Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels has denied that he lied about Town's interest in his club's keeper Cammy Bell. Responding to Shiels commenting on the Blues apparently making an approach for the Scottish international earlier today, Town boss Mick McCarthy accused his Killie counterpart of lying.
However, Shiels told the Daily Record he was merely recounting what he had been told about the keeper's situation: "I’ve done nothing wrong and Mick is wrong.
"Ipswich Town haven’t spoken to me about Cammy Bell and I never said that they had — I just said that there was interest from Ipswich Town.
"Basically I got a phone call from an agent who said there was interest in Cammy Bell from Ipswich Town.
"Then at my press conference last week I was asked if Cammy was going to Rangers.
"I said I hadn’t been told he had and that apparently there was interest from Ipswich.
"I’m surprised Mick didn’t ring me to say, ‘What’s happening here because you’re saying we’re interested in your keeper and it’s not the case'. I expected some sort of call but it didn’t come.
"I was just conveying a message to the press that I had taken a call from this agent.
"Agents ring me all the time about players. He said to me, ‘Has Cammy Bell signed for Rangers?’
"I just said he hadn’t signed to my knowledge and he said to tell Cammy to hold off as there was interest from an English club, Ipswich Town.
"When the press asked me I just told them the truth. Obviously I don’t want to lose the keeper so I didn’t phone Ipswich and ask if they were interested. I’ve got nothing to hide. Will I try to phone Mick? I don’t think I have to do anything.”