Striker Connor Wickham has confirmed that he will be out of action for six weeks with an ankle injury. Midfielder David Norris is also currently sidelined with a back problem, which means he will miss the midweek friendlies at Leiston and Bury Town.

Wickham told the club site: "I took a shot at goal and felt my ankle give way. It's very frustrating and it looks like I will be out for six weeks."

Manager Roy Keane says Norris has a back problem: "Chuck is a concern for us as well. He's got a stiff back and you have to be careful with that type of problem.

”He won't play over the next few days and will be touch and go for the West Ham game at the weekend."

Town sides are at Leiston this evening and Bury Town on Wednesday (both 7.45pm).

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suffolksam added 14:13 - Jul 27 how come keane never gets sidelined for 6 weeks ?
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SeriouslyDelusional added 14:15 - Jul 27 ok this is getting distinctly unfunny now!
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robdaful added 14:16 - Jul 27 for @@@@ sake!!!!!! Who next? The season looks like its taken another stumble. Nice to see Fulop could be coming, hope it goes through. We are still going to need more players. Maybe a couple of loans to cover for Wickham and Norris. Can anyone remember what happen last season when Norris got injured?
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cunning_stunt added 14:19 - Jul 27 Not wishing anybody ill BUT I hope the cynical Norris is sidelined for long enough for Garvan to decide to stay and give us some entertaining football this season.
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SMS added 14:22 - Jul 27 £50 says that Wickham isn't injured! 6 weeks is a week after the transfer window closes. No one wants him to go. It's quite hard to pass a medical if you're injured! He'll miss: Middlesbrough Exeter City Burnley Crystal Palace Bristol City Boro is the only team we should struggle against and Keane is clearly trying to bring a striker in. Keano!
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BBtown added 14:23 - Jul 27 Like how keane calls Norris 'Chuck' haha
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StowTractorBoy added 14:29 - Jul 27 SMS I like your optimism but think we will struggle against all of those teams with the current squad. Things not looking good at all
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tractorlowrie added 14:32 - Jul 27 SMS... You are talking about Ipswich Town yeah?
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GetSereniBack added 14:41 - Jul 27 Out for 6 weeks, thats going to be a MAX so he will be back in 3-4 as he is still young, Keane now needs to bring in a few replacements and he knows that so stop moaning about it, transfers obviously take alot longer than people expect them to, WE STILL HAVE FAITH KEANO!
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OnlyOneSirBobby added 14:45 - Jul 27 it just keep getting sh1tter by the minute and we aint even kicked off yet!!
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mickeyjb added 14:47 - Jul 27 What the hell is the coach/fitness coach doing to them?
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Lightningboy added 14:51 - Jul 27 Norris out as well?...good job we're getting rid of Garvan then.
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goat_man added 14:58 - Jul 27 Why us? No other club suffers the bad luck that we do!
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joeippy01 added 15:18 - Jul 27 sms we would go well to even get a couple of points out of them games, i really think we are looking at a relegation scrap next season, going to be squeaky bum time.
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robdaful added 15:19 - Jul 27 It must be the luck of the Irish :(
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Blue4life added 15:30 - Jul 27 Lets get one thing straight, this team at the momenthas enough in them to not be a side battling relegation, i mean be serious its not we have decent players but we will be in for a mid table season for sure if we dont get a new striker in and maybe 1 or 2 loan deals for a few other posistion if we can do that then with wickham back from injury can mount a promotion push. Thats being realistic. optimists will say promotion is still what we will get and pesimists will say we will be in a relegation battle and thats the facts of it at the moment. Its going to be mid table mediocre season without a few more faces id say.

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joeippy01 added 15:34 - Jul 27 blues4life: by saying that i still feel you are being rather "optimistic".
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ChambersM added 15:42 - Jul 27 Where's my rope
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tom_the_blue added 15:48 - Jul 27 at least we are getting all our bad luck out the way before the season starts...
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blueherts added 16:02 - Jul 27 That is pretty much the backbone of the team out for a bit Sign Stewie on a loan deal after the Exeter game
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corshamblue added 16:02 - Jul 27 Why do I have to be an Ipswich Fan . . . Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh COYB
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bazza added 16:14 - Jul 27 lets hope it doesnt knock our confidance for the start again....coyb.
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edd16 added 16:17 - Jul 27 conner wickham out :@@@@@ but it now could be pablos chance to shine :))))))))
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corshamblue added 16:18 - Jul 27 Time for Priskin to pull his socks up me thinks? £1.5+m to pay back! (Discounted for showing up to a few games!)
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NW10_Tractor added 16:23 - Jul 27 Put Lee martin in the middle with Grant! he is naturally a midfielder
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