Town Already Planning for Great Leap Forward Sat 03rd Sep 2011 09:40 Chief executive Simon Clegg says the Blues are already making plans for the off-field work which would be required if the club is promoted to the Premier League via an initiative named Project Leap. Town have been away from the top flight for almost a decade now and aspects of Portman Road need modernising, while some Premier League regulations have changed during that time. |
Edwards Wins Cap Sat 03rd Sep 2011 09:36 Carlos Edwards won his 79th Trinidad and Tobago cap last night as the Soca Warriors beat Bermuda 1-0 in their opening 2014 World Cup qualifier in Port of Spain. |
Trio Win Caps Fri 02nd Sep 2011 21:57 On-loan midfielder Keith Andrews won his 21st Republic of Ireland cap and played the full 90 minutes as his side drew 0-0 with Slovakia this evening in Dublin. Tamás Priskin and Josh Carson also picked up caps. |
Collins Left Out of Stoke Squad Fri 02nd Sep 2011 21:26 Town loan target Danny Collins has been left out of Stoke’s 25-man Premier League squad for the season ahead. The 31-year-old Wales international central defender looks set to join the Blues on loan when Football League clubs are able to take players on loans of up to 93 days from Thursday. |
Life's a Pitch on Non-League Day Fri 02nd Sep 2011 15:13 BBC Radio Suffolk’s Life’s a Pitch is live on Saturday lunchtime despite the lack of a Town home game (midday to 2pm). Presenter Mark Murphy is joined by the show’s regular guests, Town legend Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham, while ex-Blue Jason De Vos will be on the phone. |
U18s Face Aston Villa Fri 02nd Sep 2011 14:43 Town’s U18s are in action against Aston Villa at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am). The young Blues are still looking for their first win of the season having lost at home to Derby and at Manchester City so far this campaign. |
Holloway Confirms Scotland Offer Fri 02nd Sep 2011 14:13 Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has confirmed that his club tried to sign Town striker Jason Scotland prior to Thursday's transfer window closure. On Wednesday, TWTD revealed that the Blues had turned down a £350,000 offer from the Seasiders for the Trinidadian. |
Clegg Hopeful on Stand Sponsorship Fri 02nd Sep 2011 13:57 Chief executive Simon Clegg says there could be movement on the sponsorship of one of Portman Road's stands this season. The South Stand is most likely to receive a name change having been known as the Greene King Stand until the summer of 2009. |
Clegg: Too Much Made of Olympics Link Fri 02nd Sep 2011 13:45 Town chief executive Simon Clegg says far too much has been made of his involvement in club owner Marcus Evans’s Olympics-related business. Clegg joined the Blues in April 2009 after leaving a similar role at the British Olympics Association a year earlier, having been with the organisation since 1989. |
Town Handed Small Fine Fri 02nd Sep 2011 12:31 Town have been handed a small fine after pleading guilty to the FA charge of failing to control their players during the 7-1 defeat at Peterborough. |