Town Set to Play Irish Friendly Tue 13th Jul 2010 22:46 TWTD understands that Town are set to add a friendly in the Republic of Ireland to their pre-season programme. The as yet unconfirmed match against unnamed League of Ireland opposition will be played some time next week after the squad returns from Holland. |
Carson on Standby for Northern Ireland Tue 13th Jul 2010 18:46 Academy midfielder Josh Carson is on standby for the Northern Ireland U20 squad ahead of the Milk Cup tournament in his home country later this month. Carson, 17, has previously won caps at U17 and U16 levels but this is his first link with a higher age group. |
Walters: Some of Eight Will Stay Tue 13th Jul 2010 16:45 Skipper Jon Walters expects that some of the eight players recently made available for transfer will still be at Portman Road when the season begins. Alex Bruce, Owen Garvan, Alan Quinn, Colin Healy, Jon Stead, Lee Martin, Kevin Lisbie and Pablo Couñago were on a list recently circulated to all Football League sides. |
Town and Newcastle Targeting Romanian Striker Mon 12th Jul 2010 23:00 Town and newly-promoted Newcastle United have made enquiries regarding Dinamo Bucharest striker Andrei Cristea, according to reports in the Romanian press. The 26-year-old scored 20 goals and recorded seven assists in 38 games in all competitions last season. |
Smith After First Team Place Mon 12th Jul 2010 18:02 Central defender Tommy Smith says he is targeting a regular place in the Town side this season after impressing at this summer’s World Cup with New Zealand. The All Whites were the only unbeaten side at the competition but narrowly failed to progress from their group. |
Thirteen Still Civelli's Lucky Number Mon 12th Jul 2010 09:09 Returning midfielder Luciano Civelli says his switch from squad number 13 to 26 had nothing to do with the ill luck he has suffered since he joined the Blues in January 2009. The Argentinian made his first appearances in 16 months last week at Newmarket and Histon, a knee ligament injury having put him out of action in only his eighth game for the Blues. |
Town Win at Hadleigh Sat 10th Jul 2010 18:20 An Ipswich Town XI defeated Ridgeons League side Hadleigh United 3-1 at their Millfield ground on Saturday afternoon. David Cawley (pictured) cancelled out Chris Dennett's opener for the home side before second half goals from Sam Brandon and Caolan Lavery secured the win for Chris Kiwomya's side. |
Pim on Trial in Germany Sat 10th Jul 2010 12:29 Released defender Pim Balkestein is on trial with German second division side Fortuna Düsseldorf. The 23-year-old left Portman Road at the end of the season and is being chased by former loan side Brentford and a number of unnamed Dutch sides. |
Keane: No Deals Imminent Sat 10th Jul 2010 10:01 Town manager Roy Keane says no transfers in or out of Portman Road are imminent but feels that the same is true for many other clubs at this stage of the summer. Keane expects more business to take place nearer to the start of the season. |
Ablett Should Sign Over Weekend Sat 10th Jul 2010 09:45 Blues boss Roy Keane hopes new coach Gary Ablett will sign his contract over the weekend. Former Liverpool and Everton defender Ablett joined up with the Blues last week after Ian ‘Charlie’ McParland decided not to return to Portman Road for family reasons. |