Boss Mick McCarthy was delighted with Paul Green’s debut from the bench during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Barnsley and also to have added the 30-year-old Leeds midfielder to his squad on a 93-day loan.
The Town manager revealed that Green, who came close to scoring a last-minute winner when his close range strike from Stephen Hunt’s cross was blocked, completed the formalities of his move on Friday evening with the paperwork rubber-stamped by noon on Saturday so he could take a place on the bench at Oakwell.
"He met us at the hotel and had a medical there,” McCarthy said. "I thought he was excellent during the time he had on.
"He was very unfortunate, was it a block or a save? But he was in the box and nearly got the winner for us.
"He’ll be good for us Greeny, he’s a good character. He’s got a bit of quality, he’s certainly got energy, he’s got a goal in him and he’s an experienced, 30-year-old central midfield player, and we don’t have many of them.
"And he’s a proper character, the same as Frazer Richardson. Not that old, around 30 years of age, they’re both good characters, it gives us a lovely bit of experience.”
McCarthy says that if the spell goes well, it could lead to a longer term stay with Green’s Leeds terms up at the end of June: "Like anybody who is out of contract, who comes in. He’s looking for a deal somewhere and if he does it with us, why not?”
Meanwhile, on-loan right-back Freddie Veseli and Bury’s game at Torquay succumbed to the weather, while Jack Marriott’s Woking weren’t scheduled to play and Elliott Hewitt served a one-match ban as Gillingham won 2-1 at Carlisle following his red card in midweek.
Elsewhere, Town's U18s returned to action for the first time since Christmas but were beaten 2-0 at Millwall.