Striker James Alabi has left the Blues after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

The 21-year-old joined Town as a member of Mark Kennedy’s development squad having been released by Stoke in the summer, signing a one-year deal with an option for a second season.

His only first-team appearance was as a sub in the Capital One Cup tie at Doncaster in August in which he scored, giving him the unique Town records of netting a senior goal for the club without playing a game at Portman Road and making just one appearance and scoring in that game.

Before Christmas Alabi spent time on loan with Grimsby (pictured) in the Vanarama National League, making two starts and three sub appearances, scoring two FA Trophy goals.

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kozmik added 15:23 - Jan 28 and the squad gets smaller....
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TR11BLU added 15:28 - Jan 28 Well he looked okay at Donny. Strange so many leaving....
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Pessimistic added 15:29 - Jan 28 The squad gets smaller and as the transfer window begins to close with no sign yet by McCarthy that he is anything but content with the players he's got.
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hampstead_blue added 15:31 - Jan 28 The squad gets smaller, but if he's nowhere near the first team then where is the loss?
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mutters added 15:33 - Jan 28 Squad gets smaller, more money comes free. Quick cheeky bid at the end of the window or use saved wages on a good loan deal. Make sense to me as he never really played anyway. Ditto the others that are leaving, they weren't exactly starters now were they?
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billlm added 15:33 - Jan 28 Cracks starting to appear at town ,,
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MaySixth added 15:33 - Jan 28 His reaction after the goal against Doncaster was indicative.
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NW10_Tractor added 15:36 - Jan 28 I just hope that with these players having their contracts terminated that the wrong signals aren't being sent out as we chase future signings...
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PhilTWTD added 15:38 - Jan 28 Not a first-team squad member, in the development squad, signed as one who might have a chance of progressing in future years rather than for the present. Either hasn't made the progress hoped for - and not really made an impression the last couple of times I've seen him - or wants to move on for first team football.
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HighgateBlue added 15:41 - Jan 28 It's disappointing that these signings haven't worked out, but given that they haven't, it's probably best for everyone's sake for the players concerned to move on. If that frees up some wages in order for another crack in the freebie market, then why not? Mick's record overall in that section of the market is pretty good.
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karls_dad added 15:42 - Jan 28 There are so many players that are picking up a wage every month, this has to come from somewhere? i expect more to be released by the week, this is hopefully going to free up some of the wage account for sone new blood, but it does seem to be that things down at PR are not good at the moment??
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rinkydinkpanther added 15:44 - Jan 28 Probably sick of all the development defeats. One thing's for sure, squad spirit must be sky high!
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BlueNomad added 15:46 - Jan 28 Why is the fact that someone nowhere near the first team is released evidence of cracks or a crisis?
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yerfdog87 added 15:47 - Jan 28 Town will sign a player coming end of career, another useless tabb
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 15:48 - Jan 28 This is surely a good thing both for him and the club. If he's not going to make it, we don't want to pay him, and, if he's got the right attitude, he will want to go somewhere where he does have a chance of playing. Sorry it didn't work out, but no point in hanging on to dead wood.
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Keaneish added 15:53 - Jan 28 Wasn't Pompey away the chance to have another look at him?
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Tufty added 15:55 - Jan 28 You can only select 18 players each week so there are always going to be fringe players who never get a game. That goes right back to sir bobby Robin turner as an example, if your not happy just to take the wages then only option is to move on. Good luck to the lad he has been at a club which is very much like a team from the seventies same 11 every week unless an injury or suspension.

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blueblood66 added 16:08 - Jan 28 Shame it didn't work for him....next.
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Cakeman added 16:16 - Jan 28 Our recruitment policy needs a serious re-think. I have lost count of the players that were brought in with a view to the future but I would be amazed if even 5 percent of them actually played more than once for us.
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geminimustang added 16:22 - Jan 28 Cracks starting to appear at town ,, Cracks,into which a good addition could fall because less wages means more money in the pot for MM to find the right guy and snaffle him up.Makes perfect sense to me.Optimism,guys,optimism,a good signing is coming,i can feel it.
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irishtim added 16:25 - Jan 28 He flopped at Grimbsy so good luck.
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sidtheswan added 16:26 - Jan 28 Makes sense as MM has a favourite 11 and no one else gets a look in !
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Seasider added 16:28 - Jan 28 What are the clubs scouts up to recommending a player that hardly got a kick in the first team. Unfortunately there are several others Toure(who may have been recommended by Bru?).Coke,Tabby,Reg ,Kevin Foley,Cameron Stewart,Digby,Malarczyk and Elliott Hewitt. I would be surprised if many of them were here after the summer,although to be fair 2 or 3 of them have not really had a chance in the first team;but then neither had Alabi.

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blueherts added 16:37 - Jan 28 i hope McDonnell is not next
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oldblue added 16:43 - Jan 28 As per one of my earlier comments our recruitment policy should be looked at ..too many not making the grade for it to be anything but careless recruitment
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