City officials have been particularly attracted to the possible benefits the subway extension could bring to the far West Side, an area the Bloomberg administration has been seeking to redevelop with new office and apartment towers.

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Laird has made 92 appearances for the Championship side and signed a new one-year extension at the New Den in June.

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Meanwhile, Ipswich boss George Burley blasted the unfairness of the play-off system as he prepared his side for an all-too-familiar season extension.

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