Norwich City striker Aaron Wilbraham is understood to be on Paul Jewell’s list of potential January signings. The 32-year-old frontman has rarely been used since joining the Canaries a year ago from the MK Dons for an undisclosed fee reported to be £75,000.

While the Knutsford-born player doesn’t appear to be in line with manager Paul Jewell’s stated aim of bringing in younger players during this transfer window, the Blues appear short of a big striker in the mould of 6ft 3in tall Wilbraham, who is likely to be available for a nominal fee with his contract up in the summer.

After a spell in Manchester City’s youth set-up, Wilbraham began his senior career with Stockport, going out on loan to Moss FK in Norway during seven years at Edgeley Park, prior to a £100,000 July 2004 switch to Hull City.

After failing to nail down a place in a year with the Tigers, including a month on loan at Oldham, Wilbraham moved on to the MK Dons on a free transfer the following summer.

Following a spell on loan at Bradford in the 2005/06 campaign, Wilbraham helped his parent side to the 2007/08 League Two title.

A record of 57 goals in 153 starts and 43 sub appearances for the Dons, for whom he also played in central midfield, led to his switch to Norwich.

However, the man nicknamed ‘Alby’ has made only seven starts and nine sub appearances since moving to Norfolk, including today’s FA Cup victory over Burnley, netting once.

Town are also understood to have been monitoring Canaries midfielder Andrew Crofts this season, however, with the Welshman having kept his place in the Norwich side since their promotion, a move for the 27-year-old looks unlikely.

Blues boss Paul Jewell has been looking for a holding midfielder in the style of Crofts since the summer.

Meanwhile, Town representatives have been spotted at Luton recently, running the rule over left winger or left-back Jake Howells, who was previously linked in April.

The 20-year-old Hemel Hempstead-born Wales U21 international is out of contract at the end of the season.

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suffolkpunchdrunk added 20:41 - Jan 7 One giant leap from PJ towards 'the tipping point'.
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Crock added 20:43 - Jan 7 We have better strikers in Scotland & Chopra. We don't need him. Get some defenders for f'u**s sake!
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OrkneyBlue added 20:48 - Jan 7 If this is a joke it's the feckin joke I've ever seen!
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OrkneyBlue added 20:49 - Jan 7 ooops...WORST feckin joke I've ever seen!!!
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Fadedblue added 20:51 - Jan 7 tomisamos, Didn't say not bidding for Sharp was PJ's fault; but the owner, Chief Exec and manager need to work together. Signing Wilbraham would show a real lack of ambition. Leicester is a similar club to ours in terms of size, history and, currently, wealth. But they seem to want it more than we do at the minute.
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are_these_the_days added 20:56 - Jan 7 Not sure why players don't want to come here -surely Clegg can lure them by showing them our newly painted turnstiles.
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CornardBlue added 20:57 - Jan 7 I know things are bad, but even talking about anyone from scumland beggers beleif.
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darren_cox added 21:03 - Jan 7 Surely this cannot be true. I'm not sure Jewell has the bulls to sign another 30something year old.
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NastyPasty added 21:06 - Jan 7 WTF.. OMG.. APRIL FOOLS... FE**IN TW*T .. ETC.. FFS Mr Jewell. I still sort of have faith in u (long term). But there's no quick fix for this club... Signing another oap+ bein one of Delias bad eggs is NOT THE WAY FORWARD. ... PLS PLS PLS PJ..... START BEING A MANAGER.
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IpsRich added 21:07 - Jan 7 I'd rather lose with unproven Academy kids than with crappy old rejects signed on the cheap. Especially crappy old rejects from up the A140. Better yet, lets get rid of clueless Jewell and Clegg and get people in who know how to run a football club. Maybe we'll start winning again. The galling thing is that this might not yet be our lowest ebb!
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blueblood66 added 21:09 - Jan 7 Norwich reject? Oh this is ridiculous
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airliner added 21:09 - Jan 7 someones pulling a fast one here. PJ must be on the norwich payroll. this is a nightmare and i will wake up soon and realise it was just a bad dream. No its real i cant beleive after supporting ITFC for 30 years this is happening. the cobbolds would just not beleive what is happening to this once great club. marcus please just sack PJ he has lost the plot and can take us no further.

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DaneITFC added 21:14 - Jan 7 pfft, funny stuff, but he's too young and not tall enough
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ONENIL78 added 21:19 - Jan 7 Lambert for Pj...would that be Mick lambert.Even better...sign him back up,cos he cant be any worse than what we have already
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TRACTORBOY67 added 21:27 - Jan 7 sad sad day sinking quicker than the titanic captain of the ship face less allowing these procedures to continue the first mate cleggy out of his depth not a football man wish the leading seaman jewel would jump overboard most of the team seem out of their depth
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PimsNumber1 added 21:30 - Jan 7 rory fallon is better --where is he now ?
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manualthetisfanclub added 21:47 - Jan 7 What a crappy story this is!!! As much as I would hate to see it this team are only heading one way with pj in charge if these are the type of players linked with! This team are currently a rudderless ship heading into oblivion,sir bob would be turning in his grave g r h s. Absolute joke,these links to old journeymen,truly pathetic!!!
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blueward added 21:50 - Jan 7 Unbelievable Jeff
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leroy2488 added 22:06 - Jan 7 What utter rubbish.
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Blue041273 added 22:07 - Jan 7 We might as well face it; this season is a complete write off. The target must now be Championship survival. This is not anything like certain. I would go with what we've got rather than more desperate additions to the squad. Most of the current squad will be going in the summer anyway if we can't get rid this month. If the current squad can't raise their games to save us we will be well rid of them.

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Dissboyitfc added 22:11 - Jan 7 this beggars belief... surely a joke, isnt it?
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itfc1981 added 22:17 - Jan 7 Sack him Evans, now!
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Pabloisgod84 added 22:22 - Jan 7 Has a scum fan hacked in to our site and left this as a sick joke???? Please say they have!!
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stu_ward27 added 22:34 - Jan 7 He would fit in perfectly around it plenty of retirement homes need filling!!! Jokes aside this is just a rumour and is obviously never going to happen!!!! probably a rumour from the norwich local paper to wind us up!!!!
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oldegold added 22:36 - Jan 7 We should have put all our youth players from the 2005 youth cup winning team into the 1st team as that year was a crunch one after missing out on the play offs. Where have they all gone ? Garvan Haynes Krause Synott Casement Knights Supple Collins et all ? Look at some of the rubbish that's been brought in: Thatcher, Chopra...it just goes on. We had the best youth set up in the country but look at it now.

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