Town Still in for Portsmouth Trio Fri 02nd Mar 2012 22:15 Chief executive Simon Clegg has revealed that Town's move to sign Portsmouth trio Jason Pearce, Joel Ward and Stephen Henderson (pictured) is still “a live issue”. On the final day of the January transfer window, the Blues had offers for keeper Henderson and midfielder or defender Ward accepted, the deals breaking down due to the players’ wage demands, while Pompey rebuffed bids from Town and others for centre-half Pearce. |
U18s at MK Dons Fri 02nd Mar 2012 21:26 Town's U18s are in action against the MK Dons at their Woughton on the Green training ground on Saturday morning (KO 11am). |
JET Would Love Free Role Fri 02nd Mar 2012 14:37 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas will be first in the queue should Lee Martin’s current ‘free’ role in the Ipswich side become available. |
JET Learning Defensive Side of Game Fri 02nd Mar 2012 14:33 Town star Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted he still has a lot to learn about the defensive side of his game. |
Marcus Stewart on Life's a Pitch Fri 02nd Mar 2012 14:32 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live over 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). Joining the programme on the phone is ex-Blues and Bristol City (and Rovers) frontman Marcus Stewart. |
Jewell Blocked Scotland Move to Bristol City Fri 02nd Mar 2012 12:00 Blues boss Paul Jewell has revealed that he blocked striker Jason Scotland’s proposed move to Saturday’s opponents Bristol City last month. |
Smith Back and Feeling Good Fri 02nd Mar 2012 09:13 Centre-half Tommy Smith is back in Suffolk and on his way to Town training after his gruelling round trip to New Zealand for their friendly against Jamaica on Wednesday, which the All Whites lost 3-2. The 21-year-old says he’s feeling fine despite his three-leg flight arriving in the UK early this morning. |
Jewell: Town Could Still Make Loan Signings Fri 02nd Mar 2012 08:00 Boss Paul Jewell says the Blues could still bring players in on loan before the end of the season, despite Town’s campaign appearing all but over with both relegation and the play-offs now appearing unlikely outcomes. Additional centre-half cover is the priority with the Town manager confirming that Middlesbrough’s Stephen McManus was a target prior to his loan switch to Saturday’s opponents Bristol City. |
Jewell: Championship Wages Will Drop Fri 02nd Mar 2012 07:00 Town boss Paul Jewell says he expects the Financial Fair Play rules which come into force next season to lead to wages dropping at Championship level. The rules, the details of which are still to be finalised, will see wage bills fall across the division with clubs forced to live within their means rather than build up debts as they speculate in order to reach the riches of the Premier League. |
New Zealand Threaten Town Over Smith Fri 02nd Mar 2012 07:00 Boss Paul Jewell has revealed that the Blues wanted central defender Tommy Smith to miss New Zealand’s friendly with Jamaica this week due to a knee injury but were forced to allow the 21-year-old to travel after the All Whites threatened to invoke the five-day rule. |