Dinning on his way out

Last updated : 10 August 2004 By Paul Farrington
Tony Dinning - Ipswich Bound
Joe Royle has handed Tony Dinning's career a life line after taking him on loan for two months.

The 29 year old midfielder is out of the picture at the JJB after rumoured rift with boss Jewell and off the field problems.

"It didn't really work out for me at Wigan last season and now I'm looking forward to a fresh challenge at Ipswich," he told the Ipswich website.

Dinning will be allowed to leave on a free if he manages to earn himself a spot in the Ipswich squad, but after failed loan spells to Walsall and Blackpool it is doubtful that the Tractor Boys will want Dinning long term.

Meanwhile West Brom striker Lee Hughes has been jailed for six years for dangerous driving after killing a father of four in a car crash. The jury at Coventry Crown Court took just two hours to come to it's guilty verdict and Hughes staired at the floor as his sentence was read out.