Town have confirmed the signing of Wigan striker Jason Scotland for a fee understood to be £750,000. The Trinidad and Tobago international, whose move to Town was first revealed on TWTD earlier in the month, has signed a two-year deal.

Scotland was unveiled at a press conference at Portman Road this lunchtime and says he’s pleased to have joined the club: “I’m delighted to be here and an Ipswich player and hopefully I can continue to score goals in the Championship and carry Ipswich Town into the Premiership.”

Manager Roy Keane said: "Jason is a good player and I'm delighted to have him at the club. He will bring us something different.

"He is more of a poacher than the other strikers we have here, who do a lot of work down the channels.

"We are always going on to our front players about being in and around the six-yard box and Jason will do that.

"He has proved he can score goals at this level but we have to be patient with him and give him time to settle in."

Town chief executive Simon Clegg confirmed that the move had been expected to go through last week but Wigan manager Roberto Martinez wanted to keep him for the weekend game against Chelsea.

Clegg says he’s pleased to finally get his man: “I’m absolutely delighted to have completed the signing of Jason. I think we as a club recognise that one of the areas we were short on last season was putting the ball in the back of the net and we wanted a striker with a proven record of doing so at this level.”

Scotland started his career his career in his home country with San Juan Jabloteh and Defence Force, where he played alongside his close friend Carlos Edwards.

In 2003 he joined Dundee United after a trial, moving on to St Johnstone two years later and then Swansea City for a fee of £25,000 in 2007.

Scotland enjoyed a hugely successful spell with the Swans, netting 29 goals in all competitions during their 2007/08 League One promotion campaign and 24 in the Welsh side’s first year back in the Championship.

Last summer the 5ft 8in tall striker moved on to Wigan for £2 million but the switch hasn’t been a success, the Trinidadian netting only one league goal last season.

Nicknamed Rocket, Scotland has won 41 full international caps and has scored eight goals, playing alongside Edwards and former Blues loanee Stern John.

The 31-year-old, who has been handed the number 10 shirt will be in the squad for tomorrow’s Carling Cup tie at Crewe.

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SurreyITFC added 19:25 - Aug 23 Great Signing - Looking forward to seeing him link up with Edwards
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oxfordblue3 added 19:25 - Aug 23 Very surprised to read he is 5ft 8 too. When I've seen him play in the past, he has the presence of a much taller striker. He's a strong lad, and holds the ball up very well. Welcome aboard Jason. Should we switch to 4-4-2, I can see him and Wickham giving defences a battering - but not sure yet how Conor and Jason fit together into a 4-1-4-1 / 4-3-3.
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legoman added 19:32 - Aug 23 Just like Peters oxford. Be like watching grasshoppers.
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tractorboyupnorth added 19:33 - Aug 23 welcome Jason, see you saturday!
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RetroBlue added 20:14 - Aug 23 we may not be making anymore perm signings - bit that doesnt mean Town go in for loanees !! We may be in for 2 -3 young fringe Prem players?
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jollyroger added 20:18 - Aug 23 just read from another site (football roumers) we are going to sign stephen quinn from sheff utd tomorrow
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lunatic38 added 20:43 - Aug 23 With the team playing as it is i think this could be a very good signing (icing on the cake) and welcome Mr Scotland as regards to Chopra, i think we have more of a realistic chance of landing McCormack for many reasons.
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runaround added 20:56 - Aug 23 Welcome Jason. Here's hoping your move proves to be a successful one!
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lunatic38 added 20:56 - Aug 23 ps. get him straight in against Crewe get some goals hopefully and make him hungry for the season ahead!
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poggie added 21:00 - Aug 23 Welcome to Ipswich, Jason. Now, please score some goals!! Jury's out at the moment on whether Scotland is a good replacement for Stead, I guess only time will tell ... Still need another striker (or 2) though. Personally, I'm still hoping a deal can be done for Chopra ...
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hrj added 21:00 - Aug 23 Im hoping Scotland will add a bit of pace up front but i think we will miss not having Stead in the next 2 games. Another big target man needed.
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Marcus added 21:03 - Aug 23 @jollyroger - unlikely, he just signed a 3 year contract
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dirtydingusmagee added 21:12 - Aug 23 pleased this deal is done, think he will do a good job, just hope people dont expect too much too soon, already people saying bang a hat trick ,in his first game. If we can get another decent signing soon ,i think we could be getting somewhere.Despite the despair of last season ,i feel its coming together.COYB
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roytheboy added 21:39 - Aug 23 "Scotland The Brave" !!
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WREXHAM_BLUE added 21:46 - Aug 23 Excellent news! Welcome Jason.
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TractorRoyNo1 added 22:16 - Aug 23 Well done Keane, Clegg and Evans for finally getting us a proven goal-scorer at this level. If the rumours are correct from the west country about Nicky Maynard also coming then even better.
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corshamblue added 22:38 - Aug 23 Good Luck Rocket! Goals, Goals, Goals
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aldermastonblue added 23:30 - Aug 23 Just seen on sky that McCormac is going to Leeds.........
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dantown added 23:39 - Aug 23 If one more person says bloody chopra !...never gonna happen & nor is mccormac.. End of !.. Welcome aboard Jason !!
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blueandred added 23:47 - Aug 23 Adam Le Fondre anyone?
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jamesmostevens added 23:48 - Aug 23 Hmm...Villa just got Ireland and lost 6-0, what the hell will we do with Scotland???
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nerdys added 03:28 - Aug 24 Last summer the 5ft 8in tall striker moved on to Wigan for £2 million but the switch hasn't been a success, the Trinidadian netting only one league goal last season. Manager Roy Keane said: "Jason is a good player and I'm delighted to have him at the club. He will bring us something different. Yeah one goal last season !!!! "He is more of a poacher than the other strikers we have here, who do a lot of work down the channels... Umm we had no Strikers last season.!!! OK. lets all pray....

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dannysigma added 06:17 - Aug 24 ^^^ I pray that people like Nerdys go and support another club. Great signing. COYB!
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august10 added 08:10 - Aug 24 Hopefully a good signing, looking on you tube he has scored some cracking goals and his record for Swansea was excellent lets hope he can still cut it. What I don,t understand is this one in one out philosophy I think John Stead gave his all for the club and sorry to see him go and that fee £225,000 is far too low what a joke we seam to sell cheap buy high (John Walters being the exception). It is now time for the mysteriuos Marcus Evans to say something and come out and support Keane after he is the chairman, is he holding money back for a new man or is he keeping his head down because of the investigations of ticket irregularities over the world cup??

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suffolksam added 08:19 - Aug 24 gonna be a lot of pressure on this blokes shoulders lets hope he scores in the first 2 games
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