Blues Host Fortuna in Friendliest of FriendliesFortuna Düsseldorf make their first visit to Portman Road on Saturday for Town’s first home friendly of pre-season, almost two decades after groups of their fans began making annual pilgrimages to catch the Blues in in action (KO 3pm).
U21s Face Skuse's Bury TownThe Blues’ U21s’ annual friendly against Cole Skuse’s Bury Town for the Martin Swallow Memorial Trophy will be played at the OCS Ram Meadow Stadium on Saturday afternoon (KO 3pm).
Ashton: Five In, But That's Not the End of ItBlues CEO Mark Ashton says the five signings Town have made this summer aren’t the full extent of the business the club will do before the season opens at home to Liverpool on Saturday 17th August.
Ashton: The Stadium Will Be ReadyTown CEO Mark Ashton says Portman Road will be ready to host Liverpool on the opening day of the season, despite 104 separate projects which have been ongoing throughout the summer involving more than 200 workers.
No Town Clarke BidTWTD understands Town have not made a bid for Sunderland winger Jack Clarke.
No Fortuna Extra-Time Saturday’s friendly against Fortuna Düsseldorf will now not have an additional 30 minutes following the initial 90.
U21s and U18s Fixtures ReleasedTown’s U21s will get their Professional Development League Two South season under way when they host Birmingham City at Playford Road on Tuesday 13th August (KO 1pm), while the U18s start their PDL2 South campaign at Sheffield United on the preceding Saturday (KO 11am).
Town XI Draw at BranthamA Town XI drew 1-1 at Brantham Athletic in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday evening, Jesse Nwabueze opening the scoring for the Blues early on before Callum Griffith equalised for the hosts shortly after the break.
Szmodics Talks ContinuingTown talks with Blackburn Rovers regarding forward Sammie Szmodics are continuing, TWTD understands.
U21s Draw With Boro in CanadaTown’s U21s drew 1-1 with their Middlesbrough counterparts in their final game at the International Summer Series in Canada yesterday.
U21s Face Middlesbrough in CanadaTown’s U21s play their third and final game at the International Summer Series at Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada later today when they face their Middlesbrough counterparts (KO 1pm local time, 5pm UK).
Keeper Williamson With Hemel HempsteadYoung Blues keeper Woody Williamson was in action for National League South Hemel Hempstead Town as they were beaten 3-1 at home by Barnet this afternoon.
Ipswich Town 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk - Match ReportSkipper Sam Morsy’s first-half goal saw the Blues to a 1-0 victory over Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donesk 1-0 in their first public friendly of pre-season at Sportzentrum Landskron in Villach, Austria.
Johnson Starts For Blues Against ShakhtarBen Johnson is the only new signing starting for the Blues in their opening pre-season friendly against Shakhtar Donetsk at Sportzentrum Landskron in Villach this afternoon.
Blues Face Shakhtar in Friendly Double-HeaderTown get their public pre-season friendly programme under way this afternoon when they face Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk in two one-hour-long matches at Sportzentrum Landskron in Villach.