Blues boss Roy Keane hopes new coach Gary Ablett will sign his contract over the weekend. Former Liverpool and Everton defender Ablett joined up with the Blues last week after Ian ‘Charlie’ McParland decided not to return to Portman Road for family reasons.

Keane said: “We hope something will be finalised over the next few days. Gary has come on board and we need extra numbers on the coaching side. Charlie McParland did a great job but because of family commitments he couldn’t commit to the club.

“I know Gary a little bit from [studying for] my Pro Licence and he worked with [fitness coach] Antonio Gomez at Liverpool.

"He’s a good lad and a good coach and hopefully that will be finalised in the next few days. We just have a few minor details to sort out on Gary’s contract and hopefully that will be sorted over the weekend.”

Ablett was previously a youth coach at Everton and took control of the reserves at Liverpool, before managing Stockport last season. The 44-year-old left Edgeley Park last month.

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Fixed_It added 09:53 - Jul 10 Will he be buying Curbishley's house in Woodbidge?
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jas0999 added 11:23 - Jul 10 Ablett was very vocal on the bench last night. Very good to see.
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Vexorg added 11:45 - Jul 10 "Charlie McParland did a great job" ... makes the Irish plank's performance seem even more lame then
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FootballsMyLife added 12:52 - Jul 10 Shame about McParland, but this man is someone we need around, sign a few players now Roy!
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Suffolk_n_Good added 15:02 - Jul 10 Good signing IMO, let's hope he's got a VERY BIG contacts book!!
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IpswichElvis added 17:41 - Jul 10 Yes, suffolk_n_good. I am sure it is crammed with the names of talented younsters who wouldn't even comtemplate coming down to our level, even on loan. We may get some good Stockport loans though !!! I wonder if he will jump ship from here just as he did from Stockport when they really needed him !!! Not impressed with this "capture".
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Gilesy added 18:44 - Jul 10 Fat Elvis, You do for this forum what Gareth Hunt did for rhyming slang.
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SurreyITFC added 20:53 - Jul 10 Good Signing! All the best for the future McParland. COYB - Keano Keano Keano
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SiBo added 09:20 - Jul 11 Great signing... Our Central Defence was looking tighter come the end of last season and with Ablett's input I can see O'connor and Peters developing into a decent Full Back pairing as well... Good all round!
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Suffolk_n_Good added 12:27 - Jul 11 Talkin of jumping ship Elvis....... Try it!
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TractorRoyNo1 added 12:41 - Jul 12 can he play right-back, central midfield or score 20 goals - if not I'm not interested!
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itfc4eva added 13:26 - Jul 13 isnt there a need for players as well!.
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