Town Hold Open Day as Bullard's Exit Set to Be Confirmed Fri 10th Aug 2012 08:43 Town fans get the chance to watch Paul Jewell and his staff put the squad through their paces at a free-to-enter open training day at Portman Road this morning (10am-3pm). One man who won’t be present is midfielder Jimmy Bullard, whose Blues exit is likely to be confirmed today. |
Bullard Set for Exit Thu 09th Aug 2012 13:31 TWTD understands that Jimmy Bullard will be leaving the Blues before the start of the season. The 33-year-old midfielder has been on the periphery all pre-season and has been left out of the squad for the last two friendlies against West Ham and Colchester, while reports over the weekend indicated that the Blues were looking to offload the one-time England call-up. |
Town's Agent Spending Down Thu 09th Aug 2012 12:12 Town spent £233,990 on agents’ fees in the year to June 30th 2012, compared with £376,352 in the previous year, the Football League's Agents' Fees Report has revealed. The Blues’ spending was the sixth lowest in the Championship. |
Jewell Frustrated as Two Bids Turned Down Thu 09th Aug 2012 06:00 Boss Paul Jewell has revealed that Town had two bids turned down over the weekend as he looks to add three more players to his squad. The Blues manager says he’s undecided whether he’ll make further moves for the unnamed duo. |
No New Villa Cresswell Approach Thu 09th Aug 2012 06:00 Town have so far received no further contact from Aston Villa regarding left-back Aaron Cresswell, manager Paul Jewell has revealed. The Premier League side enquired about the 22-year-old’s availability towards the end of last month. |
Jewell: Some of Our Football Was Scintillating Thu 09th Aug 2012 06:00 Manager Paul Jewell felt some of the football his team played in the first half at Colchester was “scintillating” but thought the performance dropped off after the break. Two more goals from Michael Chopra saw the Blues to a 2-1 victory over the League One side. |
Jewell Delighted With Win at Colchester Wed 08th Aug 2012 22:14 Blues boss Paul Jewell was delighted with his side’s display as they beat Colchester United 2-1 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. |
Colchester 1-2 Town Wed 08th Aug 2012 21:33 Michael Chopra continued his rich vein of pre-season goalscoring form as he netted two first half goals in Town’s 2-1 victory over Colchester at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Clinton Morrison pulled one back for the U’s after the break. |
Clegg in Hotseat at Open Training Day Wed 08th Aug 2012 14:46 Blues chief executive Simon Clegg will be in the hotseat on Mark Murphy’s Radio Suffolk show on Friday morning (9am), which comes live from Town’s free-to-attend open training day (10am-3pm). Mark is after questions to ask the Blues’ chief. |
Bennett on Trial at Doncaster Wed 08th Aug 2012 14:21 Former Blues full-back Callum Bennett is on trial at Doncaster Rovers. Last season’s U18s captain, who has previously been offered terms by Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, was in action as Rovers lost a pre-season friendly 4-0 at Gainsborough Trinity last night. |