Cardiff City left-back Mark Kennedy is understood to have been at Portman Road yesterday to talk personal terms and to undergo a medical. As reported last night, Town and the Bluebirds are believed to have agreed a £75,000 fee for the 34-year-old ex-Ireland international.

Kennedy was previously targeted by Roy Keane back in March and prior to that in January. A left-back is very much on Keane’s summer wish-list with Shane O’Connor the only left-footed natural full-back currently at the club.

Kennedy is a player well-known to Keane, the two having played together for the Republic of Ireland, for whom the Dubliner won 34 caps, scoring four goals.

The 5ft 11in tall left-back or winger played youth football at Home Farm where the likes Owen Garvan, Shane Supple and Alan Lee also spent time as youngsters and where Garvan’s father is a coach.

Kennedy’s first English club was Millwall, who he joined in 1992, moving on to Liverpool in 1995 for £1.5 million. After three years at Anfield, during which time he went on loan at QPR, Kennedy signed for Wimbledon for £1.75 million.

A year later he made a switch to Manchester City for £1 million, then after two years at Maine Road Kennedy moved on to Wolves for £2 million.

In 2006 after five years at Molineux, Kennedy joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer, moving on to Cardiff in the summer of 2008, again on a free.

Since his switch to Wales, Kennedy has made 69 starts and seven sub appearances but without scoring.

Meanwhile, academy midfielder Elliot Scotcher has been named on the bench for the Wales U17s for this afternoon’s game against Sweden in Falkenberg.

The match is the last in the friendly tournament with Wales having lost 2-1 to Iceland and drawn 1-1 with Norway. Scotcher won his first two U17 caps in those games, coming on as a sub in the first and starting the second.

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Lightningboy added 11:11 - Jul 24 That's the left side covered Roy,now how's about bringing in another one of your over the hill irish mates on the right? Jeeeeez....and they ^^^ say Magilton left us with dead wood.
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blueoff added 11:12 - Jul 24 hope they gave him a chair to sit on, he's not getting any younger is he !
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SiBo added 11:41 - Jul 24 It gives us cover on the left side... we needed cover on the left side. Decent bit of business.
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andyitfc added 11:43 - Jul 24 Well happy with this dont rate O'Connor at all, needed a left back badly truly believe that if we all get behind Keano and the boys we can go up this year COME ON TOWN!
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Kentish_Tractor added 11:44 - Jul 24 Whatever happened to Innocent until proven guilty? Give the man a chance. Keep your criticisms to yourselves, welcome him in, give him a few games to prove himself before we judge him. If he performs, great. If not, THEN I think it's fair to question the signing. Assuming he signs on the dotted line, I for one welcome him to Portman Road as I would any other player and wish him all the best. Here's hoping he has the experience and positional sense to counterract any lack of pace.

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DrJeckyll added 11:46 - Jul 24 Good signing, should get a good couple of seasons out of him and hopefully he can pass some of his experience on to the youngsters
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ITFC_IN_HULL added 11:51 - Jul 24 certainly cost a few teams quite abit of money and his experience will be invaluable to us if we get him espically with shane o`connor and troy brown
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hamster153 added 11:56 - Jul 24 This is what I like to hear, sounds like more than a capable footballer and from whta Ive heard from the cardiff fans a real gd pro, so Ipswich really have to go for Chopra now, and Id be exspecting promotion. Wt d u guys think. P.S really hope we dnt sell Walters wt a player!!!!!
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blueandred added 12:03 - Jul 24 re. Bobby_Petta Passed it? He won't last very long in Keane's Ipswich side if he goes around passing it will he? ................. What do you mean it wasn't a pun!!! I thought there was a hint of positivity in your posting. Should have known better shoudn't i?
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mripswichtown added 12:03 - Jul 24 you a joke naaridge1coly7 shut up and stop being a glory hunter! get used to it we wont be like man u or chelsea so if you dont like the signings go and support someone else!
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denhamblue added 12:06 - Jul 24 as i predicted,around 6 weeks ago,the signings will be cheap,bargain buys.Im wondering if we will ever attract a play of promise,is doing well with his club,young ,with pace ever again.
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tractaboy added 12:10 - Jul 24 Decent signing for that price. Has had a decent career and helped Cardiff to the playoff final. I was always a fan of his when he was a Liverpool so i'll be pleased to see him in a Town shirt. Think he'll be perfect to pass his experience on to O'conner and Peters.
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stinkiusminkius added 12:12 - Jul 24 Well, as a lot of people have said, he should be OK and could provide cover, although I bet a lot of the same people justified selling D Wright by saying they thought he was just OK and that we needed someone to take us to the next level. But of course, it was clearly personal with Wright, whereas Kennedy is a mate.
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Tractorog added 12:17 - Jul 24 The impact of a seasoned pro on our youngsters should not be underestimated. Unlike the people he replaces he has played at the top level and yes he is older and probably in decline... but it is a greater height from which he declines than the "old" people he is replacing.
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Raedwald_625 added 12:20 - Jul 24 This is ridiculous!, ITFC exists to help out middling-to-rubbish irish players. Play some local players for God's sake! Where has my once proud team gone.
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radiogaga added 12:21 - Jul 24 The anti Keane brigade are up to their old tricks again I see... Good signing, not spectacular but he is solid and you know what you're going to get with Mark Kennedy. Similar to David Wright in many ways, except he likes to get forward a bit more though and has never been injury prone either.That's all you need at this level. Remind the idiots that moan about this signing that Ashley Cole and Maicon do not want to play in the Championship!

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Jnr1988 added 12:23 - Jul 24 Andyitfc- You dont rate O'Connor? The lad has massive potential...at time last year he was the only attacking minded player on the park. Sorry do not agree with your dumb rating system!
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Raedwald_625 added 12:28 - Jul 24 Of course radio there is no local football and ITFC has to play dodgy irish players - cus like ireland is so good at football. Keane has no scouting system - so we're b ggered and that's about it really.
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legoman added 12:56 - Jul 24 Hope he is as good as Mowbray was at the end of his career. Oconnor as cover for him and Luciano is ok by me.
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suffolksam added 13:04 - Jul 24 junk signing we are trying to get up to div 1 keane ..not play around in 2nd
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16_Jack_ken_16 added 13:20 - Jul 24 Keano's barmy army, keano's barmy army, keano's barmy army
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campowasgod added 13:20 - Jul 24 Free transfer 2006 , free transfer 2008 , £75,000 2010. He must have improved with age !!!!! We are just trading average players for average players. Better than David Wright ? Similar wages ?
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mripswichtown added 14:02 - Jul 24 message to all anti keaners! this is my view on your moaning! if all you going to do is moan then dont support ipswich, go and support man u like all glory hunters do! these anti keaners make me sick!
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StowTractorBoy added 14:05 - Jul 24 A very disappointing signing - a 34 year old journeyman who has only gone to left back because he has no pace for the midfield position. The only plus point is that he has a left foot and if needed could move into midfield although as I said no pace whatsoever. Not enthused at all but have to back the judgement of the Manager.
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Monkey_Blue added 14:07 - Jul 24 How is paying 75k for a player who is 34, not commanded a fee for nearly a decade, not a full back by trade, he's been converted as his pace had gone, better than keeping david wright, who can play right or left back, is four years youger(might be more) and was one of our better players last year? This seems to me like a downgrade to last seasons squad
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