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Chambers Joins Injury List
Friday, 18th Aug 2017 10:26

Skipper Luke Chambers has joined Town’s already lengthy injury list ahead of Saturday’s home game against Brentford, adding to the Blues’ desperate need to add another centre-half to their squad.

Chambers underwent lengthy treatment during Tuesday’s 4-3 win at Millwall and is believed likely to be out for up to a month for what's understood to be an ankle problem.

Town are already without fellow central defenders Tommy Smith (hamstring) and Adam Webster (ankle) and manager Mick McCarthy was on the lookout for an additional centre-half even before Chambers suffered his knock.

We understand the Blues are hopeful of adding a player to their squad today having approached a number of targets in the last few days.

TWTD understands that 24-year-old Brighton defender Connor Goldson, who recently returned to action having undergone heart surgery in March, is among the players the Blues have made an approach for in the last few days.

Goldson was with Shrewsbury and Cheltenham (loan) before joining the Seagulls in August 2015.

Players, including loan signings, need to be registered by noon today in order to be eligible for Saturday's match.

Jordan Spence played alongside Chambers in a central pairing at Millwall but like Jonas Knudsen is primarily a full-back. Both are more comfortable in a back three, which seems likely to be the way the Blues will line-up against the Bees.

Dominic Iorfa sees his future as a centre-half but has played most of his senior football at right-back.

Luke Woolfenden, 18, made his first-team debut as a sub in the Carabao Cup at Luton last week but McCarthy would be loath to include the academy product from the start at this stage of his career.


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ChateauWines added 10:28 - Aug 18
Step up the Woolveran
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SuffolkBlue13 added 10:29 - Aug 18
i cry
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DJpatrovers1 added 10:29 - Aug 18
Looks like we will have to keep scoring 4 or more a game then!! In all seriousness another defender is desperately needed, UTB
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Nazemariner added 10:30 - Aug 18
Indeed Chateau!

Even if he brings in a CB today, he'd be crazy to put him in the team without even having trained with the team.
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ITFCGloryDays added 10:36 - Aug 18
So here's a question...who'd be captain??
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BlueFx added 10:37 - Aug 18
Will be a miss but I'm sure we will cope. Stephen Taylor would have been an ideal replacement but there we go. Wonder who will be taking the captaincy?
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nhabo added 10:39 - Aug 18
Mick McCarthy himself will get a game at centre back if this continues!
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JackSted added 10:40 - Aug 18
Bring back Leon Best and put him CB!!! Surely he'd be better there than in his ST role
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ArnieM added 10:41 - Aug 18
Hindsight and all that. Wish we had kept Taylor now. We need TWO CB s not one!
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obj124 added 10:42 - Aug 18
ITFCGloryDays

I'd suggest Bialkowski, think he would be the best option, or spence.
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theblueginger added 10:42 - Aug 18
You know we are cursed when Chambers , who almost never gets injured and played last season with broken ribs, misses out.
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BluJu added 10:48 - Aug 18
If we'd have kept Taylor, he'd surely be on the injury list too?
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beornioblue added 10:48 - Aug 18
always said skusey would make a good CB !! may well see it now haha
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BlueandTruesince82 added 10:49 - Aug 18
Fees the Wolf! We need a defender pronto tho
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BlueandTruesince82 added 10:49 - Aug 18
Feed
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Pilgrimblue added 10:49 - Aug 18
I can't believe it!

Just shows that should have held on to Taylor and agree that 2 CBs are now needed. Think we've got more players out than fit
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Beattie78 added 10:50 - Aug 18
Pity Mark Fish is retired
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Bluebell added 10:50 - Aug 18
Dreadful news. Chambers will be devastated. He didn't miss one game last season and he was the only person in the whole of the Championship to do that despite broken ribs and other injuries.

We will miss him. Hopefully Mick has someone coming in but I doubt it will be for tomorrow.

I guess we will have Iofa, Spence, Knudsen and Kenlock at the back. Hopefully our mid-fielders can take some pressure off.

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Pilgrimblue added 10:51 - Aug 18
I suspect Skuse will be captain
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GiveusaWave added 10:55 - Aug 18
ArnieM is right, think we need two centre backs not just one. Pretty desperate situation, though we have had a great season so far this shouldn't have been allowed to happen. Taylor would have been a perfect addition.
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TR11BLU added 10:57 - Aug 18
Damn
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BrettenhamBlue added 11:03 - Aug 18
guess it'll be Skuse,Spence, Iorfa, Knudsen across the back, far from ideal. A new player is highly unlikely to get his debut having not even trained with the team, unless it's a player who is already familiar with other members of the squad. Need two new defenders at this point, the Wolf isn't ready yet.
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miltonsnephew added 11:03 - Aug 18
Captain Skuse or Bialkowski!!!
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bluesi added 11:03 - Aug 18
Can we recall Josh Emmanuel back from Rotherham, to help in shuffling the pack?
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miltonsnephew added 11:05 - Aug 18
Get Clarke back from Portsmouth I'm sure we had a Buy back clause???
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