Nemesis Nugent a Doubt
Thursday, 28th Feb 2013 14:34 Town nemesis David Nugent is rated as a doubt ahead of Leicester City’s visit to Portman Road on Saturday. The one-time England striker has a remarkable scoring record against the Blues and on Suffolk soil.
Nugent has scored in each of his previous matches at Portman Road, a record of seven goals in six games for the Foxes, Preston, Pompey and the England U21s.
At all venues, the 27-year-old, a target of former Blues bosses Jim Magilton and Paul Jewell, has scored 11 in 11 against Town.
However, Foxes assistant boss Craig Shakespeare told their club site that the striker may miss out the chance to add to his haul this weekend due to a neck injury: “At the moment David Nugent is touch and go, although he’s improving all the time.
“[Physio] Dave Rennie is getting his magic hands on him, but we’ll have to give it another 24 hours to see.
“We’ve a few bruises in the squad from heavy challenges, but the players are picking themselves up. When you’re playing Saturday and Tuesday you sometimes don’t do as much intensity in training, but everyone is ready a raring to go."
Nugent scored twice in the Foxes’ 6-0 thrashing of Town at the King Power Stadium earlier in the season, before making way in the 31st minute, also due to a neck problem, but Shakespeare says that that result will have little bearing on Saturday’s match: “We’re professional enough to know that was a one-off game in terms of a result. We know that they’ve kept clean sheets since then and they’ve been resilient.
“We’ll be reminding our players about the Blackburn performance rather than the Ipswich game. Typical of Championship teams they’ve got some good quality players.
“I think they’ve become more workmanlike [under Mick McCarthy], and results and performances have become indifferent like with a lot of teams.
"But the message to our players is always to focus on the next game and make sure that we do everything in our power to get the three points."
Tuesday’s 3-0 home victory over Blackburn followed four games without a victory for the fifth-placed Foxes.
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gibbo added 15:01 - Feb 28
Was he not a doubt for their home game as well? |  | |
Garv added 15:03 - Feb 28
He'll still score. |  | |
RetroBlue added 15:04 - Feb 28
With the quality if their squad I doubt they'll miss him and will still be a very hard nut to crack for us - assuming we even decide to attack ! |  | |
hulltractor added 15:14 - Feb 28
@Garv LOL...Nearly fell of my seat laffing at that comment !!. Would be good if he didnt play but i have feeling he will make a remarkable recovery somehow. |  | |
hepperblue added 15:20 - Feb 28
I don't believe he won't play. Remember the away game. If he does play everyone should refrain from booing, as it only encourages him even more. Better to give him the silent treatment. | | |
petermorris added 15:21 - Feb 28
He'll play and, if we boo him, he'll score. |  | |
bluemikey100 added 15:24 - Feb 28
he play and score as usual even if its 90 min sub he still score | | |
Garv added 15:25 - Feb 28
Forgot to say, please, anyone planning on booing him if he does play, just don't. It's embarrassing and only spurs him on. | | |
andygizmo added 15:30 - Feb 28
Only if wood is out along with nugent and 24 others memmbers of their squad will I feel like a draw coming on. Anything gained from this game will be a bonus. |  | |
Michael11 added 15:38 - Feb 28
I can guarantee that if Nugent is any above 20% fit he'll play, just hope that Chambers puts him in row Z in the first minute! It's Chris Wood we need to keep an eye on as he's bang in form! |  | |
Edmunds5 added 15:47 - Feb 28
Kane and Wood both scored in midweek so he may not start even if fit? |  | |
Surco72 added 15:53 - Feb 28
They will be more worried about our new strikers than the other way around , 2 goals between them in nearing 20 games not bad
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whosroundisitanyway added 16:07 - Feb 28
Why is everyone giving the 'Foxes' so much hype? Their away record is no better than our own, won 5, drawn 4 (& by 5pm saturday) lost 8. They are by no means an immovable force on their travels. Lets have a bit more positivity on here , any more negative vibes & there'll be a que waiting to jump off the Orwell bridge with me in it! | | |
Ipswich24 added 16:26 - Feb 28
He only needs to play for few minutes to score against us! |  | |
TR11BLU added 16:27 - Feb 28
Despite the pessimism im on us to win at odds of 23/10.
A sneaky 'oner' will pay for my week away at Easter.
Come on you Blue Boys!! | | |
Sibelius8 added 16:44 - Feb 28
“I think they've become more workmanlike [under Mick McCarthy], and results and performances have become indifferent like with a lot of teams.
Not the quality of prose one would expect from Shakespeare.......
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Tractamatt added 17:57 - Feb 28
This is a serious suggestion; When they announce his name lets applaud and cheer I reckon it would freak him right out |  | |
jas0999 added 19:26 - Feb 28
Although this is good news, as others point out, they have plenty of other good players. This is another tough game, but following a point last weekend, we really need to win at home. | | |
Talbs77 added 19:31 - Feb 28
Even if hehas one leg they will be liable to risk him due to his umbeleivable record against us.
Jas0999 is right, they have plenty of good players, might be another game where we stop them playing and try to nick a goal which is fine by me as long we get a result.
Keep the faith guys, we are going to be ok. |  | |
wkj added 20:23 - Feb 28
mind games- I'm almost 100% sure he'll be here. neck injury = pain in the neck = nugent for town fans. we shall see |  | |
Walk_the_Wark added 20:59 - Feb 28
If we play like last week we'll be murdered- Nugent or not...serious | | |
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