Murphy Set for QPR Tue 05th Jul 2011 23:03 TWTD understands that former Town keeper Brian Murphy is set to join QPR having left Portman Road at the end of last season. Murphy has been weighing up whether to sign for Neil Warnock’s newly promoted Premier League club since the end of last season. |
Gomez Leaves Town Tue 05th Jul 2011 15:56 Town fitness coach Antonio Gomez has left his job at Portman Road to take up a similar role back home in Spain. Gomez, who also worked with Liverpool and Sunderland while in England, joined the Blues as part of Roy Keane’s backroom team in April 2009. |
Peterborough Game on Sky Tue 05th Jul 2011 12:16 Town’s game at Peterborough United’s London Road on Saturday 20th August has switched to a 5.20pm kick-off as it’s live on Sky. |
Six-Goal Performance First Sign of Connor's Class Tue 05th Jul 2011 10:50 Academy recruitment officer Malcolm Moore says it was a six-goal starring performance which first alerted him to former Blues’ frontman Connor Wickham’s exceptional talent. The 18-year-old, who left Portman Road for Sunderland last week for an initial £8.1 million rising to £12 million, was a member of Reading’s academy at the time, learning the game under current Swansea City boss Brendan Rodgers. |
Jewell: The Duke Has Something to Prove Tue 05th Jul 2011 09:27 Town boss Paul Jewell says new striker Nathan Ellington has something to prove to himself as well as other people after losing his direction in recent seasons. The man known as the Duke was one of the stars of the Blues manager’s Wigan side, netting 24 goals as the Latics pipped Town to Premier League promotion in 2004/05. |
Town Sign Icelandic Youngster Mon 04th Jul 2011 23:32 Town have signed 17-year-old Icelandic midfielder Gunnar Thorsteinsson on a two-year academy scholarship. Thorsteinsson was on trial at Playford Road in the winter and again in May, impressing academy staff enough to be offered terms. |
Meekings Joins Butcher's Boys Mon 04th Jul 2011 21:02 Released Town defender Josh Meekings has agreed a two-year contract with Terry Butcher’s Inverness Caledonian Thistle after a successful trial. TWTD revealed that the 18-year-old, who was told he wouldn't be offered professional terms at the end of his academy scholarship, was interesting Caley back in April. |
St Ledger Completes Leicester Move Mon 04th Jul 2011 17:51 Town target Sean St Ledger has completed his switch from Preston North End to Leicester City. The 26-year-old has moved for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.2 million. |
Brown: I Left Town For Regular Football Mon 04th Jul 2011 14:11 Former Town defender Troy Brown says he turned down his new one-year deal with the Blues in order to play regular first team football with Rotherham. The Wales U21 international signed a two-year contract with the Millers last week, TWTD first revealing the League Two club’s interest in May. |
Delaney Returns Mon 04th Jul 2011 14:05 Defender Damien Delaney returned to Playford Road to start his pre-season preparations this morning, having been given until tomorrow off after spending much of the summer with the Republic of Ireland squad. |