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. |
Leadbitter to Start Against Boro Mon 26th Mar 2012 12:59 Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that Grant Leadbitter, who missed Saturday’s defeat at Watford due to suspension, will return to his midfield when the Blues take on Middlesbrough at Portman Road on Tuesday. Jason Scotland is also expected to return to the squad after recovering from his adductor strain. |
Ticket Offer for Millwall Game Mon 26th Mar 2012 09:45 Town have announced a ticket offer for the home game against Millwall on Saturday 21st April. The pricing scheme is similar to the one in place for tomorrow night’s restaged match against Middlesbrough with adult tickets at £20. |
Jewell: We Need to Be More Defensively-Minded Mon 26th Mar 2012 09:23 Boss Paul Jewell said his Town side still need to be more defensively-minded after errors at the back led to the Blues losing another game from a winning position at Watford on Saturday. The 2-1 defeat was the fifth time Town had lost having been in front this season with a further three ending in draws, which adds up to 21 points dropped from winning positions over the campaign. |