Ever Wanted to Grace the Portman Road Turf? Fri 04th May 2012 11:28 Town are still looking for squads of 10 for their Soccer Sixes tournament which will be played on the main pitch at Portman Road on Friday 25th May. The all-day competition will see six-a-side teams — including two made up of TWTD users - battling through group stages and then knock-out rounds in order to become the Soccer Sixes champions of 2012. |
Lazio Friendly Could Finally Be Played This Summer Fri 04th May 2012 08:50 Lazio could finally play the friendly they have owed the Blues for nine years as part of the Blues' preparations for 2012/13. Two games were agreed with the Serie A side when keeper Matteo Sereni joined the Rome club in July 2003 with the first taking place in 2006 when the Italians ran out 2-0 winners. |
Town Chiefs Keen on Wickham Return Fri 04th May 2012 08:36 Town chiefs Paul Jewell and Simon Clegg would both be interested in taking former striker Connor Wickham on loan if Sunderland were to allow the 19-year-old to move on a temporary basis next season. Reports in the North-East on Sunday linked Wickham with a possible return to his old club. |
Life's a Wembley Pitch Fri 04th May 2012 01:39 Ahead of this Saturday’s FA Cup final, BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is looking for your memories of Town’s glorious 1978 victory over Arsenal. Presenter Mark Murphy will be joined by the show’s regulars, Blues legend Kevin Beattie, who played that day, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham plus a few FA Cup final-related guests (Saturday, midday to 2pm). |
Jewell: Some Positives to Be Taken From Season Thu 03rd May 2012 17:27 Blues boss Paul Jewell says there are some positives to be taken from the 2011/12 campaign, despite the Blues finishing 15th in the Championship. |
Target Ward Undergoes Surgery Thu 03rd May 2012 15:59 Town target Joel Ward has undergone surgery on a hernia problem which he has had for the last couple of months of Portsmouth’s unsuccessful struggle to remain in the Championship. The Blues, who have been after the 22-year-old since January, continue to talk to Ward’s representatives and Pompey’s administrators regarding the proposed switch. |
Clegg: Jewell Still the Right Man for Town Thu 03rd May 2012 08:42 Town chief executive Simon Clegg believes that manager Paul Jewell is still the man to take the Blues back into the Premier League despite conceding that 2011/12 was another season of “mid-table mediocrity”. Jewell, who was appointed in January 2011, has another year on his contract at Portman Road. |
Town Confirm Holland Pre-Season Trip Thu 03rd May 2012 08:28 Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that the Blues will be off to Holland for their pre-season tour once again this summer. The squad will be put through their paces at a training camp in Eindhoven between July 15th and 20th, the third year in succession that they have travelled to the Dutch city. |
Jewell: Murphy Deal Beyond Town Wed 02nd May 2012 13:36 Town boss Paul Jewell says he doesn’t expect Daryl Murphy to be with the Blues for 2012/13. The 29-year-old has been on loan from Celtic this season, his second spell at Portman Road, and Jewell is keen to keep him, but feels the Irish international is out of the club’s price range. |
Jewell: Town Need to Be Mentally Stronger Next Season Wed 02nd May 2012 12:03 Boss Paul Jewell says his side have got to be mentally stronger if they are to compete at the top end of the table next season. The Town manager says that all too often — even before he took charge - the Blues have got themselves into good runs but have then failed to keep that form going. |