Blues boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that Town’s three bids — for Portsmouth pair Joel Ward and Jason Pearce and Crewe’s Nick Powell - have all been rejected. However, the Town manager says that that’s only to be expected with no club ever accepting a first offer.

Jewell said: “We’ve made offers and as far as I’m aware they’ve all been rejected. I’ve never been the manager of a club which has accepted a first bid, I’ve never known a first bid to be accepted by a selling club.”

While that appears to intimate that Jewell is keen to make further offers, he says owner Marcus Evans and chief executive Simon Clegg will now assess the financial side of the proposed moves: “I’ll let other people deal with that side of it. If we’re so far apart there’s no good wasting everybody’s time — ours, Portsmouth’s, the players’ — if a deal can’t be done.

"If there’s a deal to be done and we can do it, we’re interested. If not, we move on.”

The Town boss refused to confirm that the third bid was for Crewe’s Nick Powell with the Railwaymen, unlike Portsmouth, yet to comment: “It’s private. If clubs want to come out like Portsmouth have and say they’ve had bids rejected by Ipswich, that’s fair enough, but I don’t really want to comment on anyone else.”

As things stand, Jewell now doesn’t expect Leicester’s Sean St Ledger to join: “He played on Tuesday for Leicester against Forest in the FA Cup, so it looks like he might be in their plans.

“We thought we had something done last week but it hasn’t happened and for whatever reason that’s probably gone now.”

Jewell dismissed links with Swindon pair Matt Ritchie and Paul Caddis and ex-Blackpool midfielder Bojan Djordjic.

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tractorboy2434 added 20:46 - Jan 19 Well just who is surprised, SSL, Sharp, Andrews, Austin, the list is endless, the only ones who will come here are the ones nobody else wants, 2 loans in early Feb and that will be it, personally I am more worried where the next 22 points are going to come from.
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caught-in-limbo added 21:00 - Jan 19 I wish Jewell would just keep his trap shut. It's depressing enough without bringing out all the negativity from every armchair football manager and Chief Exec here too.
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tractorboybig added 21:48 - Jan 19 Quite a few stupid comments on this one. Whos money is it anyway, I am sure none of you can afford it, so shut up.
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martleshamitfc added 23:22 - Jan 19 Headline: transfer window closes with no new signings and ipswich may as well too!
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algarvefan added 00:55 - Jan 20 bored now...going to bed....night all xxx
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Benters added 07:13 - Jan 20 We are like the Costa Concordia going tits up
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Legend added 08:14 - Jan 20 Dont worry people im sure there is some lame 33 year old premier reject just itching to earn a few bob fown here! Panic buy here we come! If we fail to land any quality defenders by the close of the transfer window i fear we will playing league one football next season.
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