Town boss Roy Keane has refused to comment on reports linking Bolton centre-half Danny Shittu with a move to Portman Road. Keane is looking to add two loanees to his squad, but won’t have secured the signings before Tuesday’s home game against his former club Nottingham Forest.

At this morning’s press conference ahead of the Forest game, Keane wouldn’t be drawn on the widespread national newspaper reports claiming that Shittu is amongst his loan targets: “I certainly won’t comment on players at other football clubs, there’s no chance of me doing that.

“There’s lots of stuff in newspapers every single day and if I was to comment on every player we’ve been linked with over the summer, I’d be chatting to you far too often.”

The Blues boss, showing little sign of feeling any pressure despite Town’s lowly league position, says that the new additions could be at Portman Road by the weekend: “I’m still very hopeful. There’ll be a few more calls over the next few days and fingers crossed we can get one or two more into the club.

“There’s still one or two areas I think we’re short in, people can second guess where that might be, but the staff and myself are working extremely hard to try and bring one or two players into the club.

“But if it doesn’t happen we’ll persevere with the decent lads I’ve got here who are giving everything they’ve got for the football club, but are just coming up a bit short at the moment.”

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PartyDaz added 16:49 - Sep 14 I made the mistake of reading that posting all the way through in one hit (a bad dissition). Needed to sit down afterwards and catch my breath!
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bedsitfc added 17:06 - Sep 14 i think he got out of school without going to his extra english lesson lol
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PartyDaz added 17:10 - Sep 14 Ledgend - enough said! Anyway, enough of the insults now. Every village has one and he's ours. Let's move on.
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gtd added 17:23 - Sep 14 All this speculation is an absolute load of shittu.
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pabloc added 17:42 - Sep 14 roy can fix it,UP THE TOWN.
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La_Paz added 17:49 - Sep 14 It ain't what Shittu, it's the way that Shittu it?
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pabloc added 17:56 - Sep 14 misfud ex-coventry i would like to see him down here.
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BlueBoyBurman added 18:21 - Sep 14 they dont call him "Shit"tu 4 no reason!! hooooooooooooofffffffffffff! boring!
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Dazza67 added 18:24 - Sep 14 When we get going there is going to be some pain dished out, just a matter of time. Get Shittu in, Thatcher cant be that far off being fit, get Delaney the Donkey out of there!
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MarstonBlue added 18:27 - Sep 14 To be fair, RK said that he aimed to get us promoted within two years. Its a bit early to be panicking.
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del1boy added 18:37 - Sep 14 shittu and another defender and we will be fine. a soon as we turn our chances in to goals and we get that first win, we will be off and running and all those palyers that havent looked to great (priskin) will start to impress.
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Back_The_Boss added 18:48 - Sep 14 He would a good signing, adding some stability to our side.
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BrightBlue added 19:09 - Sep 14 La Paz.... I love it.... lets hope "thats what gets results"
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Tractor_Boy_002 added 19:59 - Sep 14 The Realist 09 - 'correct' thanks for that again mate, gr8 contribution to this gr8 site.
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runaround added 20:28 - Sep 14 i would be delighted to have Shittu in the team. forwards need to build a bypass to go round him! He's the type of no-nonsense defender we need. then just a no-nonsense goalscorer as well and things will be fine
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dirtydingusmagee added 21:11 - Sep 14 keane hell'',Haynes is a ledgend,''keep posting and we will all be in intensive care,had to have oxygen to read that,only stopping at spelling mistakes and mysterious grammer stopped me from passing out .I would like to see Shittu with Blues ,but dont think that it will be the answer to mess we are in at moment .
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danknott added 21:14 - Sep 14 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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TheBlueStig added 21:19 - Sep 14 I heard on the coach up to Middlesborough that Danny Shittu is meant to be coming as he has spoke to the club, I think this could be a done deal by the weekend, let's hope the other player is Mr David Healy!
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UEFA81 added 21:50 - Sep 14 dirtyding - correct! The answer to the mess we are in is get rid of Keane. It doesn't matter who we get in, Keane will put the fear of God into them and destroy any confidence or self-belief that they have. I've decide to nickname Keane 'The Terminator' because of his disasterous tactics and the distinct impression he creates that he is on a mission to destroy everything that is great about ITFC. I wonder how long it will be before he turns into 'The Running Man'? Hopefully very soon! I've heard of a cuckoo in the nest but this is ridiculous! Or maybe a lot of you on here think I am the proverbial cuckoo! I shout for the lads week in, week out but never have any real expectation of winning. Until Keane goes that will not change.

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Strikes added 22:10 - Sep 14 Blimey, it's a good job that a certain Mr R Robson got more than ten games to prove himself as a manager...
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jas0999 added 23:10 - Sep 14 Yes please. Excellent player. Add a goal scorer and we will be on the move!
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Ash_TJ added 01:44 - Sep 15 If we're bringing in all these players isn't it about time we offload one or two to put some money back in the kitty? I still have nightmares over the fact we declined a £1M offer from Boro on deadline day for Gary Mac, and I suspect his display against them on saturday will all but end the chance of a 2nd bid in January .. I counted 12 first team midfielders at the club, which is insane, no wonder we can't get any stability or consitency, it clearly effects the players. Leadbitter, Garvan, Martin, Norris, Peters, Civelli, Walters, Colback, Healy, Edwards, Quinn, Trotter .. and that's not even including the fringe youngsters aswell that have played in the Carling Cup this season (O'Connor, Lambe, Upson, Aisnley etc) Time to trim the deadwood out the squad Keano and get a team together with the quality we have left.

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wark_on_water added 06:59 - Sep 15 he's not really my cup of tea as a player, but just feel that most successful or promoted sides in this league seen to have centre backs in this mould. Don't ask me why, it just seems to work! COYB!
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ItfcLoyal added 07:01 - Sep 15 Uefa81 do you ever have anything good to say , why the hell would we get rid of keane he's the best thing that's happend to this club in a long time !
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dirtydingusmagee added 08:28 - Sep 15 ItfcLoyal , What, exactly, brings you to the conclusion that RK is the best thing thats happened to the club in a long time .? cant get my head around that one ,a long time perhaps,if you have a very short memory .
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