Simpson: I Was an Hour From Rejoining Town Sun 25th Apr 2010 11:51 Newcastle United full-back Danny Simpson has revealed that he came within an hour of rejoining the Blues last summer before moving to St James’ Park. The former Manchester United man had previously been on loan at Portman Road in the 2007/08 season, making seven starts and one sub appearance. |
Keane Disappointed With Draw Sun 25th Apr 2010 00:00 Boss Roy Keane was disappointed to leave St James’ Park with only a draw after the Blues’ impressive display against champions Newcastle United. The Town manager singled young striker Connor Wickham out for praise. |
U18s Lose to Leicester Sat 24th Apr 2010 23:01 Town's U18s lost 3-2 at home to Leicester City on Saturday morning. |
Newcastle United 2-2 Town Sat 24th Apr 2010 17:06 Skipper Jon Walters grabbed a late equaliser to win the Blues a deserved point at a sunny St James’ Park on the day that Newcastle were handed the Championship trophy. In the first half, Andy Carroll put the home side in front before Connor Wickham netted his sixth of the season. After the break, Shola Ameobi’s penalty looked to have won it until Walters’s late goal. |
Decisions on Out-of-Contract Players and Staff Soon Sat 24th Apr 2010 07:17 Town’s out-of-contract players and coaching staff will learn whether they will be offered new deals a meetings with boss Roy Keane next couple of weeks. David Wright, Richard Wright and Shane O’Connor are the most prominent players whose deals are up this summer. |
Keane: No Argument With Colback Award Sat 24th Apr 2010 07:13 Boss Roy Keane had little argument with his squad naming loanee Jack Colback the club’s Players’ Player of the Year. However, the Town manager felt it said a lot about the season that a 20-year-old in his first season as a professional had picked up the award. |
Newcastle Shouldn't Be Partying Sat 24th Apr 2010 07:09 Roy Keane says a club the size of Newcastle shouldn’t have a party for winning the Championship title, just as his former club Sunderland oughtn’t to have done when he took them into the Premier League in 2007. |
Tough Test for Town Against Worthy Champions Newcastle Fri 23rd Apr 2010 13:23 Town boss Roy Keane hailed Newcastle United as worthy champions ahead of the Blues’ visit to St James’ Park on Saturday. The Magpies will be looking to go through the entire season without losing a game at home. |
Season Ticket Total 12,800 Fri 23rd Apr 2010 13:13 Town sold 12,800 season tickets before the early bird deadline which passed earlier in the month. That figure is 800 up on the same time a year ago with the total eventually reaching 15,950 for the current season. |
U15s Face Manchester United, U18s Leicester Fri 23rd Apr 2010 11:12 Town’s U15 side is in action at Portman Road this evening in their annual friendly against Manchester United’s youngsters (KO 7.30pm), while the U18s are quickly back into the fray after yesterday’s 4-0 victory against Portsmouth when they take on Leicester City at Playford Road over Saturday lunchtime (KO noon). |