Soccer: Ipswich have secured the loan signing of Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews in a deal that runs until January.

The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland international has fallen out of favour at Ewood Park under new manager Steve Kean and has been at Portman Road since Tuesday completing the paperwork.

Andrews said: "Blackburn told me I could go out on loan and my agent started chatting to a few clubs, but it has been a little drawn-out and not as easy as we all would have liked.

"It is one of those things. Football is a horrible business at times and if your face doesn't fit, you have to move on. Thankfully I am at a place now where my face is fitting and I hope to fit in very well."

Andrews was signed by former Rovers manager Paul Ince in 2008 having impressed in leading MK Dons to promotion from League Two.