Town are set to make a move for Crawley striker Matt Tubbs, according to one of this morning's tabloids. The 27-year-old has scored 17 goals in 26 starts and one sub appearance for the League Two leaders this season, having netted 40 times last season as the Red Devils were promoted from the Blue Square Bet Premier as champions.

The 5ft 9in tall frontman played youth football at Bolton, Bournemouth and Dorchester, making his breakthrough into first team football with the latter, before moving on to hometown club Salisbury in 2003, scoring regularly as his side climbed into the Blue Square Bet Premier.

A loan spell with Bournemouth in League Two in 2008 yielded one goal in six starts and two appearances from the bench.

He moved on to Crawley for £70,000 in July 2010 and was named in the divisional team of the year as his side carried off the title, his goals having played a significant role in that success.

This season, playing alongside on-loan Town midfielder Andy Drury for three months of the campaign, the former England C cap has continued his goalscoring form.

Crawley are reported to want £500,000 for Tubbs, who was recently the subject of a failed bid from former loan club Bournemouth.

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MrCool added 12:07 - Jan 11 The priority should be to improve our defense.
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irishtim added 12:24 - Jan 11 Tearle1974 agree with u he is a good finisher. Question is the service our midfield provides
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Michael11 added 12:39 - Jan 11 Definately worth a punt, i agree with WorcesterBlue that Vardy is probably the better striker though.
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casanovacrow added 12:46 - Jan 11 totally the type of player we should've been after since the start of the Jewell era. lets hope all this comes into fruition and Jewell has seen the light and gets more up and coming players in and bring in some of our own youth. If he does that and starts playing proper football I wont feel soo bad about going down.
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Mark added 12:50 - Jan 11 A link to a lower league player? HOORAY!!! Jewell has been in charge a year, yet only Drury and Cresswell were signed from the lower levels. We have to stop going for the "difficult" signings from the Premier League / Championship on high wages, and start bringing in players who are delighted to be at Ipswich to develop their career. Tubbs would probably be a good signing, although I wish he were a bit younger.

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Whymark4_Lazio0 added 13:13 - Jan 11 Miami Vice ??? ........ are there no other 'League of Gentleman' fans out there. Surely it's got to be Tubbs and Edward(s) ...... "I can, I can't?"
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gypo added 13:52 - Jan 11 Ronan murray why !!!
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Crock added 15:22 - Jan 11 A league two player? No thanks. Not another Drury.
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TractorBoyOlly added 15:56 - Jan 11 YES, YES YES, Have followed this lads for a while now and he is just what we need, sign him up!
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head1970 added 16:07 - Jan 11 I saw alot of Tubbs at Salisbury and now crawley hasn`t got any better , Div 1 at best , look at him again next season if we still have the same manager because that is where we will be.
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dad added 16:09 - Jan 11 its defenders we need not strikers
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paulnstar added 18:25 - Jan 11 why come to a club on the downwards when he could stay with wealthy on the up crawley,guarantee he scores past us in league one next season
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StochesStotasBlewe added 18:41 - Jan 11 Whymark4 Lazio0. Perhaps he could have squad number twelvety.
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richnblue added 20:44 - Jan 11 Not a chance of getting him. Like to think so, but not a chance. Roll on Feb...
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John_Portman added 08:11 - Jan 12 Happily!!! He'd show a bit of fight!
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