Town Fan Missing in Christchurch Fri 25th Feb 2011 12:19 Town fan Phil Coppeard is amongst those missing since the Christchurch earthquake on Tuesday. Phil, 41, had only recently emigrated to New Zealand with his wife Suzanne Craig. |
Final Games Switch to Saturday Fri 25th Feb 2011 10:56 The Football League has switched all the final day Championship games to Saturday 7th May with 12.45pm kick-offs. The Blues were originally down to travel to Leicester the following day with the match due to start at 3pm. |
Jewell: Pompey Boss Shouldn't Have Talked About Norris Fri 25th Feb 2011 09:22 Boss Paul Jewell says his Portsmouth counterpart Steve Cotterill shouldn't have spoken publicly about his interest in Town skipper David Norris during the transfer window. Cotterill, whose club is understood to have had a £250,000 offer rebuffed by the Blues, made a very public play for Norris, even claiming that he knew the 30-year-old wanted to move to Pompey. |
Jewell: Lone Central Role Doesn't Yet Suit Connor Fri 25th Feb 2011 08:59 Boss Paul Jewell says young striker Connor Wickham isn’t yet suited to playing the lone central striking role he currently employs. The England U21 international has been playing on the left of a forward three since the change of management at Portman Road. |
McLoughlin Off to Stockport Thu 24th Feb 2011 22:55 TWTD understands that fourth-choice Town keeper Ian McLoughlin is joining League Two strugglers Stockport County on loan. The 19-year-old is amongst the players who are out of contract at the end of the season. |
Jewell: Goals Main Area for Improvement Thu 24th Feb 2011 15:32 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’s generally happy with the way the Blues are playing but says there is one aspect of his team’s play which particularly needs to improve — scoring goals. Despite scoring six times against Doncaster a week ago, Town were unable to turn their overall superiority into goals against Hull City on Saturday and in the first half at QPR on Tuesday. |
Skipper Norris Could Be Back for Portsmouth Clash Thu 24th Feb 2011 13:46 Town boss Paul Jewell says skipper David Norris is in with a chance of returning to action when the Blues take on Portsmouth at Portman Road on Saturday. The midfielder, targeted by Pompey in January, has missed the last three matches with the ankle injury he suffered at Barnsley. |
This Week's Naked Podcast Now Online Thu 24th Feb 2011 11:04 You can now hear this week's The Naked Football Show on ICR FM's Listen Again facility, on an MP3 and on iTunes. Graham Blackburn and Phil Ham are joined by Joe Ward and Penny Woodbridge to discuss the Town issues of the day. |
Youngsters Would Benefit From Loans Thu 24th Feb 2011 09:25 Boss Paul Jewell says Town’s youngsters would benefit hugely from being sent out on loan to clubs in the lower leagues. The Blues’ reserves beat Southend 4-0 yesterday but the Town manager believes the club’s first and second-year pros would learn far more if out on loan. |
Healy Set to Miss Portsmouth Clash Wed 23rd Feb 2011 17:22 Town look likely to be without midfielder Colin Healy when Portsmouth visit Portman Road on Saturday. The Irish international was replaced by Andy Drury during the first half of last night’s 2-0 defeat at QPR. |