Trialist Crisp in U18 Squad Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:37 Trialist Ryan Crisp has been named in the U18s squad for Saturday’s game at Fulham's Motspur Park training ground (KO 11am). The 18-year-old Kirkley and Pakefield striker, who scored four goals for the Ridgeons League Premier Division side in a 5-2 victory over Hadleigh United last Saturday, is spending six weeks being assessed by the Blues' youth set-up. |
Jewell Weighing Up Formation Change at Forest Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:06 Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary. |
Signed Up Lawrence Could Feature for First Team Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:00 Blues boss Paul Jewell says 15-year-old academy schoolboy Byron Lawrence is already pushing for a place in the Town first team. The midfielder, who Jewell compares to Arsenal and England man Jack Wilshere, this week signed a two-year academy scholarship at Playford Road starting next summer. |
Naked Podcast Now Online at New Locations Fri 18th Nov 2011 10:14 You can now hear this week's The Naked Football Show on ICR FM's Listen Again facility, on an MP3 and on iTunes (both at new locations due to circumstances beyond the show’s control). Hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward are joined by David James to discuss the Town issues of the moment. |
Duo Show Club's Support for Charity Fri 18th Nov 2011 09:35 Town duo Danny Collins and Lee Martin were at NORCAS yesterday to show the club’s support for the charity's Too Much Too Young appeal. NORCAS, one of the Blues' nominated charities for 2011/12, runs a wide range of services supporting those affected by drugs, alcohol and gambling. |
Leadbitter Taking His Time Fri 18th Nov 2011 08:18 Town boss Paul Jewell says skipper Grant Leadbitter’s agent has told him that the 25-year-old is happy to take his time before deciding on his future. Leadbitter, who was targeted by new Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cotterill when he was at Portsmouth in the summer, is out of contract at the end of the season and able to talk to other clubs from January. |
Jewell: Town Watched Porter Fri 18th Nov 2011 08:12 Boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that the Blues watched Leyton Orient winger George Porter in action during last week’s 3-0 FA Cup victory over Bromley at Brisbane Road. However, the Town manager says Carlisle’s Rory Loy, who was also mentioned as being a Town target earlier in the week is not someone he is familiar with. |
Priskin Trapped in Hungary Fri 18th Nov 2011 08:05 Striker Tamás Priskin found himself trapped back in Hungary on Wednesday night with sub-zero temperatures grounding outward flights. The 25-year-old had been due back at Portman Road yesterday ahead of Saturday’s visit to Nottingham Forest. |
Youth Cup Date Set Thu 17th Nov 2011 17:01 Town’s FA Youth Cup third round tie against Leeds United will be played at Portman Road on Tuesday 6th December (KO 7pm). The Blues won the competition in 1973, 1975 and 2005. |
Jewell Looking to Add to Defensive Options Thu 17th Nov 2011 12:42 Blues boss Paul Jewell says he wants to add another central defender to his squad due to the number of injuries his centre-halves have suffered this season. Ibrahima Sonko is currently sidelined with a hamstring tear, while Damien Delaney recently underwent surgery on a stress fracture to his foot and Ãvar Ingimarsson missed much of August and September with a thigh problem. |