On-loan striker Kevin Lisbie says he doesn’t want to return to the Blues. The 30-year-old joined former club Colchester United on loan in the summer and has scored six goals in 12 games for the League Once side so far this season.

Lisbie was reportedly unwilling to move his family to Suffolk, one of the rules laid down by Roy Keane when he came to the club, although it’s understood that the former Charlton man was renting a flat locally.

The ex-Jamaica international, who featured in both Keane’s games in charge at the end of last season and in pre-season before departing for North Essex, says a return to Portman Road is not in his thoughts: “Once a manager tells you, without seeing you play a single game, that you can go on loan then it becomes very difficult to say that you would want to play for him again.

“I don't want to go back. Even if it came to the point where they wanted me back I think I would speak to both clubs and explain my situation.

“I just felt like the club didn't want me. If I had to go back then I would, but I don't want to be going from club-to-club at this stage of my career.”

Town have the option of a recall in January, but Lisbie, who is contracted to the Blues until 2011, says he would prefer to stay with Colchester in the longer term. The Hackney-born frontman left the U's for Portman Road in the summer of 2008 for a fee of £750,000, scoring seven goals in 26 starts and 19 sub appearances for the Blues.

Meanwhile, midfielder Carlos Edwards says he has no intention of giving up international football at the end of the current World Cup campaign. Edwards will win his 77th and 78th caps during the current international break, but says he has set himself no targets: "I'm proud to play for my country but I'm not going out with the target of reaching 100 caps. If it comes along, then it's a bonus.

"I will carry on doing my best for my country and when the time comes to hang up my boots, then I hope I can say that I have done my bit to not only push my country forward on the football pitch, but also leave Trinidad and Tobago in a good position in the FIFA rankings.

"It's disappointing that we are not going to South Africa next year, but we have some good players coming through and hopefully we can make it to the next finals."

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RomeoZondervan added 10:43 - Oct 7 Six goals in 12 matches....4 of those against Norwich, so therefore he has 2 goals in 11 matches....in Leauge 1... What a good ratio
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byebyesheepshanks added 11:05 - Oct 7 ....& they were both penalties! Another overpaid, underachieving muppet.
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pickles110564 added 11:20 - Oct 7 Yet more wasted transfer money, surely it cant get any worse?
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devontractorboy added 11:34 - Oct 7 Why are we worrying about players who have left and ain't coming back. To be fair ro Lisbie, the service to the strikers last & this season has been poor, he is obviously liked & respected at Colchester, good luck to him I say. Any of you ever had a bad career choice, gone somewhere and regretted it, naaaaahhh of course not!!
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corshamblue added 11:42 - Oct 7 Not exactly our best striker ever. G.Luck in the future, seem RK is a good judge of footballer after all.
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corshamblue added 11:44 - Oct 7 Good luck in Carlos getting 100 caps all the same! A little way off but more than gettable.
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jas0999 added 11:47 - Oct 7 What does he mean by: "Once a manager tells you, without seeing you play a single game, that you can go on loan then it becomes very difficult to say that you would want to play for him again" Perhaps he is just forgetful or trying to erase the absolutely shambolic performances he put in for us - including in two competitive games for Roy. The news that he doesn't want to come back is the best I have heard all season. A simply terrible JM signing.

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Bluetone added 12:06 - Oct 7 Kevin be happy at Colchester if that is where you feel your career lies. Best of luck for your future.
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BlueBoots added 12:22 - Oct 7 A prime example of JM's lack of judgement when he was given money to spend - £750k for a 29-year-old journeyman signed from a relegated club who had 1 lucky goalscoring season at Championship level. Just not good enough! Onwards and upwards!
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haynes_is_a_ledgend added 12:35 - Oct 7 who said we wanted the slow old codger back lol
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GarvanIsGod added 12:44 - Oct 7 I thought the not moving closer thing was an excuse to get rid of a sh*t player
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Suffolk_n_Good added 13:05 - Oct 7 Your not wanted back!! Lazy doesn't even begin to describe you.
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BrightBlue added 13:06 - Oct 7 "..............but I don't want to be going from club-to-club at this stage of my career.” Haven't you gone from club-to-club ALL of your career!! I'll always support any player who pulls on the ITFC shirt, but if you don't want to anymore, I won't lose any sleep over it! Good luck at The U's
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IpswichKev added 13:07 - Oct 7 Thank god! Another waste of money by tragic! Well done Keano for getting rid (on loan at least)!
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onlybluesandhorses added 13:21 - Oct 7 problem 1 was that many home fans decided they did not like Lisbie. Did they give him chance? No. problem 2 was that Jim was not strong enough to pick him to play at home. he does not sound like the sort of player who would respond to RK. good luck to him. 6 goals in 12 is not bad. if you are doing well at the top of Lge 1 why would you want to move to a team at the foot of the Championship where the boo-boy-idiots don't like you?

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bigfish added 13:30 - Oct 7 I don't rate him he is not good enough for us and i noticed he was very lazy in certain matches. Get a few quid for him in January that he only value to us. However good luck Kev and thanks for the few games i enjoyed you play in.
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multipulemicky added 13:49 - Oct 7 This level that level thats all i see,poor old Kev good luck to you matey
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MarinerisGod added 16:48 - Oct 7 Cool. Don't return we can rip up your contract.
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Mungo added 19:04 - Oct 7 Can't say I blame him for not wanting to come back. Wasn't exactly made to feel welcome was he? I suspect that everyone would be happier if a permanent deal could be arranged with Colchester. He had a fair chance. It didn't work out. These things happen. time to move on everybody and focus on the more pressing problems at hand...
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1989itfc added 20:14 - Oct 7 Can't say many, if any, Town fans will care about this one. He did sweet FA when he was with us. Deary me.
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andoverblue added 21:04 - Oct 7 Good luck Lisbie , to be honest we needed someone to score goals [ and still do ] . And you may have been that man
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buresmac added 07:03 - Oct 8 Says RK has never seen him play,apart from last season that is! Hope we're not paying any of his wages, £600,000 cheque please Col Utd or recall in January let him rot in reserves
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ITFC_G_O added 19:31 - Oct 8 KeanoITFC09, Original mate, must have taken you ages to think up such a witty and intellectual coment.
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