Jewell Weighing Up Formation Change at Forest Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:06 Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary. |
Jewell: Town Watched Porter Fri 18th Nov 2011 08:12 Boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that the Blues watched Leyton Orient winger George Porter in action during last week’s 3-0 FA Cup victory over Bromley at Brisbane Road. However, the Town manager says Carlisle’s Rory Loy, who was also mentioned as being a Town target earlier in the week is not someone he is familiar with. |
Jewell Keen to Sign Andrews and Collins Permanently Thu 17th Nov 2011 10:59 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’d like to sign midfielder Keith Andrews and defender Danny Collins on a permanent basis. Andrews’s half-season loan from Blackburn is up in January, while Collins’s now extended spell from Stoke ends after the Derby County match in December. |
Collins With Town for Extra Week Wed 16th Nov 2011 08:59 Defender Danny Collins will now be with the Blues for an extra week after he briefly returned to Stoke during the international break. The 31-year-old’s 93-day spell was temporarily halted while he spent time with his fiancée Danielle after she gave birth to their son five weeks early. |
Andrews and Ireland Confirm Qualification as Priskin Scores Again Tue 15th Nov 2011 21:51 Town loanee Keith Andrews and the Republic of Ireland completed the job of qualifying for Euro 2012 with a 1-1 draw against Estonia in Dublin this evening, Giovanni Trapattoni’s side winning their two-legged play-off 5-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, striker Tamás Priskin scored his third international goal in two games for Hungary in a friendly defeat in Poland. |
Andrews Unsure About Future Tue 15th Nov 2011 11:45 Blues midfielder Keith Andrews says he’s not sure what will happen when his half-season loan from Blackburn ends in January. The 31-year-old, who is in action for the Republic of Ireland in the second leg of their Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia this evening, doesn’t want to return to Ewood Park, where he still has 18 months remaining on his contract. |
Andrews Starts for Ireland in Dublin Mon 14th Nov 2011 16:56 Midfielder Keith Andrews has been confirmed as a starter for the Republic of Ireland when they face Estonia in the second leg of their Euro 2012 play-off in Dublin on Tuesday (Sky Sports One/HD1 7pm). Andrews, who is on loan from Blackburn until January, scored the opening goal in his side’s 4-0 victory in the first leg in Tallinn on Friday. |
Andrews Keen to Face England Mon 14th Nov 2011 09:50 Midfielder Keith Andrews says he’d love his Republic of Ireland side to take on England in a pre-Euro 2012 friendly once they have completed the job of qualifying when Estonia are in Dublin on Tuesday evening (Sky Sports One/HD1 7pm). Andrews was named the man of the match by various sources as he scored the opening goal as the Irish won the first leg 4-0 in Tallinn on Friday. |
Andrews and Priskin on Target Fri 11th Nov 2011 21:40 Town midfielder Keith Andrews netted the first and ex-Blues skipper Jon Walters scored the second as the Republic of Ireland beat nine-man Estonia 4-0 in their Euro 2012 play-off first leg in Tallinn this evening. Elsewhere, striker Tamás Priskin was on target twice for Hungary. |
Town Fan Set for Record Polar Expedition Fri 11th Nov 2011 17:20 Town supporter Richard Smith is planning to become the first man to wear a Blues shirt at the South Pole when he sets off on a world record Antarctic expedition next week. Richard, 33, will be accompanying his friend Alan Lock, who if they make it will be the first blind person to walk the journey from the coast of the Antarctica to the South Pole. |