Stories this morning say Town will not stand in the way of Gary Croft going on loan to Grimsby. As we reported at th weekend Croft watched the Mariners beat Portsmouth 3-1 on Saturday.

Caretaker manager Paul Groves was a team-mate of croft during the 26-year-old's spell at Grimsby early in his career.

The full-back is a long way back in the pecking order at Town and has already expressed a desire for a loan spell this season.

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