Town boss Mick McCarthy says he’ll learn whether Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis is willing to extend Jonny Williams’s loan with the Blues beyond its initial month after Saturday’s home game against Nottingham Forest.

The 20-year-old is currently due to return to Selhurst Park following Forest’s visit with reports yesterday speculating that Pulis wants the Wales international for the final weeks his club’s Premier League relegation battle.

McCarthy says that so far there have been no developments on that front: “He’s available for the weekend, that’s the main thing, he’s with us. We’ll just take that one and see what happens.

“Of course [we’d like to keep him for the rest of the season] but he’s not our player so that’ll be determined by somebody else. But let’s hope so.”

Meanwhile, the Blues manager says top scorer David McGoldrick is the only player unavailable for Saturday’s game: “Cole Skuse is fine, he trained fully yesterday and today, he’s OK.

"Luke Chambers had a migraine and had blurred vision [late on against Derby], but he’s fine. He’s trained well today as well.

“Everybody’s OK, except Didzy, who I think comes out of his brace in the next couple of days, so he’s making progress as well.”

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bluefeast added 14:59 - Mar 28 Messi of the championship. Just the kind of player to put 5000 on our gate. I so hope he is able to stay with us as i believe with him we can not only make the play offs but win them. Please Tony do us a favour .
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tractorfact added 15:05 - Mar 28 agreed bluefeast quality player I hope he stays Palace have a relegation scrap so im not counting my chickens and were doing this all without our top goalscorer as well cmon lads 2moro
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essexboy added 15:07 - Mar 28 So ,if we win Saturday he can stay,and if we loose he goes back.!!
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RetroBlue added 15:20 - Mar 28 Have we allowed Edwards to go to free up funds to pay more of Williams wages to allow us to keep him 'till end of season I wonder?
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Samuelowen88 added 15:24 - Mar 28 Wouldn't surprise me if we were allowed to keep him as long as we paid a higher % of his wages.
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martleshamitfc added 15:24 - Mar 28 Hope MM starts with the same team tomorrow even with Skuse fit?
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martyblue added 15:28 - Mar 28 Take out hyam and stick skuse back in !!! The only Change that should be made !!!
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boysinblue added 15:30 - Mar 28 Oh pleeeeease Pulis let us keep him! Please please please! On a separate note, it's interesting that MM plays Williams and wants to keep him whilst Taylor has really struggled to even make the bench this season. They seem very similar type of players, skillful and technically gifted. So, even if Williams does go, i'm sure Taylor could fill his shoes and allow us to carry on playing the same system. I hope this would happen but MM seems to have in for Taylor

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bluefeast added 15:59 - Mar 28 You cannot compare Williams and Taylor. For starters Williams has an eye for a pass where Taylor plays play ground head down football. Hes not in the team as he is not a team player. Waste of 1.8 million quid if its true thats what we paid.
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muhrensleftfoot added 16:00 - Mar 28 Why do some people think us keeping Williams has anything at all to do with money. Palace sent him here to get match fit after his extended period out of the 1st team due to injury, and as a favour between old mates Pulis & McCarthy. He's come to us, played well, improved his fitness, and if Palace think they need him for their relegation battle, they'll take him back without a doubt.

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runningout added 16:03 - Mar 28 if he returns to Palace, so be it... Get a grip!!!
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Seasider added 16:15 - Mar 28 Understand Tony Pulis was guest of Marcus Evans last Saturday,wonder if Jonny Williams name cropped up in their conversation?
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ITFCRealist added 16:20 - Mar 28 Good post boysinblue. I completely agree they are very similar players, and Taylor can do a similar job - as he did for us when he was 'allowed' to play. How they havent been able to do that is part of the criminal mis-management going on at the moment. While we win, most here will be happy to put up with that, but how much better could it have been had Mick started with the attacking players at the start of the season, instead of 2 games ago.

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jas0999 added 16:31 - Mar 28 Williams v Taylor is interesting, but sadly no comparison. Williams is all over the pitch, knows when to pass the ball and seems to do all the basics. Taylor has similar quality in his game (although not so much as Williams), but takes on the extra man rather than pass to a team mate and sees uninterested in doing the basics. Williams seems a team player. Mick wants payers who work hard, do the basics and be part of the team. Although this wont be popular, but for me Taylor doesn't do that.

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bluemikey100 added 17:06 - Mar 28 play off or not play off pulis decides our fate lol
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spanishblue added 17:26 - Mar 28 Boyinblue there's a lot to know about Taylor I,m fully behind M.M not playing him Williams has his head screwed on wants to make it
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boysinblue added 17:34 - Mar 28 I don't disagree that Williams is more of a team player, that seems evident, he seems to have a stronger frame of mind. BUT I do think they have a similar set of skills at a footballing level. They are both tremendously talented. So, I was just making the point that it's not all doom and gloom if Williams goes because Taylor could do a job in that position, if he gets his head in the game.

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beacon added 20:19 - Mar 28 Just been speaking to a Palace friend of mine , who tells me that Williams usualy appears from the bench and when he comes on does very little, his words great championship player has not cut it in the premier league , hopefuly his right and he stays
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Fatcatevans added 20:22 - Mar 28 Boys in blue Taylor will never be half the player Williams is in either ability or application. I'm amazed there's so much speculation about Taylor. Like most on here I hope he plays well when called upon but to compare him to Williams is way off the mark
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Keaneish added 20:55 - Mar 28 How about playing Williams and Taylor? Now there's an idea! Pretty sure JET got more starts than Taylor and Taylor is clearly a bigger crafter than JET so this reason not to play Taylor feels a bit hollow. He's always grafted in games I've seen. Let's face it, he's said something at some stage and its been frosty ever since.
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Michael11 added 21:32 - Mar 28 I'd only turn to Taylor if Williams goes back. I don't see how it'd work playing both Taylor and Williams in the same side unless they played on the wings, which I don't think either would be as effective playing there.
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ITFCRealist added 23:50 - Mar 28 Fat Cat Evens, you know as little about football as our owner and current manager. (which given your name is understandable) Mills, Beattie, and Wark have rated Taylor as our best player. Who are you to doubt them???????????? Typical Mick blinkered fan.
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Warkys_Tash added 23:59 - Mar 28 Williams is as good as gone, Mick knows it & no doubt already had that conversation with Pulis. He just doesn't want to deflate the team ahead of the Forest game. Let's enjoy his talents tomorrow & roar the team on. The atmosphere should be rocking, it's been 8 long years since we had a sniff... COYB!!
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Fatcatevans added 11:47 - Mar 29 It's all about opinions itfc realist. If you think Taylor is better than Williams I respect your opinion. If you choose to be abusive about me that's entirely your prerogative as well. Time will tell I guess. As for my name, I'm sorry the irony is lost on you.
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