Town manager Paul Lambert says new loan addition James Bree will add competition and knowledge of the Championship. The 21-year-old signed on loan for the rest of the season from Aston Villa yesterday.

Bree is the Blues’ sixth loanee, a situation Lambert has admitted is far from ideal, and something he has insisted he will try to avoid in future, but he says it’s something he will have to deal with over the remaining months of the season as he looks to see Town away from relegation danger.

“That is a situation I’ll have to manage but I’m delighted to have James with us,” he told the club website.

“He did really well at Barnsley before getting his move to Villa. It took a while for him to settle in there - that’s the way it often is for young players when they get a big move like that

“He has broken into their first team this season and done well. He knows the division well and he will add more competition at the back for us.”

Bree could make his Town debut in Saturday's home game against Sheffield Wednesday.

Meanwhile, former Town keeper Nick Hayes has joined Norwich City on a deal to the end of the season.

Ex-England U17 international Hayes, 19, was released by the Blues last summer having featured for the U23s but without ever breaking into the senior squad.

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ArnieM added 14:14 - Feb 1 Suspect Pennington will start / play Saturday .
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Northstandveteran added 14:16 - Feb 1 All we need now is a new keeper. Peter Stilton? Edam van Der Sar? Feta Cech?
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Northstandveteran added 14:18 - Feb 1 Or if Lambert does get cheesed off and leaves, Gianfranco Gorgon-Zola
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inghamspur added 14:24 - Feb 1 What happens to Knudsen now? He's still a Town player.
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ArnieM added 14:49 - Feb 1 Lambert has already said its ready to play JK in the team since he's made it clear he sees his future elsewhere . “ it wouldn't be fair on the other players ( who are committed to the Club). However he doesn't rule him out totally because he is under contract and is being paid by the club. Knudsen has badly misjudged his stock and has made a bad call on his return from the World Vup, thinking genuinely that he could force a deal elsewhere. Problem was Vlubs never made a bid for him. I think he needs to leave to kick start his career again. But from Towns perspective , far better Players have left this Club. He genuinely will ( is ) not be missed.

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herfie added 15:22 - Feb 1 Sadly Jonas got his ‘A's' mixed up: Ability vs Ambition! Clearly in all parties' interests that he moves on in the summer. Slightly sad ending, but that's football reality
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megamoth added 15:26 - Feb 1 northstandveteran - you missed a trick with camlambert
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Northstandveteran added 15:51 - Feb 1 Alan 'dairy' Lee
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Northstandveteran added 15:53 - Feb 1 Does his coaching still include triangles?
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herfie added 16:41 - Feb 1 Brie or Bree, Sir? It's all a matter of taste, as the actress said to the Bishop - no, not you,Teddy,🤪 Not a hard cheese situation.🧀
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dirtydingusmagee added 17:06 - Feb 1 i can see Paul Lamberts reasoning on this cheesey signing,he clearly recognises that we are in a right pickle .
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Saxonblue74 added 18:56 - Feb 1 Shame the window has now closed.....could have done with a couple of crackers to go with him! Not sure how to take your initial comment Northstandveteran, do you think we need a keeper or was it just an opening for a cheese pun?!
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smurfsareblue added 19:15 - Feb 1 So as he is only on loan does his current club refer to him as Nacho cheese
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Northstandveteran added 19:30 - Feb 1 Saxonblue74 I have given up wondering what we need? Although a new keeper would be a start. Perhaps four defenders, four midfielders and a couple of decent strikers wouldn't go miss either?
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Saxonblue74 added 20:17 - Feb 1 What we need is confidence and how do we get that? I really do believe we now have a decent squad, albeit full of loans. I suppose my point is northstandveteran Bart was the best keeper in the championship and would have given many in the prem a good run too. Then for whatever reason went hero to zero. PH, confidence or something else? Answer on a postcard!
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