Scunthorpe Weighing Up Ellington Extension - Ipswich Town News
Scunthorpe boss Brian Laws is set to decide whether to extend Nathan Ellington’s loan at Glanford Park in the next 48 hours. The 31-year-old’s spell with the Iron was up after Saturday’s 0-0 home draw with Shrewsbury.
Laws said: "I said to him that we needed a performance from him. Nathan's been hit and miss really, to be honest.
"We needed a performance for us to see whether we continue with the loan or not. That's something we'll talk about over the next few days, depending as well on what our thoughts are about recruitment in the next week or so."
Saturday’s game was only Ellington’s second start since he moved to the League One club in November with a calf problem having hampered his time in Lincolnshire.
In addition to his two starts, the striker, whose Town contract is up in the summer, has made four substitute appearances, without scoring.
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