EXPERIENCED defender Ben Thatcher has joined Ipswich Town on trial and will line up in their friendly against Cliftonville tonight.

Derek Davis

EXPERIENCED defender Ben Thatcher has joined Ipswich Town on trial and will line up in their friendly against Cliftonville tonight.

The former Millwall, Wimbledon and Spurs full-back has been released by Charlton and is training with the Blues during their trip to Belfast this week.

The starting line-up for tonight's game is: Supple, Peters, McAuley, Smith, Thatcher, Haynes, Sumulikoski, Trotter, Roberts, Lee, Rhodes.