Ferdinand Turns Down Town Fri 12th Aug 2011 08:22 Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand is reported to have turned down the chance to join the Blues. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce is understood to have been willing to allow the former West Ham man to move on but the player is keen to fight for his place at the Stadium of Light. |
Andrews Deal Done Fri 12th Aug 2011 07:43 Town have announced that the deal to land Blackburn’s Keith Andrews on loan has finally been completed. The 30-year-old joins until January with Rovers manager Steve Kean saying the move is with a view to a permanent switch. |
Lawrence Already Linked With Arsenal Fri 12th Aug 2011 00:12 Academy schoolboy Byron Lawrence is already interesting Premier League Arsenal, according to one of today’s tabloids. The 15-year-old midfielder was on the bench for the Blues during the Carling Cup tie against Northampton on Tuesday but didn’t make it on to the field. |
Sonko Reveals Possible Town Move Thu 11th Aug 2011 23:04 Former Reading and Stoke central defender Ibrahima Sonko has hinted that he’s on the way to join the Blues. The 30-year-old has been on trial back with the Royals for the last few weeks but has not been offered a contract. |
Andrews Signing Sets Up Leadbitter Exit to Pompey Thu 11th Aug 2011 22:38 Blackburn Rovers midfielder Keith Andrews will complete his loan move to Town tomorrow in time to make his debut against his former club Hull City on Saturday. TWTD understands that the 30-year-old Irishman’s recruitment is set to trigger skipper Grant Leadbitter’s departure to Portsmouth. |
Coventry Game Moves for Sky Thu 11th Aug 2011 17:22 Town’s home game with Coventry City has switched to Monday 19th September with a 7.45pm kick-off from the previous Saturday for live Sky coverage. |
Fab Back in Town Thu 11th Aug 2011 15:33 Former Blue Fabian Wilnis will be back in Suffolk this weekend to watch his old side take on Hull City and his new club face Ipswich Wanderers in a friendly. Wilnis, who moved back to his native Holland after retiring from professional football in 2009 after a year with Grays Athletic, is now the assistant manager of Dutch Hoofdklasse B side vv Heerjansdam. |
Delaney and Andrews in Irish Squad Thu 11th Aug 2011 14:54 Town defender Damien Delaney and prospective loan signing Keith Andrews have been named in the provisional Republic of Ireland squad for their European Championship qualifiers in September. |
Hull: Ayala Set for Norwich Thu 11th Aug 2011 13:45 Hull City manager Nigel Pearson is reported to have said that he expects Liverpool defender Daniel Ayala to join Norwich City. The Tigers have given up the chase for their former loanee having had an £850,000 offer accepted for the Spaniard last week and with the Blues and Swansea also understood to be chasing the 20-year-old. |
Clegg: We Got Wolves Pricing Wrong Thu 11th Aug 2011 12:58 Town chief executive Simon Clegg has admitted that the club got the pricing structure wrong for the recent pre-season friendly against Wolves. Only 5,904 supporters turned up to watch the Premier League side somewhat fortuitously beat the Blues 2-1 at Portman Road. |