By Aston
March 21 2005

Ipswich Town chairman David Sheepshanks has ruled out Town making any new signings before the transfer deadline on Thursday.

The Town chairman insists Joe Royle’s team can still make the automatic promotion places despite recent poor form but he wont be opening the purse strings because Town cannot afford to

Sheepshanks: “We rowed the boat out financially to bring in David Unsworth and James Scowcroft.

“Things are still tight financially and it is unlikely that we will be able to do any more.

“We have a strong squad with alternatives in every position and I believe we have what it takes to clinch promotion to the Premiership.

“We have two huge matches coming up at Portman Road after Easter when we can make up ground on Wigan and Sunderland who have to meet each other,” added Sheepshanks, who watched as Kelvin Davis pulled off two splendid saves to preserve a point in the sunshine at Gillingham.

“The pitch was a leveller and facing a Gillingham side on a good run was not an easy proposition.

“They made it hard for us and we have to be grateful to Nottingham Forest for holding Wigan.

“We should stop talking about any fear or dislike of the play-offs, our players will benefit from their experience in the play-offs last May, and we finished third in 1999-2000 and went on to beat Barnsley at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final.”

Source: Evening Star

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