Boss Roy Keane hailed Saturday's Fabian Wilnis testimonial is a great tribute to a fine servant to the club and says he will be treating the game itself as a serious part of Town's pre-season programme.

Keane told the club site: "Fabian has obviously been a good servant to the club and I hope the fans come along and can enjoy a decent game.

"When punters come along and watch a testimonial they want to see a competitive game and I'm sure it will be that. There will be no carry on from us, playing 20 subs and that sort of thing.

"It's an important part of pre-season for us as we look towards the Coventry game. Colchester played Aston Villa on Tuesday and we had them watched and they did well, so it should be a good match."

Town will be without Pablo Couñago, who has a groin injury and who could be on his way to join Swansea City, the clubs having agreed a fee. However, the Spaniard is expected to be at tomorrow's game.

Ben Thatcher is also out of action due to the knee problem which saw him miss the end of last season. Kevin Lisbie picked up a minor injury at Clacton on Wednesday and is unlikely to play.

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