McCarthy Delighted Squad is Sorted Early Mon 29th Jul 2013 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy is delighted to have assembled his squad by the end of July, ahead of the start of the season at Reading next Saturday and well in advance of the end of the transfer window on Monday 2nd September. Speaking last week, the Town manager said he was after one more player and on Friday added Manchester United midfielder Ryan Tunnicliffe to his squad on loan, his 10th addition of the summer. |
Reuser Amongst Dutch Players at Gay Pride Sun 28th Jul 2013 19:33 Former Blue Martijn Reuser will be amongst a number of high profile Dutch players on a boat at Gay Pride in Amsterdam next Saturday. The Dutch FA, the KNVB, has organised the boat which will take part in the annual parade along Amsterdam’s canals for the first time in support of gay acceptance within Dutch football. |
McCarthy: A Game of Two Halves Sat 27th Jul 2013 18:01 Boss Mick McCarthy felt the Blues’ 3-3 draw at Notts County was a game of two halves, affected by the inevitable pre-season substitution. |
Carson Set for Trial as Lee Joins in Training Sat 27th Jul 2013 17:52 Boss Mick McCarthy has revealed that midfielder Josh Carson is set for a trial at an unnamed club this week. The Blues manager also confirmed that former striker Alan Lee has trained with his first team and that he is assessing the 34-year-old, who was released by Huddersfield at the end of last season and has been coaching with the Town academy. |
Notts County 3-3 Town Sat 27th Jul 2013 16:51 Luke Hyam, Daryl Murphy and Paul Taylor were on the scoresheet as Town’s final pre-season friendly ended 3-3 at Notts County. The Blues were 2-1 in front at the break — ex-Town striker Danny Haynes netting for the home side — before Taylor lashed in a brilliant freekick for a much-changed Blues side after the break and County added two more, including a brilliant equaliser from Yoann Arquin. |
Notts County 1-2 Town - Half-Time Sat 27th Jul 2013 15:57 Goals from Luke Hyam and Daryl Murphy see the Blues lead Notts County 2-1 at half-time, ex-Town striker Danny Haynes netting the home side’s goal. |
Anderson and Skuse Start at Notts County Sat 27th Jul 2013 14:07 Paul Anderson and Cole Skuse are both included in the Town side taking on Notts County at Meadow Lane in this afternoon’s final pre-season friendly (KO 3pm). The former Nottingham Forest man has missed the last two games with a hamstring problem, while Skuse was subbed with a knee injury at Colchester on Tuesday. |
Briefing Notes for the New Season — Part Three Sat 27th Jul 2013 12:00 In the third of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums. The East Lancashire teams of Burnley, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers are under the spotlight in today’s notes. |
Life's a Pitch at Lunchtime Sat 27th Jul 2013 09:31 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live over Saturday lunchtime (midday to 2pm), looking forward to the season ahead. Presenter Mark Murphy is joined by most of the show’s other regulars, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham, who will be at Notts County ahead of today’s friendly, but Blues legend Kevin Beattie is taking a week off. |
Comfortable Win for U18s at Southwold Fri 26th Jul 2013 20:53 The Blues' U18s comfortably won their annual friendly against Southwold Town on the Common 7-0 on Friday evening. Josh Fagbohan, George Clarke, Jack Willbye (pictured), Cemal Ramadan (2), Omar Sowunmi and Shane McLoughlin scoring the goals. |