Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler says he has apologised to Town striker Ronan Murray after his proposed loan switch to the Gills broke down last week due to what he calls a "mix-up". The Republic of Ireland U21 international was at the Priestfield Stadium last Thursday fully expecting to join the Gills on a short-term spell.

Hessenthaler said: "It was a bit of a mix-up. It’s disappointing how it was handled and I’ve apologised to the lad.

"We played them last week and we thought that the lad was going to come in on Monday but he came on Thursday. He is a good player and will do well at Ipswich, he looked a livewire."

Murray scored twice after coming on as a late sub in last week's 8-1 victory over the Kent side's reserves at Playford Road.

The Gills boss signed West Ham frontman Frank Nouble last Thursday and says he has no further plans to add to his striking options: "We’re happy with the squad. It’s just picking the right team in the games."

Released Blues midfielder Billy Clark recently spent time on trial with the League Two side but without winning a contract. More recently the Ipswich-based player has spent a similar spell at Luton.

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GiveusaWave added 10:10 - Sep 19 Needs to start regularly for us alongside Chopra
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uppersirbob added 10:17 - Sep 19 murray and carson please get some pace into our team
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sharvey22 added 10:32 - Sep 19 Deserves more games for us!
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heady added 10:34 - Sep 19 You lot make me laugh.. he is miles off championship standard at the moment!
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cornishnick added 10:44 - Sep 19 To be fair, Hessenthaler isn't the sharpest tool in the box
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tractorboybig added 11:43 - Sep 19 heady miles off championship standard at the moment?????? Should fit in well with the rest of the team then.
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BlueBadger added 12:31 - Sep 19 Clegg's fault.
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blueherts added 12:35 - Sep 19 Ronan Murray is a talent - should be on the bench ahead of Ellington
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Mark added 12:43 - Sep 19 Murray looks far too small and nowhere near Championship quality. He's behind Chopra, Scotland, Murphy, Emmanuel-Thomas and Priskin so I don't see him getting any chances at Ipswich this season.
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blueherts added 13:07 - Sep 19 Mark - He is worth a place on the bench - he has the talent and sometimes it is better to have a young kid with pace - unknown to the opposition than an old war horse like Ellington -
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blueherts added 13:08 - Sep 19 I also cant see teams beating our door down to take Priskin
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Tractamatt added 13:15 - Sep 19 Mark the only way he's behind priskin is if they are in the same queue waiting for a taxi
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runningout added 23:30 - Sep 19 I'm sure if we made the same error a fine would be in order... Get your act together Mr Hassenthaler.. apology or no apology
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NSL added 13:18 - Sep 20 blueherts added 12:35 - Sep 19 "Ronan Murray is a talent - should be on the bench ahead of Ellington" I think you mean he should NEARLY be on the bench, ahead of Ellington.
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MarshITFC added 16:54 - Sep 20 completely agree with Mark, murray is just not good enough for town
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