Town are reported to have renewed their interest in former loanee Ryan Tunnicliffe with Blackburn Rovers also said to be targeting the midfielder. The 21-year-old spent the first half of last season on loan with the Blues from Manchester United before he was sold to Fulham in January.

Having made two starts for the Cottagers, the manager who signed him, his former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen, was sacked.

The Mancunian has featured only once as a sub under his successor Felix Magath and he was sent out on loan to Wigan at the end of January when the Blues also showed interest in bringing him back to Portman Road.

Any move is likely to be a loan with Tunnicliffe contracted until the summer of 2017.

At Thursday's press conference, Blues boss Mick McCarthy said there was the possibility of a player coming in on loan before tonight's 11pm deadline.

The former England U16 and U17 international made 24 starts and five sub appearances in his spell with the Blues without scoring.

Photo: Action Images

TractorCam added 17:39 - Sep 1 What did he do in his few months here to get a 2nd deal? Just get Collison in and use Bru and Bishop more, simple!
4

karls_dad added 17:41 - Sep 1 The whole system at ITFC is f_cked up! we release players that have flair and skill, we take on loan players that we do not need! we refuse to sell players for obscene amounts of money that we could rebuild the squad with, We have nil creativity in midfield, nobody knows how to make a forward pass! just bloody boring football, defend defend defend, yeah we are good at that to a point but if you don,t score you don,t win! Said it before when MM was appointed we could have had Holloway instead, i was in the minority wanting Holly, really wish we had him, it would have been fun at Portman rd wether we won or not! Tuuny on loan? .........whats the point?

0

BlueArmy01 added 17:51 - Sep 1 No Thanks no goals no creativity no pace..............wait a minute sounds perfect for us
2

blueboy1981 added 17:51 - Sep 1 ....... Tunnicliffe is just MM's type of player as we know - so this doesn't surprise me one bit. Enthralled at the thought ? - absolutely not - too many of this type of player already. FLAIR and CREATIVITY is what we need - so in the absence of being able to bring that in - BRING IN OUR OWN YOUNGSTERS - and bite the bullet. They wouldn't let us down, as has been proved when they have played, mostly having had the opportunity by default, over choice, to prove themselves.

0

runningout added 17:53 - Sep 1 Heard we just signed Crewe defender........
0

runningout added 17:56 - Sep 1 Matt Tootle
0

Cheshire_Blue added 17:57 - Sep 1 An average Championship player who cannot get into a very poor Championship team. What would he add?
1

NoelTheDub added 18:00 - Sep 1 WILL SOMEONE OPEN THE CURTAINS I WANT TO CLEAN THE WINDOW SAME OLD STORIES AT PR ...JOKE..THE ONLY BROKE CLUB IN THE COUNTRY..7MILLION WE DONT NEED THAT SMALL AMOUNT.FREE AGENT UTD THATS OUR NAME..
0

JWM added 18:01 - Sep 1 Come on Cheshire keep up...! Micks cunning plan is to bore the opposition to death!
0

ajs83 added 18:03 - Sep 1 runningout you beat me to it. Apparently Tootle is having a medical as we speak. Gradi reckons he's capable of playing championship football. He's a right back by the way.
0

Jewels added 18:06 - Sep 1 No thank you. Snubbed us, never rated him but definitely a mm player - boring....... He'sgot rid of Taylor and wordsworth who are alot better going forward
3

mroberts added 18:09 - Sep 1 Blackburn can have him we don't need another defensive midfielder. What about Williams now that Warnock has taken over
1

Superblue95 added 18:09 - Sep 1 If you guys are correct about the right back then thats the most exciting deadline day news we've had in years! Better than tunnecrap anyway
-2

Superblue95 added 18:09 - Sep 1 If you guys are correct about the right back then thats the most exciting deadline day news we've had in years! Better than tunnecrap anyway
0

runningout added 18:20 - Sep 1 Tootle would help with the small mishaps at the back of late
0

Berts_chin added 18:20 - Sep 1 We've signed a right back? Must mean the writing's on the wall for Elliot Hewitt, a shame - I thought he'd got a future here. As for Tunnicliffe, I'd rather we didn't make any midfield additions.
1

Samuelowen88 added 18:26 - Sep 1 Tootle transfer is fake by some muppets on twitter
1

muccletonjoe added 18:30 - Sep 1 rather play teddy bishop than tunnicliffe , what do we need him for?
3

Jimmy86 added 18:30 - Sep 1 Dont need him, our midfield doesn't score enough goals or create anything of note chances wise as it is. 30 odd appearances for us, no goals and no assists really either.
1

Ipswichbusiness added 18:33 - Sep 1 We will sell McGoldrick and with the money from that sale and that of Cresswell we will sign Johnny Williams and Connor Wickham on permanent deals. (N.b. I am drinking.)
0

Hobbsy11 added 18:40 - Sep 1 Bring in Hugo rodallega or Bryan Ruiz Fulham want to sell them
0

bohslegend added 18:44 - Sep 1 Bllueboy, remind me. Who did MM play in centre mid at the weekend? Was it young Bishop by any chance? Selective memory as usual.
0

townietilidie added 18:45 - Sep 1 To be fair he never got played in his favoured /best position while he was with us so not really surprised he didn't want to come back . Fulham played him in his preferred central role and he had a few really good games for them in the prem last season . Wouldn't be to disappointed if we got him back but wouldn't want to see him shoved out wide again . That said , I would still rather see Teddy Bishop given a fair chance as I think this kid may have something a little bit special about him .

1

76blue added 18:53 - Sep 1 I would rather bishop and collision tunnicliff dosnt add goals to our team
2

BlueandTruesince82 added 19:24 - Sep 1 Rather we just signed collision
0

Blogs 295 bloggers

Ipswich Town Polls