Town boss Mick McCarthy says he’s not in any rush to spend the £8 million fee AFC Bournemouth paid for left-back Tyrone Mings last month.

McCarthy says owner Marcus Evans will back him in the transfer market but stresses that there’ll be no devil-may-care spending spree.

“If I’ve got the right players that we need [identified] and I can get them, then yes, [Marcus will give me a few quid to spend],” he said. “But he’s not just going to say ‘Here’s eight million quid, let’s go and spend it’.

“Let me tell you, strangely enough, as soon as you do sell somebody for £8 million everybody thinks you’ve got a few quid and every player’s value doubles. We’re not going to be doing that.”

But, having been largely limited to Bosman free transfers and loans since he came to the club as the Blues have sought to comply with the Championship’s Financial Fair Play rules, McCarthy admits it’s nice to have greater latitude as he goes about adding to his squad this summer.

“Yes [it is], but only for the right ones because you can go out and spend a few quid and end up not getting anyone better than you’ve already got that you got for nothing. So we’ll not be rushing out to do it, that’s for sure.”

The Blues boss was at last Tuesday’s Europa League second qualifying round tie between Shamrock Rovers and Progrès Niederkorn from Luxembourg, which the Irish side won 3-0, but says he was there just to watch the game rather than to look at a specific player.

Meanwhile, strikers Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick and centre-half Christophe Berra were back at Playford Road yesterday having been given an additional two weeks off following their international involvement with the Republic of Ireland and Scotland respectively last month.

Town's U18s are in action against Arsenal in a behind-closed-doors friendly this afternoon.

Elsewhere, former midfielder Andy Drury, 31, has joined Vanarama National League Eastleigh having left Luton Town by mutual consent.

Another ex-Blues midfielder, Owen Garvan, 27, is on trial with Championship new boys the MK Dons having been released Crystal Palace at the end of last season.

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bluefeast added 11:44 - Jul 14 Circa 3 weeks to go until we kick off vs Brentford. We need squad strengthening in midfield ,at the back ,especially full backs. We look weak with 2 or 3 injuries to the obvious 1st 11.
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Surco72 added 11:54 - Jul 14 Bart and Gerks are ok keepers but if you look at the last 9 sides that have got promotion over the last 3 seasons the keepers make a big difference and ours are not at that level IMO Boruc, Gomes , Rudd Schmeical, Heaton, Green Marshall, McGregor, Speroni Definitely need an out and out right back especially as Berra will miss first three games . Also how about Luke Garbett on a season long loan from Everton , good young left back ? And personally I think we need a passing midfielder who can dictate the pace of the game and take the heat off our back four by keeping the ball , felt we really struggled in this area last season as it was like a hot potato that kept coming back as we didn't have the quality to keep our foot on ball

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rickw added 11:57 - Jul 14 [team=682] I really think in this system we need a better attacking full back than Chambers, however I'm sure Mick will give priority to those who are already in the team and done well for him last season. [team=683]
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rickw added 11:58 - Jul 14 BialkowskiChambersSmithBerraParrSkuseBishopBruMcGoldrickSearsMurphy Substitutes: Gerken   Clarke   Hyam   Tabb   Fraser   Henshall   Pitman    + the likes of Emmanuel, Hammond, Kenlock, Yorwerth, McDonnell, Maitland-Niles, Ambrose, Benyu, Connolly not making the squad I really think in this system we need a better attacking full back than Chambers, however I'm sure Mick will give priority to those who are already in the team and done well for him last season. BialkowskiChambersSmithBerraParrSkuseBishopFraserHenshallMurphySears Substitutes: Gerken   Clarke   Hyam   Bru   Maitland Niles   Pitman   McGoldrick    + the likes of Emmanuel, Hammond, Kenlock, Yorwerth, McDonnell, Tabb, Ambrose, Benyu, Connolly not making the squad

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Guthrum added 11:59 - Jul 14 There is only one space in attacking central midfield (if we're playing 442 with wingers). We currently have four players competing for that one position - Bru, Bishop, Ambrose, McDonnell. McGoldrick can fill that role in a 433. Are you saying all of those are useless and should be discarded? Williams is good, but I fear too fragile (given the way he gets beaten up by opposition players). If it's just because they didn't score many goals, then that's simply ridiculous. We have gifted and prolific strikers, goalscoring specialists who really know where the net is and how to get the ball into it, some of the best in the Football League (our present four strikers scored 67 League goals between them last season - with one of them injured for a large part of it). The job of an attacking midfielder is to get the ball to those frontmen. Goals from AMs are a bonus, opportunism only, should not be a necessity. After all, by trying themselves, an AM may be denying a more skilled Striker a chance. After all, relying on our strikers to score got us to the play-offs last season, whereas seasons with prolific midfielders (e.g. Norris 2010-11, Andrews 2011-12) tended to be poor as it meant the strikers weren't scoring enough.

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rickw added 12:03 - Jul 14 Just a thought BialkowskiChambersBerraSmithHyam?ParrSkuseBishopBruSearsMurphy Substitutes: Gerken   Clarke   Tabb   Fraser   Henshall   McGoldrick   Pitman    Just a thought - Hyam has the energy to get up and down the pitch all match and defensive quality too, but would he have the ability composure in the final third?
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afcfee added 12:10 - Jul 14 Please can people can stop saying about JW get real we cant afford his wages
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Surco72 added 12:26 - Jul 14 rickw .. Hyam will be out for most of season To play with three at back a number of sides play a more attacking wing back rather than defending Frazer and Henshall as two wing backs ?
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WorcesterBlue added 13:02 - Jul 14 Yes we have some good players currently, particularly in the attacking third but the difficulty for us is how to move from the brand of football we played last year (which ultimately failed) to a more expansive progressive brand which is more likely to get us promoted. Answer? We need more players in key positions who are comfortable on the ball - too much of last years poor play was down to this. The Centre Backs aside, none of Mings (now gone), Skuse, Chambers and Parr pass this test and neither do the keepers. Therefore we need a ball playing, tackling midfielder and decent right back (Ryan Taylor) as a minimum and probably another left back too. Yes, if we can bring in a creative midfielder too that is great but I genuinely think Bru and Bishop can fulfil this if supported by good wide players but there's no point signing Williams if those behind him are going to treat the ball like a soon to explode hand grenade!

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Warkys_Tash added 13:14 - Jul 14 Keanish, its not just about peoples ability on the pitch. Think what happened down here with Chopra & Taylor..
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NSL added 13:25 - Jul 14 looking at the team set out above I would say the only positions crying out for improvement are GK and RB. A new attack minded central midfielder would be preferable but not essential.
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titanicclown added 13:39 - Jul 14 Im hoping for a top drawer CB to play alongside Berra. Chambers is decent at right back and we'll need defenders who defend if weve got attacking wingers. Quite liked that Brentford CB with the funny name - get him for 2 mill and we will be ready.
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rickw added 14:12 - Jul 14 I wouldn't say Chambers is decent at right back!!! He is fairly competent at right back but a good centre back! I perhaps prefer my 442 diamond / 433 formation - it should dominate possession and leaves the manager with plenty of options to change things, i.e. bring on wingers/Pitman to change the system, only thing with this is you are relying on your full backs to give you width, and that won't come from Chambers....

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blueherts added 15:55 - Jul 14 Jonny W was great in his first spell but I do not think he is the answer - sadly for him I think he will always get clattered and that last one vs watford was bad and he has not really come back . Derby spent big in Jan and look where it got them - I think there are other teams that will be up there this season ..
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BlueandTruesince82 added 16:35 - Jul 14 Agree a specialist RB would be good. I think defence cover is needed but I think we have great versatility Smith can play LB or centre, Chambo RB or centre, Parr anywhere apparently but RB or LB and Clarke LB or CB. Another creative MF would be welcome, Williams, great talent but hugely injury prone, for that reason alone I'm not sure hes the answer. As Mick says, no point signing players for the sake of it, they have to make us better.

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blues1 added 17:52 - Jul 14 surco, I do think we need a replacement for gerken, some1 to compete with bialkowski for the 1st choice keeper. not sure gomes is that great a keeper in the list you've put up, or even heaton, but yes, other keepers im sure did help their sides. then again, bialkowski saved us more times than he cost us. as for ur point about berra missing the 1st 3 games? no, he misses the 1st game only. denying a goalscoring opportunity carries a one match ban, not 3. but yes I do think we need a right back to allow chambers to play in the middle.

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blueboy1981 added 18:04 - Jul 14 ....... what a surprise .... !!!
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ivegottheblues added 18:14 - Jul 14 Most of last season's 'progress' was down to our physicality. However physical strength will only take us so far.What we badly need is some players with creativity & technical ability otherwise will we never make the final hurdle. It was significant how we fell away last year without Mcgoldrick.
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afrodids added 18:44 - Jul 14 I think MM needs to remember we struggled the second half of last season as teams sussed us out ,we got well and truly found out. He may not be in a hurry to splash the cash however he needs to as I've said before our lack of ambition in the transfer market in January cost us automatic. Wake up MM the squad we have at the moment is not strong enough. As many have said GK,RB and a goal scoring midfielder is a minimum requirement.

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Slambo added 19:24 - Jul 14 BlueSwede - Fabian Delph is English mate...
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mrmorisato added 19:26 - Jul 14 This fee will look good on the balance sheet for the club's finances but I would rather Mick sign a quality LB instead as I dont think Parr is defensively as strong as Mingsy or Cressy so need another body in that position if you please Mick :) Also, how many strikers does Mick want or need as I'm concerned that we might lose Murph or Mcgoldrick as the club have hinted a bid of £5M+ would be accepted for Murph and Boro' have come close with that :( I think the league will be the same as it was last season with Derby gambling big time which can only mean one thing; Promotion this season or bust. For me the likes of Wolves will mount a stronger push this season but I fancy Town's chances even more so :) :) :) then there'll be Middlesboro and possibly MK Dons or Bristol City? There's always one promoted league one team that does very well after promotion.

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BlueSwede added 19:41 - Jul 14 Thanks, Slambo. My misstake, sorry.
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Jimmy86 added 20:03 - Jul 14 MrMorisato U would say that Parr is Def better defensively than Mings!!! He cost us a few times due to being too casual and lax. He reminds me of Titus in that respect. He could be awesome for 88 mins, then 1 lapse in concentration and the other team score. Parr is a better all round player than mings
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wayway added 21:18 - Jul 14 Here we go again. Does Johnny Williams pay for all your season tickets. We need someone in midfield who is going to play 85% of the games not someone who spends months on the treatment table. As for the Derby bashers I know whose squad I would like to start the season. And a word on Owen Garvan, I agree with the old saying 'A good player does not become a bad player overnight'. If it wasn't for that prat Keane he might still be here and pulling the strings in our midfield. He has to be a better bet than Hyam or Tabb

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hollywoodginge added 06:43 - Jul 15 WayWay - you come accross slightly hypocritical If I may be so bold, you wrote off Williams as crocked when his injury was from a freak challenge (impact injury if you like) but then say we should sign Owen Garvan?? Are you not aware that Garvan has a problem with his knees that needs managing so he is limited in training and ability to play? Williams will recover, Garvan will not.

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