Search for Summer Signings Under Way Tuesday, 19th Feb 2013 06:02 Boss Mick McCarthy says he and his scouting staff have already begun the process of looking for summer signings. The Town manager says the Blues won’t be the only club with plenty of players out of contract come May. McCarthy says the search is already under way: “We’re looking now, we’re looking at players that we can sign. “There are going to be a lot of players out of contract, as we’ve got them out of contract and we’ve got to deal with that as well. “But, as I said at the very start, I don’t want to start discussing contracts. We want to stay up. We want to make sure we’re in this league first, and then we can all discuss it. “And then they’re in a better position to have discussions on contracts. The better they’re playing, the better that we do and the better for them. “But yes, we’re looking and we’ve got scouts out every week looking at all sorts of games. But not Cammy Bell up at, where is it? Kilmarnock? I didn’t even know where he played!” Town now have seven currently contracted players - Lee Martin, Andy Drury, Arran Lee-Barrett, Jack Ainsley, Cormac Burke, Ronan Murray, Joe Whight — whose terms are up at the end of June, in addition to the seven loanees, although one of those, David McGoldrick, is set to sign a two-year contract at the start of July. McCarthy has praise for the attitude shown by one of the out of contract players, third-choice keeper Arran Lee-Barrett, who is yet to play a first-team game this season. “He’s a smashing fella, he trains really, really well, as they all do,” McCarthy said. “Whether they’re playing or not they go about their jobs really well. As they should do, but that’s not always the case. “Arran does, he turns up and whether he’s third choice or second choice, he’s always there for everybody else and supporting the other two.” In terms of a possible extension to his stay, McCarthy remains tightlipped: “I wouldn’t talk about anybody’s future just now.”
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