West Ham Friendly Free for Kids Fri 08th Jun 2012 16:09 Town have announced that entry to the friendly against West Ham at Portman Road on Saturday 4th August will be free to all Junior Blues and also to non-members under the age of 16 if accompanied by an adult (KO 3pm). |
Life's a Euro 2012 Pitch Fri 08th Jun 2012 15:41 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live on Saturday lunchtime with presenter Mark Murphy joined by the show’s regulars, Blues legend Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham (midday to 2pm). |
Smith's All Whites Crash to Defeat Fri 08th Jun 2012 08:44 Tommy Smith’s New Zealand crashed out of the Oceania Nations Cup at the semi-final stage after a shock 2-0 defeat to New Caledonia overnight. The result means the All Whites are through to the third round of World Cup qualifying but miss out on a lucrative place in next summer’s Confederations Cup in Brazil. |
Mariner Named Head Coach of Toronto Thu 07th Jun 2012 19:55 Town legend Paul Mariner has been appointed the head coach of MLS side Toronto FC. The 59-year-old, who was previously the club’s director of player development, takes over from former Dutch international Aron Winter, who has left by mutual consent after a start to the season which has seen them drop to the bottom of the Eastern Conference having gained just three points from 10 games. |
Moore Leaves Academy Thu 07th Jun 2012 12:59 Town have announced the retirement of Academy head of recruitment Malcolm Moore. The 65-year-old has worked for the Blues for more than 20 years and helped in the discovery and development of the likes of Darren Bent, Connor Wickham, Owen Garvan, Liam Trotter, Darren Ambrose, Josh Carson and Byron Lawrence amongst many others. |
Jewell Remaining Patient Thu 07th Jun 2012 08:55 Blues boss Paul Jewell says he’s remaining patient as he looks to add around six players to his squad ahead of 2012/13. Right-back Elliott Hewitt became the first signing of the summer when he joined from Macclesfield last week, while plenty of names have been linked with moves to Portman Road since the season ended. |
Klug Set to Return to Town Wed 06th Jun 2012 23:40 Bryan Klug looks set to return to Playford Road in his old role as Academy manager with Town understood to have offered him a five-year contract. In February, TWTD was first to reveal that the Blues were hoping to bring back Klug, who is currently the assistant director and head of player development at Tottenham’s Academy. |
Life's a Pitch at Suffolk Show Wed 06th Jun 2012 23:39 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch will be live at the Suffolk Show on Thursday afternoon on Stand 551 (2-3pm). |
Fans' Game in Helmond Wed 06th Jun 2012 14:08 Town supporters travelling to Holland for this summer’s first pre-season friendly against Helmond Sport on Tuesday 17th July have been invited to take part in a fans’ match ahead of the main event that evening. |
Smith Skippers All Whites to Draw Wed 06th Jun 2012 08:40 Blues defender Tommy Smith skippered New Zealand to a 1-1 draw with hosts the Solomon Islands in their final Oceania Nations Cup group game overnight. West Brom’s Chris Wood scored the All Whites’ goal in the 14th minute with Benjamin Totori hitting back for the home side just before the hour mark. |