TWTD understands former skipper Jon Walters has arrived at Town to undergo a medical and complete the formalities on his loan move from Burnley. Yesterday, TWTD revealed that the 34-year-old was set to make a shock return to Portman Road.

Earlier this morning, Walters posted on social media that he was en route to Ipswich, having progressed as far as Newmarket on the A14.

The deal, which is a loan running until January, seems likely to be completed later today well ahead of tomorrow’s 5pm deadline and the Republic of Ireland striker looks set to go straight into the squad for Sunday’s East Anglian derby against Norwich City.

Walters has been on the winning side in an East Anglian derby, the 2-1 home win in April 2008 but missed the 3-2 victory a year later, the last time the Blues beat their greatest rivals.

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oldbri added 15:59 - Aug 30 A good bit of business
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alanbrazil added 16:15 - Aug 30 Tractorboybig How is it a Div 1 team would make no difference if he went and signed 11 championship players they've still got to have time to gel together a handful of pre season games and 5 league games isn't enough, you can see it's coming together slowly but people always pick holes in it,
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AYACCA added 16:18 - Aug 30 fingers crossed on counago and kuqi too...
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dangerous30 added 16:20 - Aug 30 Bringing in a player off Walters quality can help the younger players.
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GFH added 16:21 - Aug 30 Very clever move this one, it brings experience and a steady head into the team which is very much needed at the moment. But also gets onside with the fans. COYB and stuff Norwich.
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TimmyH added 16:22 - Aug 30 Tend to agree with geminimustang on this one...is there a plan at the moment? but we desperately needed a loan player with some experience that some of the lads can learn from in the attacking third, Walters can be that player.
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Michael101 added 16:42 - Aug 30 Timmy h mad Mick never had a plan so why should Hurst be any different
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TimmyH added 16:54 - Aug 30 Mick did have a plan - play narrow, play not to get beaten but once behind didn't have a plan B and at all times 'big up' the opposition.
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dirtydingusmagee added 16:59 - Aug 30 get it on , let the moaners moan .
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ElephantintheRoom added 17:08 - Aug 30 geminimustang - mine's a pint too. If MM had been thrashing blindly around like this and coming up with ridiculous loans to shoehorn into a struggling team without giving any young players a chance I wonder what the response would be. Everyone is assuming Town might actually beat feeble Norwich - though I'm not sure it will mean much even if they do. I sense a desperate hope Hurst knows what he is doing - but if anything his approach has been even further away from 'the Ipswich way' than MM's.

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Currie10 added 18:00 - Aug 30 Agree Elephant completely.
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