Wickham Linked With Premier Trio, Delaney With Derby and Keys Slammed for Johnno Racial Slur Sun 13th Feb 2011 09:36 Connor Wickham has been linked with Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool in this morning’s papers and Damien Delaney with Derby County, while former Blue David Johnson has been revealed as the subject of a racist remark made by former Sky and new Talksport presenter Richard Keys. |
Jewell: Draw Felt Like a Defeat Sat 12th Feb 2011 17:46 Boss Paul Jewell admitted that the Blues’ 1-1 draw at Barnsley felt like a defeat with the Tykes grabbing a late equaliser through Jacob Mellis after Jason Scotland had put Town in front. |
Barnsley 1-1 Town Sat 12th Feb 2011 17:14 A last-gasp Jacob Mellis goal prevented the Blues from claiming four league wins in a row for the first time since 2004. Sub Jason Scotland had put Town ahead with eight minutes left, only for the Barnsley midfielder to hit back seconds before the final whistle. |
Boss Wants More Scruffy Goals From Connor Sat 12th Feb 2011 08:43 Town manager Paul Jewell says that after last week’s superb solo effort, he now wants to see more scruffy goals from Connor Wickham. The 17-year-old rounded off last week’s 3-0 home victory over Sheffield United by running from halfway inside his own half to score his second goal of the season. |
Jewell: Confidence the Biggest Factor Sat 12th Feb 2011 08:24 Boss Paul Jewell says confidence was the big thing missing from the Town squad when he took over at Portman Road a month ago. The Blues manager believes that there’s no lack of ability amongst the players but that they had been affected by the poor run of results which led to former boss Roy Keane's departure. |
U18s at Fulham Fri 11th Feb 2011 14:31 Town’s U18s are in action at Fulham’s Motspur Park training ground on Saturday morning (KO 11am). The young Blues will be looking to complete a quick double over the Cottagers having beaten them 3-2 at Playford Road only a fortnight ago. |
Jewell: I'd Not Even Heard of Luca Fri 11th Feb 2011 14:01 Town boss Paul Jewell admits that he'd never heard of Argentinian midfielder Luciano Civelli until he took over at Portman Road last month. The 24-year-old returned to action after 23 months out on Saturday when he came on as a late sub in the Blues' 3-0 victory over Sheffield United. |
Jewell Waiting on Internationals Ahead of Barnsley Trip Fri 11th Feb 2011 12:05 Blues boss Paul Jewell was still waiting to hear whether all his international players had come through their games unscathed at Thursday’s press conference ahead of Saturday’s game at Barnsley. Linchpin defender Gareth McAuley, Darren O’Dea and Connor Wickham were back and OK, but Hungarian pair Tamás Priskin and Márton Fülöp, and Canadian Jaime Peters had not yet returned to Portman Road. |
Jewell Impressed With Reserves Fri 11th Feb 2011 09:18 Boss Paul Jewell says he was impressed with Town’s reserves during their 3-0 victory over Oxford United at Didcot’s Loop Meadow on Wednesday. It was only the second time the new Town manager had caught his fringe players in match action since he came the club, Chris Kiwomya's men previously beating Fulham 2-0 in a behind closed doors friendly at Playford Road. |
No Immediate Op for O'Connor Fri 11th Feb 2011 09:00 Midfielder or full-back Shane O’Connor will not need to undergo an operation despite missing out on winning a Republic of Ireland U21 cap this week having been struck down by appendicitis. |