By Aston
July 17 2005

Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle has ruled out re-singing former Ipswich Town defender Chris Makin.

The 32-year-old left Town last summer to have a trial with premiership side Bolton Wanderers but failed to win himself a contract with the trotters and joined Leicester City on a one year deal, turning down the chance of a two year deal at Town.

 

Many Town fans were not pleased with Makin’s u-turn after he in principle agreed to sign for Town and they showed their disgust by booing him when he returned to Portman Road.

 

Joe: “I heard one or two murmurs along the lines of 'Would you be interested in signing Chris?'

 

“But I said we wouldn't be. I don't think he's for us now, although I wish him well wherever he goes.

 

“Chris is not for us. It is said in football that you can never say never, but at the moment I would say no - it is very, very unlikely.

 

“The situation last year could have been handled better.

 

“I wanted to see how fit Chris was after his injury and I had a two-year contract waiting for him once he had proved his fitness.

 

“I desperately wanted him to stay but he decided to move on. I was disappointed at the time with the way it happened.”

 

Source: Evening Star

 

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