Town's players were back at Playford Road for the start of pre-season training this morning and TWTD's camera captured the moment.
The entire squad - with the exception of defender Damien Delaney who has been given until next Tuesday to rest after international commitments with the Republic of Ireland this summer and Luciano Civelli who is still in Argentina - were put through their paces by manager Paul Jewell, his assistant Chris Hutchings, coach Sean McCarthy, fitness coach Antonio Gomez and new keeper-coach Malcolm Webster.
Released midfielder Alan Quinn also joined the squad as the Irishman is yet to find a new club, his 2010/11 having been destroyed by a groin injury.
The session provided one or two hints regarding the Blues' squad numbers for the season ahead with new signing Aaron Cresswell wearing the number three, Michael Chopra 10, Ãvar Ingimarsson Gareth McAuley's old number four and Nathan Ellington 18. That saw Shane O'Connor move to 33 and Jason Scotland to Jimmy Bullard's number 14.
Town's first pre-season friendly is in Holland against FC Eindhoven on Tuesday 12th July. The Blues' pre-season fixtures can be found here.
Manager Jewell addresses the press
The players take to the field
A brisk walk to warm up
Then a gentle jog
Conor Hourihane, Michael Chopra, Colin Healy, Mark Kennedy, Jamie Griffiths and Jason Scotland
Nathan Ellington and Jaime Peters outpace manager Paul Jewell and assistant boss Chris Hutchings Ãvar Ingimarsson, Josh Carson and academy second year Cormac Burke Today’s signing Aaron Cresswell in centre, number three Then a few stretches And finally to the dome for tests Photos: TWTDWhat to read next:
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