Town will not now be signing the replacement for departed midfielder Ryan Tunnicliffe before tonight’s 11pm deadline, we understand. Leeds’ Irish international midfielder Paul Green is believed have been the target with the Yorkshire club currently in a state of chaos, manager Brian McDermott having been sacked earlier this evening.

Earlier this afternoon, Town manager Mick McCarthy said he wanted to make the signing today, but otherwise would wait until the emergency window opens.

“I’m actually trying to get somebody in today, if that happens, brilliant, if it doesn’t there’s not a great deal I can do about it and the [loan window] opens in a week’s time.

“In fairness, he could be involved tomorrow, maybe not, so it’s not make or break. We could take him for 93 days if we took him when window’s shut.

“It’s just a matter of getting an answer really. The player wants to come and it’s fine. Depends whether they allow him to leave.”

The situation at Leeds is somewhat in a state of flux at present with a takeover ongoing and with former Middlesbrough defender Gianluca Festa set to be appointed the new boss by the incoming owners.

Meanwhile, Tunnicliffe's move from Manchester United for Fulham is expected to be formally confirmed by the Cottagers before the window closes at 11pm.

Elsewhere, former Blue Ed Upson has joined Millwall from Yeovil for a fee believed to be £100,000. Upson effectively replaces another former Town player Liam Trotter, who has joined tomorrow's opponents Bolton on loan.

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carlo88 added 09:46 - Feb 1 Mick's done a brilliant job with the tools he's got, and may be the last good manager we get for a while, but the lack of ambition from the club is the key now. With our present position hovering just under the top six all that was needed was a quality midfield signing to boost our chances; I seem to recall Jim Magilton arriving one January, or Marcus Stewart some time after? What we would give for a Magilton like player now! If there's no desire to push on now, when we're so close, I don't see that there ever will be.

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TimmyH added 11:19 - Feb 1 Very disappointing transfer window (again), well we've got Paul Green in our sights and I should think that's enough to unnerve other clubs around and in the play-off's - NOT!! Unfortunately really getting the feeling our owner has lost the ambition to try and get us promoted, which is a shame now as we now have a half decent manager.
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