Blues right-back Barry Cotter has joined Vanarama National League South Chelmsford City on a month’s loan.

The 20-year-old joined the Blues from Limerick in January 2018 and made his senior debut in Mick McCarthy’s final game in charge, the 1-0 victory over Barnsley in April of the same year, and made a big impression on fans.

The former Republic of Ireland U19 international, who also operates at centre-half, came on as a late sub in the 4-0 win at Reading later the same month but hasn’t featured for the first team since and wasn't included in the senior squad which travelled to Germany in pre-season, although retained his squad number, 37.

In August, Cotter joined fellow Irish youngster Aaron Drinan on trial with Swedish club GAIS but returned the following week while the striker moved to the Gothenburg club on loan.

Cotter, who is contracted to Town until the end of June 2021 with the club having an option for a further season, could make his Chelmsford debut away to Eastbourne Borough on Saturday.

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ArnieM added 21:02 - Sep 26 Make or break time for young Cotter at Town I think.
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wkj added 21:03 - Sep 26 Looking less like Messi by the day. Good luck to him, hopefully he grows for it like KVY did between his failed trial and eventual signing for us.
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ITFCsince73 added 21:05 - Sep 26 I expected him to leave.... but Chelmsford.
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ITFCsince73 added 21:05 - Sep 26 I expected him to leave .... but Chelmsford.
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Terry_Nutkins added 21:06 - Sep 26 Neymar WKJ?
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ITFCsince73 added 21:06 - Sep 26 I expected him to leave ...but Chelmsford.
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ITFCsince73 added 21:14 - Sep 26 A Mick ma duff. And there was many. Contracted to end 2021....no wonder he hangs around.
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wkj added 21:20 - Sep 26 @Terry, you are correct, although I suppose I'm not entirely wrong either, although I should have said Neymar
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leftie1972 added 11:46 - Sep 27 Looks more like Jordan Roberts.
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TractorCam added 11:58 - Sep 27 I expected him to leave... but Chelsmford?
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Len_Brennan added 12:03 - Sep 27 Got off to a flyer & looked a really confident attacking full back or wing back option. I guess we didn't get the chance to properly evaluate his defending and teamwork qualities before the plaudits rained in. Clearly there have been issues with his application and attitude, as more than 1 manager has hinted at, so I can't see a future for the lad at Ipswich, certainly not while Paul Lambert is manager anyway.

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midastouch added 14:26 - Sep 27 Harry Cotter puts on the sorting hat in the Great Hall and it chooses Chelmsford. Well that wasn't part of the script surely!
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Linkboy13 added 10:59 - Sep 28 Pity he hasn't got a brain he'd be world class,Chelmsford just about sums him up.
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