Striker Nathan Ellington has revealed that he has left Town by mutual consent. The 31-year-old, who recently spent time on loan at Scunthorpe, was contracted to the Blues until the summer.

Ellington told the Sporting Life: "I didn't see any future here and I think there will be a lot more opportunity for me at another club.

"I'd like to find a new club as quickly as possible really because you don't want to miss out on playing and training for too long because you need to keep your sharpness up. That's the aim and then I can continue the rest of the season and finish on a good note.

"I would obviously accept a move down the divisions now because of what's happened over the past few years with not playing much. Maybe I need to drop down so I can start playing regularly and remind people of my qualities.

"I'm prepared to do that and I've played in all the leagues before so I have experience of how it goes down there. I'm just raring to play football regularly again.

"I'm always helping the younger players and they're always appreciative of it. They always say it's good to train with me so they can get that extra bit of advice as well. Having a player with my experience at a club does benefit others."

Ellington, who says he would consider moving abroad, having previously played in Greece on loan with Skoda Xanthi, made only three starts — just one in the league — and 16 sub appearances for the Blues without scoring after signing on a free transfer in the summer of 2011 having been released by Watford.

He says he hoped he would have been involved more under his former Wigan boss Paul Jewell: "It was the most frustrating time of my career because there was a lot less chances to get a run of games. I would have thought under Paul Jewell I would have got that but for one reason or another I didn't.

"When Mick McCarthy arrived I had a bit of an injury but I still tried to train as you want to make a good impression on the new manager. I went out to Scunthorpe on loan but a mixture of injuries, games being called off and the flu meant the move kind of backfired really.

"Just before I left Scunthorpe I got fit again and was ready to play but unfortunately it was the end of the loan period. But I feel good now and I've been training really well so I just want to kick on and start afresh at a new club.

"As for Mick McCarthy I have nothing but respect and admiration for him - he's running the club really well. As for me, it's just one of those things that if you're not needed then you have to look elsewhere.

"But I now have an opportunity to move on and that's what I've set my sights on doing. I'm not going to dwell on the past."

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ChrisMakin2012 added 17:16 - Jan 31 Quickly bring back Scotland!
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canveyblue added 17:16 - Jan 31 Yeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssss
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JustSpivvyChops added 17:18 - Jan 31 Huzzzahhhhhhhhhh
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AdScHi9678 added 17:20 - Jan 31 Good news.
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martleshamitfc added 17:20 - Jan 31 Sounds like he was writing his CV?
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ITFCed added 17:21 - Jan 31 Worst player Jewell signed
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BlueToad added 17:21 - Jan 31 Conference South might work out
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BlueMaverick added 17:21 - Jan 31 Good luck Nathan, should never have been signed, let alone on a 2 yr deal but good luck for the fututre!
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jas0999 added 17:22 - Jan 31 A really poor signing. Glad to see him leave the club, but still want to wish him well.
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PinstripeBlue added 17:23 - Jan 31 Good luck Duke, it never worked out at Town, move down the leagues and maybe you can return to your old self. We cant blame you for the 2 year deal or whether you should have been signed in the first place.
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buryblue77 added 17:24 - Jan 31 What? Just don't get it, quality player who was bang in form. Another piece of poor business by town.
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TractorBeezer added 17:25 - Jan 31 Best wishes pal
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bournemouthblue added 17:25 - Jan 31 I thought he'd already gone, poor Duke, it's never quite been the same since he left Wigan.
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backinbeige added 17:26 - Jan 31 He's a little bit richer
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WickedBlue added 17:26 - Jan 31 @jas0999 This explains why MM gets paid for managing Ipswich and you don't! MM knows what he is doing and what he wants while it is obvious you haven't got a clue .
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shefkuqi32 added 17:28 - Jan 31 Shame we never saw the real Duke he was at Wigan. Best of luck for the future Duke
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MaySixth added 17:29 - Jan 31 Crap
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NewYorker added 17:30 - Jan 31 Jordan Rhodes... Connor Wickham.. & now Ellington when will this nightmare end..??
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irishtim added 17:31 - Jan 31 Best of luck to him but he must rank as one of our worst signings ever.
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Keaneish added 17:33 - Jan 31 Most ineffective signing ever? I think he'd even struggle at Rovers these days!
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Popeye added 17:34 - Jan 31 Making room for DJ or Connor hopefully.
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wiggy71 added 17:37 - Jan 31 no goals in all that time ....... i could do that
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oscarwhiting added 17:42 - Jan 31 What a bad day to leave, transfer deadline day.
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Michael11 added 17:42 - Jan 31 YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
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coyb99 added 17:47 - Jan 31 Good luck to you and family. Hope it works out better somewhere else.
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