Town manager Paul Jewell says he doesn’t expect to keep loan defender Reece Wabara at Portman Road beyond the end of his loan which is up after Saturday’s game at Reading. The Manchester City youngster has made one start and five sub appearances since joining the Blues in September.

Jewell said: “It’s Reece’s last game for us against Reading. He’ll be going back to City. He’s been a bit unfortunate really.

“It’s difficult when a young lad comes in, he couldn’t get into the team at first because we were playing really well, then he came on against Millwall and then Doncaster and he was playing in a struggling team.

“I don’t think he has played as well as he would have liked to. He’s probably done better in the last couple of weeks in training.”

Despite this, the Blues boss says Wabara will have benefited from his 93 days in Suffolk: “Whatever happens to Reece, and he’ll have his own view on it, but it’s probably been an eye-opener for him to how first team football works.

“I think sometimes it does these lads who have had reserve team football at top clubs the world of good to come out and see what the real world’s like.

“This is a great club and a lot of clubs haven’t got the facilities that we’ve got. Sometimes players in academies can get cocooned and all of a sudden they’re 22 or 23 and they’ve been in academies since they were 14 and have played something like six league games.

“It will benefit him in the long run to have seen what it’s like to be at a Championship club and how difficult it is.”

The player himself is looking to end his spell with a victory, tweeting: "Last day and game for Ipswich. Hopefully get three points and leave on a high."

Yesterday, England U20 international Wabara revealed that he has been named in the provisional Team GB squad for next summer’s Olympics.

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BROTHERBLUE1974 added 11:09 - Dec 30 Would have been nice to have seen a bit more of the young lad. Seems a waste of his time really. Now jewell please get in a recognised right back!!
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PauloJulio added 11:11 - Dec 30 most pointless loan ever!
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taylor15 added 11:13 - Dec 30 bit of a shame actually. one of my mates is in the manchester city youth academy, and he said that this kid is great at right back, with a big future! don't know why jewell didn't play him there instead edwards..
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walberswick added 11:22 - Dec 30 More hot air and insight from the wind bag.
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Fixed_It added 11:24 - Dec 30 He played at right-back at Millwall. In all honesty, he didn't impress, although nobody else did either that day.
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buryblue77 added 11:57 - Dec 30 I'm hoping this means that Jewell has a real RB coming in on a permanent deal.
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blrmy added 12:08 - Dec 30 Why do people criticise PJ for answering a question and then his answer which will obviously get posted online and copied everywhere? Oh for the days when only real news was available to read, not news-filler days to keep web sites fresh and to feed the online masses. He doesn't choose to be quoted on everything he says!
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Daleyitfc added 12:13 - Dec 30 I agree with others, that this was a pointless exercise. As are most loans ...
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DiamondGezzer added 12:14 - Dec 30 Good luck to the kid !
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Muncher added 12:15 - Dec 30 Quite possibly the worst player I have seen in a town shirt.
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AlanMahon2011 added 13:01 - Dec 30 Most big headed player we had! yellow boots? don't make me laugh!
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Keaneish added 13:54 - Dec 30 I think the word awful sums him up.
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righty added 15:10 - Dec 30 Why sign someone on loan and not play him another Pj wonder management with all our own youth players
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jas0999 added 19:00 - Dec 30 Seems a pointless signing. However with Collins, Stockdale and Andrews all returning to their parent clubs - we have to replace them and with only Edwards at right-back we need cover their. Then there is the striker situation. We all know Chopra's issues; Ellington was a truely terrible signing and Scotlans blows hot and cold - plus we know PJ is after a striker. So, we need at LEAST FIVE new players this window - on permanent deals and preferably not injury prone or 35 years old. We are in the hands of Clegg and PJ.

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