Smith and Carson Set for Caps Fri 01st Jun 2012 10:28 Town duo Tommy Smith and Josh Carson are set to add to their international caps on Saturday. Smith will skipper New Zealand in their opening game at the Oceania Nations Cup in the Solomon Islands against Fiji, while Carson’s Northern Ireland take on the Netherlands in Amsterdam. |
League Cup Now Capital One Cup Fri 01st Jun 2012 09:51 The Football League has announced that the League Cup will be known as the Capital One Cup for the next four seasons. The Blues get their 2012/13 campaign under way with a first round tie in the week commencing August 13th. |
Town Renew Klug Interest Thu 31st May 2012 15:07 TWTD understands that Town have renewed their interest in bringing former Academy manager Bryan Klug back to Playford Road as exiting chief Sammy Morgan’s replacement. In February, we revealed that the Blues had approached the 51-year-old about a possible return, Klug at that point deciding against leaving his current role as assistant director and head of player development at Tottenham’s Academy. |
Hewitt Impressed By Town Thu 31st May 2012 12:10 New signing Elliott Hewitt says everything about Town is impressive and that the club is a “big step up” from his previous side Macclesfield. The 18-year-old right-back signed a three-year deal yesterday, the clubs having agreed a fee in the region of £250,000 plus top-ups last week. |
Manchester United Keeper Linked Wed 30th May 2012 23:58 Town and Watford are being linked with loan moves for Manchester United’s 22-year-old keeper Ben Amos. Blues boss Paul Jewell is very much in the hunt for a new number one this summer with released Red Devil Tomasz Kuszczak understood to be top of his list of targets. |
Two Number Nines the Highlight for Morgan Wed 30th May 2012 22:09 It should come as no surprise that Connor Wickham and Jordan Rhodes are the two Playford Road alumni that departing Academy manager Sammy Morgan singles out from his time with the Blues - both are strikers just as he was during his playing days. The 65-year-old is set to leave Town at the end of the month after eight years, initially as head of education before taking on his current role in 2009. |
Morgan to Step Down Wed 30th May 2012 15:09 Town have announced that Academy manager Sammy Morgan will be stepping down at the end of the month. Former Northern Ireland international striker Morgan, 65, has been at Playford Road since 2004, initially as head of education, stepping into his current role in 2009. |
Hewitt Delighted to Be Joining "Big Club" Wed 30th May 2012 15:00 Elliott Hewitt said he was delighted to be joining a "big club" like Town having become the Blues’ first new signing of the summer this afternoon. The right-back or midfielder, who also celebrates his 18th birthday today, put pen to paper on a three-year contract, the clubs having agreed a fee believed to be in the region of an initial £250,000 plus further milestone clauses. |
Hewitt Deal Done Wed 30th May 2012 14:35 Town have confirmed the signing of Macclesfield right-back Elliott Hewitt. The Welshman, who is 18 today, has signed a three-year deal, as reported last night. |
Smith Again Handed Armband Wed 30th May 2012 13:23 New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has confirmed that Blues defender Tommy Smith will captain the All Whites at their Oceania Nations Cup games this week. Regular skipper Ryan Nelsen misses the matches, which double as World Cup qualifiers, due to an ankle injury. |