North Queensland Fury FC Chairman Don Matheson said the club could no longer wait for a decision from Chipperfield and would now look at other options to finalise the playing roster.
 
Matheson said: "We had some very positive negotiation with Scott and as a club we couldn't do any more to try and secure his signature.
 
"Scott has said publicly he'd liked to join Robbie Fowler at the Fury but we know his club in Switzerland, FC Basel, is keen to re-sign him and that he's also talking with other A-League teams.
 
"That's no doubt slowed things down a bit in terms of Scott being able to make a decision about his playing future.
 
"Time has run out and North Queensland Fury FC has decided to end our negotiations with Scott."
 
CEO Dean Hassall said the decision had the full support of Coach Ian Ferguson.
 
"He's a fantastic player, who would have brought a lot to the club, but it's now March and Ian wants to know who he's going to have in for training on 1 April," Hassall said.
 
Hassall said he and the coaches wished Chipperfield every success as he prepared for next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa.