Rower Williams Joins Staff Tue 03rd Jul 2012 16:22 Town have announced the appointment of double Olympic gold medal-winning rower Steve Williams to a consultancy role working with fitness coach Andy Liddell. Williams, 36, won gold in the coxless fours both in Athens in 2004 and at the 2008 Beijing Games. |
Legend Thijssen Back in a Town Shirt Tue 03rd Jul 2012 14:02 Blues legend Frans Thijssen will be back in a Town shirt again this summer when he joins the fans’ team taking on a Helmond Sport supporters’ side during the club’s pre-season tour of his native Holland. The 60-year-old, now the assistant U21s coach at FC Twente, jumped at the chance when asked to represent the team being assembled by new unofficial supporters club Spirit of 78. |
Baltacha Rejoins Charlton Staff Tue 03rd Jul 2012 11:34 Former Blue Sergei Baltacha has rejoined the academy staff at Charlton Athletic with clubs across the country adding coaches to their youth set-ups as they seek to meet the requirements of the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). |
Chambers at Club as Kourouma Set to Sign Tue 03rd Jul 2012 10:50 TWTD understands that former Nottingham Forest skipper Luke Chambers is, as per reports last night, at Portman Road today to undergo a medical. The 26-year-old is a free agent with his Forest contract up at midnight on Saturday. |
Chambers Deal Close - Report Mon 02nd Jul 2012 22:31 Former Nottingham Forest central defender Luke Chambers will undergo a medical and sign for the Blues on Tuesday, according to a report from Midlands sources this evening. The 26-year-old, whose Forest contract was up at midnight on Saturday, has been tipped for a Bosman free move to Town since last Wednesday. |
Tributes to TWTD Message Board Regular Mon 02nd Jul 2012 15:57 TWTD was sad to learn of the death over the weekend of long-time Message Boarder Nick Brown, who posted under the name TheDalaiFarmer, at the age of 46. |
Youngsters Back for Pre-Season Mon 02nd Jul 2012 09:24 Town’s academy scholars are due at Playford Road for the start of pre-season training today. Midfielder Byron Lawrence, who made his first-team debut on the final day of 2011/12 at Doncaster, is amongst the new intake of first-year scholars joining the club full-time. |
Town Watch Aussie Keeper Sun 01st Jul 2012 10:02 Town, West Brom and Burnley are involved a battle to sign 20-year-old Australian keeper Mat Ryan, according to reports in one of this morning’s tabloids. However, TWTD understands that while the Blues did watch the highly-rated Central Coast Mariners youngster in action earlier this summer, they have decided not to take their interest any further. |
Leeds Linked With Chambers Sun 01st Jul 2012 09:38 Leeds United are interested in Town target Luke Chambers, according to reports in Yorkshire. The Nottingham Forest centre-half, whose contract at the City Ground expired at midnight last night, has been tipped for a Bosman free move to Portman Road this week. |
Life's a Euro Final Pitch Fri 29th Jun 2012 16:01 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live on 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). |