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Sonko calls for Collins stay

Ipswich defender Ibrahima Sonko has called on the club to do all they can to keep his centre-half partner Danny Collins on board.

Defender hoping Town can keep loan star

Ipswich defender Ibrahima Sonko has called on the club to do all they can to keep his centre-half partner Danny Collins on board. Collins joined Town on loan at the start of September after being left out of Stoke's 25-man Premier League squad. He has settled quickly with the Championship club and has struck up a formidable partnership with Sonko at the heart of Paul Jewell's back four. His loan agreement is only set to run until December, but it is hoped that a deal can be put in place to keep the 31-year-old at Portman Road past that point.

Aggressive

"I really hope Danny stays. He is a wonderful player and a wonderful team-mate," Sonko, who has also played alongside Collins at Stoke, told the Green'Un. "We just understand each other. He has got his way of playing and I have mine, but it seems to be working. "We talk a lot on the pitch. He is not scared of telling me what he thinks and he can be a bit aggressive. He loves to get stuck in and he doesn't like losing. "I am a bit more peaceful and sometimes I need roughing up a bit."