Jewell Keen to Sign Andrews and Collins Permanently Thu 17th Nov 2011 10:59 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’d like to sign midfielder Keith Andrews and defender Danny Collins on a permanent basis. Andrews’s half-season loan from Blackburn is up in January, while Collins’s now extended spell from Stoke ends after the Derby County match in December. |
Sonko and Murphy Out Thu 17th Nov 2011 09:59 Town boss Paul Jewell has ruled defender Ibrahima Sonko and striker Daryl Murphy are out of Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest due to their hamstring problems. Lee Bowyer (hamstring and back) and Nathan Ellington (calf) are both available after recovering from their knocks. |
Orient Yet to Receive Porter Enquiry Wed 16th Nov 2011 18:18 Leyton Orient chief executive Matthew Porter says his club are yet to receive any enquiries regarding winger George Porter. Town are amongst a number of clubs understood to be eyeing the 19-year-old. |
Naked Football Show Tonight Wed 16th Nov 2011 14:36 This evening's The Naked Football Show (ICR FM 6pm) sees hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward joined by David James and another yet to be confirmed guest to discuss the Town issues of the moment. |
Town Trial for Young Striker Wed 16th Nov 2011 12:00 Town are reported to have taken Kirkley & Pakefield striker Ryan Crisp on trial. The 18-year-old scored four goals for the Ridgeons League Premier Division side in a 5-2 victory over Hadleigh United on Saturday. |
Final Cap for Edwards? Wed 16th Nov 2011 11:46 Town right-back Carlos Edwards won his 82nd and perhaps final Trinidad and Tobago cap as his national side beat Guyana 2-0 in a 2014 World Cup qualifier in Port of Spain overnight. The victory was in vain with the Soca Warriors having been eliminated from the qualification process after losing 2-1 to the Guyanese in Georgetown on Friday. |
Collins With Town for Extra Week Wed 16th Nov 2011 08:59 Defender Danny Collins will now be with the Blues for an extra week after he briefly returned to Stoke during the international break. The 31-year-old’s 93-day spell was temporarily halted while he spent time with his fiancée Danielle after she gave birth to their son five weeks early. |
Andrews and Ireland Confirm Qualification as Priskin Scores Again Tue 15th Nov 2011 21:51 Town loanee Keith Andrews and the Republic of Ireland completed the job of qualifying for Euro 2012 with a 1-1 draw against Estonia in Dublin this evening, Giovanni Trapattoni’s side winning their two-legged play-off 5-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, striker Tamás Priskin scored his third international goal in two games for Hungary in a friendly defeat in Poland. |
Carson Wins Cap in Defeat Tue 15th Nov 2011 15:59 Midfielder Josh Carson won his sixth Northern Ireland U21 cap as his side lost 2-0 to Serbia in a European Championship qualifier in Coleraine this afternoon. |
Sonko to Miss Forest Trip Tue 15th Nov 2011 13:03 Central defender Ibrahima Sonko is set to miss Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest due to the hamstring injury which kept him out of the home defeat to Doncaster. Better news is that Lee Bowyer, Nathan Ellington and Daryl Murphy are all closing in on a return to action. |