Town and League One Sheffield Wednesday are reported to be fighting it out for the signature of released Wigan midfielder Jason Koumas. The former Wales international was signed by the Blues’ assistant manager Chris Hutchings during his time as boss of the Latics and also by current Owls chief Gary Megson when he was at West Brom.

Having been a youth player at Liverpool, the 31-year-old began his senior career with Tranmere, moving on to the Baggies after four years as a pro at Prenton Park for a fee of £2.25 million in 2002.

After he had been at Cardiff on loan, Hutchings took the Wrexham-born player to Wigan for £5.3 million in July 2007.

His four-year spell at the DW Stadium wasn’t a huge success, the 5ft 10in tall midfielder making only 36 starts and 25 sub appearances, scoring two goals.

Koumas, who was capped 34 times by his country, scoring 10 goals before retiring from international football in 2009, spent last season on loan back at Cardiff but again failed to make a significant impact, scoring two goals in six starts and a further 21 games from the bench.

Earlier today, TWTD Message Board posts claimed Koumas had been spotted with his agent at Portman Road late last week. Other clubs at Championship and League One level are also likely to be interested.

Meanwhile, Doncaster Rovers are reported to have turned down an offer of £2.8 million for striker Billy Sharp from an unnamed Championship club. That side is unlikely to be the Blues, who had an earlier £2.3 million offer rebuffed, with manager Paul Jewell having ruled out a renewed move for the former Sheffield United man.

Elsewhere, Dundee United winger Craig Conway, claimed to be a Town target by Scottish papers towards the end of the season, has joined Cardiff City on a three-year deal.

And finally, former Town striker Neil Woods has been appointed head of youth development at Walsall.

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Karlosfandangal added 18:24 - Jun 23 Carson will be one of the youth we are looking for this season and someone like Koumas along side to help him will be very good for the lad.
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lonelyblue added 18:44 - Jun 23 Koumas is talented but bloody lazy and getting on a bit. He won't change his ways. Ellington and Chopra - already signings who have rather underachieved in recent times and if we can't make the big signings we'd all love - and I think Sharp is outstanding at this level - then I would certainly prefer to see younger, ambitious players to be added. A different kind of gamble, but at least a bit less soul-destroying to watch than Chris Bart-Williams, Ivan Campo and Jason Sc...oh hang on, I will still try to be on his side for now. PS Cardiff really aren't that much better than us, and he made no impact there.

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shoopdelang added 18:55 - Jun 23 Koumas would be an excellent signing. For some reason I thought he was alot older than 31, he seems like he has been around for years
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UsualSuspect added 19:06 - Jun 23 naa: Did you cut and paste? Koumas was an excellent player several seasons back, would be an excellent addition if PJ and the coaching staff can help him find some form. E
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UsualSuspect added 19:08 - Jun 23 *Emphasis on 'if' *
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theblueginger added 19:12 - Jun 23 Wouldnt mind him, but i think we could do better. neil danns would be a great midfield addition. as for sharp, who i think would be great at town, i think donny are taking the piss. We could always get him for half that if we need him next year, after donny go down, a la preston & st ledger
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bluebare added 19:20 - Jun 23 i called that ages ago
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dommyboyblue added 19:26 - Jun 23 Not sure what the negatives are all about, he would be a good addition to the squad which we need as we are lacking in the creative midfield area! Koumas plus another younger creative midfielder and as someone has said we have got Carson who would only benefit from his experience good and bad.
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TractorCam added 19:36 - Jun 23 Not bad, would be decent
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OrkneyBlue added 19:40 - Jun 23 He has undoubted flashes of quality but I seem to think his attitude used to let him down a bit, maybe being young he believed the hype. However he is older and wiser now so if PJ thinks he can get a couple of good seasons out of him and his attitude and hunger for the game are good, and PJ does seem to be a good judge of character, then why not I suppose.
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nkotb_sect5 added 19:55 - Jun 23 I hate all this but and if negaivity.Why? IMO ... XX paced himself, doing just enough, no more, accept when selling himself - grossly overpriced signing ... JK has more kinetic skill in one leg ... IMO
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Ebantiass added 19:57 - Jun 23 Could be a great signing if we pull this one off. Jewell i believe has what it takes to get these former players fired up.
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Upbeat~ added 20:17 - Jun 23 Dear me Whoppit your last few comments have smacked of considerable desperation on your part. I mean seriously man; you need to pace yourself a bit more. Craving so much attention so frequently's only going to make you go stale - which you evidently are in the eyes of most posters already (perhaps why merely a handful of people have responded to you lately). A couple of tips: Firstly, make your negativity more believable - there's no point attacking every news article, as interest in you will wane rapidly. Secondly, don't lower yourself to making comments regarding a fanbase or anything of such ilk - this type of attention seeking really waters down any animosity towards you from TWTDers, as it is more and more apparent to everyone that you're just a monotonous troll. You could even throw in a bit of positivity every so often - it would give a degree of credence to your otherwise overwhelmingly pessimistic, spurious and unintelligible statements.

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StochesStotasBlewe added 20:37 - Jun 23 Koumas has bags of experience, is very good at dead ball situations, has guile to open up defences, just would need good man managment to coax out the best in him. Over to you Mr Jewell. Go get him.
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LancsBlue added 20:48 - Jun 23 Shame about Conway going to Cardiff, would have been an excellent signing on a Bosman free. Also noticed Dundee United's Margaro Gomis (who we were also linked with in the past) has joined Birmingham for nothing. What happened to scouting the Scottish market? Both are excellent players. Would like to see David Goodwillie snapped up. Young, hungry and with a nasty streak. Scotland's Young Player of the Year. Priced at around £2 million - bargain!

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runaround added 20:48 - Jun 23 Koumas on a free transfer would be a great move IMHO. 31 is hardly ancient and I have always be impressed by him when I've seen him play. He may not be quite as good as Bullard, but he does have a lot of ability as well as experience and not on ridiculous wages. Go get him PJ
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Tillz9 added 21:07 - Jun 23 Would rather steer clear of Goodwillie. His behaviour off the field is questionable to say the least. End up paying 2m and he will get banged up ! Koi as is a talented player at this level. Hope we can get hold of him.
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Tillz9 added 21:08 - Jun 23 * Koumas not koi
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ThatMuhrenCross added 21:15 - Jun 23 Add Sol Campbell to the list of free agents we're signing, please.
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Ridgeboy83 added 21:19 - Jun 23 I belive it was town that bid 2.8m for Billy Sharp that got rejected and Doncaster are holding out for 3m.
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churchmans added 21:26 - Jun 23 i get the feeling that these players have one last chance of real succsess and going out on a high! ellington,chopraand now koumas! hell yeah bring em in!! im really getting excited about the season now! these players have had it and never lost it! if we getting ticking for us! watch us roll!!!!
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GTRKing added 21:48 - Jun 23 Get him now before he is snapped up. X
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borat_the_blue added 21:50 - Jun 23 He's Nice!
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TractorRoyNo1 added 22:00 - Jun 23 is corporal jones still available
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comeonthegoodtimes added 22:02 - Jun 23 pienso que Paul Jewell podría ser el jewell en el pueblo, no puede esperar la nueva temporada para comenzar y sentarse bastante encima de la Liga
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