Town 1-0 Leicester City Sat 02nd Mar 2013 17:39 David McGoldrick netted his second goal for the Blues five minutes from time as Town claimed a crucial 1-0 home victory over Leicester City. Sub Daryl Murphy dispossessed Foxes skipper Wes Morgan — who he had clashed with not long beforehand — and threaded through the on-loan Forest man. |
Town Unchanged Against Nugent-less Leicester Sat 02nd Mar 2013 14:43 Town are unchanged for today’s home game against Leicester City. The Foxes also name an unchanged side with goals-against-Town-specialist David Nugent missing from their 18 due to a neck injury. |
McCarthy: Style Will Come Once We're Safe Sat 02nd Mar 2013 06:03 Boss Mick McCarthy has promised that his Town side will ultimately add stylish football to their organisation and work ethic — but says securing their Championship status is currently the priority. |
McCarthy: Versatile Brown Another Option Sat 02nd Mar 2013 06:03 Boss Mick McCarthy says he brought in Manchester United’s Reece Brown earlier this week to add to his options in a number of areas. The 21-year-old is primarily a centre-half, like his older brother Wes, but the Blues manager says he can operate in a variety of roles. |
Manchester Re-United Sat 02nd Mar 2013 06:01 Today’s clash between Ipswich and Leicester will bring together a number of players with Manchester United connections, including winger Lee Martin, who was at Old Trafford before moving to Portman Road four years ago, and new signing Reece Brown, who joined on loan from the Premier League champions-in-waiting this week. |
McCarthy: Hugely Impressed With Leicester Sat 02nd Mar 2013 06:00 Mick McCarthy admitted that he was hugely impressed with today’s opponents Leicester City when he saw them beat Blackburn 3-0 on Tuesday. He says the Foxes are up there with Watford and Cardiff as one of the division’s top sides. |
Scowy and Sports Psychologist on Life's a Pitch Fri 01st Mar 2013 23:26 Ex-Blues and Leicester man James Scowcroft and former Town sports psychologist Ken Way are this week’s special guests on BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch, which is live over Saturday lunchtime (midday to 2pm). Presenter Mark Murphy is joined by the show’s other regulars, Blues legend Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham. |
Taylor Charged With GBH Fri 01st Mar 2013 16:51 Town striker Paul Taylor is one of two men charged with GBH in relation to an incident at a town centre pub in October. Taylor, along with a woman believed to be his girlfriend, had been released on police bail until today. |
U21s and U18s Face QPR Fri 01st Mar 2013 15:49 Town’s U21s and U18s are both in action against QPR on Saturday. The U18s face the Premier League side at Playford Road (KO 11am), while the U21 side are away at the R's Harlington training ground. (KO 10.45am). |
Trio Impress Blues Boss Ahead of Leicester Clash Fri 01st Mar 2013 15:13 Blues boss Mick McCarthy says Frank Nouble, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Andy Drury did their chances of getting into the team for Saturday’s home game against Leicester no harm at all with their performances in Monday’s U21 match against Colchester. Nouble netted a hat-trick and Drury the other goal, while Emmanuel-Thomas was one of the Blues’ stand-out performers in a 4-3 victory over the U’s. |