Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell frustrated by failed transfer attempts
By Stuart Watson
Thursday, August 9, 2012
7:00 AM
Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell admits he is growing frustrated by failed attempts to land the “two or three” more new signings he craves before the start of the new Championship season.
Just like in the 3-1 home win over West Ham on Saturday, a youthful Blues starting XI impressed in the first half at League One side Colchester United last night before the team faded following a series of substitutions.
Speaking after his side’s 2-1 victory – Michael Chopra scoring both goals – Jewell said: “I still want to bring in a few players.
“It’s been frustrating because I know we need to strengthen. We’re a bit short of me being happy with the squad, but I’ve got to have patience and make sure those that do come in are the right ones.
“We had a couple of bids rejected over the weekend and whether we go back in for them remains to be seen. We’re working exceptionally hard to improve the squad.”
Town remain in deadlock with Derby County over transfer-listed striker Steve Davies, with Jewell refusing to budge on his £500,000 valuation of the player.
“It’s a bit frustrating,” admitted Jewell. “Lots of clubs try and play games of poker over transfers, just as we would do too.
“We want competition for places all over the pitch. I know, and I think everyone knows, that we need to improve our squad
“We’ve done exceptionally well in the first half of the last two games, but I think we are still two or three players short.
“We’ve got an honest group of players, but when you take our main players out I do think we lack a little bit of depth.”
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9 comments
Kevin, I know you will not want to hear this because you are so blinkered, but it was not PJ who refused to pay asking prices, or pay the wages required.
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Cyril Baker
Friday, August 10, 2012
Well said Cyril - We don't agree on much (especially PJ) but like many I, and you, have correctly identified the main issue....Our so called owner (I prefer asset stripper) is not willing to LOAN the club he owns, that he wants to see in the Premiership and that presumably he supports any more money - let alone "give" any money. Some believe Evans rescued the club, that he somehow saved us, that he has invested millions and all out of the goodness of his heart. Reality is that he has acted just as bank would have done - allowed town to rack up millions of pounds worth of debt (for which he makes a charge) which will ALL have to be repaid in full at some stage...No way to run a football club !!! So what is ITFC to Marcus Evans other than a cash cow ? Does he have a history with ITFC ? Ipswich itself ? Football in general ? Suffolk ? East Anglia ?.....Er no.....ITFC was a business opportunity to make money - simple as that......Nothing wrong in that if the business flourishes but it hasn't and now the funds are drying up and all under the myth of financial fair play (this is something which would only seem to concern ITFC and nobody else in European football).......ITFC would have existed without his so called investment and in terms of football we would have been no worse off than we are now....No realistic prospect of promotion and in all likelihood a pretty indifferent nothing season...Town won't be getting out of this division under the stewardship of our three amigos and anyone who thinks otherwise is just kidding themselves.
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bluearmy78
Friday, August 10, 2012
mmmm....is this the same Jewell who told us in January, that we would be moving swiftly to secure our targets at the end of the season, which was in APRIL! Again, he should look to himself, rather than complaining about a situation he has made entirely for himself. The league season starts a week tomorrow, and we have brought in just two fit players, one of whom is a GK, when we had just one GK on the books! Not really good enough., and I hold Evans, Clegg, and Jewell equally responsible.
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Kevin Bailey
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Brian, I have not changed my position in the slightest, I have always said ME is making no investment to support a manager he employed. ME knows he has taken out more than he has put in as far as the team is concerned. I do not understand the reluctance of the eadt to make more of this obviously MEs money scares them.
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Cyril Baker
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Well done Cyril, at last you are 'smelling the coffee' !!!!!!!!!
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Brian Betts
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Cyril Baker - As much as I want to look on the positive side, I have read your post over several times trying to disagree with it, but alas, I am unable to.
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NB
Thursday, August 9, 2012
WELL SAID CYRIL B , I COULD NOT HAVE PUT IT ANY BETTER MYSELF.
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ballweight
Thursday, August 9, 2012
If we are talking about Davies at Derby and Heskey, then good job.
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fence sitter
Thursday, August 9, 2012
When will Clegg and Evans realise that if we want another teams player, and they are not wanting to sell they control the situation. We cannot expect to pick up bargains all the time. £250,000 investment this season by an owner who claims he want premiership football is a joke and means he is still in pocket from the Wickam sale as far as new players are concerned.
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Cyril Baker
Thursday, August 9, 2012