Blue boss Mick McCarthy says striker Paul Taylor needs surgery on the cracked bone in his foot he suffered in the game against Wolves in September and that he is expected to be out for the season. The 25-year-old was injured in only his third match for Town having signed for an initial fee of £1.5 million from Peterborough in August.

Town had hoped that resting the injury for six weeks would all that would be needed for him to get over the problem but the frontman received the bad news after a visit to a specialist.

“Paul Taylor’s going to need surgery,” McCarthy confirmed. “He’s not going to be available to me for a while. He’s going to have surgery on his foot.

“It’s a massive blow for him, that’s the main thing. He’s a lad who is progressing in his career, everybody likes him and he’s a good little player and now he can’t play.

“My thoughts are for him. Maybe we can do something else. He can’t, he’s just got to have it operated on and get rehabbed. We’ll be fortunate to have him available this season.”

In terms of other injuries ahead of Tuesday’s game at Crystal Palace, midfielder Guirane N’Daw, who impressed his new manager at Birmingham, will be assessed having been replaced late on at St Andrew’s: “He's got cramp in both his calves and hamstrings, so we’ll see.”

Skipper Carlos Edwards took a few knocks at the weekend but is fine: “It was like they targeted him! He’s training, he’s fine.”

McCarthy says he’s yet to hear from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation regarding Edwards being required for Soca Warriors games outside the international window later in the month.

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marcusevans added 15:26 - Nov 5 Good luck Paul. Get well soon.
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kuyski added 15:27 - Nov 5 what a bad news.............
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jert16 added 15:33 - Nov 5 Massive blow.. :(
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Michael11 added 15:33 - Nov 5 Terrible news! Lets hope he's a quick healer. Hopefully we'll be out of a dog fight by May to miss him that much!
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irishtim added 15:48 - Nov 5 Dreaming but he may be ready for play off final!!
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Ipswich24 added 15:55 - Nov 5 Really gutted really looked good player, offered us much needed pace and movement get better soon Tayls
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warbeat78 added 15:59 - Nov 5 Shame was looking forward to him coming back in adding another dimentionto are attack, and of course when he's got the ball always like something could happen with it.best wishes for speedy recovery for player and town
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LankHenners added 16:22 - Nov 5 Let's hope this isn't going to turn into another Luciano Civelli moment. Get well soon Paul!
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whittonite added 16:30 - Nov 5 tough break(no pun intended!)makes it more important to bring an end to whether or not lee martin is going to stay at town.i think he sees taylor as a threat to his place.this is a big opportunity for lee to show his true worth.palace is now a much bigger game after saturdays 1 0.so come on then mr martin show us what you've got.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 16:31 - Nov 5 S***! That's what I call bad luck.
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blues1 added 17:07 - Nov 5 greenkingtone. what a daft comment. yes, could see your point if theyd targeted him in as much as attacking down his side of the pitch most of the time. what mm was talking about was the bad fouls that were committed on him in the early stages of the game. can only presume you werent at the game or youd have realised that
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jas0999 added 17:19 - Nov 5 A blow. Although I thought he was played out of position by the last manager - Taylor certainly showed some quality. Sadly, hasn't been here long enough to say he'll be missed, but our match-day squad would be all the better with him in it. As Mick says though, thoughts are with Taylor, because it's a massive blow for him personally. Get well soon.
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yorksblue added 17:19 - Nov 5 May be a new player, who's fresh and comes back just before the end of the season.
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PimsNumber1 added 17:22 - Nov 5 Why did the club wait all this time seeing if it would "heal" and now he has to have an op on it. Thats wasted 6 weeks plus and we need him . feel gutted for the guy. Looked a good player and most importantly a real tryer.
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Kentish_Tractor added 18:22 - Nov 5 Dangnabbit. More than 28 days after purchase, even if we kept the receipt. No chance of a refund. But in all seriousness, get fixed soon PT, we will miss you while you're gone.
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muccletonjoe added 18:33 - Nov 5 Lets hope he gets better soon
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WaffleMan added 18:53 - Nov 5 I'm annoyed but I will be looking forward to watching him next season hopefully scoring a few goals
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R_LAMB3 added 18:53 - Nov 5 I gutted this of all the players that jewell signed is going to be out so long . The few games he played he really impressed me he reminds me a bit like a young dennis wise he never stop running and puts in so much work. I think he will be a great little player for town and i wish him a speedy recovery
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StuartBrett8 added 18:57 - Nov 5 Just another bit of bad luck to blight the P.J era... get back soon!
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ITFC1978 added 19:42 - Nov 5 Not great news hey? maybe now chopra could step up and get some of those 30 goals he reckoned he could get at the start of the season!
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Vizslaraner added 20:02 - Nov 5 Absolutely gutted for you Paul. Can't wait to see you back in a blue shirt. We are gng to miss your attitude, tenacity and good all round play. Real shame as you would be key to wot we are trying to do at the moment. You will score shed loads wen u get back playing. Best wishes for a speedy recovery
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TimmyH added 20:05 - Nov 5 God dam it!! looked useful for a few games and now this - can't JET or Chopra be out for the season.
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bluefeast added 20:16 - Nov 5 He was our buzz , the one player hungry for the ball ,although one negative as soon as he started we looked dis-jointed due not least from his roaming from out wide to more central. However he was our king pin that other lads got used to his style i felt we really had something special. Good luck to him for a swift recovery.
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RegencyBlue added 22:08 - Nov 5 Bad news but we just have to deal with it!
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MickMillsTash added 23:09 - Nov 5 Have no idea why we signed him when we needed a target man, a centre mid and a centre back more. Maybe now we have to keep Martin until the end of the season. Sure he is a good player - hope he proves it
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