Paul Green has outlined what he has to offer during his loan spell at Town as Mick McCarthy’s team look to cement their challenge for a play-off place.

Green has joined from Leeds until the end of the season when, with his Elland Road due to expire, he will be seeking fresh employment elsewhere.

He said: “I can bring a lot of energy to the squad. I’m the sort of player who likes to get up and down and I’ll also be looking to chip in with a few goals. I like to think that’s why I’m here and it would be nice to get a few goals. An early one would be nice to get me up and running here.”

Town would welcome more goals from the midfield area with Paul Anderson, Carlos Edwards, Luke Hyam and Jay Tabb so far contributing a meagre six from their collective tally of 92 appearances in all competitions, while Cole Skuse is still waiting to break his duck after 31 outings and the now-departed Ryan Tunnicliffe also drew a blank in 29 games on loan from Manchester United.

Green, whose Republic of Ireland colleague Stephen Hunt is also waiting to get off the mark after nine games, is currently on a half-century of goals from his 467 appearances on behalf of Doncaster, Derby and Leeds.

He could get the chance to make it 51 if, as expected, he is involved in Saturday’s home clash with a Blackpool side whose miserable run of 14 games without a win has seen them plummet down the Championship table.

Green is also keen to extend his tally of senior caps, having scored once in 20 appearances for Ireland, for whom he qualifies through his maternal grandfather, who was born in Co Mayo.

He added: “International football is a big thing for me and to be playing regularly (with Ipswich) would be great if I am going to get into the Irish squad for their next game in March, but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with that.”

Green was once compared, by ex-national boss Giovanni Trapattoni, to Italian international Gennaro Gattuso, the former Rangers midfielder best known for his time with AC Milan and at the World Cup finals of 2002, 2006 and 2010 with Italy.

He laughed: “I have had different roles for Ireland. I was more about sitting and breaking things up for them but at club level I like to get forward and score a few goals, and hopefully I can do that here.

"As soon as I got that first taste of international football I wanted more of it and to play for my country is always a proud moment for me and my family.”

Despite not featuring regularly for Leeds this season Green was included in the first Irish squad to be named by Trapattoni’s replacement, Martin O’Neill, who is assisted by former Town manager Roy Keane.

He was a late substitute for Wigan’s James McClean in the 3-0 home win over Latvia on November 15th and then played the entire 90 minutes of the goalless draw in Poland four days later.

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bluemikey100 added 07:54 - Feb 14 1 goal every 9 matches that equals 2 goals for us this season our goalscoring midfielder lol
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gibbo added 08:20 - Feb 14 That's still one more than Hyam and 2 more than Skuse has scored.
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Roola added 08:39 - Feb 14 The jury is always out for me until a few games in... He may settle into the team and be what we need, he's got a great attitude by the sounds of it and is hungry to impress... That's one thing I've really liked about McCarthy's acquisitions, all are keen to fight for a place and be a team... Something we didn't hear under Jewell with the likes of Bowyer & co. hopefully he is more into playing the ball forward and not sideways or backwards. (And on the ground!!)

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wkj added 08:44 - Feb 14 I think a lot of people are still unimpressed in regards to this loan, but you have to remember, a new club can better a player ten fold. If this player is G'd up and giving us a battle plan, it means his mind is focused and he his here to play- Green wants to impress, and make a difference, I have a gut feeling this player is going to come up trumps, he's not only here to help ITFC, he is here to win a contract too- that's way more dangerous than any borrowed player from the premiership who ultimately are here on a fitness boost until they return home. I hate green and yellow... but this Green is one I am ready to love, and I think by the end of the season, most of us will.

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ericclacton added 09:35 - Feb 14 Kick the ball footballer.
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OFFICIAL_Mo_Tooke added 09:40 - Feb 14 Great acquisition
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Michael11 added 10:51 - Feb 14 I think the lack of goals from midfield has so far been the difference between being 8th place and being 6th. Teams like Reading, Leicester, Derby all have players who can score goals all over the pitch. Can you imagine where we'd be if McGoldrick had got a bad injury early in the season? We're too reliant on him and hopefully Green and the rest of the midfield can chip in with a few goals to take some of the pressure away from him.

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OFFICIAL_Mo_Tooke added 10:54 - Feb 14 Paul green aka good looking chap.
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hampstead_blue added 11:24 - Feb 14 He's short and ginger. A poor man's Scholes?
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spanishblue added 11:29 - Feb 14 At least the majority of gingers have some fight about them I just think he looks like a battler here's hoping
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big_gaz67 added 11:56 - Feb 14 I was once 'warned' by a steward for using the word "ginger" when shouting at Sean Dyche! Guess what colour my hair is.....
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TimmyH added 12:52 - Feb 14 Talk is cheap...wasn't Mick going on about this about a month ago? and since then still no difference, but he (Green) hasn't got many players to catch up in our midfield in terms of scoring.
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TimmyH added 12:56 - Feb 14 * should say 'hasn't got to score a lot to catch up on our midfield players - if any'.
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superblues9 added 14:23 - Feb 14 THE GINGA NINJA !
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Stretchyboy added 15:13 - Feb 14 @Big_Gaz67 ...did you really get warned for calling Dyche ginger? Or was there a four-letter expleteive after the word ginger? What next, not being able to describe Nouble as black? Farcical!!
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