Chopra: Kennedy Helped Persuade Me to Sign Wed 06th Jul 2011 12:47 New striker Michael Chopra has revealed that his former Cardiff team-mate Mark Kennedy was phoning him two or three times a day trying to persuade him to sign on at Portman Road prior to the 27-year-old completing his move last month. The one-time Newcastle trainee put pen to paper on a three-year deal after the clubs agreed a £1.5 million fee. |
Magilton Joins Shamrock Rovers Wed 06th Jul 2011 10:03 Former Town manager and skipper Jim Magilton has joined League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers as a temporary assistant to boss Michael O’Neill. The two previously played together for Northern Ireland. |
McKeown Joining Kilmarnock Wed 06th Jul 2011 08:57 Released academy defender Rory McKeown is on trial with Kilmarnock and could sign for the SPL club later this week. TWTD first reported that the Northern Irish U19 international was interesting Killie in May. |
Naked Sports Show: American Football Special Wed 06th Jul 2011 05:36 This evening's Naked Sports Show (ICR FM 6pm) sees host Jeremy Leeburn joined in the studio by Ipswich Cardinals defensive co-ordinator Sandy Francis to discuss all things gridiron in Suffolk, with particular reference to the Cardinals. |
Town Linked With Reo-Coker Talks Tue 05th Jul 2011 23:18 Town are reported to have held talks with released Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. The 27-year-old left Villa at the end of last season having spent four years with the Midlanders. |
Murphy Set for QPR Tue 05th Jul 2011 23:03 TWTD understands that former Town keeper Brian Murphy is set to join QPR having left Portman Road at the end of last season. Murphy has been weighing up whether to sign for Neil Warnock’s newly promoted Premier League club since the end of last season. |
Gomez Leaves Town Tue 05th Jul 2011 15:56 Town fitness coach Antonio Gomez has left his job at Portman Road to take up a similar role back home in Spain. Gomez, who also worked with Liverpool and Sunderland while in England, joined the Blues as part of Roy Keane’s backroom team in April 2009. |
Peterborough Game on Sky Tue 05th Jul 2011 12:16 Town’s game at Peterborough United’s London Road on Saturday 20th August has switched to a 5.20pm kick-off as it’s live on Sky. |
Six-Goal Performance First Sign of Connor's Class Tue 05th Jul 2011 10:50 Academy recruitment officer Malcolm Moore says it was a six-goal starring performance which first alerted him to former Blues’ frontman Connor Wickham’s exceptional talent. The 18-year-old, who left Portman Road for Sunderland last week for an initial £8.1 million rising to £12 million, was a member of Reading’s academy at the time, learning the game under current Swansea City boss Brendan Rodgers. |
Jewell: The Duke Has Something to Prove Tue 05th Jul 2011 09:27 Town boss Paul Jewell says new striker Nathan Ellington has something to prove to himself as well as other people after losing his direction in recent seasons. The man known as the Duke was one of the stars of the Blues manager’s Wigan side, netting 24 goals as the Latics pipped Town to Premier League promotion in 2004/05. |