Town manager George Burley has quickly dismissed stories that Town are interested in Sheffield United striker Marcus Bent. Bent, The Blades' scorer against Town at Portman Road, was reported to be joining Town for £3 million. Burley said: "There's nothing in it, I am very pleased with the strikers I already have at the club..

Town bloater Manu Thetis has vowed to get himself in shape for the new season. The super-heavyweight Frenchman was a traget for criticism from manager George Burley earlier in the month who claimed that the former Sevilla man hadn't come up to scratch last season and it was his weight that was to blame.

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