http://www.twtd.co.uk All the latest news from Ipswich Town en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:29:47 +0000 Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15995 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15995 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:08:00 +0000 Central defender Tommy Smith has been named in the New Zealand senior squad for the first time. Macclesfield-born Smith, who has previously represented England’s U17s, recently committed to play for the country where he lived between the ages of eight and 16. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15994 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15994 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:50:00 +0000 Town begin their four-match run of away games with a trip to increasingly struggling QPR (KO 8pm). Boss Roy Keane will be looking for three points to take his side away from their current precarious position of 21st in the table, one point off the bottom three. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15993 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15993 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:00 +0000 I may have seemed like a Roy Keane lover or an optimist over the past few months, so I thought I'd take a look and write what may be seen as a 'realistic' blog. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15991 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15991 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:49:00 +0000 Town groundsman Alan Ferguson says he would like to see a winter break for the FA Youth Cup to prevent damage to pitches. Ferguson’s Portman Road surface was less than its usual self when the Blues took on Middlesbrough on Saturday in the wake of last Tuesday’s Youth Cup defeat to Fulham. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15992 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15992 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:23:00 +0000 Town's U18s drew 1-1 at Charlton's Sparrows Lane training ground on Saturday morning. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15990 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15990 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:58:00 +0000 Daryl Murphy says he is hoping to show Sunderland boss Steve Bruce that he should have been playing him as a striker and not a left midfielder during his loan spell with the Blues. Murphy has spent much of his time at the Stadium of Light playing in his less favoured midfield role. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15989 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15989 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:46:00 +0000 Town manager Roy Keane says no new loan additions are close to being added to his squad and no one is on the verge of leaving for pastures new. Last week the Blues boss revealed that he was looking for cover in a couple of areas – probably a left-back and a right-sided centre-half – and had received interest in some of his players from elsewhere. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15988 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15988 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:44:00 +0000 Ipswich's left flank has been its weak spot this year. Let's take a look at the developments and, more importantly, the lack thereof, on the left side which has contributed to Ipswich's present position. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15987 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15987 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0000 And with yet another home draw on Saturday, Town equalled their all-time highest total in a season, with eight home matches still to play. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15985 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15985 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:16:00 +0000 Boss Roy Keane was frustrated that the Blues recorded yet another draw - their 15th in the league this season - as the home game with Middlesbrough ended 1-1. However, the Town manager conceded that it was a fair result. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15986 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15986 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:33:00 +0000 On-loan midfielder Liam Trotter helped Millwall to a 2-1 victory over Norwich City at the Den on Saturday afternoon. Earlier this week, Trotter extended his spell with the Lions to the end of the season. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15984 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15984 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:14:00 +0000 Despite Daryl Murphy’s debut goal in the opening seconds via a David Healy assist, Town recorded their 15th league draw of the season against Boro at Portman Road. In a battling encounter of few clear-cut chances, David Wheater nodded an equaliser for the visitors just after the hour mark. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15983 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15983 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:42:00 +0000 Boss Roy Keane says the club have been given no indication that midfielder Luciano Civelli’s knee injury threatens his career. The Argentinian, who is currently back in South America, has been sidelined since suffering the injury in his eighth game for Town last March and now isn’t expected to return until early next season. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15982 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15982 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:14:00 +0000 Boss Roy Keane says new signing Devann Yao and members of Town's U18 side are in with a chance of first team football this season. The American trialist finally signed a contract until the end of the season earlier in the week. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15981 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15981 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:05:00 +0000 Keeper Richard Wright is ahead of schedule as he recovers from the knee ligament injury he sustained at Cardiff at the end of November. Boss Roy Keane says the former England glovesman is showing what a good professional he is. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15980 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15980 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:58:00 +0000 Town boss Roy Keane says his side should be scoring more goals from set pieces. The Blues won a succession of corners and freekicks in dangerous areas at Preston last week and had only Tamás Priskin’s disallowed goal to show for them. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15979 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15979 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:56:00 +0000 Town boss Roy Keane is reported to be leaving his current rented Aldeburgh house for a new home in Woodbridge. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15978 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15978 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:03:00 +0000 Boss Roy Keane says he has received loan interest in members of his squad since the transfer window ended on Monday. Football League clubs are able to take players on emergency loans from next week. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15977 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15977 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:55:00 +0000 Town boss Roy Keane says he is looking for new strike pair David Healy and Daryl Murphy to end Town’s goalscoring woes. The duo are likely to go straight into the side facing Keane’s former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan’s much-changed Middlesbrough team at Portman Road on Saturday. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15976 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15976 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:40:00 +0000 Town's U18s will be looking to get over the disappointment of their midweek FA Youth Cup exit to Fulham when the face Charlton at their Sparrows Lane training ground on Saturday morning (KO 11am). Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15975 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15975 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:21:00 +0000 Defender Alex Bruce is not ruling out his loan move to Leicester being made a permanent one in the summer if all goes well. Bruce joined the Foxes on loan until the end of the season last Monday. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15974 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15974 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:06:00 +0000 The Official Supporters Club and ITFC are organising a day of supporters events around Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough. The Supporters Club will be welcoming fans from branches from around the world and joining them for a number of social events which are open to all supporters. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15973 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15973 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:20:00 +0000 Manager Roy Keane says Tamás Priskin will benefit from “a change of scenery”, having joined QPR on loan until the end of the season. Keane says he made his decision to make more changes to his squad after Saturday’s performance at Preston North End. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15972 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15972 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:29:00 +0000 Academy schoolboy Jack Simmons has been named in a Wales U17 squad for a warm weather training camp at San Sebastian, Spain at the end of the month. Ipswich Town http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15971 http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15971 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:00 +0000 New strike pair David Healy and Daryl Murphy were in little doubt about what they want from their half-season loan from Sunderland to Town – to play games and to score goals. The duo were paraded at a Portman Road press conference on Thursday afternoon.