Town boss Paul Jewell says he is set for further talks with owner and chairman Marcus Evans in the next few days as the Blues look to finalise their transfer plans for the season ahead. Jewell, Evans and chief executive Simon Clegg held a five-hour meeting at the owner’s European headquarters in Dublin last Wednesday.

Jewell said: “I spoke to the owner last week in Ireland and I am meeting with him again over the next few days to talk over the final figures. So I should know more next week.

“I have given the owner a list of players that I think we should be in for and at the end of the day the football decisions are down to me and the financial decisions are down to him.

“So we will be getting our heads together and trying to work things out. I’m sure we can move forward.”

The Blues boss has previously said he has “four or five” players in mind and specifically wants to add one or two frontmen to his squad but doesn’t expect wholesale changes with most of the current players wanting to remain at Portman Road.

Jewell says that even though he has particular additions in mind, he also has alternatives if he can’t get them: “We have to be specific, but it’s just not one player we are going for.

“We’ve got a number of players in a number of positions that we are trying to get, some we’ll get and some we won’t. I want to improve and add to the squad, but I’m not here to dismantle the whole squad at all.”

Today is the final day that Football League clubs can sign players on loan with some movement in and out of Portman Road likely before the 5pm cut-off.

Southend want defender Troy Brown, while Swansea are understood to be targeting Tamás Priskin, while Jewell has said the Blues have made a couple of enquiries.

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Marcus added 09:15 - Mar 24 Almost word-for-word what Keane said this time last year...Let's hope Jewell+Clegg can close some deals.
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blueblood66 added 09:37 - Mar 24 yes, BACK THE MANAGER please Marcus, or another season of dross awaits.
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Bluetone added 09:53 - Mar 24 I hope PJ is good at nailing jelly to the wall; he'll need to be!!!
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brian_a_mul added 10:45 - Mar 24 Evans backed Keane heavily in his first season (Leadbitter, Ewards, Priskin, Martin etc and later Fulop). After some of the poor transfers Evans was more cautious second time round and for that I can understand. Plus with Keane as manager other clubs were quoting us silly money. I think PJ will get a decent kitty to play with. The situation regards contracts will determine if we need wholesale changes but it sounds like most of the out of contract players will sign.

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TractorRoyNo1 added 12:03 - Mar 24 he also sold several, i think ~TWTD showed his total outlay on transfer fees to be £3.5m nett brian_a_mul added 10:45 - Mar 24 Evans backed Keane heavily in his first season (Leadbitter, Ewards, Priskin, Martin etc and later Fulop). After some of the poor transfers Evans was more cautious second time round and for that I can understand.
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TractorRoyNo1 added 12:05 - Mar 24 perhaps after yesterday's budget our 'i love the libdems' owner and reported tax exile will bring his business back to London so meetings in the future can be held there (ummm don't hold your breath on that one)
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BlueVelvet added 12:43 - Mar 24 Lets hope the talks are specific about which players are to leave in the summer - it'll be a toss up between letting players go without a contract (ie save on their wages) or resigning some to build value and then sell them next season for a sum of money - a player without a contract has no value to the club
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denhamblue added 15:55 - Mar 24 The meeting will produce who were selling,and i doubt very much who were buying.,if anyone next season.Agreed evens gave keane a fair whack to spend,but hardly bank breaking stuff.When talking takeovers of other clubs,hes spent very little compared.Agreed we shouldnt break our pay structure,and go mad,but i dont hold out for a decent money purchase .loans and bargain buys yet again for next season,plus the youngsters we have.

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brian_a_mul added 17:11 - Mar 24 Thanks for reply! When Keane took over he said he was under no pressure to sell any of his players. Any players sold were of Keanes choosing. The point is that Marcus Evans had backed Keane initially and I think he will do the same for PJ, (hopefully). TractorRoyNo1 added 12:03 - Mar 24 he also sold several, i think ~TWTD showed his total outlay on transfer fees to be £3.5m nett brian_a_mul added 10:45 - Mar 24 Evans backed Keane heavily in his first season (Leadbitter, Ewards, Priskin, Martin etc and later Fulop). After some of the poor transfers Evans was more cautious second time round and for that I can understand

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bluearmy4life added 20:19 - Mar 24 I really hope he gets backed with ME money. We need it. We probably need £5 million + spent on getting new players and extra cover. We have to spend or we are going nowhere once again.
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h32 added 21:02 - Mar 24 More bureaucratic bull#### .................. feeding mushrooms.
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