Former England U21s boss Peter Taylor has confirmed that he has held talks with Town manager Roy Keane regarding a coaching role with the Blues. On Sunday, TWTD was first to link Taylor with a job at Portman Road.

Taylor, who was spotted at Town’s home games against Swansea and Watford, refused to give any details but says he has spoken with Keane: “Possibly something might be done next week but I’m not prepared to get involved in what, at the moment, is only speculation.

“Roy and I have had a chat, a little chat, and that’s as far as it has gone so far.”

Taylor left his job as manager at Wycombe Wanderers earlier in the month and is understood to have been scouting for Wolves in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, central defender Tommy Smith, who played for Taylor during his spell on loan at Stevenage Borough two seasons ago, says he is undecided on whether to play international football for New Zealand.

As TWTD reported a fortnight ago, recent changes to FIFA rules allow the Macclesfield-born England U18 international to switch allegiance to the country where he lived between the ages of eight and 16 and for whom he received youth call-ups prior to committing for England.

Smith says he is currently concentrating on Town: “I have not thought about the international side of my game. All my thoughts are on playing for Ipswich and establishing myself in the first team squad.”

TWTD understands that Town have started talks with Canadian international Jaime Peters regarding a new three-year deal. The midfielder-turned-full-back’s current terms are up next summer. Peters is now very much a first team squad member under Roy Keane's management having spent much of Jim Magilton's time in charge in the wilderness.

Town have missed out on a potential future signing with Peterborough United swooping to sign left-back Scott Griffiths from Dagenham and Redbridge on loan with a view to a permanent deal at the end of last week. Blues chief scout Steve McCall has watched the 23-year-old on a number of occasions this season, Griffiths having previously been linked with Town in the summer of 2008.

Defender Alex Bruce was fined £60 and given three penalty points at South East Suffolk Magistrates Court yesterday for using his mobile phone whilst driving. Bruce was stopped twice on the same day, March 9th, for the same offence but only answered one of the charges. He had denied the first offence and the charge had been discontinued.

The Irish international didn’t appear at the hearing but apologised through his solicitor, saying he “made a mistake and was sorry”. Town's reserves are in action at Portman Road against Norwich City this afternoon (KO 2pm).

Elsewhere, Plymouth have failed in their attempt to have defender Darcy Blake’s red card for a two-footed tackle on Town’s Alan Quinn overturned.

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Golaboots added 08:26 - Oct 28 This is good news.
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jimmyjames added 08:34 - Oct 28 nice one! he did wonders at hull and under 21s. also good news re: peters contract, but get him forward more.
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blue_em_away added 08:35 - Oct 28 Getting Gorman didn't work. I hope this does!
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Suffolk_n_Good added 08:38 - Oct 28 Get him in!!!
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Ipswich1984 added 08:39 - Oct 28 Burley brougt in some coaches to help him and it quite often did the trick, so here's hoping.
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muhrensleftfoot added 08:51 - Oct 28 Jaime Peters new 3 yr deal? I don't honestly think he's good enough. OK he's shown some glimpses, but when you consider how he was so highly rated as a youth just before we signed him. He was supposed to be something quite special, whereas he's turned out to be rather ordinary
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bedsitfc added 08:57 - Oct 28 i am glad roy is not too proud to ask for help, for me it shows he is capable of taking us forward
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norfsufblue added 09:00 - Oct 28 Jamie Peters has only impresssed me at full back....never taken any of his oppo fortunities in midfield imo!
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SomershamBlue added 09:10 - Oct 28 If we are going to recruit a coach, then Peter Taylor is a good bet - especially if we are wanting to bring on young players. He has excellent coaching experience - all the way up to international level and has always struck me as a pragmatic and thoughtful manager. "Getting Gorman didn't work. " - not for us perhaps, but he's not doing too badly with Jim at QPR, is he?

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EastLondonBlue added 09:13 - Oct 28 Sorry to be a pain but can people get the guys name right for once and for all?? It's Jaime peters, not jamie. Jeez, he's only been at the club for years! J.A.I.M.E. - Jaime - not jamie! And btw what the hell is an oppo fortunity??? Any chance we can get a spell check on this site? Right, rant over, my psychologist will be pleased.
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MarkITFC added 09:15 - Oct 28 great move if we can get him in
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MAVERICK added 09:26 - Oct 28 Peter Taylor would be a great move, we could do with a bit of help. Also you could do worse by not having Jaime in your squad.
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Notts_tractor added 09:35 - Oct 28 All good news. Taylor is a top coach with aeons of experience; Peters is quality in my opinion and his pace makes him a very useful defender up against fast wingers. Like the rest of the team he needs the boost in confidence that a win will bring. And agree with you East London - I like to see a good standard of spelling and grammar no matter what the context - something with which the East Anglian Daily Times site has a major problem. The best was calling Connor Wickham "tea total"; I've also seen "duel carriageway" - presumably a road on which drivers battle it out to the death with the weapon of their choosing. Perhaps the next post will return the discussion to football.

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bleedblue added 09:35 - Oct 28 Happy for Jaime, but he does need to up his game in my opinion, he has the ability, maybe not the confidence. great shout to bring in Taylor.
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OsborneOneNil added 10:44 - Oct 28 i thought Jaime looked very good playing in the 'midfield three' at Coventry.......
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stupot added 10:54 - Oct 28 Bruce your an idiot.....stopped twice in one day!! Sorry if this destracts from the footie talk but people using mobiles whilst driving get's my goat!!! Isn't as if he can't afford to have it installed properly in his car is it!!! prat!!
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the_beats_knees added 10:59 - Oct 28 Clough and Taylor - Keane and Taylor?
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cats_whiskers added 11:08 - Oct 28 Peter Taylor should turn out to be a good appointment, But how many coaches do we need if he arrives? What is the need for Foley then at least Taylor had more ability than him So aren't we duplicating roles.Personally I think it's becoming a situation where "Too many cooks spoil the broth" and to comment on this report. What... Peters a 3 year contract. Eric Gates wasn't that tall but he had more talent in one toe than this boy, he could shield the ball better than Counago and score too. Where is his ball control, defending abilities, vision, his speed? He couldn't take the skin off a “Rice Pudding” The dream was to be in the Premiership in two years, Peters is nowhere near that level of football so if it was to happen where would he fit in?. Sorry, but anyone who backs Peters weren't around when Ipswich did have a team that was to be proud of.

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muhrensleftfoot added 11:36 - Oct 28 More coaches at ITFC than at National Express! Clough & Taylor may be a possibility of course, as Nigel could lose his job if we beat Derby on Saturday
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matt_the_blue added 11:41 - Oct 28 Notts_Tractor - When they say 'duel carriageway' they probably mean the stretch of the A14 between Felixstowe and Ipswich where one lorry 'duels' the other by trying to overtake it going 1mph faster! :P
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RobbieScarlatti added 11:45 - Oct 28 3 years is a good time for Peters. He clearly needs that to learn to trap a ball.
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bluepirate added 11:47 - Oct 28 "Peters is now very much a first team squad member under Roy Keane's management having spent much of Jim Magilton's time in charge in the wilderness." Is this twtd's political correct and in no way one sided argument at keeping Keane and slagging off Magic??? Peters was younger and less experienced under Magic and lets not forget during his time in the "wilderness" he was playing reserve football and being turned into a full back, a position I know a few people think he is much more suited too, either way, time was spent making him more versitile and preparing him to be the player Keane has now.

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byronitfc added 11:53 - Oct 28 I agree with you bedsitfc. Im also glad Keane isn't afraid to get some experience and help in. All sounds good to me...
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bluepeter added 12:05 - Oct 28 It was me on the phone to Bruce warning him that the police were behind him.
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Mark added 12:36 - Oct 28 Peter Taylor would be an excellent appointment I think. Since leaving England U21s, he got Gillingham promoted to Divison 1 in 2000, got Brighton promoted to Division 1 in 2002, got Hull promoted from Division 3 to League 1, and got Wycombe promoted to League 1 this year. Okay, spells at Leicester and Crystal Palace were less successful, but it is still a very impressive record. That is all as the main manager, so I think we'd be very lucky to get him as an Assistant Manager.

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