Jewell Confirms Wallace Fee Agreed Fri 27th Jan 2012 16:39 Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that Falkirk have accepted a bid from the Blues for central defender Murray Wallace. Town, Huddersfield and Brighton have all agreed a fee of £300,000 plus add-ons with the Bairns.37
U18s at Charlton Town's U18s are in action against Charlton at their Sparrows Lane training ground on Saturday morning (11am). Fri 27th Jan 2012 12:481
Dundalk Confirm O'Connor Interest Dundalk manager Seán McCaffrey has confirmed his club’s interest in former Blue Shane O’Connor, but says the 21-year-old has other options both in England and Ireland. O’Connor has also been in talks with hometown club Cork City and could play for the Leesiders in a pre-season friendly against Wexford Youths this evening. Fri 27th Jan 2012 12:4315
Smith to Miss New Zealand Olympics Qualifiers The Olympic Games in London later this year remain a realistic target for Town defender Tommy Smith – but New Zealand will have to qualify without him. Fri 27th Jan 2012 12:1612
No Cash Turnstiles for West Ham Town have announced that no cash turnstiles will be open at Tuesday’s game against West Ham after a police request. However, Blues fans already on the club’s database will be able to buy seats on the night from the Ticket Office. Fri 27th Jan 2012 11:5318
Appleton Not Told Identity of Third Man Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton admits that he hasn’t officially been told the identity of the third Pompey player the Blues are targeting. As reported last night, we understand goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is the third man on boss Paul Jewell’s wish list along with Jason Pearce and Joel Ward. Fri 27th Jan 2012 11:1634
Paul Goddard on Life's a Pitch BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live on Saturday lunchtime with presenter Mark Murphy joined by the show’s regulars, Blues legend Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham (midday to 2pm). Ex-Town and West Ham man Paul Goddard is this week’s guest ahead of Tuesday’s match against the table-topping Hammers. Fri 27th Jan 2012 09:342
Charlton Fourth Club to Agree Fee With Falkirk League One Charlton are reported to be the fourth club to have had a bid accepted by Falkirk for 19-year-old central defender Murray Wallace. The Blues and Huddersfield joined Brighton in having offers of £300,000 plus add-ons accepted earlier today. Thu 26th Jan 2012 23:5013
Henderson Town's Third Portsmouth Target TWTD understands that goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is the third player the Blues are trying to sign from crisis club Portsmouth. Last week we revealed that Town were chasing defensive duo Jason Pearce and Joel Ward, who manager Paul Jewell is continuing to pursue. Thu 26th Jan 2012 22:2858
Town Target Crawley Striker Crawley striker Tyrone Barnett is on Town boss Paul Jewell’s lengthy wish list but is not one of the five bids currently on the table. The 26-year-old has attracted a lot of attention during the Red Devils’ impressive first season in the Football League. Thu 26th Jan 2012 16:0052
Wallace Will Stay at Falkirk Falkirk defender Murray Wallace will return to his current club on loan for the remainder of the season whether he decides to join Town, Brighton or Huddersfield, the Bairns are reported to have confirmed. Thu 26th Jan 2012 15:5236
Naked Podcast Now Online You can now hear this week's The Naked Football Show on ICR FM's Listen Again facility, on an MP3 and on iTunes. Hosts Graham Blackburn and David James are joined by Asa Jennings and Matt Keane to discuss the Town issues of the moment. Thu 26th Jan 2012 15:083
Blues owner Marcus Evans was interviewed in yesterday’s match programme about a number of current club issues, including the manager's position, the future of the Academy, the scouting network and his continued investment. Town have given TWTD permission to reproduce the piece in its entirety.
Blogs
Success Comes To Those Who Wait by ThatMuhrenCrossFri 27th Jan 2012 16:56 Not wishing to be overly hypothetical, I wonder where Ipswich Town Football Club be right now had Marcus Evans decided to stick with Jim Magilton for another year or so? Ask yourself the same question? I certainly feel the club could have been in no worse position than it is in today.
The Reading Conspiracy by edkru61Thu 26th Jan 2012 11:25 In this 'EXCLUSIVE' report read of the dubious plot of a rival football club to rid them of their biggest threat to their promotion aspirations.
Stopping the Rot by DurhamTownFanSun 22nd Jan 2012 15:32 Listening to Paul Jewell's post-match interview at Leeds, I felt a considerable level of sympathy for him. You can't predict the kinds of errors that led to all three of Leeds’ goals.
The Hour is Here, Where is the Man? by IpsRichSun 22nd Jan 2012 14:18 Any Town supporters living in blissful ignorance that this season might still end up with a top half finish or that the unnecessarily ambitious January transfer attempts will bear fruit or that Paul Jewell is the man to spearhead a five-year rebuilding strategy (if such a thing really exists at ITFC) need a wake up call. Urgently.
No More Singing The Blues? by PessimisticFri 20th Jan 2012 14:45 Three weeks into 2012 and not a lot has changed. Three defeats and one draw is hardly inspiring but I still get the feeling that Paul Jewell is not averse to making a few New Year's resolutions!
People Are Strange - Betting Tips for Normal People by SE1blueThu 19th Jan 2012 20:15 We’re all excited about the transfer window and the possibility of new recruits at Portman Road, but I wonder how the players are feeling. Different people can bring different qualities to different jobs, that can make life better. But the unknown can also deliver some nightmare results. I’ve known my fair share.
Keep Murray, Get Tubbs by ThatMuhrenCrossFri 13th Jan 2012 13:47 News of Swindon's bid to try and lure Ronan Murray away from Portman Road this week, has got me, as well as many other Ipswich fans, hugely concerned. Quite frankly the whole thing wreaks of another Jordan Rhodes saga, truth be told.
