Jewell: Penalty Miss Woke Us Up Tue 27th Mar 2012 22:47
Blues boss Paul Jewell felt it took Grant Leadbitter’s missed penalty to get his side going after a lacklustre first half in the 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough. |
Town 1-1 Middlesbrough Tue 27th Mar 2012 22:03
Grant Leadbitter missed a penalty but then slammed in a stunning goal as Town drew 1-1 at home to Middlesbrough. After a dull first half, the visitors went in front via sub Lukas Jutkiewicz, Boro keeper Jason Steele having saved Leadbitter’s penalty, but the midfielder hammered in an equaliser with 16 minutes remaining. |
Leadbitter in for Drury Tue 27th Mar 2012 19:38
Grant Leadbitter’s return from suspension is the only change from the side which lost 2-1 at Watford on Saturday as the Blues look to stretch their home winning run to six games against Middlesbrough this evening. Andy Drury is the man to drop out. |
Leadbitter Back for Boro Re-Run Tue 27th Mar 2012 12:27
Grant Leadbitter will return to the Town midfield for tonight’s restaging of the Middlesbrough home game which was abandoned in February due to a frozen section of pitch (KO 7.45pm). The 26-year-old, back after a one-game ban for his red card against Burnley, looks set to come into Paul Jewell’s side for veteran Lee Bowyer. |
Edwards: Town Now Expecting to Win Matches Tue 27th Mar 2012 12:07
Ipswich expect — rather than hope — to win every game they play, according to skipper Carlos Edwards. |
Jewell: Players Now Look Forward to Home Comforts Tue 27th Mar 2012 10:24
Boss Paul Jewell says his players are now looking forward to home matches having admitted that they were anxious about games at Portman Road earlier in the season. Town will be out to extend their winning home run to six games when Middlesbrough return to Suffolk tonight for the restaging of February’s abandoned match. |
Jewell: Watford Had No Answer to JET Tue 27th Mar 2012 07:00
Blues manager Paul Jewell felt Watford had no answer to midfielder Jay Emmanuel-Thomas during Saturday’s first half with some aspects of the youngster’s game even resembling his former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry. The Town boss is delighted with the form the 21-year-old is showing with opposition teams deputing two and even three players to deal with his threat. |
Jewell: Scotland's Clause Unaffordable Tue 27th Mar 2012 06:00
Town boss Paul Jewell says the Blues are looking to negotiate a new deal with striker Jason Scotland because the clause in the Trinidadian’s current contract is unaffordable with the new Financial Fair Play rules coming in next season. An extra year at the 33-year-old’s existing wage will be triggered if he makes two more league starts during the remaining weeks of the campaign. |
Edwards Delighted to Sign New Deal Tue 27th Mar 2012 06:00
Town captain Carlos Edwards has spoken of his delight at securing his Portman Road future and admitted he would like nothing more than for team-mates Grant Leadbitter and Jason Scotland to do likewise. |
Edwards the Confessor Mon 26th Mar 2012 15:58
Skipper Carlos Edwards is refusing to concede defeat in his bid to lead Ipswich into the play-offs. |
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