Town are continuing to forge closer links with University Campus Suffolk, which will see sports science students learning on site at the Blues’ training ground.

“The university is investing a lot in sports science and - as is the case with one or two clubs and other universities - we’ve had a relationship for a number of years where we’ve used some of their facilities and they’ve used some of ours,” MD Ian Milne told TWTD.

“They’re able to teach their students on site with a live football club. We’re trying to expand that relationship with them.

“We are continuously building on our relationship, it’s a strong relationship, and to enhance that we’re looking at assisting the University in having facilities at our training ground.

“We’re working with them on a joint project to assist them and it would assist us at our training ground.”

TWTD understands that as part of the enhanced link plans for a jointly-funded new building at the training ground are under discussion.

However, Milne added: “We’ve got ideas in our head of cementing the relationship a bit further but there are no details at the moment."

Meanwhile, Sky Sports have claimed the Blues have made an enquiry regarding Fulham striker Ross McCormack.

Given newly-relegated Norwich City are reported to have made an offer in excess of £10 million offer for the 29-year-old Scotland international the report would appear to be some way off the mark.

Elsewhere, Town's U18s are in action at the Liverpool FC Football Cup this weekend.

The young Blues beat Finnish side TPS Turku 2-0 in their opening game yesterday but lost 1-0 to Swedes AIK Stockholm earlier this afternoon.

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12th_Man added 15:32 - Jul 29 McCormack will never come here we will never spend that sort of money on one player
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RoyKeanesDog added 15:49 - Jul 29 The fact that SkySport's claim that we're interested in McCormack has only earned a "meanwhile..." sentence about the club's relationship with UCS probably suggests that Phil is taking this with the pinch of salt it warrants.
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BlueandTruesince82 added 16:07 - Jul 29 I wouldn't want us to sign McCormack oberated and overpriced. This was the man to fire Fulham straight back to the premier league. Where have Fulham finished each season since he joined?
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KuqiCoup added 16:19 - Jul 29 That's a cracking point BlueandTrue. Forget about the 20 goals McCormack pretty much guarantees because he is also in complete control of the other 10 Fulham players and has made them all terrible. Jeez.
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Seasider added 17:24 - Jul 29 Well Mick did mention that he could spend a bit of money lol !!!
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BlueandTruesince82 added 18:10 - Jul 29 Or hes a selfish player who detracts from the team and it's ability to accomplish, potato, potarto. Overpriced, if he was as good as ppl make out he'd be premier league by now wouldn't he. I'm not saying he's not decent but 10 million? Hells no, better options. But as other have said we ain't about to chuck that at one player so the point is moot.
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BlueandTruesince82 added 18:14 - Jul 29 My point by the ways is that he's bad luck
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Michael11 added 11:38 - Jul 30 So it's just new signings we don't build links with then.
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rinkydinkpanther added 16:00 - Jul 30 I feel similar to Michael11. We continue to build links with the university? Good-o. Now let's build links with the transfer market.
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PutneyBlue added 17:02 - Aug 2 By the way it's the University of Suffolk now so they are eligible for government funding and don't have to rely on handouts from UEA and University of Essex. That should see them expand quite rapidly so the Town strategy seems very sensible
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