Crewe Bid Reportedly Turned Down Wed 18th Jan 2012 20:48 Reports from Cheshire claim Town have had a £2 million offer for Crewe’s 17-year-old midfielder Nick Powell turned down. The England U18 international is the third player the Blues made a bid for over the weekend. |
Town Bid Rebuffed Wed 18th Jan 2012 18:28 Sky Sports are now reporting that it's Town who have had a double bid for Joel Ward and Jason Pearce (left) turned down by Portsmouth. Earlier, the satellite broadcaster was erroneously reporting that Watford were the club involved. |
Naked Football Show Tonight Wed 18th Jan 2012 15:10 This evening's The Naked Football Show (ICR FM 6pm) sees hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward joined by Phil Pritchard and The Vulture to discuss the latest Town news. |
Priskin Set to Sign Russian Deal Wed 18th Jan 2012 14:54 Departing Town striker Tamas Priskin will sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Russian second division leaders Alania Vladikavkaz today or tomorrow, according to reports in Russia. News of Alania’s interest in the Hungarian international first broke last week. |
Town Eye Ex-Blackpool Man Wed 18th Jan 2012 13:39 Swedish midfielder Bojan Djordjic is understood to be on boss Paul Jewell’s radar following his release by Blackpool last week. Much-travelled Djordjic recently fell out with Seasiders manager Ian Holloway having failed to make an appearance after joining the Seasiders in the summer. |
Blues Chasing Crewe Kid Wed 18th Jan 2012 11:08 Town’s teenage target is understood to be Crewe Alexandra attacking midfielder Nick Powell. The highly-rated 17-year-old has attracted the attention of a host of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal and Chelsea, since breaking into the Alex side last season. |
Duo Offered New Deals Wed 18th Jan 2012 06:19 Boss Paul Jewell has revealed that the Blues are offering striker Ronan Murray and midfielder Luke Hyam new one-year deals. Town have turned down Swindon’s offer for Murray, the 20-year-old having returned from his successful loan spell at the County Ground earlier in the week. |
Town Target Portsmouth Pair Tue 17th Jan 2012 16:43 TWTD understands that Town’s joint bid is for Portsmouth duo Jason Pearce and Joel Ward (left). Blues boss Paul Jewell revealed that he had made offers for three players, two at the same club, after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Blackpool. |
Crazee Continues Challenge Tue 17th Jan 2012 16:28 Town mascot Crazee is now a third of the way through his attempt to raise funds for the ITFC Charitable Trust by sitting on every seat at Portman Road before the end of the season. Meanwhile, due to Town’s third round FA Cup exit, the Charitable Trust is now holding children’s birthday parties at Portman Road on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th January. |
Mills Represents Town at Ablett's Funeral Tue 17th Jan 2012 15:59 Former Town and England skipper Mick Mills represented the Blues at Gary Ablett’s funeral at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral this afternoon. Ex-Blues bosses Joe Royle and Roy Keane were also present, along with former coaches Tony Loughlan, Chris Kiwomya and Ian McParland. |