New Boro Date Set Mon 13th Feb 2012 16:04 Town's abandoned game against Middlesbrough will be restaged at Portman Road on Tuesday 27th March (KO 7.45pm). |
Lee-Barrett: Players Would Have Been Happy to Continue Mon 13th Feb 2012 15:27 Arran Lee-Barrett has confirmed that the Town players would have been happy if Saturday’s abandoned game against Middlesbrough had continued. |
Sonko Out for Up to a Month Mon 13th Feb 2012 13:47 Town boss Paul Jewell has revealed that central defender Ibrahima Sonko dislocated a rib during Saturday’s abandoned game against Middlesbrough and faces up to a month on the sidelines. The Blues are also set to be without midfielder Lee Bowyer when they take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Tuesday night as the veteran is short on match fitness. |
Boro to Cover Travelling Fans' Shortfall Mon 13th Feb 2012 11:05 Middlesbrough say they will make up fans' shortfall on the half-price tickets for the restaging of Saturday’s abandoned game against the Blues and are looking into organising free coach travel. A total of 730 Boro fans made the trip to Portman Road at the weekend. |
Mogga Not Entirely Unhappy With Abandonment Mon 13th Feb 2012 06:01 Boro boss Tony Mowbray didn’t appear entirely unhappy that Saturday’s game at Portman Road had been abandoned after 37 minutes with his side weakened by injuries and with the match coming only a few days after their extra-time FA Cup replay defeat to Sunderland. |
Mowbray: McManus Not Joining Town Mon 13th Feb 2012 06:00 Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray says Teessiders’ central defender Stephen McManus won’t be joining the Blues on loan. The former Celtic man has been linked with Town for some weeks with the Blues understood to have made an approach on the final day of the transfer window. |
Town to Issue Statement Sun 12th Feb 2012 21:20 Town will issue a statement regarding the restaged Middlesbrough game on Monday. Yesterday, the club announced that there would be no refunds but that those with matchday tickets for Saturday's abandoned game will be able to purchase seats for the rerun at 50% of the usual price, as per Football League regulations. |
Clegg: Undersoil Heating Beyond a Championship Budget Sun 12th Feb 2012 19:56 Town chief executive Simon Clegg says the club could look at the installation of undersoil heating as part of pitch improvements but only once the Blues are back in the Premier League. Clegg says the six-figure cost of such work is beyond the budget of a Championship side. |
Boro to Seek Clarification Sun 12th Feb 2012 19:53 Middlesbrough are to seek clarification regarding the arrangements for the rescheduling of Saturday’s abandoned game against the Blues at Portman Road. Soon after the match was brought to an early close by referee Dean Whitestone, Town announced that there would be no refunds but those with matchday tickets will be able to purchase seats for the rerun at 50% the usual price, as per Football League regulations. |
Council Confirm Rent Agreement Sat 11th Feb 2012 21:50 Ipswich Borough Council have confirmed that their dispute with the Blues over the back rent owed on Portman Road has been resolved, as first revealed by TWTD yesterday. Town will pay the £654,702 over six years or within a few weeks of the club winning promotion to the Premier League. |