New Town signing Nathan Ellington said he was delighted to be reunited with his former Wigan and Derby boss Paul Jewell after signing a two-year deal with the Blues earlier today. The 29-year-old says the Liverpudlian is the manager who has got the best out of him throughout his career.

Speaking at a Portman Road press conference this afternoon, Ellington said: “I’m very happy to be joining Paul Jewell again.

“He’s excited at the job he has here at Ipswich and what lies in store for the club. He sold me on that and I am very happy to be joining a big club like Ipswich.

“When you play for a club you have to have a manager who believes in you and I think he’s believed in me the most over my career, and that’s produced good football for me and winning football for him. It’s a recipe for success really.”

The Bradford-born striker, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Preston, says he hopes Jewell will replicate the job he did with the Latics: “I think he built a great squad at Wigan. Not only were they great on the field but we had a togetherness like nowhere else I’ve ever been.

“I know he knows all the components that you need to make a successful team, obviously he managed that at Wigan and he was trying to recreate that at Derby, but obviously things didn’t work out exactly how he wanted.

“I have a lot of faith in him as a manager and he has a lot of faith in me as a player and he knows how to bring out the best in me. I’m happy to be working with a manager like that again and getting back to what I know I can do.”

Chief executive Simon Clegg added: “We’re delighted that Nathan’s with us and will be with us for the next couple of seasons. He’s had an extensive career, has had a good goalscoring record in seasons gone by and has worked with the manager on a couple of occasions, both with Wigan Athletic and at Derby County on loan.

“He’s a good signing for the club, the third signing of the summer and we continue to be very excited and very upbeat in terms of what we can achieve with the squad going forward.”

Clegg refused to be drawn on any further possible signings, keeping to the club’s usual policy of not commenting on speculation, although he confirmed that Ellington won’t be the last player through the Portman Road doors this summer.

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4dy added 20:38 - Jun 21 i'm just glad we are signing people after last seasons non eventful close season.on some posts people are judging nathan before he has kicked a ball for us.i thought we would have learnt not to prejudge after the keane era when many thought we were destine for the premiership before he started his attempt.and then we all had a good moan.i'd like our next move(wishfull thinking) to be for someone like sol cambell.i get the feeling mr jewell may have something of a transfer surprise up his sleeve for us....

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Tillz9 added 20:42 - Jun 21 Listening to him talk it sounds like he really wants to play for PJ again. Some managers just have a knack of getting the best out of certain players. Fingers crossed this happens. Working under PJ again should give him a spring in his step- couple of early goals and who knows !! I have a good feeling about this signing, hope I am not wrong !!
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brainbox added 20:56 - Jun 21 Excellent signing - just the type of player we need in the squad to move us up to play-offs or better - Jewell is an excellent man-manager and I'm sure he will get the best again out of the Duke!!
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Ipswich_Crazy added 21:01 - Jun 21 Paulsimmons what are you on? Hes a good player and he has goals in him, ok he didnt score many last season but give the bloke a chance! and i bet you woundnt say that to Nathan Ellington face! Nathan Ellington you are a good player and you will be welcomed well by us!
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h32 added 21:21 - Jun 21 ...... anymore for a meal ticket.
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WarkyWonderLand added 21:27 - Jun 21 The fantasy football managers are out again!! PJ has brought 3 players in who are better than we have and has spent only £1.5M. At last we have a proper manager who can attract decent players who will play for him. Have a feeling that he will be a dark horse for us and will score 10-15 goals next season and Chops 15+. Dynamics of the team have changed straight away. Can remember him playing for Wigan with Roberts and was a power house and can also remember him coming on for Watford 2 seasons ago. The sort of striker we haven't seen at PR. With 3 in I can see at least another 3 coming in with Pearce or St Ledger, Creswell, Treacy, a GK and a creative midfielder. In Jewell we trust. A different Town team will be seen next season thats for sure. Still can't believe some of the negativity on here at the beginning of PJ's first full season. COYB

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cooper4england added 21:28 - Jun 21 @Churchmans I've read your post 3 times and i still can't work out if you are being positive or negative!!!! I'll have the Beef Ellington!
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Jim added 21:36 - Jun 21 Willing to give him a chance but have to say doesn't seem like a great signing. A bit too similar ro Scotland for me in that he isn't very mobile or quick. Hopefully Jewell can get the best from him, but Im sure Derby fans said that when he went on loan there a few years back.
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scunnyblue added 21:40 - Jun 21 think this signing will turn to be 1 of 2 things. a new kuki and an absolute star as he is back with jewell or another Adrian Paz and a complete flop. Ellington in my opinion either ticks or flops .. i hope it's the first. Welcome nathan come on bang in those goals....
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scunnyblue added 21:43 - Jun 21 And just for the record i would let Scotland go and keep Priskin. I think tamas is a more than capable 4th striker at this level. I would send murrey out on loan to get some more experience..
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Hermann_eats_puffin added 21:50 - Jun 21 Welcome to ITFC Nathan. Considering that we need several new players this summer it's totally unrealistic for us to be spending 2 million plus on everyone of them coming in. We need to build a team with a mix of players who will be the first ones on the team sheet, such as Chopra, and others who will mean that we have a strong squad. We also need some experience in the team and players who can contribute to a good spirit in the squad. It's good that Ellington has many positive things to say about PJ and I think that we should all be pleased about this and back the manager and the players whoever appears in a town shirt. I'm looking forward to next season and a glass half full atitude accompanied by some passionate support from the crowd will only help the team. As has been said almost all of the teams in the Championship have played in the Premiership and most of the fans of those clubs think that they should be back there. We have no devine right to be in the top flight and should not be endlessly nitpicking as fans who at times seem to be unhappy with everythig that happens. Whilst the extreme example that's been posted saying that people would even complain if we signed Messi by saying that he's too short is a good analogy of the attitude shown by some. Why don't we all just try welcoming Ellington and do our best to look forward to next season. It won't be an easy league by any means and we won't win every game but whatever happens I'll always support ITFC forever. COYB!

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Ipswich24 added 21:54 - Jun 21 Welcome aboard Duke of Portman Road! Believe we need five more signings. and a good loan youngster. Ins Bullard, Pearce, Haurron, Treacy and Westwood
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lincolnshireblue added 22:00 - Jun 21 Having had a look through all of the comments I cannot believe that some of them are from ITFC Supporters. It seems that no matter what the Club do they are not happy. I bet that some of the moaners don't even go to PR to watch the football. Things have not been that good but we are coming up to a new season and getting new players in, so give everyone at the Club a chance to show what they can do. I feel sure that the moaners do not know the meaning of the word 'Supporter'. It is not a question of having a season ticket for 20 years +. You have to make an effort as well and get behind your team. I've been a supporter of the Blues for over 40 years and a season ticket holder for at least 25 years and no matter how bad it gets I still get behind the team. It's about time some of you did. COYB IMO I think we have three good signings with more on the way.

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OrkneyBlue added 22:04 - Jun 21 Hermann eats puffins- not only a cracking name but a good post, totally agree....oh and I meant the Messi thing to be an extreme example.
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StochesStotasBlewe added 22:49 - Jun 21 Welcome to our club Mr Ellington. Ignore the negative comments from the doom merchants amongst us, give us 100% every time you put on the blue shirt & go get us goals. Potentially a good signing PJ. As for all of you who slag him off, do you all perform to your maximum every day in your place of work?? No, i thought not!!!!
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BlueBadger added 22:55 - Jun 21 Clegg's fault.
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GTRKing added 23:02 - Jun 21 Yh u can't wait to see us thrash colchester well striker force ticked off now lets do midfield the defense then goal keeper. I don't think we will come 1st or 2nd but maybe tho but will be in top 10 thats good for me it will be year after we go up because that year won't be so hard but who know we will do better than this year but by how much is a mystery
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Upbeat~ added 23:10 - Jun 21 Potential to be an excellent signing and can't wait to see him playing in an ITFC shirt! Welcome aboard Nathan and here's to you getting back to your best! COYB
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Sindre94 added 23:18 - Jun 21 Welcome Nathan! :D
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Sniegster added 00:36 - Jun 22 Hey what's the problem people? Free transfer for someone Watford paid nearly £3 million for a couple of years back (and they don't throw their money around). They are in disarray after losing their best manager in years and are probably run by bean counters wanting to reduce their wage bill. Preston aparently wanted to keep him. This COULD be a really good and astute move by PJ. I think he has something to prove and so does PJ after Derby. If anyone is going to get the best out of him PJ will. I am feeling positive about this and welcome the 'Duke' to Portman Road. More signings to come before we can really see how the team is going to shape up. Plus it also depends if Connor is going to be here (which I hope he is). If not we will have more money to help strengthen the squad. So let's be positive and get behind the team ready for next season. COYB!!!!

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TractorRoyNo1 added 00:59 - Jun 22 indeed and a silly b sitting next to him Wallingford_Boy added 16:30 - Jun 21 silly beard
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TractorRoyNo1 added 01:02 - Jun 22 i'm with you on this, but people are so two-faced, had the last manager signed him this forum would have been full of condemnation OrkneyBlue added 19:50 - Jun 21 I think some fans would moan if we signed Messi "yeah, but is he tall enough for this league!"
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churchmans added 01:15 - Jun 22 HOLLYWOODGINGE darren ambrose?? very good call would be well happy with that one. you should put yourself forward as a scout. he would get us plenty of goals aswell as provide ammo for the strikers. COOPER4ENGLAND im always positive for our beloved club i just want to say that we have had a krap team for the last 2 seasons and i am well pleased with the 3 signings we have made so far!! but there is a lot of mugs on here who dont see that pj is building a squad thats gona be a force i can sense something great comin on! playoff,milan,5th in prem,europe all that is comin beleive!!

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bobble added 03:51 - Jun 22 i love his beard this bloke is the most handsomest we have can we get posters for our bedroom ?
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Bluemania added 12:36 - Jun 22 What's his beard got to do with anything, it's his football ablilities we should be looking at not his facial hair
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