Hewitt Starts Against Birmingham Sat 27th Apr 2013 14:47 Elliott Hewitt coming in at right-back for the injured Richard Stearman is the only change to the Town side facing Birmingham City at Portman Road this afternoon. The on-loan Wolves man suffered a hamstring injury at Sheffield Wednesday last week. |
MDs: Academy Will Step Up to Category One Sat 27th Apr 2013 09:51 Town’s academy will step up to Category One status for the 2014/15 season, joint-managing directors Ian Milne and Jonathan Symonds have confirmed. The Blues’ youth set-up is currently Category Two with clubs able to switch every two seasons. |
McCarthy: Hyam Has Got Better and Better Sat 27th Apr 2013 06:04 Mick McCarthy has paid tribute to the progress made by Luke Hyam since he came to the club in November, the boss having picked the 21-year-old as the winner of this season’s Most Improved Player award. The Town manager sees players such as Hyam as the core around which his team will be built going forward. |
Smith: Award Would Be a Great Honour Sat 27th Apr 2013 06:03 Tommy Smith admits he would regard it as a huge honour if he is named supporters’ Player of the Year this weekend. |
Hewitt Will Bring Boundless Energy Sat 27th Apr 2013 06:02 Mick McCarthy has no doubt that Elliott Hewitt will prove an able deputy for the “outstanding” Richard Stearman during this afternoon’s final home game of the season against Birmingham. On-loan Wolves man Stearman is set to miss out with a hamstring injury. |
Birmingham Win Was Vital Sat 27th Apr 2013 06:01 Blues boss Mick McCarthy believes his side’s 1-0 win at Birmingham in his first game in charge back in November was vital to Town staying in the Championship. Former loanee DJ Campbell netted the only goal of that match after eight minutes to take the three points away from St Andrew’s. |
Smith Already Looking Forward to New Season Sat 27th Apr 2013 06:00 Tommy Smith is looking forward to his summer break but admits the thought of returning for a brand new campaign already fills him with excitement. |
McGavin on Life's a Pitch Fri 26th Apr 2013 21:24 Former Birmingham striker and current Town academy head of recruitment Steve McGavin is this week’s special guest 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, legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham. |
New Scholars Inducted Fri 26th Apr 2013 16:57 Next season’s eight new first-year scholars were inducted into the academy earlier today. The players and their parents were shown around Portman Road and had lunch with academy director Bryan Klug and joint-managing director Ian Milne in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite before meeting up with manager Mick McCarthy this afternoon. |
Hewitt in for Stearman Against Birmingham Fri 26th Apr 2013 14:55 Mick McCarthy looks set to make one enforced change for Saturday’s final home game of the season against Birmingham City with Richard Stearman expected to miss out with the hamstring injury he suffered at Sheffield Wednesday. Elliott Hewitt, 18, is set to come in at right-back for his third start for the Blues. |