Town manager Mick McCarthy has warned against taking Tuesday’s visitors Yeovil too lightly. The Glovers, promoted from League One via the play-offs in May, currently sit fourth from bottom of the Championship, having won only their opening day fixture at Millwall.

“I know Yeovil are coming and everybody thinks we’ll just stuff them,” he said. “But it doesn’t happen like that, that’s just bollocks.

“As soon as we start thinking like that we’ll get shafted and I’ll be sat here on Tuesday night like a chump saying ‘We did well on Saturday’. Don’t start building all that up, it does my fruit in!”

He says his players were unsurprisingly upbeat after Saturday’s 3-1 home victory over Middlesbrough, but feels they weren’t particularly downcast after previous results which went against them.

“It’s an elated dressing room, a happy dressing room, it’s a satisfied dressing room,” he added.

“I’ll have a look at Yeovil on Sunday and on Monday and we’ll work on that. I don’t think we’ve lacked confidence anyway, I think we’ve been fine.”

While last week's speculation was that McCarthy might be set to leave the Blues to take the Republic of Ireland job, the Blues boss was in charge of another team yesterday afternoon.

The Town manager made his debut as a basketball coach at the Hoops Aid fundraising event at the Copper Box in the Olympic Park but was on the losing side.

Meanwhile, Town’s U21s are in action against QPR at their Harlington training ground this afternoon (KO 1pm).

Mark Kennedy’s side will be looking for their first U21 Professional Development League Two victory of the season following defeats to Cardiff and Brighton in their opening two games.

Jack Doherty, Jordan Adekunle, Matt Clarke and David October are amongst those to have made the trip.

Elsewhere, ex-Blues academy defender Jide Maduako has joined Skrill South club Chelmsford City having been released by Leicester at the end of last season. One-time Blues reserves skipper Justin Miller has left the Essex side.

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StuartBrett8 added 08:25 - Sep 16 “I know Yeovil are coming and everybody thinks we'll just stuff them,” he said. “But it doesn't happen like that, that's just bollocks" Top man!
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chevvymalc added 08:38 - Sep 16 Quite right Mick every team has got to be approached proffessionally regardless of status and current form. (Remember Stevenage!!!!). Its great on match days home or away to now feel we compete and defend and most of all entertain, also good vibes coming from players about training days and lots of the feelgood factor. Well done Mick and Terry.
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BillBlue added 08:55 - Sep 16 Yeah, Stuart, we can all read! It seems that Yeovil's colours are the same as our friends down the road so may add a bit of spice!
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Michael11 added 09:16 - Sep 16 Good to see we're not going to be complacent. Yeovil are a tricky team who will go into EVERY game this season with nothing to lose. Players like Ed Upson will be particularly up for this game too. If we can get 3 points tomorrow then we must be pushing top 10, which is a decent position to take up early in the season.
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MattinLondon added 10:25 - Sep 16 BillBlue added 08:55 - Sep 16 Yeah, Stuart, we can all read! It seems that Yeovil's colours are the same as our friends down the road so may add a bit of spice! Since when has yellow and white hoops been the same as yellow shirts and green shorts? Hope you can read this Bill
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Moscow_Blue added 10:40 - Sep 16 It will be good to see Ed Upson back at PR. I well remember his decisive gial in the Youth Cup final a few years back. A great strike.
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MattinLondon added 10:47 - Sep 16 Pretty sure when Ed Upson scored that goal he was only fifteen at the time. Be good to see how he has developed
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ThatMuhrenCross added 11:21 - Sep 16 I love Mick's colourful language!
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essextractorboy93 added 11:28 - Sep 16 Yeovil got a decent draw at Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend and obviously they are one of the favourites for relegation but they still need to be beaten. I'm sure MM and TC will keep reminding the players to not be complacent. Murphy and Edwards in for Nouble and Anderson, Nouble is the more likely of the two to drop out though.
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whosroundisitanyway added 12:24 - Sep 16 "It does my fruit in!" LOVE IT!!!
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whosroundisitanyway added 12:30 - Sep 16 Some one should be keeping a record of Micks quotes to compile a book. He's a National Treasure!
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ericclacton added 13:25 - Sep 16 Green & yellow how creepy.
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Tractorog added 14:52 - Sep 16 Yeovil play in mold and p*ss colours do they?
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footyblue added 15:39 - Sep 16 Yeovil play in green and white hoops nothing like naaaaaaaaaaaaaarwich just because there is a tiny bit of yellow on the badge....................................................................
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LankHenners added 16:14 - Sep 16 Always good to see the unedited version of Mick's interviews!
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TimmyH added 19:43 - Sep 16 Yeovil have been playing ok away from home and got a point at Wednesday with 10 men, wouldn't be surprised if they go away with a point.
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buddsterblue added 21:52 - Sep 16 Interesting game ahead really, should win and it's always easy to say don't be complacent but we've all been there at any level we've played at, it's never easy and will test the professionalism of our lads! Going to put my neck on the block though and say we going to be comfortable winners:)
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