Loach: No Regrets Spurs Move Broke Down Tue 21st Aug 2012 06:01 Scott Loach insists he has no regrets that a £2 million move to the Premier League with Tottenham failed to materialise and that he remains in English football’s second tier. |
Loach: Town Move a Step in Right Direction Tue 21st Aug 2012 06:00 Ipswich new boy Scott Loach is at pains to emphasise that moving from Watford to Ipswich is definitely a step in the right direction. |
Hutchings: We Won't Play Just One Way Tue 21st Aug 2012 06:00 Blues assistant manager Chris Hutchings says he and boss Paul Jewell want Town to be flexible and to be comfortable lining up in various formations. Against Bristol Rovers in the Capital One Cup last week they started in a 4-4-2, while on Saturday they returned to playing Michael Chopra as a lone striker with Lee Martin behind him, the set-up which became so familiar in the final months of last season. |
Blues Linked With Liverpool Defender Mon 20th Aug 2012 17:30 Town are interested in taking Liverpool left-back Jack Robinson on loan, according to a report in one of today’s tabloids. Now 18, Robinson became the Reds’ youngest ever senior player when he made his debut as a sub in a 0-0 Premier League draw with Hull City in May 2010 when aged only 16 years and 250 days. |
McCoist Confirms Town's Edu Move Mon 20th Aug 2012 13:27 Rangers manager Ally McCoist has confirmed that the Blues have made an offer to US international midfielder Maurice Edu, but says the 26-year-old is yet to accept it. |
U21s Lose at Swansea Mon 20th Aug 2012 13:19 Nathan Ellington netted for the Blues as Town fell to a 2-1 defeat to Swansea in their first ever U21s Professional Development League Two — South fixture at Stebonheath this lunchtime. The 31-year-old, the only overage player in the Town side, scored in the 33rd minute between two first-half Swans goals netted by James Loveridge and Rory Donnelly. |
No New Injuries Ahead of Watford Trip Mon 20th Aug 2012 12:58 Town have no new injuries ahead of Tuesday’s visit to Watford. Midfielder Andy Drury came on as a second-half sub during Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with Blackburn having recovered from his calf injury and suffered no reaction.
Assistant boss Chris Hutchings said: “Everybody’s fit and rehydrated because the lads lost a lot of weight in that unbearable heat. We’ve had all the tests and they’re flying again. |
Hutchings: Davies Not Our Only Interest Mon 20th Aug 2012 12:46 Assistant boss Chris Hutchings says the Blues have targets other than Derby striker Steve Davies, who has completed his move to Bristol City, the clubs having agreed a fee now reported to be £750,000 over the weekend. |
Ellington and Trialist in U21s Squad at Swansea Mon 20th Aug 2012 10:48 Striker Nathan Ellington and Cameroonian trialist Yann Songo’o are in the Town squad facing Swansea City in the club’s inaugural match in the U21s Professional Development League Two — South. The Blues travelled to Wales yesterday and stayed overnight ahead of this morning’s game at the Swans’ training ground at Stebonheath (KO 11am). |
Martin: I Want to Stay Mon 20th Aug 2012 06:00 Midfielder Lee Martin says he definitely wants to stay with Town and wants his contract situation resolved quickly. The 25-year-old’s current terms are up at the end of the season. |