Town boss Roy Keane will look to try and complete the signing of Cardiff’s Stephen McPhail before the transfer window closes later today, according to a report in Wales. McPhail was first mentioned in connection with the Blues early this month and again yesterday.

Keane said over the weekend that new additions were unlikely before the window closed but has also indicated that he is looking to make three loan signings, amongst them a midfielder.

McPhail, who has only a year remaining on his Cardiff contract, is well-known to Keane, the two having played together with Ireland .

The 30-year-old is fit again having undergone a cartilage operation earlier in the summer and was amongst Cardiff’s subs as they won 2-0 at Portsmouth at the weekend.

The transfer window closes at 6pm today, but Football League clubs can make 'emergency' loan signings from next week.

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Ipswich24 added 15:43 - Aug 31 Sign whittingham he is a lot better and in his last year of contract
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depressed added 15:46 - Aug 31 Bluelady...six in england..midnight in scotland.
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callmeted added 15:55 - Aug 31 Zippy - once again you never fail to surprise
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bluelady added 15:55 - Aug 31 Thanks Despressed i make that 2 hours then :-( not looking promising is it!!
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depressed added 15:58 - Aug 31 I'll be surprised if we get anyone in today, more likely one or two loanees next week.
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Wallingford_Boy added 16:02 - Aug 31 When does the emergency window open then? Is it as soon as next week? What a pointless thing this transfer window is!!
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depressed added 16:06 - Aug 31 Yeh Wallingford the transfer window is a farce!
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bluelady added 16:20 - Aug 31 wallingford what gets me is when it really was an emergancy last year we couldnt sign a keeper as we had two (even though one was 12, ok not quite but you get my meaning!) What constitutes an emergancy and how long is it open for?
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bedsitfc added 16:35 - Aug 31 would rather a defensive midfielder.
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bluelady added 18:02 - Aug 31 looks like we may have "mcfailed' !!!!
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lawshallgirls added 18:59 - Aug 31 bluelady i dont no why you belived this surely you have realised SC and ME couldnt get a deal done in a month yet alone a day!(unless we were to get him on loan!!!)
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bluelady added 22:00 - Aug 31 Lawshall I was wishful thinking!!! Agreed its crazy
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