Town 1-2 Wolves Sat 30th Jul 2011 16:57 Lee Bowyer scored his first goal in a Town shirt but Paul Jewell’s men were beaten 2-1 by Wolves in their final pre-season friendly at Portman Road. After an impressive first period, Bowyer put the Blues ahead just before half-time, Stephen Hunt and then a later Sylvan Ebanks-Blake penalty winning it for the visitors after the break. |
Northern Irish Duo Defeated in Final Fri 29th Jul 2011 20:44 Academy duo Caolan Lavery and Cormac Burke were in the Northern Ireland side which lost the final of the Elite section of the Milk Cup 1-0 to Denmark in Ballymena this evening. |
Hourihane Joining Plymouth Fri 29th Jul 2011 19:47 Midfielder Conor Hourihane is joining Plymouth on a free transfer, having been on trial with the Pilgrims for the last week. On Wednesday, the 20-year-old, who is signing a two-year deal, scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Truro City at Home Park. |
Cropper's US and Town Kids Third at Milk Cup Fri 29th Jul 2011 16:14 Academy keeper Cody Cropper's US side grabbed a 2-1 victory over Georgia in their third place play-off in the Elite section of the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland this afternoon. The Blues U15s also finished third in the Junior competition. |
Elllington Back for Wolves Friendly Fri 29th Jul 2011 14:35 All seven new recruits are in Town’s squad for Saturday’s final pre-season friendly at home to Wolves (KO 3pm). Striker Nathan Ellington is over the minor shoulder injury which led to him missing the abandoned game at Colchester on Tuesday. |
Stearman: Big Fight for Places Fri 29th Jul 2011 12:34 Town target Richard Stearman admits he’ll have a fight on his hands to get in the Wolves side, but says he’s keen to take on the challenge. The 23-year-old is likely to be in action for the Premier League side at some stage of Saturday’s pre-season friendly against the Blues at Portman Road (KO 3pm). |
Town Right Club for Stockdale Fri 29th Jul 2011 12:04 New loan keeper David Stockdale says yesterday’s Portman Road open day convinced him that he made the right decision in joining the Blues for the season from Fulham. More than 2,000 fans turned up to watch Stockdale and his new team-mates put through their paces on the main pitch. |
U18s Face Walsham Fri 29th Jul 2011 10:52 While Town’s first team squad are taking on Wolves at Portman Road in their final pre-season game on Saturday, the U18s are in action against Ridgeons League Premier Division side Walsham-le-Willows at their Meadow ground (KO 3pm). |
Duo in Final Action Fri 29th Jul 2011 10:13 Town duo Caolan Lavery and Cormac Burke (pictured) could help the Northern Ireland U19s to the Milk Cup this evening when the hosts take on Denmark in the final of the Elite section of the prestigious youth competition in Ballymena (BBC Two NI, Sky channel 992, 6pm). In the Junior tournament, the Blues U15s lost last night’s semi-final with Everton on penalties. |
Jay Hoping to Link Up With Chopra More Regularly at Town Fri 29th Jul 2011 09:52 New Town striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas says he’s looking forward to linking up with his former Cardiff team-mate Michael Chopra on a more regular basis at Portman Road. The duo were together with the Welsh club last season but the versatile youngster, who signed from Arsenal for £1.5 million rising to £2 million on Monday, says he never really got the opportunity to show his best form while on loan with the Bluebirds. |