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Hurst Would Like Three Loanees Following Garner's Exit But Can Only Sign Two
Saturday, 11th Aug 2018 18:42

Town manager Paul Hurst says he’d ideally like three loanees following the deadline day exit of striker Joe Garner but will only be able to sign two due to Janoi Donacien currently being classed as a loan player.

Garner moved to Wigan for a fee of £1.25 million in the final minutes of the transfer window.

“I think in the end Joe’s personal situation wasn’t the easiest, I’ll not go into too many details with regards to that, nothing that’s going to hit the front pages or anything like that, but it wasn’t ideal for him being at Ipswich Town,” Hurst said regarding the reasons for Garner wanting to move back to the North-West.

“Still, as a football club, we’ve got to try and look after ourselves as well, he’d clearly signed a contract, but I think moving forward it was the best decision for us.

“Certainly no hard feelings between myself and Joe or anything like that, just personal circumstances.

“That perhaps allows us now moving forward to try and look at the loan market but we’ve only got a couple of loans to use realistically and we’ve got to use them well.”

Another striker is now on Hurst’s wish-list in addition to a central defender and a third player for an unspecified position.

However, with Donacien awaiting the extension to his permanent leave to remain in the UK before his £750,000 switch from Accrington is confirmed as a permanent deal, he is currently only looking at two loanees with teams only allowed to name five in a matchday squad.

“Unfortunately because of Janoi’s situation we’ve had to take him on loan and that’s the rules so it is what it is I suppose,” he reflected.

“But it’s very odd when you’ve had someone that’s been in the country for so long [since 2001], has played football and has moved up a level. Clearly he’s contributing to society if you like. And we’ve got to wait on him to find out whether he can stay in the country.

“I think we need three players in and we’ve only got two loans to use. I’ve got to make the decision of what’s crucial for us and to help the squad overall.”

Town can sign more than five but someone would have to sit out each week, a position Hurst says isn’t ideal.

“I’ve been in that situation once and I didn’t like it,” he said. “At times we were leaving a player out, one in particular at a previous club, who didn’t deserve to be left out.

“And it’s hard as through the week he knows he’s going to be the one to miss out. That’s not really fair. I’ll do whatever I need to do, don’t get me wrong, but I think it’s a bit of a waste.

“Unless something happens and we have an injury somewhere else and it’s crucial to fill a position, I’ll try and do what we can to just use the two.”


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Mariner1974 added 21:23 - Aug 12
I hope he improves, but on first showing Donacien looked shocking. Why would we choose to pay £750K for him when we have Spence and Emmanuel. Definitely don't get what Hurst is trying to do there. We could have got 3 strikers from Rangers for that. Well MM could have.

I guess he's cover at CB as well, but he looked like the new Drissa Diallo/ Manuel Thetis, rather than a solid RB.

I know a guy at the Home office. I'm gonna have a quiet word.

Then Spence and Emmnauel get back in there.
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BeattiesBackPocket added 10:42 - Aug 13
Everyone moaning we are TWO GAMES IN!!
THOSE BANGING ON A BOUT MICK WE LOST TO ROTHERHAM AWAY LAST TIME WE PLAYED THEM AND RELIED ON A WORLD CLASS GOAL IN INJURY TIME TO GET A POINT AT HOME HAVING BEEN OUTPLAYED AT HOME AND WAITING TILL THE 70TH MINUTE FOR A SHOT ON TARGET!!! THIS AFTER 4 YEARS OF MICK BEING HERE YET YOURE ALL MOANING AFTER ONLY TWO FECKIN GAMES!!!
WE dominated this (Possesion, shots on target, corners etc) game something i have not seen an Ipswich team do for many a year, yes we look lightweight up front and need more than one striker, Nolan will be a class act in this division and we played some good stuff at times which I never witnessed under Mick! Mick signed over 80 players and hes getting grief for signing 11!! Maybe thats because of the dross we already had at the club!!??
Stop moaning and get behind the team we spent 5 years getting behind mick through some absolute terrible football at best so how about this guy and the new players get more than two bloody games!
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