Departing Town skipper Carlos Edwards says he’d love to join loan side Millwall on a permanent basis. The 35-year-old's five-year spell with the Blues will come to an end this summer.

"I've been waiting for my phone to ring," Edwards told the Southwark News. "The manager [Ian Holloway] did say that he will get in contact with me - he has to speak to the chairman and the board before making a final decision.

"If it was up to him, he may have signed me straight after the game but there are ways and means of doing business professionally.

"I think he's a man of his word - so if he says he's going to give me or my agent a call, then we will take it from there.

“I'm patiently waiting and I hope I do get a call. Once that happens it should be fairly straightforward. Millwall is a great club, with great fans and a great manager, so even if we had gone down that might have persuaded me to stay.

"But we're still in the Championship and I'd love to be a permanent member of the squad. I think the lads here are a special bunch and we can achieve a lot together."

Wigan are understood to be one of a number of other Championship sides interested in recruiting the full-back or winger, but Millwall is the Trinidad and Tobago international’s preferred destination.

The Lions were unbeaten in his eight games on loan as they escaped relegation with the former Sunderland, Luton and Wrexham man largely playing at right-back and scoring one goal. Millwall are believed to be equally keen to do a deal and talks could open this week.

Edwards made 170 starts and 21 substitute appearances for the Blues, scoring 10 goals, having been signed by Roy Keane from his former club Sunderland for £1.35 million in the summer of 2009.

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ArnieM added 12:17 - May 8 Im sure he is, and good luck to him. He did alright by us . Time to move on because he wont get into Town's team next season.
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JimmyJazz added 12:19 - May 8 Millwall I can understand, but Wigan being interested??
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NW10_Tractor added 12:43 - May 8 of course he would like to joing a London club... we have better transport down here! Buses every minute, underground trains, land trains - it beats having to wait for the 66.
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theblueginger added 13:01 - May 8 Good Luck Carlos....loyal servant to the club. Has at ;east another season in him at this level. On another note how well has he been playing for Wigan to be looking at him? Are we missing something?
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bournemouthblue added 14:05 - May 8 The public transport options London will offer Carlos Edwards must be a big decision maker for him :p
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NoCanariesAllowed added 16:15 - May 8 He's not been perfect, he's had his critics, and I still don't know what position we were supposed to be playing him in. But it has to be said, here's one signing Roy Keane did get right. A great servant to the club who surprisingly now stands out as one of our longest-serving of the last five years.
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muzzyitfc added 16:20 - May 8 Good luck Carlos & many thanks for your time.
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Surco72 added 16:39 - May 8 Have a couple of friends who watch Millwall both of which said Edwards put in decent performances in the games he played and couldn't believe his energy levels . Both also rated Garvans contributions , I thought he had a bad knee ?
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neillrumsey added 17:47 - May 8 An excellent pro who imo has far more footballing ability than many of the current squad and has pace. He would be a good player to keep at the club and a better right back than we currently have. Scapegoat. All the best
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blueboy1981 added 18:00 - May 8 ........... yet another player who spent much of his time playing out of position when here with us - therefore we really never saw the very best of him. Good Luck Carlos - hope you spend the rest of your career playing in your rightful position, as we all know you would prefer. And thanks for being a decent Club captain.
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therein61 added 18:39 - May 8 Good luck Carlos and a big thanks for your all out effort in a Town shirt, I hope you get fixed up soon all the best for the future.
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rambohambo added 19:17 - May 8 If millwall give ya a call make sure they give you a oyster card clause in your contract
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blueblood66 added 20:46 - May 8 1.35 million...heady days! Not.
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Ipswich121 added 21:25 - May 8 Good servant-One of Keanes best signings, no doubt- despite the price tag - he spent a lot more on worse.
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warbeat78 added 21:40 - May 8 Doesnt surprise hes played quite well he will have had plenty in the tank as he had not notched up much playing time with us this season
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