The Town squad returned to Playford Road this morning to begin their preparations for their 2016/17 Championship campaign.
All the senior players were in for testing this morning with the exceptions of Daryl Murphy, whose 2015/16 season only came to a close yesterday when the Republic of Ireland were knocked out of the European Championships after losing 2-1 to hosts France, and Kevin Bru, who was away with Mauritius earlier in the month. The pair have been given additional time off.
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Pre-season proper starts on Tuesday when the players will out on the training ground for the first time and manager Mick McCarthy will speak to the media.
The squad will head to the Carton House Hotel in Co Kildare, Ireland for the now annual training camp next week with their first pre-season friendly against Dublin side Shelbourne at their Tolka Park ground on Saturday 9th July (KO 3pm). Details of Town’s other pre-season fixtures can be found here.
The Championship season begins on Saturday 6th August when the Blues take on McCarthy's hometown club Barnsley, where he started his playing career, at Portman Road.