Blues boss Paul Jewell is hopeful that he could add to his squad before Saturday’s opening Championship game of the season at home to Blackburn. Town have lodged a bid for an unnamed player and are waiting for a response from his club.

Jewell said: “We’ve made a bid this morning for a player and we’re waiting for that bid to be accepted or not.

“It’s a player that we’d like to bring to the club. We want to bring players here if we can, in the main, for three or four years, for the future."

The Town manager, who played down the chances of former Blue Connor Wickham returning on loan, says the previous offer he made over the weekend has been turned down and this is a different player: “We got knocked back on that one, the one we made this morning we’re waiting on that one. It’s not the same player, that one looks like it’s dead in the water.

“We tried to resurrect it, but it hasn’t happened. I’m hopeful that this one, if it happens, could be before the weekend.”

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StuartBrett8 added 13:05 - Aug 16 Keeping his cards close to his chest... hopefully some good news before the weekend :)
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BoredWithThisNow added 13:11 - Aug 16 Steaming in to pinch Van Persie from under United's noses - good on yer Jewelly!
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Fatboy added 13:13 - Aug 16 “It's a player that we'd like to bring to the club." Well that's good.
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KellysBlues added 13:15 - Aug 16 Championshiop????? What league is that? :)
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DiamondGezzer added 13:22 - Aug 16 KellysBlues :- Let's hope its the one we top at the end of the season. Enter Mr. Wilson ?
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bedsitfc added 13:32 - Aug 16 wilson, edu and davies and i would be a happy supporter, but even if we dont get anyone if we have a good season in terms of injurys we will be a top 6 team.
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JewellintheTown added 13:34 - Aug 16 "We want to bring players here if we can, in the main, for three or four years, for the future." I'm assuming that means he's under 30 so that sounds a good thing.
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Tiggs added 13:41 - Aug 16 This bloke is useless. Take a leaf out of Paul Lambert's book and sort business out before the summer holiday and not wait for the January sales. Please, please, please pack your bags and go..........
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DanLyles added 13:47 - Aug 16 Will it be the big strong target man, the pacey winger or the right sided centre back I wonder??? I'm guessing it's a hybrid: a target man who can come in from the wing like Murphy.
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RYITFC added 13:49 - Aug 16 I don't see how he can be that confident, if it's just a bid. FIrstly the bid needs to be accepted, then we need to know if the player wants to come here and then we need to be able to pay there wages. Only time will tell, but i hope Jewell and Clegg have other targets we are working on as well.
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ArnieM added 13:51 - Aug 16 ha ha Town sign a player before sat ko ? Really? I love this to be true , but honestly cant see it happening, when these deals often appear to take weeks with ITFC. So who do we think Defender , Striker or wide left MF ?
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StowTractorBoy added 13:52 - Aug 16 When people make comments about getting rid of the Manager now do they not think of the upheavel and disruption it would cause. We have signed some decent players all PJs choices and we have played well in the last 3 games so to suggest the Manager should go now is just ludicrous.
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Cheshire_Blue added 13:53 - Aug 16 Was Cresswell brought in for three to four years ? We shall see.
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darren added 13:53 - Aug 16 whats wrong with our so called fans ? im not jewells biggest fan but hes trying to bring players in give the man a break and back him and stop moaning and back your team
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SpecialK79 added 13:56 - Aug 16 i wish the moaners would pack their bags and go!
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nysully added 14:06 - Aug 16 How do we get PJ to simply shut up about this, go about your business and get a player, don't start crying to the media like this, it just sounds pathetic and weak. Just get a player and when you get the player then talk.
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J4ck22 added 14:09 - Aug 16 @nysully - He's answering questions in an interview, how is he crying about it?
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NorthstaNder added 14:12 - Aug 16 DanLyles that would make sense. Kind of a buy one, get one free! :-)
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cornishnick added 14:14 - Aug 16 PJ. You are a pr1ck tease!
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nysully added 14:18 - Aug 16 @J4ck22 - because he said he was not going to say anything until he signed someone.
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juniorblue added 14:20 - Aug 16 ipswich61 - what a negative, unhelpful post.
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J4ck22 added 14:31 - Aug 16 @nysully - That didn't really answer my question...
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Edmunds5 added 14:39 - Aug 16 Keep plugging away PJ, in todays climate it's more difficult because of high wage demands, inflated transfer fees, busy fixture schedule which means clubs want bigger squads and especially now we'er nearing games some teams feel bids are more unsettling. Our policy of limited transfer fees wont help either. We have a couple of weeks and if PJ keeps working at deals no matter how many get knocked back were bound to get a couple of lads in, I'm pleased with the shrewd buisness we've done and I'm glad PJ is active and is clearly trying to bring more players to the club and is up front with supporters about this.

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floridaboy added 14:52 - Aug 16 Tiggs and Ipswich61 - you really need to find something better to do with your spare time during the school holidays You stupid comments are just that - STUPID!!
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alpblue added 14:56 - Aug 16 Just cant please some people. Unlike the moaners i think given the situation, we stand a pretty good chance this year. I would rather have a top half finish than be where portsmouth are with a 10 point deduction and facing liquidation. If it takes longer to get the right players on the right wages so be it. ITFC till i die!!
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