Edwards in Team of the Week Mon 18th Apr 2011 18:25 Midfielder-turned-full-back Carlos Edwards has been named in the Championship Team of the Week for his performance in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. |
Town 3-3 Middlesbrough Tue 12th Apr 2011 22:21 Grant Leadbitter netted twice, the second a penalty, and Connor Wickham once as the Blues drew 3-3 at home to Middlesbrough. Leadbitter put the Blues in front early on, but two goals in a minute just before the break from Andy Halliday and Scott McDonald saw the visitors into a surprise lead. Boro extended their lead after the restart via Andrew Taylor but Connor Wickham and then Leadbitter from the spot levelled with both teams having opportunities to win it late on. |
Burnley 1-2 Town Sat 02nd Apr 2011 17:04 Town picked up their seventh league away win of the season as first half goals from skipper David Norris and Connor Wickham saw Paul Jewell’s men to a 2-1 victory at Burnley. Norris and Wickham netted within seven minutes of one another before the break, with the Clarets pulling one back through Jay Rodriguez in the second half. |
O'Dea in Ireland Squad Tue 15th Mar 2011 15:28 Town defender Darren O’Dea has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia and a friendly with Uruguay later this month. On-loan Celtic man O’Dea has previously won four full caps. |
Smith in New Zealand Squad and Set for Olympics Wed 09th Mar 2011 01:33 Town defender Tommy Smith has been named in a provisional New Zealand squad for games against China and Japan later this month. All Whites boss Ricki Herbert has also revealed that he expects Smith to be involved in New Zealand's Olympic side at London 2012. |
McLoughlin Saves Penalty on Irish U21 Debut Wed 09th Feb 2011 21:28 Keeper Ian McLoughlin came off the bench to save a penalty on his debut and midfielder Conor Hourihane was also in the side as the Republic of Ireland’s U21s drew 0-0 in Cyprus. |
Arsenal 3-0 Town (3-1 on Agg) Tue 25th Jan 2011 21:55 Town’s Carling Cup Wembley dream finally came to an end as goals from Nicklas Bendtner, Laurent Koscielny and Cesc Fabregas consigned Paul Jewell’s men to a 3-0 semi-final second leg defeat at the Emirates. The Blues, a goal up from the first leg, held out for 151 minutes of both games before conceding two goals in three minutes just after the hour mark and then the third in the 77th minute. |
Jewell Hoping History Repeats Itself Tue 25th Jan 2011 08:37 Paul Jewell is hoping to repeat his 2006 Carling Cup semi-final triumph over Arsenal with Wigan when Town take on the Gunners at the Emirates at the same stage of the competition this evening (BBC2 and BBC HD, 7.30pm). The Blues go into the game a goal up from the first leg, Tamás Priskin’s second half strike having seen them to a 1-0 victory at Portman Road a fortnight ago. |
Town 1-0 Arsenal Wed 12th Jan 2011 22:01 Tamás Priskin’s second half goal saw the Blues to a famous 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first leg victory over a strong Arsenal side at Portman Road. Priskin curled home from the edge of the area after being sent away by Colin Healy with Town fully deserving their victory over Arsene Wenger’s lacklustre team. |
Clegg Backs Keane at AGM Wed 08th Dec 2010 03:14 Chief executive Simon Clegg says he and owner Marcus Evans are still backing manager Roy Keane, despite the current run of five successive league defeats. The former British Olympic Association chief, speaking after Tuesday’s PLC AGM in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite, believes that the Blues can still make the play-offs this season. |