Joe Royle has reiterated that more Town players could leave during the January transfer window. Already the Blues have lost Jamie Clapham to Birmingham with speculation surrounding a number of others.

Asked on in a radio interview whether he had been given assurances that he could keep his squad together, Royle gave a frank assessment of the situation: “Quite the opposite in fact. I've been given assurances that if the right bids come in for our players then the money will have to go to the bank.”

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