Smith Could Face West Ham Thu 02nd Aug 2012 11:06 Blues boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that centre-half Tommy Smith will be in contention for a place in Saturday’s home friendly against West Ham (KO 3pm). The 22-year-old’s New Zealand side exited the Olympics after a 3-0 defeat to Brazil yesterday. |
Town Youngsters Will Face Long Trips in New Leagues Wed 01st Aug 2012 23:59 Town’s U18 and U21 sides face trips to clubs as far away as Cardiff and Swansea in the new leagues being introduced as a result of the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) which is revolutionising youth football this summer. The Blues will play in Division Two South along with all the other southern-based Category Two academies. |
Reserves Hammer AFC Sudbury Wed 01st Aug 2012 21:41 A strong Town second string comfortably beat AFC Sudbury 6-1 at The MEL Group Stadium on Wednesday evening. Braces from Ronan Murray and Byron Lawrence, along with strikes from Nathan Ellington and Mark Timlin, secured the win for Town, after Lee Boylan had equalised early on for the hosts. |
Smith Enjoyed Brazil Experience Despite Defeat Wed 01st Aug 2012 17:09 Blues defender Tommy Smith says he enjoyed playing against Brazil despite a 3-0 defeat at St James’ Park which ensured his New Zealand side exited the Olympics having finished bottom of their group. |
U18s Lose to Leyton Orient Wed 01st Aug 2012 17:01 A young Town U18 side fell to a 3-2 defeat to their Leyton Orient counterparts this afternoon afternoon at Playford Road. A hat-trick from Harrison Georgiou cancelled out strikes from Town's Jack Marriott and Omar Sowunmi (pictured) in front of watching first-team staff Chris Hutchings and Sean McCarthy. |
Ellington and Kourouma in Squad for Sudbury Wed 01st Aug 2012 14:57 Town have confirmed that Nathan Ellington, Cheick Kourouma, Arran Lee-Barrett, Jaime Peters, Ronan Murray and Jack Ainsley are in the squad for tonight’s reserves friendly at AFC Sudbury (KO 7.45pm). Also included is 16-year-old Byron Lawrence, while fellow first-year scholar Michael Crowe, a Norwegian who joined the club over the summer from IK Start and who played in this afternoon's U18s friendly against Leyton Orient, travels as sub keeper and may get a run out at some stage. |
Carson to Miss Season Opener After Northern Ireland Call Wed 01st Aug 2012 14:09 Midfielder Josh Carson has been named in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for a friendly against Hungary in Tatabánya on Wednesday 15th August. |
Sheepshanks Stands Down From PLC Board Wed 01st Aug 2012 14:03 Town have announced that former club chairman David Sheepshanks has stepped down as chairman of the board of the PLC which owns 12.5% of the club. Roger Finbow, a former director of the club and member of the PLC board since its formation in 2007, is taking over as chair, while Supporters' Club chair Elizabeth Edwards is being added to the PLC board. |
Town Confirm Foley Appointment Wed 01st Aug 2012 13:50 Town have confirmed that former coach Steve Foley has returned to the club as the academy’s youth development coach, as first revealed by TWTD a fortnight ago. Academy director Bryan Klug has also added ex-Colchester and Birmingham striker and one-time Blues trainee Steve McGavin to his staff as head of recruitment, replacing Malcolm Moore, who retired earlier in the summer. |
Reserves in Action at Sudbury Wed 01st Aug 2012 11:33 French midfielder Cheick Kourouma is likely to be in a Blues reserves side in action at AFC Sudbury this evening (KO 7.45pm). The 20-year-old is still to formalise his move to Town due to red tape relating to his former clubs. |