Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that he has rekindled his interest in Preston North End defender Sean St Ledger but says he is yet to make an offer for the Republic of Ireland international. The Blues previously targeted the former Peterborough man in January with reports last week claiming Town had made a new bid for the 26-year-old.

But Jewell says things haven’t quite reached that point: “I spoke to Maurice Lindsay, the Preston chairman last night. We have enquired about Sean but it is a long way from happening.

“There are a number of players we have been looking at and he is one of them. We haven’t made an offer and I haven’t spoken to the player. We just asked about his availability.”

The Blues boss has already added one central defender to his squad, released Reading veteran Ivar Ingimarsson, but feels with Gareth McAuley, Troy Brown and Tom Eastman all leaving he needs another one.

Town are also thought to be chasing St Ledger’s Preston team-mate Keith Treacy with Burnley also reportedly set to make a bid for the Ireland international.

Meanwhile, the Blues are claimed to have been eyeing MacWhirter Welsh Football League Division One side Afan Lido’s keeper Aaron Ryan, who is set to join Walsall on trial. Bolton, Cardiff and Coventry are also believed to be interested in the 17-year-old ex-Port Talbot Town academy player.

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Dowson added 10:21 - Jun 14 lets hope we get him a great player
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BwoodBlue added 10:23 - Jun 14 Would be a really solid signing - good player
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fallyblue added 10:28 - Jun 14 strange that deals are moving forward OK now the manager is speaking to other chairman and not Clegg. if only Keano had done the same.......
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SuffolkBlue88 added 10:33 - Jun 14 fallyblue - I think it was probably more the case Clegg and Evans had lost faith in Keane and therefore refused to bankrole new signings? Keane was given millions to spend and the team showed little in return - a fair reason for the club feeling hard done by! Under Jewell, Clegg and Evans are backing him just the same as Keane when he first started.
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TractorCam added 10:36 - Jun 14 We better sign him.
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Trickster added 10:39 - Jun 14 wernt we gunna sign Treacy after he came back from international duty with Ireland ??
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JayITFC added 10:41 - Jun 14 Strange pattern: Leicester go down we sign their CB (McAuley). Preston go down we want their CB (St Ledger). In theory you'd think a relegated club means a poor defence but both are good players at Championship level!
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austractor added 11:07 - Jun 14 JayITFC, they are probably crap players at the start of the season, but given how busy they are during it they end up looking great! :D Jewell has a way with people, Roy.....Roy...I have nothing
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spanish_archer added 11:13 - Jun 14 Would be a great signing if we got SSL. Hopefully the fact he is a International player and Trappatoni will have a quiet word in his shell like to say Div 1 and Euro 2012 don't mix.. Not seen anything of treacle....But I still want El Chubbo (Civelli) to come back into the starting XI
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DiamondGezzer added 11:25 - Jun 14 Rekindled interest in St. Ledger, I wasn't aware we had lost interest in him in the first place !
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bubblesblue79 added 11:28 - Jun 14 Shefki spotted in Ipswich today also nugent is up for grabs still.
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bluepeter added 11:34 - Jun 14 Well said suffolk blue. 100%
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itfc_jew added 11:39 - Jun 14 Shefki still lives in ipswich, I saw him in a costa cafe a couple of months ago and he said he wish he could come back to town but the manager won't sign him :/
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WickedBlue added 12:07 - Jun 14 @fallyblue you're an idiot if you believe that, RK would have made the original enquiries just as PJ does Clegg gets involved when the financial side comes into it.....get over your bitterness against Clegg and stop listening to everyone that uses rumours and made up stories as a stick to beat the man with.....they have not a clue and NOT ONCE have any of these morons actually offered any real evidence against the man......

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itfc1981 added 12:20 - Jun 14 Wickedblue Clegg's record makes you look the idiot for defending him.
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BrightBlue added 12:33 - Jun 14 Shefki does not live in Ipswich. When he was with Town he only rented. He comes back very often and stays with our mutual friend in Colchester! His heart is ITFC but knows that a coaching role in the future is his only real chance to be with Town again. SSL would be a very great addition. Carry on the good work PJ.
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bedsitfc added 12:51 - Jun 14 clegg has done nothing wrong he offers what ever m.e tells him too, keane had a gripe with him over the derry transfer and that didn't happen because m.e had lost a bit of faith in keane, but was willing to give him half the season. austin transfer was a red herring to get a better deal from burnley he was never coming here.
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SpruceMoose added 13:23 - Jun 14 And what is Clegg's record ITFC1981?
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Dissboyitfc added 13:56 - Jun 14 To all you Clegg knockers, you are very boring now, biggest Mistake he made was his part in getting keane in, We can all be wise afterwards, can't we? Clegg played a part In getting Paul Jewells signature, and Paul jewel is the man to takes us forward, something you Clegg knockers need to do, MOVE On. With more good signings to come, it's starting to get interesting. COYB

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Wickets added 14:14 - Jun 14 Bid in for Barry Corr? just a hunch!!
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bluewarrior added 14:42 - Jun 14 I reckon that it's all a smokescreen - read PJ's other comments and you'll see that he clearly prefers a scenario whereby it's all kept hush hush until finalised so I doubt that he'd come out and make it public that he's interested in a certain player unless it was just a ruse to take attention away from a situation that he is genuinely interested in pursuing. I agree that SSL would be a good signing for all of the reasons that are well stated but I don't think PJ is interested in a bidding war for him and it would be really surprising if there weren't lots of clubs after him. Mark my words, the next centre back signing will probably be someone that hasn't even really been mentioned in any rumours to date - such as the lad at Bournemouth. It makes me laugh, I'm as addicted to the rumours as everyone else but let's face it - whilst it's all a bit of fun speculating, most of it is utter b@ll@cks and I have to say that it makes me cringe when someone posts "just seen so and so at PR, or my mate knows....."

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John_Portman added 15:04 - Jun 14 I still think he's gonna go for Sharp!
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Suzanna_Gekkaloys added 15:36 - Jun 14 Sean Sh*t Cr*p-dger more like.
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gypo added 15:58 - Jun 14 St ledger would be a great signing andI know it`s an enquiry about him but i thought the club didn't speak about possible signings. They were not happy when portsmouth had done a this with norris in January.
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tingey18 added 16:47 - Jun 14 I'd like to see nugent and copra up top next year, st ledger & ingamarsson is a good start still need a LB and cover CB as I don't think tommy smith is good enough.
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