Delaney to Train Today - Ipswich Town News
Blues boss Paul Jewell says central defender Damien Delaney will train today and hopes he will be OK to face his former club Hull City on Saturday. However, Ãvar Ingimarsson is out due to his thigh problem.
Jewell said: "Damien hasn’t trained all week. His ankle was swollen and badly bruised. We’re hoping he’ll do a little bit of training this morning and we’ll see what the reaction is.
"If he’s OK, I’m sure he’ll go through any pain barrier because that’s the type of lad he is. If he’s not fit, we’re going to be stretched.”
The Blues boss confirmed that Ingimarsson will definitely miss out: "Ãvar got injured in training on Monday which is a bit of a blow for us and it’s an area where we’re lacking cover anyway.”
Tommy Smith and Jack Ainsley are the two candidates to play alongside Delaney if he makes it and if the bid for a central defender is unsuccessful, with the right-sided Ainsley perhaps ahead of the left-sided Smith after impressing against Northampton.
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