Lewis Set to Join Cardiff Sat 19th May 2012 23:51 Former Peterborough keeper Joe Lewis will sign a three-year deal with Cardiff City this week, according to reports in Wales. Last week, TWTD revealed that the Bluebirds were leading the chase for the free agent one-time Canary, who was also on Town's list of potential new keepers.8
Blues Amongst Clubs Eyeing Canaries Town, Bristol City and Brighton are all understood to be interested in released Norwich striker Aaron Wilbraham, a player the Blues were eyeing in January. Canaries midfielder Andrew Crofts is also amongst Town’s potential summer targets, while the Blues are amongst a number of Championship clubs monitoring his out of contract team-mate David Fox. Sat 19th May 2012 22:1413
Leeds Faltering in Race for Ward Leeds United’s failure to find the cash in order to sign Blues target Joe Ward is reported to be close scuppering the chances of the Whites landing the Portsmouth defender or midfielder. Neil Warnock’s club were believed to be heading the race having held talks with the 22-year-old soon after signing his former Pompey team-mate and close friend Jason Pearce. Sat 19th May 2012 10:3141
Life's a European Pitch With the Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich taking place on Saturday evening, BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch takes a look back at Town’s days in Europe (Saturday, midday to 2pm). Joining regulars Mark Murphy, Kevin Beattie and TWTD’s Phil Ham will be David Houseley, co-author of On a European Journey: With Ipswich Town in Europe 1962-2002, former Dribble! editor, Supporters Trust committee member and local councillor Alasdair Ross, Sky Sports main man Jeff Stelling and probably one or two other guests. Sat 19th May 2012 09:134
Town to Take Control of Women's Team TWTD understands that the club are set to take control of Ipswich Town Ladies FC next season. The women’s team was previously run and funded by the ITFC Charitable Trust. Fri 18th May 2012 22:0515
Blackpool and Wednesday Enter Ward Chase Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday are the latest two Championship clubs to have approached Portsmouth regarding Town target Joel Ward, according to reports on the south coast. The 22-year-old defender or midfielder is believed to be holding talks with the Seasiders and Owls over the weekend before making a decision on his future next week. Fri 18th May 2012 11:3753
Smith Confident New Zealand Can Take the Heat Defender Tommy Smith says his New Zealand side ought to progress from next month’s World Cup first stage qualifying games being played in the Solomon Islands, despite the heat. Fri 18th May 2012 09:596
Cresswell Welcomes Competition for Places Town left-back Aaron Cresswell has no fear of competition for his role in the side – in fact he welcomes it. Fri 18th May 2012 08:5334
MK Dons Confirm Harford Appointment The MK Dons have confirmed Mick Harford’s appointment as assistant manager to Karl Robinson, as reported by TWTD last Wednesday. At the end of April, Blues boss Paul Jewell said he was hoping to add Harford to his scouting staff full-time, the 53-year-old having worked part-time for Town during the latter part of the season. Thu 17th May 2012 17:1810
Leadbitter's Agent Confirms Boro Talks Exiting midfielder Grant Leadbitter’s agent has confirmed that his player is in talks with Middlesbrough about joining them on a Bosman free transfer this summer. Boro have long been seen as favourites to sign the 26-year-old, who confirmed his Town departure at the end of last month. Thu 17th May 2012 11:4134
Ward Still Weighing Up Options Joel Ward’s Portsmouth exit is now unlikely to take place until next week, according to reports on the south coast. The Blues, Leeds, Burnley and Crystal Palace have all held talks with the 22-year-old midfielder or defender, who is also now believed to be interesting two other Championship sides. Thu 17th May 2012 11:2741
Stevenson: No Regrets at Missing Cup Final Town midfielder Ryan Stevenson insists he has no regrets about moving south, even if he could have been looking forward to participating in the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday. Former club Hearts, surprise semi-final winners over Celtic, take on Hibs in an all-Edinburgh showdown at Hampden Park. Thu 17th May 2012 08:5429
Town Could Receive Summer Windfalls Town could benefit from two of their players moving on this summer with midfielder Liam Trotter and striker Jordan Rhodes both linked with close season switches. Trotter has been mentioned in connection with a £1.5 million move from Millwall to Southampton, while prolific frontman Rhodes is interesting a number of clubs. Thu 17th May 2012 08:4336
Now that the 2011/12 season has finally come to an end, it's time for TWTD's annual questionnaire, your chance to look back in judgement on the campaign.
Can We Be Optimistic? by WalkyTalkyThu 10th May 2012 21:35 As we all know, this season has had its highs and obvious lows, but overall its nothing we were looking for last summer. With still a good few weeks until the 2012/13 season, can we be optimistic again, or not?
An Important Summer Awaits: Who Should Be On Our Hotlist? by davekl12Fri 04th May 2012 09:48 After another season of mid-table mediocrity, Paul Jewell, Simon Clegg and Marcus Evans need to seriously review our transfer policy. Old timers beyond their sell by date on extortionate wages don’t work, it’s as simple as that!
Transfer Woes by singingthebluesFri 04th May 2012 07:46 Another mediocre season is over, but for most Town fans the post-mortem began long ago. This season has seen more of the same; some terrible results and poor runs of form interspersed with some reasons to be cheerful and a glimmer of optimism. Another glass half-full season, take from it what you will.
How Many? by SollySat 28th Apr 2012 21:05 Right, I’m not going to beat about the bush, I’m just going to come out with it: over the past five seasons, Ipswich Town have signed 67 players. 67.
Have ITFC Ever Had a Squad as Weak as This? by itfcjoeWed 25th Apr 2012 09:39 With the end of another disappointing season approaching, one which sees us with a lower points tally than last season's disaster, and news that all of our Academy graduates have either turned down their pro contract or been released, it got me wondering if we have ever had a weaker squad of professionals than we do at the moment.
My ITFC Season 2012/13 Rules of Engagement by IpsRichTue 24th Apr 2012 21:46 As another Ipswich Town season meanders to an unsatisfactory lower mid-table conclusion, with play-offs, promotion and the Premier League seemingly further from our grasp than ever in recent times, my thoughts turn to pre-season and the blind optimism that a new campaign brings.
