By Aston
August 9 2004

Wigan Athletic midfielder Tony Dinning is set to join Ipswich town on a two month loan move, with a view to a permanent switch.

Dinning Joins Town

Wigan Athletic midfielder Tony Dinning is set to join Ipswich town on a two month loan move, with a view to a permanent switch.

The 29 year old should be able to train with the town squad this afternoon if all the paperwork is completed in time. Tony already has a few links with Ipswich he and Alun Armstrong played together at Stockport County and Newcastle united, Alan Mahon and Jason De Vos can also link him to Town.

Joe Royle has said that: “Tony is still only 29 but a very good player. I remember him particularly well from when he was at Stockport and went on to be almost a £1m player.

“He has been pushed out a little at Wigan and we have given him two months to show what he can do and if he proves himself he could land a permanent deal.

“I have always said we are playing 4-3-3 because we are short of numbers in midfield.

“With Jim Magilton injured we would have been going into unknown territory had another midfielder gone down, so we needed to bring him in. We have Antonio Murray and Scott Mitchell who are good young players but they are not quite ready yet.

“Jason was very complimentary about Tony when we asked about him and we are looking forward to having him here.”.

Tony scored 12 goals in 83 league games for Wigan and spent time on loan at Walsall and Blackpool last season after falling out of Paul Jewell’s first team plans.

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