Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that keeper Richard Wright has an agreement with the club that he can move on if he is offered the chance of first team football by another club, as revealed by TWTD last earlier this month. Wright spent four days on trial with MLS side Dallas FC last week.

Jewell said: “He went over there to do some training with Dallas. He was always going to come back here, their season doesn’t start until March.

“It was an opportunity he wanted to take up, we knew he’d be back and Richard will be on the bench against West Ham.”

The Blues boss says Wright will be allowed to leave if he receives an offer from elsewhere, although the situation with Dallas is in its early stages: “There’s just a gentlemen’s agreement. He had an opportunity to go and have a look around with us not having a game [last week]. He went over for four days, that was all it was and something may or may not happen.”

Town will want to sign another keeper prior to Wright moving on, if he does, with Irish U21 international Stephen Henderson one of the three Portsmouth players currently targeted.

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Lightningboy added 11:06 - Jan 31 We need a revolving door at Portman Road!
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DiamondGezzer added 11:08 - Jan 31 At this rate, they'll only be Paul Jewell and the tea lady to choose from.
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wrightyblue added 11:20 - Jan 31 Your a complete idiots pj, clegg! Sonko rules
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nysully added 11:24 - Jan 31 Open the door and tel this plonker to eff off and never come back
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SomershamBlue added 11:27 - Jan 31 Mismanagement. (again)
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Mungo added 11:36 - Jan 31 How is this mismanagement? Sounds perfectly reasonable to me...
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Frase1987 added 11:38 - Jan 31 @nsnully wtf? Wright's a good guy
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PauloJulio added 11:47 - Jan 31 Does that mean he can come off at half-time if he gets a call from America!
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Guthrum added 11:52 - Jan 31 Sounds more than reasonable. Town got Wright in as cover when Stockdale was injured, but we're not holding him back if he wants to progress his career elsewhere.
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DiamondGezzer added 11:59 - Jan 31 Does this mean we have actually put a bid on a keeper and it's not speculation ?
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SilentMajority added 12:04 - Jan 31 Well sounds like perfectly good sense to me as we are so very overburdened with experienced keepers and cover. /sarcoff Though maybe a new one arrriving?
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Wickets added 12:32 - Jan 31 On the bench!!!! he's the best we got. Play him.
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Surco72 added 13:01 - Jan 31 Sign Loach from Watford out of contract in summer and wanting to leave
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newboy added 13:18 - Jan 31 He is no different to the rest of us current climate you get a good offer and you go. Good luck to him
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