Former Town defender Troy Brown says he turned down his new one-year deal with the Blues in order to play regular first team football with Rotherham. The Wales U21 international signed a two-year contract with the Millers last week, TWTD first revealing the League Two club’s interest in May.
Brown said: "I had a great time at Ipswich and personally had a good season but I felt that it was time for me to move on and get regular football.
"I need games under my belt to learn and grow and gain experience and I don’t think there is a better place to do it than here.
"I’m pleased to come to Rotherham and I want to get the team promoted, then the club will grow and hopefully I’ll grow with them as a player as well.”
The 20-year-old has been impressed with his new boss: "I think Andy Scott is a top man. I enjoyed our chat and he definitely made the club sound good in my eyes and that’s why I’m here. Hopefully I can prove to everyone that I’m worth signing.”
Meanwhile, former Birmingham midfielder Lee Bowyer continues to be linked with the Blues. We understand that, as reported on Saturday, talks are ongoing between Town and the 34-year-old, but have not yet progressed as far as has been suggested elsewhere. Derby County and Bowyer's former club Leeds have also been linked.
Former Blue Hermann Hreidarsson is close to agreeing terms on a new one-year deal with Portsmouth.
Peterborough striker Craig Mackail-Smith, a reported Town target earlier in the summer, is perhaps surprisingly is on the verge of joining Brighton for a fee which could ultimately reach £3.25 million. West Ham, Leicester and a number of Premier League sides had all been linked with the 27-year-old.