Portsmouth Boss Appleton Confirms Bid Turned Down Thu 19th Jan 2012 11:17 Portsmouth boss Michael Appleton has confirmed that Pompey have turned down the Blues’ offer for Joel Ward (left) and Jason Pearce. He says the duo, who TWTD revealed were Town’s targets on Tuesday, are players who will play a big part in his future. |
Experimental Price Cut for Middlesbrough Clash Thu 19th Jan 2012 11:05 Town have reduced prices for the home game with Middlesbrough by 25% in what they describe as “a major ticketing trial”. Fans have been critical of high matchday prices for the last few seasons. |
Crewe Boss Denies Town Offer Thu 19th Jan 2012 09:52 Crewe boss Steve Davis says he’s unaware of Town’s interest in his side’s 17-year-old midfielder Nick Powell. However, TWTD understands that the England U18 international is indeed the third player Paul Jewell made an offer for over the weekend. |
Jewell: Defensive Changes Haven't Helped Us Thu 19th Jan 2012 08:19 Boss Paul Jewell says the Blues’ defensive woes haven’t been helped by regular changes of personnel with Town having fielded four keepers and 10 different centre-half partnerships this season. However, he believes a lack of confidence and psychological factors have also led to the Blues conceding more league goals than anyone else in the division, 51, and having a tendency to let leads slip, with 18 points having been dropped from winning positions. |
Jewell Admits Contract Concerns Thu 19th Jan 2012 08:17 Town manager Paul Jewell has admitted that he has concerns that only 12 members of his squad are currently contracted for next season. The Blues boss has sought to address this to some extent this week by offering new terms to youngsters Josh Carson, Luke Hyam and Ronan Murray. |
JET's Tribute to Brother Thu 19th Jan 2012 08:16 Blues striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has had a new tattoo done in tribute to his brother, who was killed in tragic circumstances 11 years ago. |
Crewe Bid Reportedly Turned Down Wed 18th Jan 2012 20:48 Reports from Cheshire claim Town have had a £2 million offer for Crewe’s 17-year-old midfielder Nick Powell turned down. The England U18 international is the third player the Blues made a bid for over the weekend. |
Town Bid Rebuffed Wed 18th Jan 2012 18:28 Sky Sports are now reporting that it's Town who have had a double bid for Joel Ward and Jason Pearce (left) turned down by Portsmouth. Earlier, the satellite broadcaster was erroneously reporting that Watford were the club involved. |
Naked Football Show Tonight Wed 18th Jan 2012 15:10 This evening's The Naked Football Show (ICR FM 6pm) sees hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward joined by Phil Pritchard and The Vulture to discuss the latest Town news. |
Priskin Set to Sign Russian Deal Wed 18th Jan 2012 14:54 Departing Town striker Tamas Priskin will sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Russian second division leaders Alania Vladikavkaz today or tomorrow, according to reports in Russia. News of Alania’s interest in the Hungarian international first broke last week. |