across the midfield and up front. Since joining Notts County he has made 64 starts and five sub appearances, scoring nine goals, eight of them last season. Championship scouts were reportedly regular visitors to Meadow Lane to catch him in action towards the end of the 2011/12 campaign as the Magpies finished seventh on goal difference.

His diminutive stature, he’s 5ft 6½in tall, energetic style of play and long-range goals have led Magpies fans to don T-shirts bearing the legend ‘The Irish Messi' in his honour.

Last week, County manager Keith Curle said his club had started negotiations with Judge regarding a new contract, however, with interest from Championship clubs such as the Blues, the £600,000-rated midfielder would appear unlikely to commit to new terms with the League One side.

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irishtim added 08:23 - May 22 Would be good signing. Young hungry skillfull. The type of player we want.
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tractorboyz82 added 08:32 - May 22 havent herd or seen him but age and postion he plays are good and he will be a good signing
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alfromcol added 08:45 - May 22 All this 'noise' about strikers, wingers etc is just a cover while the management quietly beaver away to sign a GK, RB and 2 X CHs.
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RegencyBlue added 08:59 - May 22 Looks like a player with good potential. Get the deal done Clegg!
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Langdon_Blue added 09:13 - May 22 MarcusSg - Judge and Drury...great sentence! Whoops, I'm at it now! Haha :-)
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Fatboy added 09:28 - May 22 Then we'll just need an executioner up front!
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brendenward35 added 09:32 - May 22 So whats happening to the guy from West Ham we were guaranteed to get if they got promoted we'd get???
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Lightningboy added 09:43 - May 22 These are the sort of targets I want us to go for and to be honest I get more excited when we're linked with the cream of the league 1 and 2 players than the endless 30something journeymen from the prem who are just after one last big pay-out. Hope this one comes off.
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DanLyles added 10:11 - May 22 I think we have actually put a bid in for this guy, not just a rumour. 8 goals and more impressively 13 assists! Yes please, fans player and players player says it all imo
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Brazils_Hair added 10:33 - May 22 MarcuSg - the whole Judge/Drury thing is possibly the best thing I have ever heard!
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northstand78 added 10:36 - May 22 zzzzzzzzzzzzzz....Tell us if he signs...more links than chain mail armour..
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MickMillsTash added 10:37 - May 22 Sounds Good. Dury and Cresswell have shown that they can step up from the lower leagues to perform well in medoicre mid table team so this guy has a chance. Would be good for Town to get one signing in - I am sure other targets would like to see players signing for us before they sign themselves- build momentum etc.
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WorcesterBlue added 10:55 - May 22 Seen him - looks ok at the level he is at but hard to tell if he'll make the step up. However, Drury and Cresswell did and though I have my issues with PJ in other departments he does seem able to spot a player so let's hope we get him and Ward or Caddis.
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buryblue77 added 11:10 - May 22 Keanish, I thought you were off to Leeds!
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Seasonticketsteve added 11:19 - May 22 Remember the boys on Soccer Saturday talking about this lad towards the end of the season and he seems to be a good prospect, as others have said in the past-sign him up fatty!!!
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PJ_Needs_Duncan added 11:25 - May 22 Tell you what really hope we pursue Judge as well as Björn Sigurðarson, they both have great potential would be a real statement of our intentions if we signed these two. Would completely 360 on think Jewell was an incompetent oaf!
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Langdon_Blue added 11:40 - May 22 Buryblue - I've just seen Keanish getting out of a car outside Hillsborough Stadium...Jewell out, another target we have missed out on, because PJ was on holiday! haha
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buryblue77 added 12:38 - May 22 langdon, can't believe he'd betray us like that. I thought keanish was Town through and through haha. Hope this lad is another Cressy type, the likes of the Budgies did it with hungry players who wanted it more than has beens, hopefully PJ and co have learned.
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Seasider added 13:00 - May 22 Into fourth week and no signings so far.Hope wont still be window shopping in a months time with no signings;but plenty of speculation.
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essexboy added 13:02 - May 22 quality player and can score goals,but what chance do we have of signing him with clowns in charge.!!
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NITFC added 13:11 - May 22 I really like the sound of this, although he does sound like another Josh Carson!
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jas0999 added 13:19 - May 22 Fair enough - right age and the type of player we could do with!
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Michael11 added 13:25 - May 22 This is better, young player with potential at a decent price/lower wages! Seen him on football league show a few times looks a decent player
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Joetown95 added 13:32 - May 22 Dont no much about him but he sounds like a really good player. Go and get him jewell
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casanovacrow added 15:22 - May 22 one of only a few links we've had that I like
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