Wickham, Smith and Peters in International Action Mon 24th May 2010 09:01 Connor Wickham and England complete their group games at the European U17s Championships in Liechtenstein this evening with a match against Turkey (Eurosport2 UK, 7pm). Meanwhile, Tommy Smith is set to face Australia in a friendly with New Zealand this morning, while Jaime Peters and Canada are in also friendly action, against Argentina in Buenos Aires. |
Manchester City Targeting Rodgers Mon 24th May 2010 08:46 Town are facing competition from Manchester City for assistant manager target Brendan Rodgers, according to a report this morning. Roberto Mancini is said to want Rodgers to join his staff at Eastlands. |
Rodgers Holds Town Talks Sat 22nd May 2010 10:00 TWTD understands that former Watford and Reading boss Brendan Rodgers has held meetings at Portman Road to discuss becoming the club’s assistant manager. Last month, we reported that Rodgers was top of Roy Keane’s list of potential deputies, the Blues boss having decided to appoint an assistant at the end of the season. |
Murphy Makes Sub Appearance in Training Game Sat 22nd May 2010 09:42 Town keeper Brian Murphy came on as a second half sub for the Republic of Ireland in a training game against the Republic’s amateur international side in Dublin yesterday. The professionals won the game 2-0 with Celtic’s Cillian Sheridan and Hull’s Paul McShane scoring the goals. |
Wickham and England Through to Semi-Finals Fri 21st May 2010 21:44 Striker Connor Wickham played the full 80 minutes as England’s U17s beat Greece 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the European U17 Championships in Liechtenstein. |
Sheepshanks at Trust Graduation Fri 21st May 2010 15:38 David Sheepshanks, appointed joint-acting chairman of the FA earlier in the week, was at Portman Road on Thursday to congratulate students on completing the Prince’s Trust TEAM programme, which is run under the banner of the club’s Community Trust. Sheepshanks remains the chairman of the Community Trust, as well as chairing the PLC which owns 12.5% of Town and being a member of the club board. |
Celtic Targeting Murphy Fri 21st May 2010 08:41 Celtic are set to make a move for ex-Town loanee Daryl Murphy, according to reports in Scotland. The Glasgow giants are said to be ready to pay £900,000 for the Sunderland striker. |
Wickham in England Action Fri 21st May 2010 08:26 Striker Connor Wickham will be in action for the England U17s this evening when they face Greece in their second game at the European U17 Championships in Liechtenstein (Eurosport UK, 6.55pm). The English youngsters beat the Czech Republic 3-1 in their opening match on Tuesday. |
Murphy in Irish Squad for Friendlies Thu 20th May 2010 19:07 Keeper Brian Murphy has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their friendlies with Paraguay and Algeria next week. Murphy, who is yet to win his first full cap, has been involved in an Irish training camp in Dublin this week with coach Giovanni Trapattoni including him in his revised squad for next week’s matches. |
New Ticket Office Number Thu 20th May 2010 18:54 Town have changed their Ticket Office telephone number in the wake of Ofcom introducing new rules regarding 087 numbers last year. |