Skipper Will Have to Fight for Place Fri 23rd Dec 2011 08:46 Blues boss Paul Jewell says skipper Grant Leadbitter is working hard to win back his place in the side but at the moment Lee Bowyer and Keith Andrews are his preferred pair in the centre of midfield. Leadbitter is fit again after his groin injury but didn’t make the 16 for Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Derby. |
Jewell: We Can Compete for Keith Fri 23rd Dec 2011 08:39 Boss Paul Jewell says Town still have a chance of keeping Keith Andrews at Portman Road beyond January, despite the Premier League interest in the midfielder. Jewell spoke to the 31-year-old at training yesterday in the wake of the Irishman’s claims that the Blues weren’t doing enough to show they wanted to keep him. |
Jewell Has Leicester Team in Mind Thu 22nd Dec 2011 13:20 Blues boss Paul Jewell says he knows who will come into the side in place of centre-half Danny Collins at Leicester on Boxing Day but was keeping his cards close to his chest at this afternoon’s press conference. Collins returned to parent club Stoke on Monday. |
Jewell: We Want to Keep Keith Thu 22nd Dec 2011 13:07 Town boss Paul Jewell says he spoke to on-loan midfielder Keith Andrews at training this morning and reiterated that he’d like to keep the Republic of Ireland international at Portman Road beyond the end of his loan in January. Yesterday, the 31-year-old said he felt the club weren’t doing enough to try to keep him for the second half of the season. |
Jewell: Evans Totally Supportive Thu 22nd Dec 2011 12:00 Boss Paul Jewell says owner Marcus Evans remained “totally supportive” during Town’s recent run of seven defeats on the trot. The Liverpudlian revealed that Evans is already looking ahead several seasons, something which he believes is unusual in football. |
Naked Podcast Now Online Thu 22nd Dec 2011 10:31 You can now hear this week's The Naked Football Show on ICR FM's Listen Again facility, on an MP3 and on iTunes. Hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward are joined by Terry Holden to discuss Town's back-to-back wins. |
Andrews Doesn't Want to Go Back to Blackburn Thu 22nd Dec 2011 08:56 Loan midfielder Keith Andrews says he’s not sure where he’ll be playing his football after January but doesn’t expect it to be with parent club Blackburn. The 31-year-old feels he was treated badly by the Premier League table proppers in the summer and hopes to move during the transfer window. |
Town Linked With Bolton Youngster Wed 21st Dec 2011 17:44 Town, Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace are all reported to be interested in Bolton Wanderers defender Mark Connolly, who is out of contract at the end of the season. |
Andrews Surprised Town Not Doing More to Keep Him Wed 21st Dec 2011 15:06 On-loan star Keith Andrews has expressed his surprise that Ipswich are not doing more to retain his services on a permanent basis. |
Naked Football Show on ICR Tonight Wed 21st Dec 2011 13:51 This evening's The Naked Football Show (ICR FM 6pm) sees hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward joined by Terry Holden and AN Other to discuss Town's second win in two games. |