On-loan Town full-back Danny Simpson says he is unlikely to make a return to the Blues next season. The 21-year-old has been told be will be in Sir Alex Ferguson's plans at Manchester United for 2008/09.

Simpson said: "If Ipswich were promoted to the Premier League I would love to be involved here. As it stands though Sir Alex has told me I'm very much part of his plans and he wants me in his squad next year.”

Meanwhile, keeper Nick Colgan says he would love to stay with the Blues next season: "I said when I came here that I did not come to sit on the bench but it has panned out that way.

"I am happier sitting on the bench here than I was at Barnsley even though I am 200 miles from my family. I felt like an alien up there but here I feel part of it even though I'm on the bench.”

Colgan joined the Blues on a short-term deal in January and is out of contract in the summer.

Elsewhere, Richard Wright, who almost joined Town last summer, is reported to be considering his future at West Ham. Wright, currently on loan at Southampton, is believed want to talk to manager Alan Curbishley about his future when he returns to Upton Park.

In March, Town keeper-coach Andy Rhodes travelled to watch a West Ham reserve side in which Wright had been named, only for the ex-Town stopper to be withdrawn at the last minute due to the loan deal with the Saints.

The Football League have released provisional dates for the Championship play-off semi-finals. The team finishing sixth will play the club in third on Saturday, May 10th at 12.15pm in the first leg, while the side in fifth will take on the team in fourth on Sunday, May 11th at 12 noon.

The second leg of the third versus sixth game will be on Tuesday, May 13th at 7.45pm with fourth and fifth playing their tie on Wednesday, May 14th at 7.45pm.

If Crystal Palace finish in fifth place the plans are slightly different. Fifth will play fourth in the first leg on Saturday, May 10th at 12.15pm, while sixth and third clash on Sunday, May 11th at 12 noon.

Fourth and fifth play their second leg on Tuesday, May 13th at 7.45pm, while third versus sixth complete their tie on Wednesday, May 14th at 7.45pm.

The final will be played at Wembley on Saturday, May 24th at 3pm and all the play-off games will be live on Sky.

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