Striker Daryl Murphy will miss the trip to face his former loan club Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, Larsen Touré and Luke Varney - another one-time Owls loanee - are both doubts and Teddy Bishop won’t be involved, while ex-Wednesday midfielder Giles Coke has been ruled out for the season, however, Andre Dozzell will be on the bus travelling to South Yorkshire.

“He’s been training, he’s no good for Saturday,” manager Mick McCarthy said regarding Murphy, who suffered a calf injury while away with the Republic of Ireland.

“I think he’s making noises that if he’s going to come back, Tuesday will be the game for him.

“There weren’t any other issues up until we went out and trained and Larsen Touré limped off with a bit of a groin and Reg Varney came off as well with a tight hamstring. We were fine up until that moment. We’ll see how they are.”

Regarding Coke, he added: “Giles is on crutches, he had his knee operated on. It’ll be next season the first time he’ll be back.

“He injured it in training and has subsequently had an operation on it and won’t be back until pre-season. He [hasn’t really had too chances] and it’s a nasty injury he’s got.’

McCarthy says he knows nothing of Liverpool’s reported interest in 16-year-old midfielder Andre Dozzell and says he’ll make the trip to Hillsborough.

“I would imagine there’s lots of people involved looking at our best young players and Doz is one of them, he goes away and plays with England,” he said.

“You can’t hide them, you can’t put them under lock and key but I’ve no idea about Liverpool or anybody else and I’ve certainly had no contact with anybody.

“He’ll be travelling with us on Saturday, he’ll travel to Sheffield Wednesday and not for any other reason other than I think he’s doing great and he’s probably due an opportunity. We’ll see over the next few games.

Teddy Bishop put in a quiet display in the U21s against the Owls on Monday, as Town won 1-0, and McCarthy says that was indicative of the 19-year-old’s current lack of match fitness.

“He’s miles away from playing in the first team, no, not miles away because he’s training great with us, but on 60x40 or half-size pitches it's one thing, and of course you get your breather and you don’t have to be in your shape,” he continued.

“He is training very, very well and I’m delighted with him. He won’t be involved this weekend, he’ll be playing with the U21s on Monday at Sheffield United and that’s with a view that he will get 90 minutes I hope and we will see him start a [first-team] game before the end of the season.

“He’s no problem with his injuries, but it’s 12 months since he played properly almost, he hasn’t played this season and he’d had little niggles before last season when he was fully fit, so the last thing I want him to do is be missing pre-season again.

“If we get him to play, it’ll be wonderful, but if we can’t and he has to just finish the season without having started a game and he’s fully fit and he can have his holiday and do his programme for the summer and then do a full pre-season, then we can look forward to him next season.

“If we got him back and we’ve got Didzy back, then we’ve got some quality back in the team.”

McCarthy continues to feel it’s very unlikely that loanee Ryan Fraser will return to Portman Road before the end of the season with the Scotland U21 international undergoing his rehab from his hamstring injury at parent club AFC Bournemouth.

“Ryan I doubt very much will be coming back. [Town physio] Matt Byard was speaking to him, I believe, and I think their physio and he’d have to be 100 per cent right.”

Midfielder Luke Hyam is banned for one game for his red card against Brentford last weekend.

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weevil added 14:33 - Apr 14 In other words, Bishop is hideously unfit and won't play 90 minutes for us this season. I'd rather you just dispensed with your smoke and mirrors constantly MM.
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alfromcol added 14:35 - Apr 14 oh dear Coke and Toure not available.
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hampstead_blue added 14:43 - Apr 14 and so the clear out begins...... This is a chance for us to look at younger players. Coke, Toure, Varney, all should go. May as well pack their boots now.
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hodgie1989 added 15:03 - Apr 14 unfortunately I think Coke has a 2 year contract
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peteswindon added 15:10 - Apr 14 weevil that is what he has said. Really am fed up with these stupid comments support the team or ship out.
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BlueMachines added 15:14 - Apr 14 I expect Dozzel will get no more than 30 minutes in the last game of the season and nothing more. Hopefully I am wrong but just can't see it happening.
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raycrawfordswig added 15:19 - Apr 14 Bye bye Douglas,tabb,Berra.skuse,Chambers and all he deadwood
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muccletonjoe added 15:24 - Apr 14 Yawn
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Currie10 added 15:32 - Apr 14 Even if Dozzell " only got " 30 minutes that's quite something with the kid being just 16? Jesus christ some people love to moan. For what it's worth, I don't think he'll be in the 18 but travel to get used to it and I'm sure he'll get some action between now and the season closing. The academy seems to be back on track! WELL DONE Keane for getting rid of Klug and putting us back five years. Klug is an absolute hero.

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Lightningboy added 15:33 - Apr 14 Lot of dead wood for the pile this summer imho.
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Seasider added 15:39 - Apr 14 Now Coke and Toure there are a couple of players who are on the wage bill,plus the loanees,with no benefit to the club. Why does McCarthy have to say he will never play Stewart again;yet another bad acquisition
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naa added 15:43 - Apr 14 weevil: just because Mick didn't use the words 'hideously unfit' it doesn't mean that isn't what he said. Just read his comments, that is pretty much exactly what he said, no smoke and mirrors. I'm as unhappy as the next man at our current form and quailty of football, but no need to find problems where there aren't any. raycrawfordswig: do you really see Berra, Chambers and (to a lesser extent) Skuse as deadwood? Two of those are two of the best defenders in the league and Skuse is a very under-rated holding midfielder. It's not his fault Mick isn't pairing him with anyone with any creativity.

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borat_the_blue added 16:05 - Apr 14 Town fans mystify me. MM has no money, so has to gamble on what he can get. Sometimes we get a Berra, others time a Coke! That's what happens people when the owner doesn't want to spend a penny! I would also like to add, I was appalled by the utter rejection and dismay Douglas received for extending his contract. A player wants to stay at our club and we (a term used rather loosely) knock him down! Before you ask, I have seen the vast majority of games this season! COYB

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Penguinblue added 16:07 - Apr 14 Looking forward to Sheff Weds because even our dinosaur, stubborn arrogant manager can't fail to see that going for a point will be pointless. If you get my point. Most of the dead wood referred to above are McCarthy's favourites so little hope of them being shipped out. COYB - but McCarthy OUT
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JammyBlue added 16:13 - Apr 14 Bishop must be really unfit if he can't play his usual 60 mins
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jas0999 added 16:56 - Apr 14 Frankly, Coke, Toure and Varney won't be missed. None of them are good enough for a promotion chasing team. Bishop clearly isn't fit and frankly, considering the play offs are highly unlikely it may be prudent not to risk injury so he is fully match fit for next seasons challenge.
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BlueKush added 17:52 - Apr 14 Can't wait for Euro 2016...
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yorksblue added 17:55 - Apr 14 Trying to think of an excuse for not walking a mile to Hillsboro on Sat. Sods law says if I don't, we'll win
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Kikapu added 18:21 - Apr 14 yorksblue. Win or lose, the walk will do you good.
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happybeingblue added 18:27 - Apr 14 heard a great quote from our very own Alan brazil on his talksport show which made me think ..they were discussing holding midfielders and he said that Is someone who is not good enough to play in defence or good enough to create in midfield... so how many holding type midfielders do we have? blimey we are full of them !!
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ArnieM added 19:13 - Apr 14 can't see what the problem is with that list of injuries. the majority of them don't play first 11 anyway.
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airliner added 19:27 - Apr 14 Why did mm offer a contract with an extension it must be a joke ? Wtf ? Crazy
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airliner added 19:32 - Apr 14 Mental management as much as The owner not giving money to mick to spend . Crazy club and tactics. Marcus I understand u are looking after our debt but Qpr are just laughing and doing what they want!
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yorksblue added 19:36 - Apr 14 Kikapu. Will help clear head after a Sean tomorrow night
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yorksblue added 19:36 - Apr 14 Sesh
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