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K L Blue wrote:A little while ago it was "rumoured" that after 3 games if we were still in the play off hunt Evans would sanction 2 players being loaned from Wigan.

Well here we are 3 games later, and we're still in with a fighting chance.
So will we see these players come in, and if so will they be here for the play-offs if we qualifyfor them?

saint jude wrote:

K L Blue wrote:A little while ago it was "rumoured" that after 3 games if we were still in the play off hunt Evans would sanction 2 players being loaned from Wigan.

Well here we are 3 games later, and we're still in with a fighting chance.
So will we see these players come in, and if so will they be here for the play-offs if we qualifyfor them?

Kind of depends where the rumor originated from. And what Wigan players were we thinking of ?

bluemike wrote:James McClean would be a worthwhile addition but not Waghorn, another bloody striker !!!

And no way will McGoldrick be back for Bournemouth, or any game I should think.

Ipswich Town did explore a potential loophole that would have allowed them to get Jonny Williams back on loan before tonight’s deadline but did not receive approval from the Football League.

The talented Crystal Palace midfielder – who proved a popular figure at Portman Road during an initial loan spell at the back end of the 2013/14 campaign – returned for another temporary switch last September, only to see the move prematurely cut short by injury following a crude challenge by Watford’s Joel Ekstrand.

Football League rules state that a player cannot join the same club on an ‘emergency’ loan twice in the same season, but Town asked whether the initial loan deal – which was cut short at 41 days – could simply be resumed, Williams having recently returned to full training following several injury set-backs.

“We had an initial discussion with the Football League to see if there was the possibility of getting him back for the balance of the 93-day loan that he didn’t initially complete,” confirmed Town managing director Ian Milne.

“The Football League haven’t approved that, but even if they had that’s not to say it would have happened – Mick would have had to decide whether he was fit enough and whether he wanted to do it. As a club we did ask the question though.”

This paper understands that Blues owner Marcus Evans – who has already funded mid-season deals for Freddie Sears, Noel Hunt, Chris Wood, Luke Varney and Richard Chaplow – wanted to ensure that the team was still in the thick of the Championship promotion mix come the end of March before he gambled on bankrolling further new recruits.

Back-to-back wins against Bolton and Watford have ensured that is the case, Town moving back into the play-off places with seven games to go, and pacy Arsenal teenage striker Chuba Akpom is one player that has been under consideration.

However, the impressive form of Varney, returning match sharpness of Wood and a rapidly clearing injury list means the Blues boss has decided against adding to a tight-knit squad whose success has been heavily built on togetherness and spirit.

“Mick and his staff are always looking at all opportunities, but nothing is live at the moment,” confirmed Milne.

bluemike wrote:Sicknote it is then LOL.

Jamma123 wrote:

bluemike wrote:Sicknote it is then LOL.

I'll say it for you, Marko: Mick the f*ck out!

I do appreciate your concerns, Bluemike: this signing really could go either way...but personally I think it's worth the gamble. Jonny Williams possesses the kind of magic which could just be decisive in such a tight promotion race.

marko69 wrote:

Jamma123 wrote:

bluemike wrote:Sicknote it is then LOL.

I'll say it for you, Marko: Mick the f*ck out!

I do appreciate your concerns, Bluemike: this signing really could go either way...but personally I think it's worth the gamble. Jonny Williams possesses the kind of magic which could just be decisive in such a tight promotion race.

Eh? Me? No, not at all, Jamma. I've kept quiet on the "Williams" speculation,......, for me, he's a very good football player, arguably better than anyone at ITFC, so it's all good as far as I'm concerned....... He slotted in nicely before , pretty sure a three quarter fit Williams will slot in again. Good move by Mick IMO.