Dr Rosalind Thomas, eFive's chief executive, agreed last year to alter the cable's path to bring it closer to the island, opening up the prospect of connecting it.

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Arsenal, hoping to use the Carling Cup to end a six-year wait for a trophy, threatened in the opening minutes and Fabregas was inches from connecting with a square pass from the largely ineffectual Andrey Arshavin.

BBC: Ipswich 1-0 Arsenal

The 21-year-old had a fierce drive saved by Sigurdsson and was stopped from connecting with Marlon Harewood's low centre, before opening the scoring.

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