Boss Paul Lambert is one of six members of the playing and coaching staff to have tested positive for Covid-19 with Town’s home game against Northampton on Boxing Day and the December 29th trip to AFC Wimbledon in doubt as a result.

All the first-team squad and staff were tested before training on Friday morning after one player had reported symptoms with the club receiving the results this evening and subsequently making the EFL aware.

“We will be closing the training ground for now in line with guidelines until we have spoken in detail with the EFL about the way forward,” general manager of football operations Lee O’Neill told the club site.

Town have adhered to a strict regime at Playford Road since the squad returned to training in August with communal areas such as the canteen and changing rooms remaining closed.

Players are changing at home before driving to the training ground and showering at home.

The Blues’ game away at Peterborough was postponed today after a Posh player tested positive for Covid-19 with three others reporting symptoms.

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RobsonWark added 19:30 - Dec 20 Europablue added 17:18 - Dec 20 "Bert I guess you don't know any Welsh or Scottish people or haven't been paying attention, because their leaders are not doing a great job and are roundly hated" You mean Jimmy Krankie? The woman who gets her vote on Scottish independence and doesn't like the result so she want's another the next week, and then the next week, and then the next week until she gets the results she wants. Scotland would go bankrupt without the money they get given from England. Utter madness!! Reminds me of the knight in Monty Python who has his arms and legs chopped off and says "come back and fight you coward".

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Bert added 20:00 - Dec 20 Well, Europablue as you have admitted you don't live in the Uk and you not 100% clued up, I think I'll rely on my own judgement that other leaders have got things more right than wrong even if I do not share their nationalist politics. It pays to be objective EB but as someone has said this is not a political forum I will leave it at that and wish you and all at ITFC good health.

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norfolkbluey added 07:45 - Dec 21 Wishing all of the staff a quick and safe recovery. This virus is now out of control, so pray for all the nurses/doctors and supporting staff who care for everyone. Let us all hope to get the vaccine asap and all to follow the guidelines and think of others because the virus is looking for YOU.
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ibisblue added 13:39 - Dec 21 Dreadful news... and wish all well and a speedy resumption once things clear. A silver lining I guess could be that it may give some of our injured players time to get back on their feet?
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dirtydingusmagee added 14:52 - Dec 21 the only positive thing to come out of Portman Rd , a Covid test, as they say be careful what you wish for .
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Wooly74 added 16:34 - Dec 21 I don't normally dive in with opinions, but anyone comparing us to NZ needs to take along hard look at themselves. There's more people in London alone than the whole of NZ, Europe was at the very centre of the outbreak long before any of us had a chance to understand exactly what this thing was, so please do me a favour as stop spouting complete non-sense on here!
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Tractor_Boy_in_HK added 08:19 - Dec 22 Get well soon everyone, and stay safe fellow posters. I never understood how the protocols within a club work considering the players regularly hug, huddle and stand near each other.
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Daniel72 added 21:12 - Dec 22 Why was my comment withdrawn.. which was factual and contained no abuse.... but somebody is allowed to call me a "prick"? There is no pandemic. Check the all-cause mortality.
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