Town boss Paul Jewell says he is hopeful of completing the signing of Leicester central defender Sean St Ledger today. The deal is likely to be on the basis of an initial loan with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.

Jewell says that long-time target St Ledger was hesitating over the move last night having agreed personal terms before receiving reassurance from Blues owner Marcus Evans: “We tried to get him in the summer when Leicester were blowing everyone out of the water.

“Everything’s agreed between the two clubs. I spoke to his agent when I was on the way to Arsenal last night and he said ‘Everything’s fine, but the only thing is, and I don’t want to be funny, he’s just concerned that you’re going to lose your job’.

“When I was on the phone to him, Marcus was also ringing me. I said that Marcus has only ever given me positive pointers and when I’d put the phone down, I took Marcus’s call, told him about the conversation and Marcus said he’d ring him up and put him right, and Marcus put him right.

“I spoke to Sean St Ledger after that and he said ‘I hope you don’t think I was being rude, I went to Middlesbrough and the manager lost his job, went to Leicester and the same thing happened’. I said ‘You know what Sean, maybe I shouldn’t be thinking about signing you!”

He says the Blues are now expecting a call confirming that the Ireland international wants to join, although they are aware that there are other clubs also interested: “We’re just waiting him on getting back to us, he’s got one or two other irons in the fire, but hopefully we’ll get a positive answer from him today, if not we move on. But hopefully we’ll get something done there.”

Jewell says it’s unlikely the deal will be done in time for the 27-year-old to play at Birmingham tomorrow: “We’d like to but I think there’s a 12 o’clock deadline today, so we’re not sure.”

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Keaneish added 21:33 - Jan 10 Itfc94 - an angled ball from a left footed central defender switching the play or playing out to the full back is a much more natural pass and eadier angle than a right footer doing It. The same rule doesn't apply to central mids.
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Sindre94 added 21:33 - Jan 10 Good signing, loaning him is fine!
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Sindre94 added 21:33 - Jan 10 Good signing, loaning him is fine!
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ITFCsince67 added 21:34 - Jan 10 Not tall enough to be a commanding defender. If a team from the same league as you wants to give away a defender to you then he ain't good enough.
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TractorJed added 21:41 - Jan 10 latest reports suggest that he is considering other options before he signs, in that case mate you can clear off and take some of the other uninterested tools with you as well.........................
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wrightyblue added 21:45 - Jan 10 Leadbitter rules! sell the rest and build a team around him! There's only one grant Leadbitter!
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wrightyblue added 21:47 - Jan 10 Prediction for 2morow night- Birmingham 4 Ipswich 5 Leadbitter all 5 get in there my son Leadbitter rules!
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itfchorry added 21:56 - Jan 10 Another great post WarkyWonderland - How many more chances are we going to give These Clowns. Clegg and Jewell Out Will be bringing my Clegg Out banner Tomorrow night
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airliner added 21:57 - Jan 10 Leadbetter rules have you been watching in a parallel universe? Leadboots is half the problem as well as the defence.
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wrightyblue added 22:14 - Jan 10 I'll be bringing my Leadbitter rules banner 2morow night! Remember Leadbitter rules AIRLINER.
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paul73 added 22:18 - Jan 10 Jacob butterfield will sign for town from barnsley...that I am assured.!!
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itfchorry added 22:18 - Jan 10 Can I have a pint of what you are drinking WrightyBlue !
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BlueFinn added 22:26 - Jan 10 He could make our defence just that little better to keep us in this league.
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dubzyluvschips added 22:29 - Jan 10 paul73 butterfield is out for the season injured. would have been a good signing
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itfchorry added 22:35 - Jan 10 leadboots Banner - £1.50 or Ono !
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Tractamatt added 23:03 - Jan 10 Get ready for 'St Leger signs for leeds' type headlines then for us to take a beating at Birmingham and worse of all,after all the above' Jewell keeps his job.
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Lombokblue added 03:19 - Jan 11 Of the 147 players approx. PJ has signed who has been a success. Sonko maybe, Bullard for a while, Andrews but he's off, Chopra for a couple of weeks............. He might as well have just kept the players Keane left, bring Murray back give Hyam more games at least there would be team
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EastAnglian added 04:30 - Jan 11 The Man on the Turnstile goes Clickety Clegg, Clickety Clegg ,Clickety Clegg, The Man on the Turnstile goes Clickety Clegg, All day long
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arablue added 06:21 - Jan 11 Phil can recycle this news every day...
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walberswick added 08:16 - Jan 11 He's too short.
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blueherts added 08:24 - Jan 11 Through the night they negotiated zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz This is a LOAN deal imagine if we actually wanted to SIGN SOMEONE .... GET SHITTU IN NOW
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Legend added 08:31 - Jan 11 I know a man who would be able to get Shittu here.................................... Reckon St Ledger got tipped of how poor we are and he bottled it.
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