With the end of the emergency loan windows it looked as though football clubs up and down Britain would be in for a busier-than-usual transfer deadline day.
Usually quietly watching from afar, Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy wanted to wrap up some last minute deals to strengthen his squad at Portman Road – but it did not quite go as planned.
Take a read back through our live feed from yesterday to see how transfer deadline day unfolded in Ipswich and across the country.
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