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After Matt Holland had again become the hero of Ireland (and according to the Irish Unison: "The bionic man of English club football, powered by an engine with unlimited CCs."), a couple of other Town players were on international duty last night.
Hermann Hreidarsson recovered from his gashed knee to play in Iceland's 1-1 draw with Bulgaria while Amir Karic's Slovenian side scored an impressive 1-0 win in Switzerland. They are now just four points behind Russia who lead Group One.
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Chenery: Old-School Values Are ImportantBen Chenery took over as Town’s academy manager over the summer, following Dmitri Halajko’s elevation to director of football operations, and TWTD spoke to him about his first few months in the job as the Blues’ youth set-up stepped up to category one.
Town Women Lose to BirminghamIpswich Town Women were comprehensively beaten 4-0 by a confident Birmingham City side at the Colchester JobServe Community Stadium this afternoon, their second successive WSL2 defeat.
Hirst Hoping to Add to Scotland CapsStriker George Hirst will hope to add to his international caps and goals later today when Scotland host Belarus in a World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park (KO 5pm, BBC2).
Slicker Sent Off After Final WhistleOn-loan Blues keeper Cieran Slicker was shown a red card after the final whistle having recorded his third clean sheet in four games as Barnet won 2-0 at Tranmere in League Two.