Town boss Mick McCarthy says he’s been pleased with on-loan Fulham midfielder Ben Pringle's form since he joined the Blues in February. Pringle, 26, is ineligible for tonight's game at Portman Road against his parent club.

“He’s done well, he’s scored a couple of winners as well," McCarthy said. "He’s done more in his short spell than some of the midfield players have done in terms of scoring, certainly important goals.

“He can’t play when we’re playing against his parent club. I know when he came in and he scored a couple of goals early on, he was getting a bit of stick from the other [players there] saying ‘Stop it!’, they were having a tough time and he was scoring for us. He’s done all right Ben, I’ve been pleased for him."

Pringle has made nine starts and one sub appearances for the Blues, scoring twice.

Regarding the former Rotherham man joining the Blues permanently in the summer, McCarthy added: “He’s got another year a Fulham, so that’s not down to me. We’ll wait and see and talk about it when the season finishes.”

Meanwhile, the Town boss says a line has been drawn under Brett Pitman’s irate reaction to Jonas Knudsen choosing to shoot rather than pass to him in the closing stages of Saturday’s game at Hillsborough.

“I get that [he was frustrated],” McCarthy said. “I’ve spoken to him, it doesn’t have to be as publicly visible as what it was.

“I said to him today, ‘Have you seen the chance?’ and he said, ‘It wasn’t as clear-cut as I thought it was on the day’. I went ‘Really? Strange that!’.

“I said, ‘Had it been Kolarov coming into the box playing for Manchester City and it had been Aguero on the inside, maybe Kolarov might have hit it first time, he might have seen him and maybe Aguero would have controlled it and put it in the net’.

“That was the kind of chance it was, it wasn’t just, ‘Roll me in and I’ll sidefoot it in the net’. But, on the day, that’s just what he thought it was.

“We all see it differently. We all have a different perception on it. And by the way, I want him to be angry if he thinks that’s cost us and we could have won.

“But, as I said on Saturday, if we were all the best, I’d be doing something different and so would they.

“But Jonas took the vote for the yellow jersey [awarded to the worst player in training] today and Pitman got it, strangely enough, so he got his own back!

“It was never in doubt, was it? The 'old' team lost, so they took a vote. I’m sure it was fair and it was democratic, [whispers] ‘Pitman!’. So he’ll be wearing the yellow jersey on Thursday.”

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Guthrum added 11:08 - Apr 19 So am I. Seems to be lively and injects some of energy into the game. Can also run with the ball a bit.
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rfretwell added 11:11 - Apr 19 Sounds fun , the yellow jersey thing. Puts the worst player in Narcchhh colours! Must se that in my tennis coaching.
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Currie10 added 12:16 - Apr 19 After what I saw at Wendy Sat, I felt for Ben Pringle. Saw Pringle away at both Huddersfield and Bristol City, both games he was one of our best players. I was quite looking forward to seeing Feeney, but first 60 or so until the goal anyway he was poor. Especially first half I was amazed he came out again! But then he did assist well in the end. I'd like Pringle to stay and be one of the four wide lads we'll need next season. Based on that from Feeney not impressed at all.

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BrettenhamBlue added 12:46 - Apr 19 I have heard the whole "yellow jersey" thing isn't so much fun as it sounds. One player ends up wearing it all of the time and that's not necessarily motivating for that player. Think that player is presently injured hence the movement of the jersey. It would be a bit like constantly wearing a "worst car salesman" shirt every day for being worst at selling cars. After a while it gets boring and has the opposite effect that you want. Tell a Salesman that he's bad enough times and he will believe it. On the Pringle front. A good player and wish we could get him in permanently but that might prove difficult.

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TractorCam added 13:07 - Apr 19 I know when he came in and he scored a couple of goals early on, he was getting a bit of stick from the other [players there] saying ‘Stop it!' He's literally scored twice! Regarding the yellow jersey, like said in comments, not sure it's such a good thing over the season, but sort of happy to see Pitman take it after the abuse he was giving out, baring in mind he did the same thing as Knudsen at Wolves when Feeney and Sears were ready for the cut back

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cats_whiskers added 13:27 - Apr 19 Why not have a Yellow Jersey for the Manager as well when he's not getting it right. And see if he likes it
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12th_Man added 15:35 - Apr 19 I would like us to get pringle permanently but we won't would like us to sign feeney aswell but we won't. Expect the usual link to players but get frees
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12th_Man added 15:35 - Apr 19 I would like us to get pringle permanently but we won't would like us to sign feeney aswell but we won't. Expect the usual link to players but get frees
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sidtheswan added 16:24 - Apr 19 Good player should keep him .
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