Grimsby manager Paul Hurst has said that Giles Coke may not be moving to his club after problems with the registration of the Hereford player.
“I would have like to have signed Giles, but there's seemingly an issue with his registration now,” Hurst told GrimsbyLive.
“As we speak, that's sort of been killed. I feel really bad for the player, and I feel bad for us from a selfish point of view.
“Giles is going to get on the phone and speak to people, but at this stage it's looking unlikely we'll be able to do anything.
"I know that there has to be a rule in place, but he was told his registration had been cancelled, and when you consider at times that he was playing for nothing, and he's got a family to support, it doesn't sit right with me.
“He's making some calls and seeing if there's anything we can do. We haven't absolutely given up on it, but as it stands it's looking very unlikely, which is frustrating because I would have liked to have done something.
“He’s fitted in extremely well with the group, and this week in particular he’s stepped up his levels, and I think could have helped us in the remainder of the season.
“Yes, he’s probably getting towards the end of his football career, but it looks like he’s going to miss out on that opportunity through no fault of his own, and that just doesn’t sit right with me.
“He’d be more than welcome, he’s been a good character and probably one when you look at it, you would have thought of him being here longer than what he has.”
Meanwhile the Hereford Times has reported that Hereford manager Josh Gowling feels Grimsby should have checked the registration details.
"He was non-contract with us and he’s gone in there and there’s an issue with his registration.
"I think there’s a question of whether he’s still registered with us and whether that should have been cut before the window."