Player Town Close to Signing Not a Striker Fri 20th Jul 2012 14:01 TWTD has learnt that the player Paul Jewell is close to making his fourth signing of the summer is not a striker. While the Blues have held talks with former England international Emile Heskey, he's not the man Jewell was referring to when he said he was hoping to add to his squad in the next few days. |
Blues in Heskey Talks Fri 20th Jul 2012 10:50 Town are in talks with former England international Emile Heskey. The 34-year-old is out of contract having left Aston Villa earlier in the summer. |
Keeper Kello Could Also Join Blues Fri 20th Jul 2012 09:00 Town boss Paul Jewell says he will speak to trialist keeper Marian Kello about joining the Blues, but worries that employing three keepers might be too much for the budget. Slovakian international Kello, a free agent after leaving Hearts at the end of last season, played the full 90 minutes of last night’s 1-1 draw in Den Bosch having played half of the previous friendly at Helmond Sport, which also ended 1-1. |
Cresswell: Goal Was a Bit of a Fluke Fri 20th Jul 2012 08:14 Left-back Aaron Cresswell admitted that his 83rd minute equaliser during last night’s 1-1 draw with Den Bosch had been a bit of a fluke, his freekick hitting the wall before beating the keeper. |
Smith Back for Oly Whites' Last Friendly Fri 20th Jul 2012 01:16 Town defender Tommy Smith played the first half of the New Zealand Olympic side’s 4-2 friendly defeat to the UAE in Austria on Thursday evening. The Blues centre-half missed the two previous warm-up games due to a minor hamstring problem. |
No Bid for Davies But Another Deal Could Be Close Thu 19th Jul 2012 23:22 Blues boss Paul Jewell says he’s not made a bid for Derby’s Steve Davies and hints that he may have decided to look elsewhere for a new frontman. The Town manager is hopeful that his fourth signing of the summer might be close, although wouldn’t confirm whether that player was a striker. |
Childhood Memories Flood Back for New Boy Loach Thu 19th Jul 2012 21:54 Returning to Portman Road brought childhood memories flooding back for new Blues keeper Scott Loach, who completed his £150,000 switch from Watford earlier today. The 24-year-old, who has signed a three-year deal with the option of a further season, was with the Town academy between 1997 and 2000 before his father’s work took them back to Nottingham. |
Jewell: Game Boring But Happy With Week's Work Thu 19th Jul 2012 20:40 Blues boss Paul Jewell admitted that Town’s 1-1 draw with Den Bosch was somewhat less than a classic but overall was pleased with the way the pre-season training camp near Eindhoven has gone. Aaron Cresswell netted a deflected freekick as both Town’s Dutch pre-season games ended 1-1. |
Den Bosch 1-1 Town Thu 19th Jul 2012 20:20 Aaron Cresswell curled home a late deflected freekick to earn the Blues their second 1-1 draw of pre-season at Den Bosch’s training ground. The home side had gone ahead early in the second half through Randy Wolters. |
Jewell: Loach Was Target Last Year Thu 19th Jul 2012 17:23 Town boss Paul Jewell has revealed he tried to sign new addition Scott Loach when he first joined the Blues in January 2011. The 24-year-old joined Town on a three-year deal with an option for a fourth season earlier today after the clubs agreed a £150,000 fee. |