Keane: Focus on Job in Hand Wed 29th Dec 2010 09:34 Blues boss Roy Keane has warned his players to focus on their upcoming league games and not to start dreaming about the cup ties against Arsenal and Chelsea. Town, now 18th in the Championship, travel to Coventry on New Year’s Day and Nottingham Forest are at Portman Road on Monday prior to the FA Cup third round game at Stamford Bridge which is followed by the two-legged Carling Cup semi-final with the Gunners. |
Keane at Coventry Tue 28th Dec 2010 18:23 Town boss Roy Keane took in next opponents Coventry’s 2-0 defeat to QPR at the Ricoh Arena this lunchtime with the Blues not in action after yesterday’s postponement of the game at Doncaster. |
Keane: Fallon Always a Handful Against My Teams Tue 28th Dec 2010 09:49 Town manager Roy Keane says loan striker Rory Fallon’s performances against his teams for Plymouth were what persuaded him to bring the New Zealand international to Portman Road. Fallon, who is reportedly interesting another unnamed club, impressed the Blues boss with his displays against both Town and his Sunderland side. |
Clegg: Town Need to Kick On Mon 27th Dec 2010 15:26 Chief executive Simon Clegg says Town need to kick on during the second half of the season after bringing to an end the run of six successive league defeats which saw them drop into the Championship’s lower reaches. |
Doncaster Match Off Mon 27th Dec 2010 11:13 Tuesday’s game at Doncaster has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. A pitch inspection was held at 10.30am and it was quickly decided that the Keepmoat Stadium surface would be unplayable. |
Ferguson Gutted By Postponement Sun 26th Dec 2010 19:59 Award-winning Town groundsman Alan Ferguson said he was gutted after the Blues’ Boxing Day home game against Watford succumbed to the weather. Referee Grant Hegley called the match off at 1.15pm because a small area of frost on the pitch in front of the Cobbold Stand. |
Monday Morning Pitch Inspection at Doncaster Sun 26th Dec 2010 16:31 Doncaster Rovers have announced a pitch inspection at 10.30am on Monday 27th December ahead of Tuesday’s game against Town at the Keepmoat Stadium. |
Keane Disappointed By Postponement Sun 26th Dec 2010 16:26 Town boss Roy Keane says everyone at Portman Road is disappointed after the Blues’ home game against Watford was called off due to a frozen pitch. Groundsman Alan Ferguson had utilised the tent which covers the pitch and accompanying hot-air blowers in the days up to the game but freezing areas of the surface in front of the Cobbold Stand led to the late postponement. |
Watford Boss Backs Postponement Sun 26th Dec 2010 16:17 Watford boss Malky Mackay says referee Grant Hegley made the right decision to call off his side’s game at Portman Road due to frozen areas of the pitch, even if the postponement came late in the day. Hertfordshire-based official Hegley decided the match couldn't go ahead after an inspection at 1.15pm. |
Referee Explains Late Postponement Sun 26th Dec 2010 15:31 Referee Grant Hegley has explained his decision to postpone this afternoon’s home game against Watford only 90 minutes before kick-off. With the Town pitch having been covered for the last few days, there had been no previous hint that the match was in any danger and Blues chief executive Simon Clegg expressed his surprise at the call-off, particularly given that the Leicester game went ahead a week ago. |