Collins Facing Big Decision in January Sat 19th Nov 2011 08:42 Central defender Danny Collins says he’s enjoyed his time with the Blues but is yet to make a decision on whether to return to Portman Road when the transfer window reopens in January. The 31-year-old’s 93-day loan from Stoke ends after the Derby County game in mid-December having been extended earlier in the week after he returned home to be with his fiancée, who recently gave birth to their son seven weeks prematurely. |
Andrews Looking for Permanent Move Sat 19th Nov 2011 08:23 Town loan midfielder Keith Andrews says he’d like to make a permanent move away from Blackburn Rovers during the January transfer window as he looks to seal his place in the Republic of Ireland Euro 2012 squad. Andrews has enjoyed his half-season loan with the Blues but doesn’t rule out a move elsewhere. |
Family Guy Persuaded Out of Town Move Sat 19th Nov 2011 08:09 Blues boss Paul Jewell has revealed that Nottingham Forest midfielder Guy Moussi’s proposed switch to Town broke down due to the 26-year-old Frenchman’s sister or mum persuading him not to move to Suffolk. Holding midfielder Moussi was out of contract in the summer and was close to joining the Blues before signing a new deal at the City Ground. |
Johnno on Life's a Pitch Fri 18th Nov 2011 15:18 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). Former Town and Nottingham Forest striker David Johnson will be on the phone giving his view on the afternoon’s match. |
Martin Reveals Sight Concerns Fri 18th Nov 2011 14:55 Winger Lee Martin has revealed that he had very serious concerns regarding his eyesight after suffering a freak injury while playing golf in late September. The former Manchester United man, who was sent to specialists at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, returned to action as a sub in the defeat to Doncaster and is in the squad for the trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. |
Trialist Crisp in U18 Squad Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:37 Trialist Ryan Crisp has been named in the U18s squad for Saturday’s game at Fulham's Motspur Park training ground (KO 11am). The 18-year-old Kirkley and Pakefield striker, who scored four goals for the Ridgeons League Premier Division side in a 5-2 victory over Hadleigh United last Saturday, is spending six weeks being assessed by the Blues' youth set-up. |
Jewell Weighing Up Formation Change at Forest Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:06 Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary. |
Signed Up Lawrence Could Feature for First Team Fri 18th Nov 2011 13:00 Blues boss Paul Jewell says 15-year-old academy schoolboy Byron Lawrence is already pushing for a place in the Town first team. The midfielder, who Jewell compares to Arsenal and England man Jack Wilshere, this week signed a two-year academy scholarship at Playford Road starting next summer. |
Naked Podcast Now Online at New Locations Fri 18th Nov 2011 10:14 You can now hear this week's The Naked Football Show on ICR FM's Listen Again facility, on an MP3 and on iTunes (both at new locations due to circumstances beyond the show’s control). Hosts Graham Blackburn and Joe Ward are joined by David James to discuss the Town issues of the moment. |
Duo Show Club's Support for Charity Fri 18th Nov 2011 09:35 Town duo Danny Collins and Lee Martin were at NORCAS yesterday to show the club’s support for the charity's Too Much Too Young appeal. NORCAS, one of the Blues' nominated charities for 2011/12, runs a wide range of services supporting those affected by drugs, alcohol and gambling. |