Young midfielder Tommy Hughes has left the Blues at the end of the six-month deal he signed in the summer and has joined National League North King’s Lynn Town on a permanent basis.

The 22-year-old joined Town aged seven and made three senior sub appearances, all in cup competitions.

Hughes returned to action with the U23s late last season after 16 months out injured and was among the scorers for the first team in the 7-0 opening pre-season friendly win at Needham Market.

In August Hughes briefly joined National League Torquay United on loan, making one start and one sub appearance.

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Ipswichbusiness added 19:26 - Jan 1 It's sad for the lad, but after he was only given a six month contract and his loan to Torquay was unsuccessful it was inevitable.
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budgieplucker added 19:54 - Jan 1 Good little player, but the hard facts are that unless you can reach the heights of a Cameron Humphries or a Luke Woolfeden by the time you are 18/19, you will not have a future at this club. You need to develop a presence in your play when you get your first team opportunity, we had it with the likes of Downes and Nydam but the reality is 90% of the young players coming through the academy will fall by the wayside. This is not a failure of the academy but the height of the bar and the standards that need to be in place to make hungary talented, young footballers who work and work and work relentlessly to reach the holy grail.

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KiwiTractor added 19:55 - Jan 1 All the best Tommy
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Millsey added 20:57 - Jan 1 Have a great career Tommy
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PortmanTerrorist added 21:40 - Jan 1 Another young player that injuries stopped them having a proper chance at our 1st team. Shame but good luck with your next move Tommy
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TractorFrog added 23:24 - Jan 1 Enjoy King's Lynn, Tommy, but don't be too disappointed that you won't be able to see as many herds of wilder beasts sweeping majestically there as you saw in Torquay.
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Linkboy13 added 10:35 - Jan 2 Some players are late developers so all is not lost as long as he keeps working hard at his game and not settle for what he's got. It's a fact that less than one percent of young academy players make it to the professional ranks.
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Nomore4 added 13:19 - Jan 2 Jackson leaves Town and joins Kings Lynn……we can but dream. Right level though.
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