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Emmanuel-Thomas Deal Done
Emmanuel-Thomas Deal Done
Tuesday, 26th Jul 2011 15:32

Town have announced that Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has signed a three-year deal, the Blues having agreed a fee of £1.5 million rising to £2 million with Arsenal for the 20-year-old late last week.

Emmanuel-Thomas told the club site: "Obviously it came to the stage in my career at Arsenal where I needed to be playing games. I had a decision to make and Ipswich seemed the right place for me.

"I had a good time at Arsenal and I'm going to miss all the boys, but my future is about me and I needed to move on.

"I was impressed with what Paul Jewell had to say - and the team he is building. I know he is looking to bring in more players and it's the club's ambition to get in the Premier League. That's my goal as well - to play in the Premier League with Ipswich."

The Blues' new signing added on Twitter: "Thank you to Arsenal FC for everything they have done for me and [for] making me the player I am today. I wish everyone there all the best. Peace and love.

"My new club and home Ipswich Town. 6th August, let's get this season started! Let's go Tractor Boyz!"

The Forest Gate-born midfielder or striker joined the Arsenal academy at the age of eight, progressing through the ranks playing in virtually every position. He skippered the Gunners’ U18s to the 2009 FA Youth Cup at the age of 16 having already broken into the reserves.

The 6ft 3in tall England U17 and U19 international, who played under former Town coach Chris Kiwomya as an Arsenal youngster, made only one senior Gunners start, in an FA Cup tie, plus a further single Premier League sub appearance as well as three more cup games from the bench.

Last season, Emmanuel-Thomas scored two goals in nine starts and seven sub appearances during his spell at Cardiff with Michael Chopra, in addition to his four brief sub appearances for Arsenal. The 20-year-old previously played in the Championship during loan spells with Blackpool and Doncaster.

Both today's new signings plus Ívar Ingimarsson, who is over his thigh strain, are in the squad for tonight's friendly at Colchester (KO 7.45pm).

Town are set to take more than 1,500 fans to the Weston Homes Community Stadium with tickets available on the night from the Colchester Ticket Office, not on the turnstiles. The Blues have been allocated a stand which holds 1,900 with additional capacity if required.

Parking at the stadium is very limited and fans are advised to buy a permit in advance via the Colchester United Ticket Office on 0845 437 9089. There is also a shuttle bus service, which runs from Colchester Station, costing £1.50.

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Tractamatt added 17:16 - Jul 26
Im hoping pj plays him as a foil for chops and brings in another wideman like traecy.
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chepstowblue added 17:18 - Jul 26
Good signing though im worried about his spelling. Boys is spelt with an s and not a z,tho im sure that nobody under 20 would realise this. He ll never make it onto a question of sport!! Nice to have a proper football manager in charge again bringing optimism for the 1st time in 3-4yrs.
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LancsBlue added 17:20 - Jul 26
A bit of a gamble, but if it pays off he could be sensational. I'm sure that Bowyer will mentor him and keep him straight! Great to have a bit of edge and unpredictability about the team. Well done PJ.
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GTRKing added 17:26 - Jul 26
Class player if can get his act together & Concentrate.
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canarykiller18 added 17:33 - Jul 26
His f***kin name aint JET!!!! Ffs if your gonna put his name atleast spell it correctly. Great signing tho!!!
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UrbanAchiever added 17:37 - Jul 26
Amazing signing! COME ON YOU BLUE BOYS!!!
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joshberry94 added 17:50 - Jul 26
wouldnt want to get on the wrong side of him. proper unit of a player. a youth cup winning captain shows he has proper talent.

2 big young signings today. the squad is certainly coming together!
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choprawontcome added 17:53 - Jul 26
jet another fantastic signing,jewelly is working his magic in the market like i knew he would,genius,great signing and at last some serious height up front,marvellous :)
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Blue_75 added 17:56 - Jul 26
Great news!!
Very pleased with all 7 of our summer signings - a good blend of experience and potential. Well don PJ!
Just need a quality CB and Bullard and we'll be looking very good indeed!
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blue_em_away added 18:07 - Jul 26
mo_itfc added 16:07 - Jul 26

he looks very similar to a man who was on the 8:20 to London Liverpool Street..
I hope it isn't the same person, because the man was in the same carriage as me... and he would not stop playing music on his phone loudly!! which was not pleasant! Wouldn't even stop when people complained or when the conductor ask him to stop..

OMG man, is that all you can say?

Not likely to be him is it? Even if it is, is he now not worthy to play for us? I guess your in the "no Bowyer gang"?
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ericgatesrules added 18:16 - Jul 26
Great addition and squad taking shape nicely. I like PJ's signing's pre-season and feeling genuinely optimistic for season ahead. It is a silly hair-cut though. Good luck and welcome Jay. Now score loads.
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algarvefan added 18:18 - Jul 26
Great hair dude. Welcome to ITFC.
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lscooper23 added 18:18 - Jul 26
Great transfer Mr Jewell! Looking forward to the new season now! Hope we can get a CB and CM in place before the start! Come On You Bluessssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dissboyitfc added 18:19 - Jul 26
DALE.. what we got for connor was a lot of money , jet by comparison is a relative bargain. got the feeling he is gonna be one of the best town signings in a long while, imho that is. FANTASTIC .... COYB
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jas0999 added 18:40 - Jul 26
Seems like a decent signing - will hopefully be played as a striker in a 4-4-2 formation. Haven't really seen him play, but despite his goal-scoring record for Cardiff being pretty poor, according to a couple of Arsenal fans I have spoken to, he is a player with plenty of skill and a good addition to the squad. The only problem seems to be he drifts in and out of games.
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oldbri added 18:48 - Jul 26
My face hurts from smiling so much.Extremely,WELL DONE,all ITFC management and welcome Jay and David.
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marcus139 added 19:00 - Jul 26
Will be a great signing i hope, we get him to show his best he is a match winner, something we have lacked for years. I am thinking kieron or maybe back to dalian since we had that.
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alfromcol added 19:16 - Jul 26
Connor sold for £8m, this guy for £2m tops, what a bargain.
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Gazelle added 19:25 - Jul 26
Sorry, still a bit worried about the defence.
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WeirdFishes added 19:26 - Jul 26
ipswich are better than everyone
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TractorBeezer added 19:28 - Jul 26
Great news. Welcome JET!

Up the Tractor Boys!
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s6blue added 19:30 - Jul 26
welcome to portman rd JET
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pazelle added 19:32 - Jul 26
I'm not worried about his haircut!
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BlueBlood74 added 19:51 - Jul 26
Great signing. Welcome to ITFC Jay. Potentially PJs best signing along with Chops. Great that we have attracted such decent young talent. Wenger couldn't praise him high enough.
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BotesdaleBlue added 19:53 - Jul 26
Very pleased with this signing. Rum 'ol hair do though
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